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California Lottery CEO ResignsNews Story
California Lottery chief executive officer and director Anthony Molica has resigned after only seven months, a lottery representative confirmed.Molica joined the California Lottery Sept. 2, 2003, after serving as executive director for the Washington Lottery. His last day is today. He has chosen to resign and join his family back in Washington state, said lottery representative Rosa Escutia.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appoint Molica's replacement.Molica's resignation will not impact the lot
Apr 9, 2004, 4:37 am - Lottery News

Kiosk nets $10,000 for winning Lotto saleNews Story
The bonus nearly pays for the newly bought stand, and its owners hope their luck draws more customersMaybe lightning will strike twice.For many regulars at the Mall News Stand in Port Richey, that was the hope Monday after news broke that the kiosk sold Saturday's winning $3-million Lotto ticket. Everybody comes in and congratulates us, said Agnes Schaaf, an employee at the stand located inside Gulf View Square mall.Then they buy a ticket.Lately it is Lotto. Some play the scratch-off games.Othe
Apr 6, 2004, 4:09 am - Lottery News

Port Richey ticket wins $3 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One lucky shopper at Gulf View Square Mall matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a $3 million jackpot, lottery officials said Sunday.The shopper was the lone winner in Saturday's drawing.The ticket was purchased at Mall News, a newspaper stand at the Pasco County mall, which is off U.S. 19.The winning numbers selected were 16-23-30-36-41-49.
Apr 5, 2004, 4:05 am - Lottery News

Record Mega Millions lottery jackpot claimed by retired truck driverNews Story
Retired truck driver J.R. Triplett is on Easy Street: He stepped forward Thursday to claim a $239 million lottery prize, the second-biggest undivided jackpot in U.S. history.Twirling a toothpick in his mouth and holding his wife's hand, Triplett said the prize was no big thing to me and gave assurances he would spend it wisely. His wife, Peggy, vowed to shop till I drop. Triplett, a regular lottery player, said the ticket was one of five he bought at a convenience store not far from his Winch
Apr 1, 2004, 2:19 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions Winners to Claim $239 Million Jackpot ThursdayNews Story
Virginia Lottery will announce multiple winners of the record $239 million jackpotThe winners of a $239 million Mega Millions jackpot have come forward more than a month after the winning ticket was sold, the Virginia Lottery said Wednesday.Lottery spokesman Ed Scarborough said the winners' names and other details would not be revealed until a news conference at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond.The $239 million jackpot is the world's second-largest single-ticket lot
Mar 31, 2004, 10:10 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina man wins $100,000 in Virginia lotteryNews Story
It seems that James Lawson's phone has been ringing a lot more these days. Reidsville is a small town, he says. News travel fast around here. The news: the 55-year-old retired tobacco plant worker won $100,000 Friday in the Virginia Cash 5 Lottery.Lawson learned of his winnings while watching golf on television. From his Reidsville home, he is able to pick up a Roanoke television station that broadcasts the lottery numbers at 2 and 11 p.m. every Monday through Saturday.Once the numbers were
Mar 31, 2004, 4:37 am - Lottery News

Player wins UK Lottery jackpot buying ticket onlineNews Story
Camelot, the company that operates the UK National Lottery, is trumpeting its first online lotto millionaire.The winner has opted for only partial publicity, meaning all that can be revealed is where they come from - Edinburgh.What has been revealed is that the winning sum totalled 5,935,128 (US $10.8 million). The numbers from the March 20 drawing were 13, 21, 37, 42, 46 and 48.Camelot describes it as the UK's largest ever online gaming win. This is fantastic news for the winner and a great d
Mar 30, 2004, 5:06 am - Lottery News

UK National Lottery plans iTV and mobile servicesNews Story
UK National Lottery operator Camelot revealed today that it plans to launch the lottery on interactive TV this spring, followed by a mobile service later in the year. The news comes at the same time as the group announced its first ever Lotto Online Jackpot winner, which it said is believed to be the UK's biggest online gaming win to date.The lucky winner scooped the 5.9m jackpot for the Lotto draw on Saturday 20 March after buying a ticket online.Richard Hurd-Wood, Camelot's Diector of Interac
Mar 30, 2004, 4:58 am - Lottery News

Visible numbers end sales of Louisiana Lottery scratch-off gamesNews Story
The Louisiana Lottery Corp. has stopped sales of three scratch-off games because numbers supposed to be hidden could be read without scratching off anything.The Louisiana Boil, Extra Free Spot Bingo and Winning Combinations games all had the problem, the company said in a news release Monday.It said sales of Winning Combinations were halted Thursday after lottery workers realized that the numbers were visible through the latex scratch-off coating.Lottery President Randy Davis ordered the printer
Mar 30, 2004, 4:52 am - Lottery News

GTECH is in play in BrazilNews Story
Analysts don't think a political scandal will hurt the company's chances of continuing to run the country's lotteryA top Brazilian government official allegedly told two GTECH Holdings Corp. employees in 2003 that they could have a lottery contract extension.All they needed to do, said Waldomiro Diniz, the former deputy head of parliamentary affairs, was hire a consultant for between $4 million and about $6 million, according to Brazilian newspaper reports based on the employees' testimony.A lot
Mar 26, 2004, 9:15 am - Lottery News