Virginia News - Page 2

News Brief: A 24-year-old LaPlace woman wanted by the St. John the Baptist Sheriff's Office for allegedly stealing more than $50,000 from a Reserve casino where she was employed was arrested in an apartment in Virginia.

Even though the $315 million jackpot winning ticket was not purchased in the Commonwealth, Virginians were big winners in the November 15 Mega Millions drawing.

Magna Entertainment Corp. reports the completion of the sale to Colonial Downs, L.P. of all of the outstanding shares of Maryland-Virginia Racing Circuit.

Magna Entertainment Corp. and Colonial Downs have entered into an agreement under which Colonial will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Maryland- Virginia Racing Circuit, Inc., a subsidiary of MEC.

News Brief: Police are trying to locate a Hampton man wanted in connection with recent thefts of Virginia Lottery tickets.

o tickets matched all six numbers to win the $21 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto South drawing.

With no ticket matching all six numbers in the Wednesday, February 9 drawing, the Lotto South jackpot grows to an estimated $21 million for the Saturday, February 12, 2005 drawing.

With no jackpot winner in Saturday's Lotto South drawing, the jackpot has grown to an estimated $20 million, which is the sixth highest amount since the game began in September 2001.

The Virginia Lottery has passed the $15 billion mark in total sales since the Lottery began.

News Brief: The taps are flowing, the corks are popping and the jiggers are dancing. Vinton's off-track betting parlor has alcohol for sale.

All together, Virginia Lottery players won an estimated $749.9 million in prizes during the last calendar year.

In an Internet poll, more people from Burlington, Vermont, nominated their town to host the first stop on the Small Town Poker Tour; the other top two were Hampton Roads, Virginia, and Tauton, Mass.

Virginia Lottery’s Executive Director, Penelope W. Kyle, reports that the Q1 2005 was the best first quarter in the Lottery's 16-year history.

News Brief: With an off-track betting referendum on the city's ballot Nov. 2, Manassas Park is getting some noisy input from its neighbors.

In the sixteen years since the first ticket was sold, the Virginia Lottery has sold $14.3 billion in tickets and turned over more than $4.9 billion to the Commonwealth.

In the sixteen years since the first ticket was sold, the Virginia Lottery has sold $14.3 billion in tickets and turned over more than $4.9 billion to the Commonwealth.

ews Brief: Residents in this Westmoreland County town will decide in November whether to revive gambling in the community that was known in the 1950s as ‘the Las Vegas of the East.’

News Brief: Manassas city staff members will present a report on Colonial Downs and the company’s plans to open a OTB facility in the city.

News Brief: Virginia House minority whip Chap Petersen says that he will introduce legislation that would permit gambling on card games hosted by private clubs.

News Brief: J.R. and Peggy Triplett of Winchester came forward today to claim the largest lottery jackpot in Virginia history.