SCHENECTADY, NY - The New York Lottery today reminded players that Halloween is fast approaching and so is the deadline for buying a ticket for the first-of-its kind Halloween Million$ Raffle. Tickets sales for the limited-time multi-state raffle offering numerous $1,000,000 top prizes will cease at the stroke of midnight on Halloween. The drawing to award the multiple $1,000,000 jackpot prizes will take place on November 1.

Each ticket for the Halloween Million$ Raffle costs $10. The odds of winning the jackpot will depend upon the total number of tickets sold across all participating states. Other lotteries selling tickets for the holiday-themed raffle include Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Oklahoma. The actual Raffle drawing will take place in Iowa on November 1. Results of the drawing will be available at www.nylottery.ny.gov.

As a bonus for New York Lottery players, each Halloween Million$ Raffle ticket sold in New York features a unique nine-digit raffle number printed directly on the ticket. The last three digits of the raffle number double as a bonus set of numbers for the following day’s midday Numbers drawing.   If those numbers match, the ticket holder wins $10; effectively putting him or her in the Halloween Million$ Raffle at no cost.

Additional details on the Halloween Million$ Raffle its bonus midday drawing are available in the Halloween Million$ Raffle tab at www.nylottery.ny.gov.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.04 billion in fiscal year 2012-2013 to help support education in New York State.  The Lottery’s contribution represents 15 percent of total state education aid to local school districts. 

 New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education.  It takes into account both a school district’s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.

 About the New York State Gaming Commission

The New York State Gaming Commission regulates all aspects of gaming and gambling activity in the state, including horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, class III Indian gaming, video lottery terminal facilities at race tracks, the state lottery and charitable gaming.