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$37M lotto winner dies heartbroken recluseNews Story
Ontario's biggest-ever lottery winner died a heartbroken and miserly recluse, estranged from family and too sick or too tightfisted to spend his millions. Friends of 59-year-old Graham Gelineau, who won $37 million in 2007 from a Canada Lotto 6/49 ticket, told the Sun the eccentric and mysterious Graham disappeared after collecting his jackpot, not returning to the cheap room he rented in a boarding house on St. Clair Ave. W. Friends aren't sure of the exact date of his death but have hear
Apr 11, 2011, 9:37 am - Lottery News

2 men survive deadly casino bus crash, then board anotherNews Story
They couldn't resist. Two gamblers who miraculously survived a catastrophic brush with death aboard a Chinatown casino bus climbed back aboard the same company's bus only hours later for another trip to the gaming tables. Bernardo Garcia, a 50-year-old cook from Brooklyn whose buddy Miguel Aquino was one of 14 people killed in Saturday's horrific 5:30 a.m. World Wide Tours bus crackup on the Hutchinson River Parkway said he figured Lady Luck was on his side. I'm the kind of person that
Mar 14, 2011, 4:54 pm - Lottery News

N.J. Gov. may veto online gambling billNews Story
Internet gaming may not be coming to the Garden State after all. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie next week is expected to veto a bill that would have allowed state residents to become the first in the country to place legal bets from their living rooms over the Internet, sources told the New York Post. Christie, who weeks ago was said to be leaning toward signing the bill in hopes of reversing Atlantic City's dwindling revenues, is now, after intense lobbying, likely not to approve the cont
Feb 23, 2011, 7:49 pm - Lottery News

Photos, evidence released in case of murdered Florida lottery winnerNews Story
Gruesome photos of the mummified body of a slain Florida lottery winner are among mountains of evidence released this week by the Hillsborough County State Attorney's office. More than 20 discs containing photos, videos and other documents were released in the case against Dorice DeeDee Moore, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Abraham Shakespeare of Lakeland. Moore was indicted by a grand jury in March after Shakespeare's body was discovered last January. The remains
Nov 25, 2010, 8:24 am - Lottery News

£9 million lottery winner drank himself to deathNews Story
A father-of-two who won millions in the United Kingdom National Lottery became so bored after giving up his job that he turned to booze and eventually drank himself to death. Keith and Louise Gough won 9 million in 2005, and like many others Gough saw the win as the answer to his dreams . But the couple, who were married for 27 years, separated just two years later after Gough gave up his job and began drinking out of boredom. Devastating Speaking last year Gough lamented the devasta
Oct 25, 2010, 2:05 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. man pleads guilty to stealing to feed his lottery habitNews Story
His unlucky numbers turned out to be 5 and 15. A compulsive lottery player pleaded guilty today to stealing $2.3 million from condo and co-op buildings he managed in Manhattan to feed his love of randomly drawn ping-pong balls. Richard Bassik, 67, will be sentenced to 5 to 15 years behind bars after accepting a deal that could keep him locked up until death. With time already served, Bassik's best hope for freedom won't come until early 2015. I hope when he gets out, it'll be on his ow
Sep 17, 2010, 8:00 am - Lottery News

One of Britain's youngest lottery winners, dead at 29News Story
One of Britain's youngest lottery millionaires has been found dead at 29. Stuart Donnelly was discovered at the luxury home he bought after winning almost 2 million (US$2.98 million) when he was 17. When he hit the jackpot in 1997, sharing the 25 million prize fund with 12 other winners, he toasted with Coca-Cola because he was too young for champagne. But his instant riches made him unhappy and he appeared increasingly unable to handle the strain of being a millionaire, friends said.
Jun 25, 2010, 6:54 am - Lottery News

Accused lottery killer expected to make plea in courtNews Story
A woman accused of killing a Lakeland, Florida, lottery winner is expected to make a plea in court Monday morning. DeeDee Moore will appear before a judge in downtown Tampa with new representation, as her previous lawyer was removed from the case due to a conflict of interest. In March, Moore was given a new attorney from the Public Defender's office. All along, Moore has claimed innocence in the murder of Abraham Shakespeare. She said she befriended Shakespeare after he won the lottery in
May 10, 2010, 7:49 am - Lottery News

Amid family tragedies, man wins $1M lottery jackpotNews Story
Reeling from the loss of his wife to cancer last month and the earlier death of his son in a construction accident, an Iowa man found a spot of brightness this week by cashing in a $1 million lottery ticket. Fifty-eight-year-old Richard Koenigsfeld of Marble Rock, Iowa, bought a $20 lottery ticket April 18 to commemorate the birthday of Dian, his wife of 32 years, who died March 26. That's when his luck changed. I scratched it off and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, Koenigsfeld said
Apr 29, 2010, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Other people involved in lottery winner's slaying, attorney saysNews Story
Though Dorice Donegan Dee Dee Moore is the only person accused in the slaying of Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, there were other people involved, according to her lawyer. From my review of the probable cause affidavit and my investigator's review, I see plenty of room for further investigation to develop evidence that Mrs. Moore was not involved in the murder or not the primary person involved in the murder, said attorney Stephen B. Fisher. He was appointed to represent Moore af
Apr 6, 2010, 9:00 am - Lottery News