Highway 93, was the second-highest-grossing Arizona Lottery retailer in fiscal 2009, topped only by a convenience store in the Arizona Strip community of Littlefield. (Click to display full-size in gallery) Rosie’s at the Boulder Inn Cafe, 35 miles south of Hoover Dam along U.S. "People will purchase something on their way out," Lynn said in a telephone interview. About half of lottery sales in the retiree-rich area were Scratchers games in fiscal 2009, according to Arizona Lottery data.Īt the Fry's Food Store at 10660 NW Grand Ave., which ranked third with $532,796 in lottery sales, people like getting tickets at Arizona Lottery machines offering Scratchers after buying their groceries, said Joellen Lynn, Fry's community and public affairs director.
The next four highest-grossing Arizona Lottery outlets are a 200-plus-mile drive southeast on U.S. "People come down for the hopes of winning millions," he said. That makes sales to Las Vegas-area residents essential, at least until a Hoover Dam bypass on U.S. Recent years have been tough on Rosie's, though, as sales plunged 60 percent after truckers were forbidden to pass over Hoover Dam and were routed through Laughlin, Nev., and Bullhead City, Ariz., to the south. "For the last 15 years, everyone knows to come to Rosie's for Powerball tickets," he said. "You won't live there long."īrad Larsen said most of his lottery business comes from Nevadans such as Gallo. "You can't live there and gamble," he said. It's safer to play games of chance here than in his neighborhood, Gallo said. But it's lottery tickets, especially Powerball, that have Ed Gallo driving here from Las Vegas every couple of weeks.
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Rosie's beckons with a lot full of photo opportunities, including a Marilyn Monroe cutout and giant toy train, as well a smoking patio, a bar touting ice cold beer and a peeling, hand-painted sign offering breakfast anytime. Maricopa County outlets make up the rest of the top 10. "We're the only game in town," Evans said in a telephone interview.
Rosie's, operated by Larsen and his wife, Sheila, sold $1,416,908 worth of Arizona Lottery products in that year, almost all for Powerball, The Pick and other games based on drawings.īut that's a distant second to Beaver Dam Station, situated along Interstate 15 in the Arizona Strip community of Littlefield.īill Evans' convenience store, which sold $2,185,304 worth of lottery products in fiscal 2009, is a seven-plus-hour drive from Phoenix but convenient to Mesquite, Nev., and to communities in Utah, which has no Powerball. "$200 million it's double-row parking $300 million the news crews are in here."Īccording to figures for fiscal 2009, the two highest-grossing Arizona Lottery outlets were isolated businesses close to Nevada, which has no lottery. "It doesn't even get busy until $100 million," he said. When the Powerball jackpot spikes, people flood to Rosie's over Hoover Dam, 35 miles to the north, said general manager Brad Larsen, whose mother is the cafe's namesake. Highway 93, Rosie's at the Boulder Inn Cafe is the last chance to gamble in Arizona.įor those in Las Vegas, meanwhile, this 77-year-old former truck stop is the closest place to play the Arizona Lottery. WHITE HILLS, Ariz. - For those heading toward Nevada on this lonely stretch of U.S. May 25, 2010, 9:09 am ( 14 comments) Share Tweet Copy Link Home › Lottery News › Businesses near Nevada border popular for lottery players Businesses near Nevada border popular for lottery players
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