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For the first time since the Louisiana Lottery launched Pick 4 in March 1999, the numbers 5-5-5-5 were randomly selected with more than $1.6 million won for the Jan. 27 drawing. MORE
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As was the case with the first wave of lottery activity, controversy surrounding lotteries eventually led to a federal government ban. In 1890 the charter that authorized the running of the lottery in Louisiana was about to expire. The operators bribed various state officials with offers of up to $100,000 to renew the Serpent's charter, and this was reported throughout the country. Various state legislatures passed resolutions calling on Congress and President Benjamin Harrison to stop this lottery. In late 1890 Congress passed the primary piece of legislation that crippled the Louisiana lottery by denying the operators the use of the federal mail. If customers could no longer mail in their requests for tickets, then the lottery's life would be short-lived.
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The odds of winning $1 million have never been better for Louisiana Lottery players starting Monday, Feb. 18. That's when sales begin for the Lottery's first-ever $10 raffle game, Millionaire Raffle. MORE
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