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B.C. Lottery faces lawsuit from second problem gamblerNews Story
A Vancouver Island man is suing the British Columbia Lottery Corporation because the company denied him a $42,500 jackpot on the grounds he's a registered problem gambler although the BCLC has never stopped him from losing money. At the time, Mike Lee was supposed to be barred from casinos entirely under the BCLC self-exclusion program, but his lawsuit contends that the company let him in and allowed him to gamble anyway. It's unconscionable to allow someone that has gambling issues to le
Jul 24, 2010, 10:19 am - Lottery News

Canada's new online gambling website may have been hackedNews Story
PlayNow may have compromised users' personal information, opposition party says British Columbians' personal information may have been compromised when the government's online gambling website, PlayNow.com, crashed last week, according to the New Democratic Party. PlayNow, the first government-sanctioned online casino in North America, was shut down only hours after it was launched last Thursday. The B.C Lottery Corp. said unexpectedly high traffic caused the server to crash, so it had
Jul 20, 2010, 9:59 am - Lottery News

High demand crashes B.C. gambling websiteNews Story
First-ever government-run online casino in North America The British Columbia Lottery Corporation's expanded online gambling website PlayNow.com crashed hours after its launch Thursday due to overwhelming popular demand, an official says. Michael Graydon, president of the corporation, said the casino site saw so much traffic it had to be closed for maintenance. It's been an overwhelming success with people in British Columbia to the point where we hit 100 per cent capacity in the first
Jul 17, 2010, 10:00 am - Lottery News

Gambling addict is suing B.C. Lottery CorporationNews Story
A North Delta woman launched a lawsuit against the B.C. Lottery Corporation this week alleging the company's self-exclusion program failed to help her curb her gambling addiction. North Delta is a distinct community located in British Columbia, Canada, about 20 miles from Vancouver. Joyce May Ross filed a civil suit in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday alleging negligence and breach of contract by BCLC and two Lower Mainland casinos for failing to stop her from entering the two facilities and gam
Jul 17, 2010, 9:19 am - Lottery News

NH Lottery offering online gambling gamesNews Story
Gamblers will be able to buy lottery tickets in New Hampshire next week to play online a move seen by some as an expansion of the kind of gambling that state lawmakers oppose. PlayNowNH interactive games go on sale July 1. In them, players choose the game baseball, super slots, speed bingo or New Hampshire poker and the amount they want to play. For example, players can buy chances for the $1 baseball game on one ticket or a separate ticket with chances for the $5 poker game. They can b
Jun 25, 2010, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Ohio lottery ticket wins $261.6M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Big win comes just two months after game goes on sale in state Ohio has a $261.6 million Powerball winner less than two months after the state joined the multi-state lottery game. The Ohio Lottery says the only winning ticket matching all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing was sold at a store in Sunbury, about 20 miles north of Columbus in central Ohio. Lottery officials planned to present the Hub Carry Out Deli with a check for $100,000 Thursday morning for selling the winning ti
Jun 3, 2010, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Winning ticket for $64M Mega Millions lottery jackpot sold in N.Y.News Story
One ticket matched all six winning numbers in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing to win the estimated $64 million jackpot, according to lottery officials. The sump-sum cash value of the jackpot was $41.8 Million. The winning ticket was purchased in Kings County, New York. The winning numbers were 5, 14, 17, 19 and 24 and the Mega Ball number was 25. The Megaplier was 4. In addition to the lucky jackpot winner, 16 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers but not the Mega Ball for a $250,00
May 26, 2010, 8:09 am - Lottery News

British lottery ticket wins £84.4M Euro Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot ever won in Britain A single lottery ticket purchased in Great Britain won Friday's 84.4 million (US$122.7 million) Euro Millions jackpot. It is the highest lottery prize ever won in Great Britain. The winning Euro Millions numbers were 1, 17, 31, 43, and 47 with the Lucky Star numbers 2 and 3. The win comes four months after Nigel Page and his partner Justine Laycock won 56 million to become Britain's biggest lottery winners at the time. The couple, who live
May 16, 2010, 11:35 am - Lottery News

Man threw away $153,000 lottery ticketNews Story
A British postal worker said his marriage ended and he has become a laughing stock at work because he threw away a $153,000 scratch-off lottery ticket. Cemal Celikkanat, 38, a driver for the Royal Mail, said he thought the dollar amounts on the scratch-off card he purchased at Charnock News and Booze in Sheffield had to be in a row to win, but the card pays out for any three-of-a-kind dollar amounts, the Sheffield Telegraph reported Friday. When I found out I felt dizzy and dropped to my
Apr 23, 2010, 8:00 pm - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery to pay for Pick 4 errorNews Story
During the South Carolina Education Lottery's evening Pick 4 draw for Saturday, March 13, the numbers 7, 2, 4, and 5 were selected. However, an error occurred when the numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5 were entered into the central system for validating claims, according to a release from SCEL. The lottery will pay Pick 4 ticket holders for either set of numbers. Lottery Post's South Carolina Pick 4 evening results history (www.lotterypost.com/) includes both combinations.game/176/results Lottery spo
Mar 16, 2010, 11:28 am - Lottery News