''Z News Stand'' Named Lottery's June 2001 Retailer of the Month.News Editors SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2001 The California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. announced Z News Stand in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. as California Lottery's Retailer of the Month for June, 2001. The ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. It will be held at Z News Stand, 140 Fox Hills Mall in Culver City. Z News Stand, located in the Fox Hills Mall, has total sales to date of more than $500,000 and they have only been Lottery retailers since September of 1999. With a minimum of 34 percent of all Lottery ticket sales benefitting public education, Z News Stand has contributed nearly $200,000 to California's public schools. The store is one the top sellers in the Culver City area. Owners Badruddin and Nargis Hudani have been instrumental in generating Lottery sales by various means, one of which is the "Wall of Winners" in their store. Showing actual winner increases sales, especially in a game that has had a recent big winner. The Hudanis are also very conscientious con·sci·en·tious adj. 1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice. 2. and patient when explaining the different Lottery games to their customers. They are very community-oriented and are proud of their efforts, through their church, in helping the elderly by taking seniors to dinner, by organizing trips and by just spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart. The lyrics describe the band members desire to spend "more time with God". "Sometimes it’s a real struggle to spend time with God. with them. The California Lottery sells its products through a network of nearly 19,000 outlets statewide. The Lottery provides 52.7 percent of its revenues to players as prizes, 34.1 percent to public schools and 13.2 percent for administrative expenses, which includes 6.9 percent for retailer commissions. Since 1985, the Lottery has raised more than $12 billion for public schools. The California Lottery's contribution equals approximately 2 percent of the state's total education budget. |
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