A State Lottery, Later Rather Than Sooner
From Times Wire Reports
The state will become the 41st to offer a lottery when 1,200 businesses start selling tickets today, officials said in Oklahoma City.
Online lottery sales are planned for November, and the state is scheduled to join the national Powerball game in January.
Voters overwhelmingly approved starting a lottery last fall after Gov. Brad Henry promoted the statewide game as a way to raise money for schools. Henry pledged never to claim winnings from playing the lottery.
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