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    The time is now 4:21 pm You last visited July 31, 2010, 4:14 pm | Lottery News for September, 2008Tuesday, September 30, 2008Minn. Lottery to add Gopher 5 drawing. 12:08 am - The Minnesota State Lottery announced they will begin holding a third weekly drawing for their Gopher 5 game. Sunday, September 28, 2008Winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $200M sold in N.M.. 7:32 pm - The New Mexico Lottery announced Saturday that it sold the winning ticket for the $200 million Powerball jackpot prize drawn earlier that evening. Nine Israelis arrested for US lottery scam. 6:42 pm - US federal agents and Israeli police arrested nine Israelis in Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan on Friday on charges that they bilked New Yorkers out of more than $2 million through a lottery telemarketing scam. Lottery cash frozen as family feuds over winnings. 6:39 pm - Since celebrating a $3.5 million lottery win earlier this year, a Windsor, Ontario, family has been torn apart with an elderly man accusing his wife and stepdaughters of conspiring to hide the winnings from him. Husband's signature could have averted lottery lawsuit. 6:36 pm - A legal battle over ownership of a $3.5 million winning lottery ticket could have been averted by one simple act the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation "strongly recommends" — signing the ticket. Husband, 81, sues wife over lottery prize. 6:06 pm - An 81-year-old Canadian man in Windsor, Ontario, is suing his wife over a claim she stole his lottery ticket that paid out $3.5 million in April. Friday, September 26, 2008Police: Store clerk conned La. lotto winner out of $800,000. 11:29 pm - A joint investigation by Louisiana State Police and the state's Lottery Corporation determined on Wednesday that a clerk at a Belle Chasse convenience store conned a jackpot winner out of his ticket and a payoff of $800,000. D.C. fines lottery operator $1.4M in ticket scam. 9:56 am - GTECH Corp., the operator of many government lotteries worldwide, was fined $1.4 million by the District of Columbia this month over charges that its subcontractors or a partner firm hacked into the district's lottery system and printed winning tickets for themselves two years ago. Bill would allow gifts for California lottery workers. 8:45 am - Tucked inside California's thick budget package is a bill that allows the state lottery director to spend money on employee gifts, a practice that came under scrutiny after staff members were treated to a $46,336 party last year. Sunday, September 21, 2008Virginia Lottery's 20th birthday raffle drawing held. 11:20 pm - The Virginia Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Virginia's 20th Birthday Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made one instant millionaire. Saturday, September 20, 2008N.J. lawmakers want full disclosure of lottery prizes. 3:36 pm - If you buy a lottery ticket dreaming of winning a prize such as a hybrid car or $1 million in cash, those prizes should still be available when the ticket is sold, two New Jersey legislators contend. Lawsuit filed to pull lottery off Arkansas ballot. 2:42 pm - A group opposing a state-run lottery asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday to throw the proposal off this fall's ballot. Friday, September 19, 2008Oklahoma Lottery worried about prospect of Arkansas lottery. 12:15 pm - A proposed lottery in Arkansas would devote more sales revenue to prizes, giving it a critical advantage over Oklahoma's game, Oklahoma's lottery director says. Ottawan wins $2.5M in lottery. 11:24 am - Carolyn Tweede has become Ottawa's latest millionaire after winning $2.5 million in last Friday's Super 7 lottery. Lottery winner dealt mix of grief and joy. 11:21 am - It was an emotional roller-coaster yesterday for British Columbia's newest lottery millionaire. GA family incorporates before claiming lottery jackpot. 10:59 am - After claiming the $133 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot Thursday, Phyllis and Frank Skinner said they plan to use the winnings to pay for their grandkids' education. Lottery firm fined $1.4 million over security breaches. 10:39 am - The Washington, D.C. government has fined the company that runs the D.C. Lottery $1.4 million for security breaches, a decision that could reignite a debate over selecting the next contractor to operate the city's gaming industry. Monday, September 15, 2008Maryland Mega Millions lottery winner claims prize anonymously. 6:02 pm - A 49-year-old woman and her daughter came to Maryland Lottery headquarters Monday carrying a locked safe. Inside was the $24 million Mega Millions winning ticket from last Tuesday's drawing. Sunday, September 14, 2008Sweet dreams in hard times add to lottery sales. 9:49 pm - Many state lotteries across the country are experiencing record sales, driven in part by intense marketing but also by people who are trying to turn a lottery ticket into a ticket out of hard times. Friday, September 12, 2008Former Texas Lottery employee investigated for storing personal information at home. 3:18 am - Authorities are investigating a former employee of the Texas Lottery Commission who illegally had the personal information of some employees, lottery winners and retailers stored on a home computer. Illinois House approves privatizing state lottery. 3:15 am - Illinois would raise $10 billion for building roads and schools by privatizing its state-run lottery for half a century under a plan the House approved Wednesday night. International super lottery to create jackpots of $500 million or more. 12:56 am - A massive, multi-country lottery with $500 million jackpots is expected to launch within four years. Wednesday, September 10, 2008Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Maryland. 1:18 pm - A single ticket has won the grand prize in the Tuesday evening Mega Millions lottery drawing. Missouri Lottery sold tickets after game ended. 12:04 pm - The Missouri Lottery blundered Monday when it ended one numbers game and launched another, but will correct their mistake for players who saved their game tickets. Washington lottery winner claims jackpot anonymously. 11:01 am - The winner of a $9.7 million Washington Lotto jackpot has claimed the prize more than a month after the drawing. Calif. man claims Daily Derby lottery jackpot. 3:14 am - A Daily Derby Lottery ticket worth $651,867 was claimed by a man in his 80s who lives in the Tustin area, according to lottery officials. Monday, September 08, 2008UNC Charlotte student wins $1M lottery jackpot. 5:29 pm - A UNC Charlotte freshman nursing student is one of the lucky winners of a scratch-off lottery game for $1 million. Law creating N.C. Lottery to be reviewed by state's Supreme Court. 2:59 pm - North Carolina's highest court will decide whether the Legislature approved properly a bill that created the state's education lottery. Sunday, September 07, 2008Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $102 million. 10:07 am - Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $102 million, with a cash option of $52.1 million, for the Wednesday, September 10th drawing. Saturday, September 06, 2008Missouri Lottery changing games Monday. 2:54 pm - Missouri Lottery players will get a new numbers game Monday, but also lose one. Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $92 million. 2:33 pm - Because there was no grand prize winner in the Wednesday evening Powerball drawing, the jackpot for the Saturday drawing is an estimated $92 million with a cash option of $46.3 million. Georgia woman wins $5 million lottery jackpot. 1:57 pm - A Cleveland, Georgia, woman who works on a chicken farm is celebrating an "eggs-cellent" $5 million dollar lottery win. Ohio Lottery's new Keno does $7.2M in business the first month. 9:50 am - Keno, the Ohio Lottery's newest game, finished up its first month of operation this week, brining in $7.2 million and awarding $4.6 million in prizes. Wednesday, September 03, 2008N.Y. Lottery launches record-breaking scratch game. 1:07 am - New Yorkers: get ready for the state lottery's biggest scratchoff prize ever -- and the most expensive scratch game in state history. Powerball lottery jackpot up to $81M for Wed.. 12:42 am - Because there was no jackpot winner in Saturday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot grew to an estimated $81 million, with a cash option for the Wednesday drawing of an estimated $40.5 million. Tuesday, September 02, 2008Lottery winner still a mystery in Georgia. 7:15 pm - The winner of Friday night's $132 million Mega Millions jackpot still hadn't shown up at Georgia Lottery headquarters by closing time Tuesday. |
