Mid-April start seen for Powerball in Ohio


February 13, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Lottery officials expect Ohio to become a Powerball state April 16, with tickets going on sale for a drawing the following day.

Powerball is a big-money, multi- state game similar to Mega Millions, which already is played in Ohio. Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Jeannie Roberts says Ohioans won’t have to drive to Pennsylvania or Kentucky anymore if they want to take a chance on Powerball’s jackpots that have reached into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Ohio Lottery Commission estimates the state will earn $10 million a year in Powerball profits.

The mid-April start date is not a firm one.

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