STATE'S MOVE TO JOIN MEGA MILLIONS SPARKS DEBATE.Byline: Steve Geissinger Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO - Mega Millions Mega Millions is a multi-state US$1 lottery game in the United States. Twelve U.S. states currently license Mega Millions as a provider of multistate lotteries in those states (29 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands license Powerball, Mega Millions' main tickets will go on sale beginning today, despite concerns that California's participation in the multistate mul·ti·state adj. Of, relating to, or involving several states: a multistate environmental campaign. lottery game is unconstitutional. ``We're resolved to see this challenged in court due to conflicting state attorneys' opinions over the legality le·gal·i·ty n. pl. le·gal·i·ties 1. The state or quality of being legal; lawfulness. 2. Adherence to or observance of the law. 3. A requirement enjoined by law. Often used in the plural. of California's Mega Millions entrance under the voter-approved Lottery Act,'' Fred Jones This article is about the basketball player. For other people with the same name, see Fred Jones (disambiguation). Frederick (Fred) Terrell Jones (born March 11 1979) is an American professional basketball player who plays at the shooting guard position for , an attorney for California and national anti-gambling groups, said Tuesday. ``We are marshaling resources'' for a court battle, Jones said after lawmakers grilled lottery officials during an emergency legislative hearing. ``It is inevitable.'' If California's participation is ultimately ruled unconstitutional, government attorneys said it's unclear whether any jackpots won by California residents would be affected. Lottery officials acknowledged other problems, saying some of its retailers aren't yet prepared to sell tickets for Friday's drawing. Still, Lotto dealers and customers across the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. say they can't wait for the shot at Mega Millions wealth. But no store seemed as energized as the 7-Eleven at 11111 Burbank Blvd., the winningest retailer in the Valley, where a $27 million Super Lotto ticket was sold last February and a $55,000 ticket a month later. For Lotto customers, Mega Millions can't start soon enough. ``They want to play; they're pretty excited,'' said Raj raj also Raj n. Dominion or rule, especially the British rule over India (1757-1947). [Hindi r Girn girn intr.v. girned, girn·ing, girns Scots 1. To complain in a whining voice. 2. To contort one's face; grimace. , manager of the North Hollywood convenience store. ``Me, too. ``Because I want to see if I can win. When I came here, we won two times - I'm good luck.'' Sen. Dean Florez Dean Florez (born April 5, 1963 in Shafter, California) is a California State Senator. He has represented the 16th District since 2002. He was reelected to a second term on November 7, 2006. Florez was born and raised in the Central Valley. , the Bakersfield Democrat who chairs the committee that oversees the California lottery, said he called Tuesday's legislative hearing right after receiving an opinion from nonpartisan attorneys saying the state's participation in Mega Millions is illegal under the Lottery Act. NEW GAME'S DETAILS Here are details about the Mega Millions lotto game that the California Lottery is joining: OBJECT: Players pay $1 to try to match six winning numbers between 1 and 52. DRAWINGS: Tuesdays and Fridays. Sales for the first game involving California start today at stores that sell lottery tickets. Drawings for California's own lotto game will continue on Wednesdays and Saturdays. JACKPOTS: Lottery officials predict that with California joining Mega Millions, jackpots could reach $400 million or even $500 million. Mega Millions had a $363 million jackpot - the nation's record - in May 2000 and a $331 million jackpot in April 2002. OTHER PARTICIPATING STATES: New York, Texas New York is a hamlet in Henderson County, Texas, USA, about 11 miles east of Athens. Geography New York lies at the intersection of FM 804 and FM 607 in a stereotypically flat portion of East Texas, surrounded mostly by farm land. , Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington. CAPTION(S): box Box: NEW GAME'S DETAILS (see text) |
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