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October 24, 2016
FNM would back a national lottery

Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie said yesterday the party would fully support a national lottery but thinks the government should have a better response to financing costs associated with hurricane relief.

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October 21, 2016
'Time to consider' national lottery

Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday the time has come for the government to consider introducing a national lottery to defray the enormous costs associated with natural disasters.

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August 22, 2016
Sands: Lottery to fund NHI 'an interesting conundrum'

THE idea of establishing a national lottery to fund National Health Insurance (NHI) could pose an "interesting" conundrum, according to Senator Dr. Duane Sands.

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April 08, 2016
Gaming Board: Island Luck game not a national lottery

THE law regulating the gaming industry is "clearly designed" to accommodate "lotto" and other innovative products, the Gaming Board said yesterday.

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April 08, 2016
Gaming Board confirms Island Luck not operating lottery

The Gaming Board assured yesterday that Island Luck's three ball game is "wholly consistent" with the provisions of the Gaming Act 2014.

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April 07, 2016
Island Luck three-ball game is 'not a lottery' says Wilchcombe

THE Gaming Board has commenced a 90-day observation period to assess Island Luck's new televised three-ball game - Quick Draw - amid concerns that it is in violation of the Bahamas' gaming laws.

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April 06, 2016
DNA questions legality of new Island Luck 'lottery'

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) has challenged the legality of the new "Quick Draw" game being touted by Island Luck as "the first ever Bahamian live drawing lottery game", but Minister responsible for gaming Obie Wilchcombe said the Gaming Board would not have signed off on the game had it breached any laws.

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April 04, 2016
Island Luck is quick on the draw with new three-ball lottery

ISLAND Luck launched its three-ball lottery on Friday, attracting hundreds to its South West Plaza event, most of whom hoped to win prizes that ranged from trips to Las Vegas to 40 inch TVs.

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April 03, 2016
Bastian: Quick Draw 'not a lottery'

Island Luck CEO Sebas Bastian says he spent roughly $350,000 to develop The Bahamas' first televised three-ball game known as Quick Draw, and he insisted it is not a lottery.

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February 03, 2016
Time running out for lottery winner to claim huge prize

Time is running out for a $63 million California Lottery winner. Authorities say the holder of a SuperLotto Plus ticket bought at a Los Angeles convenience store last August must redeem it at a lottery office by 5 p.m. Thursday...

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