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Federal officials work to extradite Jamaican lottery scammersNews Story
Jamaican lottery scammer Sanjay Williams got off a plane in Charlotte, North Carolina, in June 2013, on his way to meet with the people who moved money for him. He was promptly arrested by U.S. law enforcement authorities, convicted in May and sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. prison. While the arrest on American soil spared authorities from extraditing Williams, rounding up his associate in the wide-ranging operation and 13 other suspects still believed to be in Jamaica is proving to be more o
Dec 26, 2015, 1:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Jamaican DJ to plead guilty in lottery scamNews Story
A prominent Jamaican disc jockey charged for his role in a lottery scam targeting older people in the Dakotas and elsewhere is scheduled to plead guilty. Deon-ville O'Hara, also known as ZJ Wah Wa, is among 26 people who were indicted by a federal grand jury in North Dakota, where the investigation is centered. He is charged with three counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering. A plea agreement filed last month calls for O'Hara to plead guilty to conspiracy, which carr
Oct 8, 2014, 7:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Member of "Watertown 34" wins lottery againNews Story
Athena Rush of Watertown, South Dakota, claimed the $200,000 Powerball prize she won in the drawing of November 10th. Rush matched the five white balls, but not the red Powerball to win the game's second prize. Rush missed the jackpot by one number, but said the excitement isn't any different than winning the jackpot. She would know. Rush was a member of The Watertown 34, the group of Minnesota Rubber workers that won a $50.9 million Powerball prize nearly five years ago. My feet still
Nov 27, 2007, 11:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wisconsin Republicans to hold hearing on lottery privacy billReply
I was researching per capita lottery spending for ea. state a few yrs. ago because I was one of those who argued for transparency in the lottery, but mostly because I do believe the lottery entities when they say it drives sales. Who doesn't like to see some winner grinning from ear-to-ear while holding that big check? It's just not the same when it's Some anonymous winner in Texas is now a hundred million dollars richer! Anyway... I found just one comparison that could make my case and that was
Jul 10, 2019, 3:07 pm - mikeintexas - Lottery News

$750 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges to 4th-largest everReply
my numbers 23-25-53-62-66/5. Better luck next time. SOUTH DAKOTA
Mar 24, 2019, 12:41 pm - Bodia77 - Lottery News

Lotteries offer $1B in jackpots as Mega Millions nears recordReply
ANNUITY: $667 M CASH: $380 M This one is coming to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I will be happy 5 numbers with the multiplier. But I will take the Jack if I get all 6 numbers.
Oct 16, 2018, 12:04 pm - Bodia77 - Lottery News

Last defendant in large Jamaican lottery scam convictedNews Story
A federal jury in North Dakota on Friday convicted a Rhode Island woman of helping scam elderly Americans out of millions of dollars, capping a large-scale Jamaican lottery scam case that authorities have been investigating and prosecuting for six years. Jurors found Melinda Bulgin, 28, guilty of 15 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering, after 3 1/2 hours of deliberations over two days. Defense attorney Kevin Chapman said he likely will appeal. The Providence woman was the last
Sep 15, 2018, 8:36 pm - Todd - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/map/RHI325215/00 States with over 5% of the population being Native American: Alaska, Arizona,Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota. All of them are states he's already gonna win anyway except for NM which would be an impressive and difficult pick up from the 2012 map.
Aug 29, 2016, 7:31 pm - Kingofearth - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
Too long to addres everything but i will point out three things Davy Crockett- I raise the white flag. That was an overstepping beyond what i know. Christian Taliban - http://www.wral.com/proposal-supports-state-religion-in-north-carolina/12296876/ No one lives in Wyoming or South Dakota - I forgot what exactly i was replying to but i wasn't in any way trying to demean these states like you're proposing. I'll look and see the context for why i said it.
Aug 6, 2016, 11:50 pm - Kingofearth - Lottery News

Lottery rigging scandal prompts security audit in South DakotaReply
Hot Lotto, PB, and MM are drawn in other states and Dakota Cash is the only drawn (online) game the South Dakota Lottery has. The commission received a presentation on cyber security Thursday from Jim Edman, a top official in the state Bureau of Information and Telecommunications. Iowa had a fox guarding their hen house, but their RNG was not connected to any other computer, which makes SD Lottery concern about cyber security puzzling.
Apr 14, 2016, 1:26 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News