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Ireland Lottery advertising claims under scrutinyNews Story
The Ireland Lottery has been told by an ad standards body to be clearer over claims that 90 per cent of National Lottery money goes back into the community. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland welcomed Lotto chiefs' vow to to include a qualification, about the reinvestment of unclaimed prize money in future similar advertising after a complaint by an Oireachtas Committee. The television ad in question featured a shopkeeper and a customer. When the customer placed her lot
Jan 24, 2024, 10:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery Commission votes to approve $50,000 prize claim to winner whose ticket was ripped upNews Story
Commission votes in the same meeting to deny $500 payout to another player By Kate Northrop Within the same meeting, the Hoosier Lottery Commission voted to approve a $50,000 prize claim to a winner whose ticket was ripped up and to deny a $500 prize to another scratch-off winner who posted their winning ticket online. The Hoosier Lottery Commission was faced with two rather interesting cases regarding the validity of two very different prize claims and ultimately voted to approve on
Dec 2, 2023, 7:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

Minnesota woman made $117,000 from illegal lottery she claimed benefitted charityNews Story
Lottery organizer tried to disguise raffles after law enforcement told her to stop all operations By Kate Northrop A Minnesota woman has allegedly raked in at least $117,000 by operating an illegal lottery on Facebook and tried to disguise further attempts to run it after authorities gave her a hard warning. Kathryn Jean Deblack, 39, of Hibbing, has been issued multiple charges after she ran an illegal lottery that brought in more than $117,000 over the course of ten months. She
Sep 18, 2023, 2:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

"Lottery Lawyer" Jason Kurland sentenced to prison after defrauding winners of over $100 millionNews Story
13 years in prison for man who stole from his own clients By Kate Northrop New York-based attorney and self-proclaimed Lottery Lawyer Jason Jay Kurland, 49, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after stealing millions of dollars from the dozens of significant lottery jackpot winners he advised. After trial began in July 2022, in which he was accused of multiple counts of fraud and money laundering, Kurland has been handed a 13-year prison sentence for his role in carrying out sch
Jun 16, 2023, 2:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Bankrupt builder to stand trial, accused of concealing $15 million lottery win from creditorsNews Story
$15 million lottery windfall creates problems where it would otherwise solve them By Kate Northrop A bankrupt builder turned lottery winner is accused of intentionally failing to disclose a $15 million (US$10.14 million) Australian lottery windfall from creditors and faces trial and a possible prison sentence. Former builder Terry Woodall won $15 million playing X Lotto in the Australian Lottery, but rather than make his life easier, the prize has created a situation that landed him
May 9, 2023, 6:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One ticket wins $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, largest prize in the countryNews Story
Biggest Lotto Texas jackpot win in over 12 years, Texas Lottery notes third-party app sales trend By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery announced just after midnight on Sunday that one ticket won the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, which stood as the largest lottery prize in the U.S. Everything's bigger in Texas, including the lottery. After 93 drawings in one jackpot run, someone is finally walking away from Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing a multi-millionaire. The winning numbers i
Apr 26, 2023, 8:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Winners of $63M Australian Powerball jackpot resolve court battle with man who claimed shareNews Story
Owners of lottery pool and retailer that sold winning ticket close up shop and move into $3.2 million mansion By Kate Northrop A legal battle between a man who claimed he was owed a share of a $63 million Australian Powerball jackpot and the organizers of the group that won it has been quietly resolved. Tania and Kevin Parkes, the owners of the retailer that sold a winning ticket for a $126 million (US$91.3 million) Powerball jackpot in February and the organizers of the lottery grou
Sep 9, 2022, 7:19 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida couple arrested for attempting to cash lottery ticket taped together to look like $1M winnerNews Story
Million-dollar dreams ripped up when crudely fashioned ticket doesn't pass the test By Kate Northrop A Florida couple was arrested after they attempted to cash in a scratch-off lottery ticket that they had crudely taped together to look like it had won a $1 million prize. A Florida couple was arrested and now faces multiple felony charges after presenting a torn-up and retaped lottery ticket made to look like a $1 million winner to the Florida Lottery. Kira Enders, 36, and her bo
Apr 23, 2024, 6:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

18-year-old university student wins $48 million Lotto 6/49 jackpotNews Story
First-ever lottery ticket leads teen to becoming youngest Canadian to win one of the game's largest prizes By Kate Northrop An 18-year-old university student won a $48 million (US$35.7 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot on her first lottery ticket purchase ever. Juliette Lamour, 18, recently became the youngest person to win one of the largest Lotto 6/49 prizes ever, and it was only her very first lottery ticket purchase. Rumors were swirling in Sault Ste. Marie after the Ontario Lotter
Feb 8, 2023, 8:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK woman who won £1 million EuroMillions prize calls aftermath a "twisted fairytale"News Story
Lottery winner says lottery tickets should come with Government health warnings similar to those on cigarettes By Kate Northrop A EuroMillions lottery player who won a 1 million (US$1.187 million) in 2013 at the age of 17 is using her experience as a winner to promote placing a Government health warning on lottery tickets. Lottery winner Jane Park, of Edinburgh, is warning other hopeful players of the potential fallout that comes with winning a large prize. In 2013, Park won a 1
Aug 23, 2022, 12:34 pm - Todd - Lottery News