Lottery officials said last week their Veterans Raffle wouldn’t raise significant money for grants to returning soldiers, its intended purpose.
Lottery officials said last week their Veterans Raffle wouldn’t raise significant money for grants to returning soldiers, its intended purpose.
Now it appears the money raised won’t even cover expenses and prizes, and the Lottery will lose money on the raffle — probably about $100,000.
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2013/01/09/winner-collects-1-million-in-veterans-raffle-lottery-estimates-loss-of-100000/
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The holder of ticket No. 023916 is the million-dollar winner of the state Veterans Raffle, according to the state Lottery agency, which announced the winning numbers Thursday. But after lackluster ticket sales, the intended beneficiaries — veterans — are not likely to see much of a jackpot.
The holder of ticket No. 023916 is the million-dollar winner of the state Veterans Raffle, according to the state Lottery agency, which announced the winning numbers Thursday. But after lackluster ticket sales, the intended beneficiaries — veterans — are not likely to see much of a jackpot.
The holder of ticket No. 023196 is the million-dollar winner of the state Veterans Raffle, but the intended beneficiaries – veterans – are not likely to see much of a jackpot due to disappointing ticket sales.
A husband and wife operating out of Olympia face multiple counts of theft and other charges for running unlicensed raffles and illegally operating for-profit raffles, only donating a small fraction of their proceeds - less than one percent - to the autism charities they purported to benefit, court papers state.
If the number of emails and phone calls to The News Tribune on Monday about the rare opportunity for the public to win a chance to become a Tacoma longshore worker is any indication, then thousands of potential workers will be entering an April 8 longshore jobs lottery.
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