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POLL: Luck, the other kind...Reply
Ok, I've posted before about Lenny the Loser, the bartedner whose luck was so bad the shift boss would call him over to the dice pit to just walk by or touch a table with a hot roll going on, and invariably, a 7 out came right away. Here's a few more characters that come to mind: A 21 dealer got fired on her birthday, a player got her fired and later on realized he started an argument over a payoff he did not have coming. She gets out to the parking lot and her car had been stolen.
Jul 11, 2007, 5:43 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Two Canadian lottery scammers arrestedNews Story
Two Abbotsford, British Columbia, men were arrested Saturday by Bellingham police in connection with a lottery scam that cheated its victims of thousands of dollars. James Richard Jongkind, and Daniel Mark Duerksen, both 25, were apprehended in a lottery fraud investigation that involves victims from across the United States. We are expecting to discover more victims and greater monetary losses as this investigation continues, said Police Chief Randall Carroll in a press release. Th
Jan 19, 2007, 3:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

How an LP major jackpot winner could help lottery playersReply
You might be correct about nothing being possible to change it. On the other hand, you might be wrong. As for MUSL, it has to cross a lot of tees and dot a lot of eyes to be non-profit. It's quasi-public, so the information is subject to the open records act. A few states still don't have lotteries, and a few don't have a multi-state lottery. The most friendly place I know of where this information can be aired and discussed is right here on LP, among people who love playing lotteri
Jun 27, 2006, 8:25 pm - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

Security guard steals Idaho Lottery ticketsNews Story
An Idaho Lottery security officer is in jail today, accused of stealing from the agency he was hired to protect. 20-year-old Christopher Martin of Emmett is accused of stealing from the Lottery Commission. Idaho Lottery administrators say martin was working as an on-site security officer at the lottery headquarters. He hadn't been on the job long when he allegedly walked away with winning tickets. As a security officer contracted to patrol the Idaho Lottery headquarters Christopher
Jun 2, 2006, 7:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery scammer arrested in OhioNews Story
Patience paid off last week as police nabbed a man they believe used the guise of lottery winnings to scam people out of thousands of dollars. Issa Rashid Maganga, 35, is being held in the Stark County Jail on three felony charges, while the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and Immigration Naturalization Service look into his activities. Police arrested Maganga on May 24 after he retrieved two packages from a post office box at the UPS Store at 1937 E. Maple St. Maganga tossed away the packages an
May 31, 2006, 11:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery increases funds for securityNews Story
People wouldn't play the Hoosier Lottery if they didn't think they could win.That's why the William C. Foreman case is so troubling for those who run the state's lottery.For months, officials have been trying to repair the damage done when Foreman, a former lottery investigator, was accused in November of obtaining insider information to help friends get a $1 million scratch-off ticket. Prosecutors say he had his friends buy every ticket in a store where he knew there was a winner.Lottery offici
Jul 29, 2005, 1:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$$ for trying
OW TO TURN $6 INTO $6,000!! OR MUCH MORE!! READING THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE! I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and came across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of $6.00! So I thought, Yeah right, this must be a scam , but like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said that you send $1.00 t
Nov 16, 2000, 2:12 pm - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

Bill to allow Pennsylvania lottery players to claim anonymously passes unanimously in SenateNews Story
Senator warns current laws can lead to having a target on your back By Kate Northrop A bill that would allow some lottery winners in Pennsylvania to claim prizes anonymously passed unanimously in the Senate. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate approved a bill that would allow lottery winners of prizes $100,000 and above to remain anonymous. Senator Lisa Baker, the bill's sponsor, said Senate Bill 373 will provide protection for players' winnings, families, and identities. Th
Sep 21, 2023, 5:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Italian store owner who reportedly stole €500,000 lottery ticket blocked from leaving countryNews Story
Police still on the hunt for top prize-winning lottery ticket By Kate Northrop An Italian shopkeeper just narrowly missed escaping the country after he was accused of stealing a winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth 500,000 (US$592,385) from a customer. The owner of a tobacco store in Naples ran off with a top prize-winning lottery ticket he allegedly swiped from a customer looking to verify the ticket's win, but he claims there is more to the story than meets the eye. On Friday,
Sep 7, 2021, 4:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts store clerk steals player's winning scratch-off ticket worth $1,000News Story
Retailer worker cheats winner of half her prize By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts player reached out to the Massachusetts Lottery for help after allegedly being swindled of half her prize on a winning scratch-off ticket by a store clerk. After winning a decent prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket, Amelia Smith said she was ripped off by the clerk at the Roslindale Food Mart when he crumpled the validation slip and cheated her of $500. Smith visited the retailer on Washington St
Jul 20, 2021, 12:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News