CLEVELAND -- Lottery officials expect Ohio to become a Powerball state on April 16, with tickets going on sale for a drawing the following day.
Powerball is a big-money, multistate game similar to Mega Millions, which is already 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. Lottery commissioners have scheduled a final vote on Powerball for April 6, and sales would begin 10 days later. But first, lawmakers must sign off on the game.
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