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A win-win result? Big Story: Lottery switchover

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It’s been part of the national landscape for nearly 30 years and a familiar fixture in independent convenience stores throughout that time, so it’s no surprise there was some consternation among retailers when it was announced in March 2022 that – for the first time…

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