Federal Stimulus Money Could Give Bump To Florida Lottery Sales
Federal stimulus checks could provide a short-term boost to Florida's lottery, while play is expected to slow later amid widespread vaccination against COVID-19.
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Federal stimulus checks could provide a short-term boost to Florida's lottery, while play is expected to slow later amid widespread vaccination against COVID-19.
The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped again to a staggering $1 billion dollars, and it could be yours Friday night.
It was the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history but Wednesday night, one ticket matched all six numbers in a jackpot worth $731.1 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot is closing in on $1 billion after nobody won the top prize on Tuesday.
The giant Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb ahead of Tuesday's drawing.
The Florida Lottery has raised the bars with the GOLD RUSH SUPREME family of Scratch-Off games!! With over $556,000,000 dollars in total prizes, over 45 million winning tickets and a Bonus Play promotion with a growing jackpot – they're good as gold!
The Powerball Jackpot has swelled to an estimated $730 million after there was no single winner in Saturday night's drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot will likely continue to rise after there was no single winner during Friday night's drawing of the $750 million jackpot.
Florida lottery players are hoping to win big this weekend after no ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing, pushing the weekend jackpot to an estimated $640 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped again to $750 million, making it the second highest jackpot in the lottery game's history.
The Mega Millions jackpot is jumping again. Tuesday, just hours ahead of the big drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $625 million.
What would you do if you won the $615 million Mega Millions jackpot? What about the $550 million Powerball jackpot? That's right, both jackpots combined total $1.165 billion!
Feeling lucky? Florida lottery players have $1.7 billion reasons to play Mega Millions or Powerball this weekend.
Florida lottery players have $990 million reasons to play Mega Millions or Powerball this weekend as America's dueling jackpots reach a combined total of $990 million.
Florida lottery players have a chance to win big this weekend as America's dueling jackpots, Mega Millions and Powerball continue to club for a combined total of $980 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot is jumping again after nobody won the big prize in Tuesday night's drawing.
Florida lottery players have a chance to win big this week as America's dueling jackpots, Mega Millions and Powerball reach a combined total of $857 million.
Both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are jumping again.
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $38 billion to education and sending more than 880,000 students like Tony Serdenes to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
A Florida man who won $1 million dollars in a lottery scratch-off game three years ago has won another big money jackpot, and this time it was worth $5 million.
The Florida Lottery's flagship Draw game, FLORIDA LOTTO has a new look, bigger prizes, better odds, and a new price.
Thousands of students like Lauryn Brown have benefited from life changing opportunities Thanks to the Florida Lottery Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
If you've ever played the Florida Lottery and didn't feel like going to the store to see if you actually won anything, now you don't have to.
While most of the state and the nation remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Florida Lottery is still open and running, even though offices are closed.
The Florida Lottery is closing all of its offices to keep employees safe from the coronavirus.
Lionel Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday and advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 .
Kids at America's Got Soccer, a youth program in Oakland Park, said players like Lionel Messi have become heroes to them.
Several celebrations are planned to mark America's 250th birthday this weekend.
Nicklaus Children's Hospital said Florida had a record 119 drownings last year,.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they transported one person to a trauma center to be treated for injuries.
Lionel Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday and advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 .
Kids at America's Got Soccer, a youth program in Oakland Park, said players like Lionel Messi have become heroes to them.
Several celebrations are planned to mark America's 250th birthday this weekend.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
Nicklaus Children's Hospital said Florida had a record 119 drownings last year,.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.
The gift comes months after Belgium's diamond industry won the removal of U.S. tariffs on diamond imports.
The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.
President Trump hasn't committed to a firm number of people who will receive clemency — he's scheduled to have a meeting on pardons Friday afternoon, sources said.
Antitrust regulators suggested that state attorneys general could assist in investigating unlawful conduct by companies.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.