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Iowa Lottery upgrading retailer systemsNews Story
Iowa Lottery officials are ready to roll out a new computer system in April at 2,400 retail sites in hopes that it will boost sales of popular games such as Powerball and Mega Millions and reduce crime. The first new system in a decade will offer Iowa Lottery customers the promise of speedier service and a reduced chance of being cheated out of a jackpot by unscrupulous retail clerks, state officials said. For die-hard lottery players, and thousands of Iowans fall into this category, the b
Mar 16, 2011, 9:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Federal online gambling legislation clears big hurdleNews Story
Maybe there are some teeth in the push for legalization and sensible federal regulation of the Internet gambling industry after all. Sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) chairman of the House Financial Services Committee HR 2267 is a bill designed to establish federal oversight of an online gambling industry that currently resides in murky legal waters for U.S. players. It passed overwhelmingly 41-22 via committee vote last week, advancing the legislation to the House floor, where it h
Aug 7, 2010, 10:23 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner lost money after investing fundsReply
One cant lose that which they do not place up for risk I guess you've never heard of inflation. Assuming you didn't lose money to a fire or theft, over the past 20 year you still would have lost about 3% every year. That means that every dollar you safely saved by not investing 20 years ago would be worth about 55% of what it was when you stuck it in your mattress, and you'd have about a zero chance that it would ever recover. For those who think that investing their money in a bank is safe
Jan 23, 2010, 11:46 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Dual multi-state lottery sales may keep jackpots lowerReply
Ok, while I am excited that my state, Kentucky, is ready to roll out Mega Millions along side Powerball, I am still having to wrestle with the ardouous question about identity security. Knowing that games are subject to individual states agreeing to a certain set of rules, some states have diffrerent and conflicting rules regarding Winner Identity security. Some states allow winners to shield themselves, out of regard for their personal safety, and identity control. Other states feel th
Jan 14, 2010, 12:05 pm - viceroy2 - Lottery News

Lottery winner loses ticket, awarded unspent portion from couple who found itNews Story
Amanda Stacey and her husband, Michael, who found a winning lottery ticket on the floor of a shop and collected the 30,000 prize have been ordered to pay back half the money to the person who originally bought it. The couple spent half the money clearing debts, buying new carpets and treating their children after Mrs. Stacey spotted the slip in a Co-op supermarket in Swindon, Wilts. However, Dorothy McDonagh, who had bought the 1 Daily Play ticket, called the UK National Lottery operator C
Jul 25, 2009, 8:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner picks up check, then gets arrestedNews Story
$4.4M lotto winner goes straight to jail It was a good news, bad news day for Barry Shell. The good news: he won more than $4 million. The bad news: he ended up in jail. Shell, from Brampton, Ontario, picked up a check for $4,377,298, the top prize in the July 18 draw for the Lotto 6/49. I went to the store and checked my ticket on the self-serve ticket checker, Shell was quoted as saying in a news release from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. As soon as I saw how muc
Jul 22, 2009, 8:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Recent checks of Iowa Lottery retailers find no fraudNews Story
Security checks at lottery ticket sale locations at about 200 locations statewide in recent months have revealed no improper payments of prizes to or by store personnel, Iowa's lottery chief told a panel of state legislators last week. Terry Rich, chief executive officer of the Iowa Lottery, played up the safety and profitability of the lottery before members of the Legislature's Oversight Committee in the wake of an expansive report by Iowa's Ombudsman of State. The April report found the lo
Jun 15, 2009, 7:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Couple at odds over Powerball lottery prizeNews Story
The proceeds from a winning Powerball ticket have split a Sevierville, Tennessee, couple who have two children together and are expecting a third, according to documents filed in Sevier County Circuit Court. Pamela Jo Newsome has filed a complaint seeking an injunction to keep Mark Saul from spending any of the $200,000 from a winning Powerball ticket purchased in Pigeon Forge. According to her complaint, Newsome is carrying their third child together, although they have never married. New
Feb 3, 2009, 2:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery retailers busted in raidNews Story
Store owners, clerks accused of stealing winning tickets Lottery officials raided several mini marts Tuesday in Fresno, California. Owners and clerks were taken away in handcuffs after undercover investigators say the suspects cheated would-be customers by lying about winning tickets. Late last year officers posing as consumers showed up at many local mini marts to test their honesty. More than a dozen store owners and employees failed. Today, authorities caught up with them at the busi
Jan 22, 2009, 11:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Retailer charged in lottery insider claimNews Story
Lottery retailer accused of stealing $5.7M lottery jackpot from small group Police have charged a Toronto convenience store owner with fraud in connection with a $5.7 million 'insider' lottery prize win. Hafiz Zulqarnain Malik, 60, of Mississauga, Ont., is charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000 and one count of theft over $5,000. He is to appear in court Wednesday. The Ontario Provincial Police said the lottery ticket actually belonged to four Toronto residents, whom police refus
Dec 19, 2007, 1:12 pm - Todd - Lottery News