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Lotto winner's ex-wife fights backNews Story
The gloves have come off in the legal battle over Canada's biggest-ever individual lottery jackpot.In a new court filing, Nynna Ionson, the ex-wife of $30 million lottery winner Ray Sobeski, makes it clear that she considers him a calculating liar who would go to almost any lengths to keep his new-found wealth out of her hands. . . .after winning the $30,000,000, the Husband had told reporters that he did not have anyone special in his life, Ms. Ionson says in her 54-page affidavit. He did no
Dec 20, 2005, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Wyoming voters to have no say on PowerballNews Story
Voters won't be given a say next year on whether Wyoming should join the multi-state Powerball lottery.The Joint Travel Committee voted 8-4 Thursday against sponsoring a bill that would have put a nonbinding referendum on the 2006 ballot.Opponents were reluctant to endorse a public vote that ultimately doesn't force any legislative action.Rep. Kermit Brown, R-Laramie, said the issue of establishing a lottery should be decided by lawmakers, not in a nonbinding vote by the electorate. It's a cop-o
Dec 16, 2005, 10:57 am - Lottery News

'Lottery' top search term on AOLNews Story
AOL Search has put out an extensive list of top AOL Search terms for 2005 AOLSearch.com at http://hot.aol.com/2005/index.html which includes Paris Hilton as the most searched celebrity in 2005, lottery as the most popular search term, iPod as the top gadget and Green Day as the most popular band. Lottery emerged as the most searched word in 2005, followed by horoscopes (no. 2) and tattoos (no. 3).New search terms that emerged in 2005 include the addictive puzzle Sudoku, the irregular mi
Dec 14, 2005, 6:47 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery rewards store that sold winning Jackpot ticketNews Story
They say you can't win if you don't play.But a grocery store in the historic Gold Rush town of Jacksonville, Oregon has won more than $100,000 for simply selling a ticket with the numbers 7, 21, 43, 44, 49 and 29.Oregon Lottery officials presented the selling bonus this week to Ray's Food Place, the store that sold the $340 million Powerball ticket to a Medford family in the Oct. 19 drawing.The owners of the store, one of only two lottery retailers in the town, will put most of their windfall
Dec 9, 2005, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Illegal deals of Minn. Lottery revealed in court documentsNews Story
Authorities investigating former Minnesota lottery director George Andersen suspected he was involved in bribery, conspiracy and conflicts of interest, court documents show.Search warrants unsealed Friday lay out the still-open criminal investigation into Andersen's dealings with Media Rare, a public relations firm that had no-bid contracts with the lottery. The warrants are the first public indication that investigators thought Andersen's dealings might have amounted to more than mismanagement.
Dec 5, 2005, 9:45 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery panel trip may violate open meeting lawNews Story
The North Carolina State Lottery Commission's planned trip to Tennessee appears to violate open meetings laws, some lawyers argue, although the commission chairman disagrees.At least five commissioners are going to Nashville, Tenn., on Friday to tour the Tennessee Lottery headquarters. They canceled their regularly scheduled meeting in Raleigh, but didn't send out notices of the Tennessee event nor post a notice in its regular meeting place in the Department of Administration building in Raleigh
Dec 2, 2005, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery under the microscope in hearingsNews Story
Texas Lottery officials were summoned Tuesday to testify before a legislative committee for the second time in five months, this time over allegations of mismanagement brought by a lottery systems analyst who was fired the same day the Houston Chronicle reported his concerns.Shelton Charles, who oversaw much of the lottery's technical operations before his firing Friday, planned to testify Monday at a hearing of the House Licensing and Regulation Committee, which oversees the lottery.The committ
Nov 9, 2005, 7:12 am - Lottery News

Tennessee $1 Million Lottery Winner Will "Stay The Same"News Story
The Tennessee Lottery's latest winner of $1 million was jubilant after winning, but says the big prize won't mean any dramatic changes in her life. Money doesn't mean that much as long as you're happy, said Ann Strong, who took home a cool million on Saturday at the culmination of the Lottery's third and final Millionaire Live! drawing event held in Memphis at WMC-NBC Channel 5 and broadcast throughout the state. We're just going to do the same ole,' same ole,' said Ann, 59, who lives in Ala
Oct 24, 2005, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Maine woman seeking second lottery jackpotNews Story
Janet and Ernie DeCosta can finally get some sleep tonight. I plan on being up all night, Janet said Tuesday as she headed out to her traditional weekly bingo game on the eve of a live drawing that could net her $1 million this evening. I'm a basket case. More than a year ago, the 50-year-old Weeks Mills resident was on her way to a temporary job at MaineGeneral Medical Center when she scratched off a $10 state instant lottery ticket that handed her a $250,000 prize and a chance to win another
Oct 12, 2005, 9:42 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery passes: 'What a battle'News Story
This was one milestone event everybody could end up buying a ticket for, even the no crowd.Legislation creating a North Carolina lottery passed the state Senate Tuesday, prompting mixed reactions from some locals.The bill was ready for Gov. Mike Easley's signature. What a battle, state Rep. Arthur Williams, D-Beaufort, said from his Raleigh office. I'm kind of excited about it, Williams added. It's been a lot of hard work for me, a lot of us up here. Williams served on a 15-member committee
Sep 1, 2005, 3:45 pm - Lottery News