Friday, May 17, 2013
Did you buy a powerball ticket?
It's the largest Powerball jackpot in history: $600 million, according to a Maryland Lottery spokesperson. And it's the second-largest of all the multi-state lotteries; the larget being last year's Mega Millions jackpot, which hit $656 million, according to a statement from Maryland Lottery spokesperson Erica Palmisano. One of those Mega Millions winners was in Maryland. The jackpot has "rolled," 13 times - that is, there hasn't been a winning number in the past 13 drawings. Until today, the highest Powerball jackpot had been $587 million in November 2012, according to Palmisano. Powerball has been in Maryland since 2010, according to Palmisano; there have been two Maryland winners since then. The drawing is scheduled for Saturday at 10:…
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Maryland Lottery officials announced the increase Tuesday morning.
At $425 million, the jackpot for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing was already the largest in the game's history, but Tuesday morning, lottery officials announced that the prize pool had increased. Wednesday's drawing will now be for a $500 million jackpot with a $327 million cash option, according to statement from Maryland Lottery spokeswoman Erica Palmisano. The news comes after 15 straight Powerball drawings without a winner. There have been two jackpot winners in our state since Maryland began participating in January 2010: in Dec. 2011 an anonymous Pennsylvania couple bought a $128 million jackpot winner in Elkton and in Sept. 2011, an anonymous couple bought a $108 million winning ticket in Abingdon, according to an email from …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Question 7 has casinos putting money down.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
By Rachael Pacella, CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE The debate over expanding gaming in Maryland will ultimately be decided by the people, but to help them pick, casino companies on both sides have now contributed more than $26.7 million to campaigns for and against Question 7. Question 7, the gaming referendum, would expand gambling in Maryland by extending casino hours, adding table games and allowing an additional casino to be built at National Harbor in Prince George's County. The gaming referendum fight has been prominently featured in television ads. A total of $14.1 million has been contributed to the pro-expansion committee For Maryland Jobs and Schools Inc., most coming from MGM Resorts International, the potential operator of a casino at …
djp952
8:23 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
I believe you may have confused the Mall in Washington D.C. with "National Harbor". The proposed site is in Maryland, down in PG county by the Wilson Bridge. more ›