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You've won the lottery! Now what?News Story
Hitting the jackpot may be a fantasy, but what's the harm in dreaming? Here's some realistic advice on what to do if those numbers prove to be magic.It's after 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a night like any other Saturday night. You're ready for bed and yelling at the dog to get out of the garbage. With little enthusiasm or hope, you tune in to the drawing of the state's lottery numbers on TV. A quick glance at the numbers tells you that you wasted yet another ... wait a minute! The numbers on your
Dec 17, 2003, 4:26 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Couple Fighting Medical Problems Wins Lottery JackpotNews Story
Pair Pledge Portion Of Winnings To Medical ResearchThere's a good reason why a Kentucky couple did not come forward immediately after it was reported that someone had purchased a winning Lotto South ticket worth $21 million.And the reason makes it seem like the couple was deserving of such a break.Shirley and Rudolph Yearby waited the extra day to become millionaires because Rudolph spent Monday tethered to a kidney dialysis machine. The retired mail carrier, 52, has diabetes, while his wife, 47
Dec 17, 2003, 4:16 am - Lottery News

Jamaica scales back lottery tax planNews Story
Only lottery winnings over $15,000 to be taxedThe Jamaica givernment yesterday announced a $15,000 threshold on lottery winnings, before the 15 per cent tax is applied, confirming Sunday's lead story in the Observer.Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies admitted at a post-Cabinet news briefing at Jamaica House that the decision to tax winnings had led to a fall-off in sales of the popular Cash Pot game run by Supreme Ventures, while fuelling underground gaming.Cash Pot sales, which generated $970 mi
Dec 16, 2003, 5:27 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $71 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has reached $71 million, the highest Mega Millions jackpot in almost 3 months.None of the tickets sold for Fridays $61 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing is Tuesday.The last time the Mega Millions jackpot was greater than $70 million was on September 30, when Danielle and Tirrell Moore from Fitzgerald, Georgia won a $150 million Mega Millions jackpot. They decided to take the cash option
Dec 15, 2003, 6:51 am - Lottery News

Lottery clock at 58 daysNews Story
As deadline nears, work moves swiftlyEach morning, somebody changes the big numbers on a chalkboard easel in the lobby of the Tennessee Lottery's busy headquarters.Today it reads 58 Days! That's the countdown to the targeted first day of lottery ticket sales, on or before Feb. 10. With thousands of dollars in incentive bonuses for lottery employees tied to that date - and millions in college scholarships to be funded by August - work is moving swiftly here and across the state.Contractors are
Dec 15, 2003, 6:39 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner files $6.3 million complaint against stockbrokerNews Story
A multimillion dollar lottery winner filed a $6.3 million complaint against her stockbroker in Rochester, claiming he lost most of her savings.Shirley Begy of Greece filed a claim for arbitration last month with the National Association of Securities Dealers against financial adviser William Tatro, president of Eagle Steward Limited.The 74-year-old Begy says Tatro went against her direction and invested $3.2 million of her money in high-risk ventures, and moved her money around do he could profi
Dec 15, 2003, 6:28 am - Lottery News

Elderly woman loses $20,000 in lottery swindleNews Story
Police have issued a fraud alert after an 87-year-old Oakville woman was cheated out of more than $20,000.Halton police say the woman, who lives alone, had taken out bank drafts and couriered money to a Quebec address believing she had won $5 million in a lottery.Had police not become involved, they say the woman would have sent at least $50,000. It's an extremely sad situation because it appears this woman has sent money to this address at least four times, Halton Sergeant Val Hay said. Even
Dec 12, 2003, 5:32 am - Lottery News

State to end televised drawings of lotteryNews Story
Wisconsin Lottery officials said Monday they will no longer broadcast nightly drawings live on television and will stop producing a weekly game show that had aired for more than a decade.Cancelling the broadcasts reduces expenses for the state lottery. Acting lottery director Michael Edmonds says all lottery profits will be directed toward property tax relief.Edmonds said the broadcasts will stop as of Jan. 1. Drawings will continue to be monitored by Capitol Police and an independent auditing
Dec 9, 2003, 4:58 am - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery Director Opposes Sales Tax PlanNews Story
Lottery director says Sanfords plan would reduce funds for educationGov. Mark Sanfords plan to charge sales tax on lottery tickets could cost South Carolina millions in lost education dollars, members of the S.C. lottery commission were told Tuesday.Lottery director Ernie Passailaigue said Sanfords plan to apply the 5 percent sales tax to lottery tickets could cost the state anywhere from $36 million to $154 million in education funding.Sanford wants to use the sales tax on lottery tickets, as w
Dec 3, 2003, 5:22 am - Lottery News

$4 million winner lays low after jackpotNews Story
Luck runs in the Davis family, but the way its Lottery winners keep quiet, you probably wouldn't know it.Edward Davis of Ashland, Massachusetts has been lying low since hitting a $4 million Lottery jackpot Friday, but he bought a round of drinks for everyone at the American Legion James O. Carey Post No. 77, where he scored his winning ticket. I've been a nervous wreck. I haven't slept in three days, Davis said.Davis, who is wary of media interviews, said his brother was a $2 million winner fiv
Dec 2, 2003, 4:34 am - Lottery News