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March 31, 2014

 

Win A Trip To Summer's "Hottest Spots" With KENO® From The Delaware Lottery
The Delaware Lottery Celebrates KENO®'s First Anniversary with a Second-Chance Drawing

Dover, DE - March 31, 2014 – The Delaware Lottery is celebrating the first anniversary of its newest game KENO® with a second chance for players to win a trip to this summer’s preferred, local ‘hot spots.’ Starting today, March 31, through Sunday, May 18, players will have the opportunity to mail in their non-winning KENO® and KENO® Bonus tickets for a chance to win one of two summer destination prizes: a four-day, three-night stay for two at the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, or two general passes to the east coast’s premier summer concert event – the Firefly Music Festival.

“With drawings happening every four minutes, KENO® is our ‘fun on the spot’ game,’ said Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk. “Now, by playing KENO® and entering our second-chance drawing, players have the chance to let KENO® take them to some of their favorite and most desired local spots this summer,” said Kirk.

The exclusive offer ends with a second-chance drawing to be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. One “grand-prize winner” will be awarded the four-day, three-night stay at the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel in Rehoboth Beach. Two “first-prize winners” will each receive two general passes to the Firefly Music Festival that will take place in Dover this June.

To be entered into the Delaware Lottery’s “KENO® Anniversary Second Chance Drawing,” non-winning KENO® or KENO® Bonus tickets must be dated and mailed between March 31 and May 18, 2014 to: KENO® Anniversary Second Chance Drawing, P.O. Box 319, Cheswold, DE, 19936-0319.

Additional information about the second-chance drawing include:

  • All ticket(s) must be dated from March 31, 2014 to May 18, 2014.
  • All information on non-winning Delaware Lottery KENO® or KENO® Bonus ticket(s) must be completed, including signature, to be eligible.
  • Multiple entries per envelope are accepted.
  • The Delaware Lottery Office must receive mailed entries by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, for the second-chance drawing.
  • Drawing will be held Tuesday, June 3, 2014.

 

For more information about the Delaware Lottery KENO® Anniversary Second Chance Drawing, visit: www.delottery.com/hotspots.

On January 22, 2013, the Delaware Lottery became the 14th state lottery in the country to sell KENO® to its players at more than 70 new and existing Lottery retailers throughout the state. To date, the Lottery sells KENO® at more than 100 retail locations statewide. Since KENO®;s inception, KENO® sales have exceeded $4.6 million to which a portion benefits the state of Delaware’s General Fund. Additionally, the Delaware Lottery has awarded more than 460,000 KENO® winners in prizes totaling over $2.6 million.

 

About the Delaware Lottery:
Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $4.1 billion to the state's General Fund to help finance needed state services that benefit everyone in Delaware. The Lottery offers a variety of games: POWERBALL®, MEGA MILLIONS®, HOT LOTTO®, MULTI-WIN LOTTO, DELAWARE CASH 5®, PLAY 3, PLAY 4, KENO®, iGaming and assorted Instant Games, Video Lottery, Sports Lottery and Table Games. Delaware Lottery game and promotional details are available at delottery.com, at licensed locations, and from the Lottery's office in Dover.

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