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Ohio woman decides to drop appeal over lottery taxNews Story
An Ohio woman who thought she didn't owe city income tax on lottery money she and her ex-husband received has given up her appeals court case.Tina Marie Rodepouch, of Parkman Road Southwest, had filed an appeal with the 11th District Court of Appeals challenging a Warren Municipal Court decision Sept. 20, 2005, saying she had to pay city taxes on the money.But she has dropped that case and will continue to pay the taxes, said Gregory V. Hicks, Warren's law director. She didn't want to spend any
Jan 19, 2006, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Illinois launches $2 lottery tickets to benefit breast cancer researchNews Story
Lottery tickets that devote all profits to breast cancer research and awareness hit stores Monday, with supporters saying the pink ribbon scratch-offs will net $3 million a year for the cause.Four thousand of the $2 tickets will make their way to Illinois retailers by the end of the week, lottery spokesman Courtney Hill said. Players can win up to $20,000 on each ticket. Chances of winning, including breaking even, are 1 in 4.59.Profits go to a Ticket for the Cure fund. The General Assembly ap
Jan 10, 2006, 9:27 am - Lottery News

Mother-daughter team split $2M lottery prizeNews Story
A mother and daughter from Thompson Ridge, New York, have won $2 million in the $10 New York State Lottery instant game $250 Million Prize Payout Bonanza.They were announced Saturday night at Mighty M Gaming and Raceway in Monticello.Marion Petito, 64, a mother of three, is splitting the prize with her daughter, Christine Petito-Thorn, 40, a mother of two.Mrs. Petito is a hostess at Villa Gaudio Restaurant in Circleville. Mrs. Petit-Thorn works as a senior security hospital treatment assistant a
Nov 28, 2005, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Lottery fight brewing in MassachusettsNews Story
Once the Blackstone man won more than $3,000 in a week. Another time, he scored about $20,000 on a winning lottery ticket.But the one time he hit the $1 million jackpot, he said, he accidentally threw away his fortune.Now he wants to collect his riches and has hired a lawyer to wrench the winning ticket away from the 82-year-old Blackstone resident who said he found it in the garbage last week. He's pretty emotionally upset, said Dan Doyle, a Blackstone lawyer representing the buyer of the tick
Oct 18, 2005, 6:57 am - Lottery News

Missouri couple's lottery prize is 10-times what they expectedNews Story
Pam and John Baur were thrilled when they thought they had won $130,000 from the Missouri Lottery.Imagine how they felt when they added another zero to the total.The St. Louis couple went to the Lottery office in St. Louis April 20 to claim what they thought was a $130,000 prize. In fact, the had won $1.3 million in the April 9 drawing. When I saw the $1.3 million on the (terminal), I told John, 'we missed a zero,' Baur said. He looked at the machine and then at me and just grinned. Baur bough
Apr 27, 2005, 1:08 pm - Lottery News

$205 Million:" Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
Lottery mania is spreading across the United States as the Mega Millions lottery reaches a jackpot of $205 million.According to the New Jersey Lottery, retailers across the state were selling over $2,300 of Mega Millions tickets per minute leading up to last night's drawing.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $168 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 17 second-prize winners: 2 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 4 from New Je
Apr 20, 2005, 7:35 am - Lottery News

N.C. Religious Leaders Stage Anti-Lottery RallyNews Story
On the same day state Senate leaders appointed a special committee to review the lottery bill recently passed by the House, religious leaders rallied outside the Legislative Building to convince lawmakers to reject a lottery. Desperate means are an easy way out, and I think the lottery is a desperate means for making finances for America, said Teresa McAllister, an elder with a Fayetteville church. The issue is so important to me because family is so important to me, McAllister said. We're tr
Apr 13, 2005, 11:00 am - Lottery News

N.C. Senate lottery panel namedNews Story
Nearly half of the North Carolina Senate is on a special committee that will debate the lottery bill approved last week by the House, including several members worried about state-sponsored gambling.Senate leaders Tuesday named 21 members to the special panel, including three Democrats who have publicly opposed a lottery, and six Republicans.The committee chairman will be Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, an ally of Gov. Mike Easley, who has been pushing for a lottery since his 200
Apr 13, 2005, 9:24 am - Lottery News

NH Senate approves $20 scratch ticket costNews Story
The New Hamprshire Senate joined Governor John Lynch on Thursday in endorsing a doubling of the top-priced scratch ticket cost.The bill (SB 20) would raise the lottery ticket cost from $10 to $20.The Senate passed it, 18-5, after no debate on the subject.Senate Majority Leader Robert Clegg, R-Hudson, said the Lottery Commission has committed to public service announcements that warn about compulsive gambling.Nashua Democratic Sen. Joseph Foster voted against the bill, the only one among the eigh
Feb 25, 2005, 12:15 pm - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot winner diesNews Story
Melvin Rhodes who won a big Powerball lottery jackpot four years ago has died in Maryville, Tennessee at 78.Rhodes was a part-time biscuit maker at a McDonald's in Clinton, Tennessee in April 2000 when he won the $80 million dollar jackpot on a ticket he bought in Kentucky.He lived his latter years in a mountaintop home overlooking Norris Lake.Melvin's son, Michael Rhodes, remembers the day of the big win. He come out there and said he'd won and I said, 'You're crazy, dad. You better go and che
Sep 29, 2004, 9:09 am - Lottery News