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Maryland Lottery Achieves 13th Straight Year of Record Sales
Sales Exceed $1.706 Billion; $509.7 Million Contributed to State of Maryland
BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 14, 2010) -- Despite a challenging economy and two paralyzing snow storms that buried large parts of the state, the Maryland Lottery tallied more than $1.706 billion in sales in Fiscal Year 2010......Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Wins Prestigious Public Relations Award
The Public Relations Society of America’s Maryland Chapter Bestows Top Honor
BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 2, 2010) -- A stroll down Memory Lane produced a walk to the podium for the Maryland Lottery as they received the top honor at the 2010 Chesapeake Conference and Best in Maryland Awards...........Subscribers

State Buys More Slot Machines
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 23, 2010) -- As reported today that the state Board of Public Works voted 2-1 to purchase the last 438 slot machines for the Cecil County casino from a single manufacturer, again overriding the protests of Comptroller Peter Franchot.........................Subscribers

$16 Million Slots Contract Up For Vote
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 21, 2010) -- News reports that the state Board of Public Works is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a $16 million contract to buy 438 slot machines, the balance of 1,500 bought and leased for the state’s first casino....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Officials Defend $50 Million Slots Contract
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 14, 2010) -- Local news sources report State Lottery Director Stephen Martino defended his agency’s decision to spend $50 million for slot machines at a Cecil County gaming parlor....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Provides Details of $49 Million Contract
Lottery Officials Give Breakdown of VLT Costs
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 14, 2010) - At its June 9 meeting, the Board of Public Works approved $49 million in spending for 1,062 Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) to be used at the soon-to-open Hollywood Casino in Cecil County..................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens Renew Partnership Agreement
Baltimore Ravens-themed scratch-off ticket to be released in August 2010
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 10, 2010) - The Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens have renewed their partnership and will release a new Ravens Cash Fantasy scratch-off on August 9th..................Subscribers

Maryland Purchases First Slots, Despite Protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2010) - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and State Treasurer Nancy Kopp on Wednesday approved contracts valued at almost $50 million over the objections of Comptroller Peter Franchot to .............Subscribers

Lottery Players Win Big This Weekend; Daily Games Have Huge Payouts
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 7, 2010) -  Last Friday, the evening drawing kicked off a weekend full of happiness for many Maryland Lottery players..............Subscribers

Lottery Asks For $99 Million, Five-Year Equipment Deal
BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 18, 2010) - The State Lottery Agency is asking to spend up to $99 million over five years to continue its deal with the company that operates the system used to operate almost all of its systems statewide.......................Subscribers

Multi-Match Won For Third Time in Seven Drawings
BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 11, 2010) - For the third time in three weeks, the Maryland Lottery's Multi-Match game has produced a jackpot winner.............Subscribers

Players are Fired Up About Maryland Lottery’s HOT FIVE
Highlighted Scratch-off Tickets are Generating Lots of Wins
BALTIMORE, Maryland (April 23, 2010) -  At any given moment there are more than 50 Maryland Lottery scratch-off games available in stores; games offering tens of thousands of instant prizes ranging from $1 up to $1 million.  With so many games and so many prizes – with more coming every week - individual games and prizes might easily be overlooked…until now................Subscribers

Governor Names New Maryland Lottery Head
BALTIMORE, Maryland (April 23, 2010) - Stephen L. Martino has been named the new director of the Maryland State Lottery Agency, Governor Martin O’Malley announced Friday...............Subscribers

8-8-8 Pays Out Big; Pick 3 Players Collect $1.7 Million on Tax Day BALTIMORE, Maryland (April 16, 2010) - Most people do not look forward to April 15th.  But this year’s tax day proved different for over 7,000 happy Maryland Lottery Pick 3 players.............Subscribers

A One-Two Punch for Pick 4 Players
1-2-1-2 Combination Delivers $7 Million in Payouts
 BALTIMORE, Maryland (March 25, 2010) - Pick 4 number, 1-2-1-2, was a very popular choice and staff at Lottery Headquarters is greeting a throng of happy winners. Nearly 8,000 players went to sleep and woke up a little bit richer.......................Subscribers

$800 Million Slot Machine Contract Up For Approval
COLUMBIA. Maryland (March 23, 2010) – A daily news website produced by journalists committed to making state government as open, transparent, accountable and responsive as possible, reported today that he state is poised to approve an up to $800 million contract that would allow officials to begin ordering the 15,000 gaming [slot] machines that could eventually be installed around Maryland. .................Subscribers

Budget Cuts Reduce Lottery’s Ad Spending and Other Marketing
BALTIMORE, Maryland (February 25, 2010) – News sources reported the Maryland Lottery is expecting sales will continue to grow this year and next despite budget cuts that chopped its spending on TV ads and other marketing by......................... Subscribers

Snow Costs State Lottery Millions
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (February 23, 2010) – According to local news sources Maryland Lottery officials and local retailers are hoping to bounce back from the losses suffered during this month's back-to-back blizzards...................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Goes Social During the Winter Olympics 2010
WASHINGTON, DC (February 22, 2010) - In a seemingly well integrated strategy, Maryland Lottery has some amusing ads to advertise 'March madness.".....................Subscribers

Blizzard Hurt Lottery Sales
MARYLAND (February 16, 2010) – According to a local radio station the Maryland Lottery took a hit from the blizzards that gripped the state over the last week and a half...........................Subscribers

Over $4.6 Million Paid to Pick 4 Players; 0-0-0-0 Breaks the Bank
BALTIMORE, Maryland (January 29, 2010) Pick 4 players have always loved quadruple numbers. Nobody is quite sure why, but quads have always been a popular pick. The last time a quadruple number hit in Maryland was when 1-1-1-1 came out on August 30, 2008........................Subscribers

Proposal For New Gaming Commission
GLENVIEW, Illinois (January 13. 2010) - The effects of race tracks with gambling casinos in nearby states is being felt on the Maryland Lottery. Bruce Reeder, local member of the state lottery board, was reported to have said that state revenues from the lottery for the year ended this past summer showed an increase of only 1.9 percent...............Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Announce Ravens Season Tickets for Life Drawing Date
Ravens Cash Fantasy New Prizes Also Revealed
BALTIMORE, Maryland (January 8, 2010) – On February 8th, a lucky Maryland Lottery player will get the Ravens prize of a lifetime. That’s when the winner of the Ravens Cash Fantasy Season Tickets for Life will be selected.  Nearly 30,000 entries have been submitted, but only one will walk away with the sought-after prize....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Looks To Online Networking For Advertising
The Maryland Lottery said in late July it would look to online networking sites to save money after statewide budget cuts slashed its ad spending by $5.5 million...................Subscribers

Triple One’s Break the Bank; For Lottery Players, Pick 3 is Number One
BALTIMORE, Maryland (December 18, 2009) -  Thanks to today’s Midday Lottery drawing thousands of Pick 3 players will be smiling a little wider this winter weekend, their pockets stuffed with cash.  Thanks to that same drawing, an office full of Lottery accountants will be very busy.  This is what happens when triple numbers are drawn.......................Subscribers

Maryland Gambling Bill Faces Obstacles
WESTMINSTER, Maryland (December 17, 2009) – According to local media reports a bill to allow some groups to use casino-style gambling to raise revenue faces some road blocks in getting through the General Assembly..........................Subscribers

Interim Director Named for Maryland State Lottery Agency
BALTIMORE, Maryland (December 1, 2009) - Governor Martin O’Malley’s office has named Gina Smith as the Maryland State Lottery’s Interim Director after the departure of Director Buddy Roogow on November 30th....................Subscribers

State Lottery Sales Up 4.7% in October
BALTIMORE, Maryland (November 16, 2009) - Comptroller Peter Franchot has released October Revenues for FY 2010, and the area of lottery revenue was reported.................Subscribers

A Pre-Halloween Treat for Pick 3 Players
Last Night’s Drawing Breaks the Bank
BALTIMORE, Maryland (October 28, 2009) - The number Zero is often used in a negative way these days, to describe a general lack of something.  These descriptions are, of course, still dictionary-true, but wholly incorrect when discussing Wednesday night’s zeros - three zeros in fact.................Subscribers

Maryland State Lottery Commission Meeting Cancelled
BALTIMORE, Maryland (October 28, 2009) - The Maryland State Lottery Commission meeting that was scheduled for Friday, October 30, 2009 at 10 AM has been cancelled...................Subscribers

Maryland Losing Lottery Director
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (October 27, 2009) -- It was reported today that Buddy Roogow, who oversaw the growth of the Maryland Lottery for the past 13 years, will be moving to the District in December.................Subscribers

Penn National Gaming Selected by Maryland Video Lottery Location Commission to Develop Video Lottery Terminal Facility in Cecil County
WYOMISSING, PA (October 21, 2009) -- Penn National Gaming, Inc. PENN announced today that Penn Cecil Maryland, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn National, has been selected by the Maryland Video Lottery Location Commission to develop and manage a video lottery terminal (VLT) facility in Cecil County........................Subscribers

Fiscal 2009 Lottery Revenues Exceeded Expectations
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (October 9, 2009) -- For Maryland officials, reeling after months of state revenue declines, the lottery is the lone bright spot in an otherwise gloomy economic forecast..............Subscribers

Powerball May be Rolling Into Maryland
Lottery Director Buddy Roogow talks about the Boston Herald’s report that Maryland and other Mega Millions states will sell Powerball tickets
BALTIMORE, Maryland (October 11, 2009) - Reports have learned that Powerball tickets will soon be sold in Maryland......................Subscribers

Ultimate Chance For Players To Win $1 Million
Ultimate Payday Scratch-Off Nearly Sold Out
BALTIMORE, Maryland (September 15, 2009) - Lottery players throughout the State should be lining up to purchase an Ultimate Payday scratch-off.  The ticket – which is 92% sold out – still has a $1 million top-prize remaining.......................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery and Orioles Hit Homerun with Affordable Game Plan
Free Admission with American Classics tickets, plus $1 Hot Dogs and $1 Sodas for All Fans
BALTIMORE, Maryland (August 21, 2009) - In these tough economic times, The Maryland Lottery and the Baltimore Orioles have teamed up to make it easier on the wallet to enjoy a day at the ballpark................Subscribers

Kick-off for MD Lottery’s Ravens Cash Fantasy ~ August 10, 2009
New scratch-off from Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens Goes on Sale today, Monday, August 10, 20
BALTIMORE, Maryland (August 10, 2009) - ,First the first-time ever, thanks to a new ruling by the NFL, The Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens have teamed up to offer an exclusive  Ravens-themed scratch-off ticket......................Subscribers

Lottery To Launch 'Ravens Cash Fantasy' Game
BALTIMORE, Maryland (August 4, 2009) - The Maryland Lottery and the Baltimore Ravens will launch the "Ravens Cash Fantasy" scratch-off on Aug. 10................Subscribers

Playing Out the Green in MD Lottery’s Green Ball Double Draw
Maryland Lottery Draws Three Green Balls This Weekend
BALTIMORE, Maryland (August 3, 2009) – The Maryland Lottery’s Pick 3 has gone green…and given lots of it to players.  The Green Ball Double Draw’s lucky green ball was drawn three times this weekend, bringing good fortune to Maryland Pick 3 players.....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery’s Ad Spending Takes A Hit
BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 28, 2009) – According to local media reports the Maryland Lottery plans big cutbacks in its television advertising later this year, especially in the Washington suburbs, as the state agency grapples with a nearly one-third reduction in its ad budget.....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Players Seeing Green
The Maryland Lottery introduces its Green Ball Double Draw promotion on July 20th
BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 20, 2009) -- The Maryland Lottery will hold a Green Ball Double Draw bonus daily number promotion from July 20 through August 16....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Ticket Sales Up About 10% For June
MARYLAND, USA (July 16, 2009) - Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot says total collections for the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30 was over $12-billion, 5.7% less than what officials first projected...................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens Sign Partnership Agreement
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 17, 2009) – The Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens will unveil an exclusive Ravens-themed scratch-off ticket at a noon press conference today, June 17, in the Senate Meeting Room at the Annapolis State House. This new ticket, with a $1 million top prize, will be launched in time for the Aug. 13 preseason home opener at M&T Bank Stadium against the Washington Redskins.....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Sets Sales Record
MARYLAND (June 15, 2009) -- As the recession takes its toll on the economy and taxes, it's not stopping people from putting their trust in hitting it big.  The Maryland Lottery generated 8% more than it did last year.................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Celebrates Billionth Dollar Awarded To Players
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 11, 2009) – A struggling economy hasn’t kept Marylanders from dreaming big and those dreams have been realized with huge player payouts from the Maryland Lottery.........................Subscribers

Keno Produces Record-Breaking Sales Week
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 10, 2009) – The Maryland Lottery continues to break records, this time with KENO.......................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery and Ravens in Discussions
BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 23, 2009) - According to local news sources the Ravens are negotiating with Maryland Lottery officials over placing the team's logo for the first time on scratch-off tickets....................Subscribers

Head of State’s Lottery Board Named
BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 20, 2009) -- J. Kirby Fowler Jr., who heads the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Inc., has taken over as chairman of the state commission that oversees the Maryland Lottery and will also supervise the operators of slot machines as they are installed around the state.....................Subscribers

2-0-0-9 Pays Off Nearly $1 Million In Pick 4 Game
BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 16, 2009) – Pick 3 players had their time in the spotlight on Wednesday night, now it’s time for Pick 4 players.  Last night’s winning number was 2-0-0-9, which paid out big to almost 1,200 players awarding nearly $1 million in prize money..........................Subscribers

Pick4 Players Impact Maryland’s April Tax Revenues
MARYLAND (May 13, 2009) -- Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot’s office is reporting that April’s general fund revenues of $1.571 billion are down 16.6% from last year’s collections...................Subscribers

Gaming Machine "Nuts and Bolts" Contracts Awarded
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2009) - Local news sources reported today that the Board of Public Works this morning approved $7.2 million in contracts to put some of the nuts and bolts of Maryland's slots program in place.......................Subscribers

Big Payouts for Pick 4 Players
Three Drawings Produce Almost $3 Million in Prizes
BALTIMORE, Maryland (April 23, 2009) – The past two days have been very exciting for Pick 4 players.  Today’s Midday Pick 4 drawing produced 1-0-2-0, with a 500 percent payout.  The drawing took in $289,723 in total sales and paid out over $1.5 million in prizes...................Subscribers

Weekend Drawings Break the Bank, Pick 3 Players Win Big…Again…And Again
BALTIMORE, Maryland (April 20, 2009) -- Pick 3 players were rewarded with two big payouts this past weekend.  On Saturday evening, 4-1-8 was drawn, numerically matching the April 18th drawing date................Subscribers

Pick 4 Players Win Big -- 1-2-2-2 Breaks the Bank
BALTIMORE, Maryland (April 13, 2009) – Many Marylanders ended their weekend on a very rewarding note.  Last night’s Pick 4 drawing paid out over $3.4 million in prizes to 3,130 winners across the State....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Goes Mobile with Acuity Mobile-Powered Initiative
GREENBELT, Maryland (March 17, 2009) -- Acuity Mobile, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent mobile marketing solutions, today announced it has been selected to power a complete mobile marketing initiative for the Maryland Lottery. The Maryland Lottery Mobile program offers subscribers....................Subscribers

Lucky Lottery Players Hit State Budget
BALTIMORE, Maryland (December 9, 2008) – An extraordinary lucky streak for Maryland Lottery players has meant more bad news for a state budget already hobbled by the recession.................Subscribers

Governor Appoints Four Members to Lottery Panel
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (December 8, 2008) -- Governor Martin O'Malley has appointed four new members to the Maryland Lottery Commission to help oversee slot machine gambling in the state.................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Sales Up By $10 Million in 10 Months, Instants Lead the Way
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (December 1, 2008) -- According to the Maryland Lottery, instant scratch-off sales are up almost $45 million from this time last year, overall lottery sales are up by almost $10 million during the first 10 months of this year................Subscribers

GTECH To Provide The Maryland Lottery With Approximately 1,000 New Instant-Ticket Vending Machines, Following Competitive Procurement
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (November 6, 2008) - GTECH Corporation announced that it has been chosen by the Maryland Lottery to provide and service approximately 1,000 new Instant-Ticket Vending Machines. The five-year contract, which also includes five one-year extension options, is expected to commence in November 2008................Subscribers

Maryland Voters Approve Slot Machines
BALTIMORE, Maryland (November 4, 2008) - Maryland voters approved legalizing gaming [slot] machines Tuesday in a constitutional amendment, paving the way for up to 15,000 machines in five locations.............Subscribers

Pick 3 Breaks the Bank
BALTIMORE, Maryland (October 22, 2008) – After last night’s Pick 3 drawing there are thousands of Lottery players around Maryland today in a pretty good economic mood.................Subscribers

NAB Taps Lottery to Spread DTV Word
DTV Reminders Printed on Maryland Lottery Tickets and Machines
MARYLAND (August 28 2008) -- Maryland lottery hopefuls are getting more than a series of potential winning numbers on their tickets—they’re also getting a reminder to make sure their televisions are digitally equipped as the analog shutdown approaches.............Subscribers

‘Dreams’ Can Come True With New Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (July 3, 2008) -- To celebrate the 2008 summer games, the Maryland Lottery launched its new Dream for the Gold scratch-off ticket....................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Sales Exceed $1.673 Billion Mark
BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 7, 2008) – The Maryland Lottery announced today that it has achieved its 11th straight year of record sales, topping the $1.673 billion dollar mark and surpassing State estimates for the fiscal year. The Lottery also exceeded its...................Subscribers

Lottery Report Could Mean Lawmakers Covet Control of All Gambling Revenue; Non-Profits Hurting Without Gaming
MARYLAND, USA (June 29, 2008) -- A report being prepared by the Maryland State Lottery Agency has some people concerned about whether some state lawmakers are trying to regulate all gaming in Western Maryland -- and control the revenue generated by that gaming..................Subscribers

Baltimore Orioles and Maryland Lottery Team Up For Attendance Promotion
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (June 26, 2008) -- The Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Lottery will team up to celebrate two milestone attendance marks for the franchise................Subscribers

Maryland State Lottery is on Pace to Enjoy Its 11th Straight Record-Breaking Sales Year
MARYLAND, USA (June 12, 2008) – The Maryland State Lottery Agency is on pace to enjoy its 11th straight record-breaking sales year when its fiscal year wraps up at the end of this month, but Executive Director Buddy W. Roogow is reported as saying that..............Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Hits 35 Years of Payouts for Players, State
BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 15, 2008) – The Maryland State Lottery became the seventh state to institute a lottery on this date in 1973, selling................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery to Sponsor Historic Pimlico Special
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (May 13, 2008) - The Maryland Lottery is again teaming up with the horseracing industry by sponsoring another exciting race during the prestigious Preakness weekend...................Subscribers

Maryland Lottery Celebrates 35th Anniversary
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (May 5, 2008) -- Disco was in its heyday, bell bottoms ruled and flower power was in full bloom when the Maryland Lottery launched its first game back in 1973...............Subscribers

Bingo Tax Increases Taking Effect January 3
MARYLAND (January 3, 2008) -- Maryland's sales tax will rise from 5 percent to 6 percent today..............Subscribers

Tip Jar Proposal Causes Outrage in Western Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, USA (November 3, 2007) – As Lottery Insider reported last week Delegate Shane Pendergrass has introduced a bill that would give the State Lottery Agency control of tip-jar gaming in Western Maryland...........Subscribers

Lottery Posts Best First-Quarter Sales in History
Baltimore, Maryland, USA (October 9, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery wrapped up its first quarter of Fiscal Year 2008 on September 30, 2007, achieving its highest first-quarter sales ever..............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.3

Dundalk Man Wins Magical Mega Millions Jackpot
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (September 4, 2007) – It’s official!  Bunky Bartlett from Dundalk is Maryland’s newest multi-millionaire.   He is one of four winners nationwide to split the $330 million jackpot from Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing.............Subscribers

Baltimore Attorney Stanley Fine Named Chairman
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (August 29, 2007) – On August 22, 2007, Stanley Fine was unanimously elected Chairman of the Maryland State Lottery Commission............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.10

Maryland Lottery Achieves Record Sales for Tenth Consecutive Year
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (August 6, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery closed its fiscal year with record high sales, completing a decade-long tradition of sales growth.  This year’s tally amounted to ............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.7

Lottery Awards Advertising, Research And Public Relations Services Contracts
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (July 11, 2007) --  The Board of Public Works today approved the Maryland Lottery’s recommendation for its advertising, research and public relations services contracts..........Subscribers

Maryland Becomes Eleventh State Lottery to Adopt Cole Systems’ OrderPad Enterprise Mobile Sales Force Automation Software Solution
NEW YORK, USA (June 19, 2007) -- The Maryland State Lottery Agency today announced it will become the eleventh state lottery to integrate Cole Systems’ OrderPad Enterprise™ into their mobile sales force........Subscribers

Maryland Public Television to Broadcast Lottery Drawings Statewide
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (March 16, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery today announced its partnership with Maryland Public Television (MPT) to broadcast its daily drawings from the Lottery’s flagship station........Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Becoming Fashionable
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (February 14, 2007) – According to local media reports Maryland lawmakers are facing a budget gap of $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2008, which has reportedly prompted some to talk up the idea of selling one of the state's most valuable assets: the lottery..........Subscribers

Lottery Drawings to Begin on WBAL-TV
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (January 26, 20070 -- The Maryland Lottery’s daily drawings will begin airing on WBAL-TV, Channel 11, on Monday, January 29th. For the first time in the Lottery’s 33-year history, radio will be integrated into the drawings broadcast............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Reach an All-Time Monthly High
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (January 4, 2007) – The Maryland Lottery closed 2006, setting a new record for sales.  During December, monthly sales reached $141,259,958 – their highest level in history.  Most notable about this achievement is that top sales producing months generally occur when jackpot levels for jackpot games like Mega Millions hit peak amounts............Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.2

Passive Lottery Game Suffered From Lack of Advertising
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (January 2, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery held its drawing on Monday night for ‘Countdown to Millions’ the new game featuring the Maryland Lottery's best odds ever at winning $1 million...........Subscribers