Little store is a Lotto hot spot
Third jackpot winner since 2000 purchased lucky ticket good for $72 million
The mysterious good luck of Lichine's Liquor and Deli continues to grow.
Since 2000, the California State Lottery machines at Lichine's have spit out SuperLotto Plus jackpots three times most recently on Saturday.
The lucky ticket over the weekend is good for $72 million. The holder of the ticket had not yet come forward on Monday.
But the jackpot is enough to get some people thinking there's something spec ...
Mar 22, 2007, 12:39 pm - - Lottery News forum
Calif. state workers bet the same lottery numbers 10 years -- and win
For all those who play the same lottery numbers year after year but never win, there is hope. Consider the Sacramento 20 a group of state workers who never gave up.
Theirs is a tale of perseverance.
Twenty current or former state employees who have been playing the same numbers as a group for 10 years are the winners of Saturday's $72 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot.
I knew 10 years ago we would win, said state Department of Transportation worker Gloria Madriz. It was a matter of p ...
Mar 22, 2007, 11:51 am - - Lottery News forum
Lawyer in $315 million lottery lawsuits ordered to pay fine
A lawyer representing three people who sued their co-workers seeking a share of their $315 million lottery win was ordered Tuesday to pay a nearly $382,000 fine.
Orange County Judge Michael Brenner ordered attorney Mark H. Williams to pay the seven lottery winners after determining he pursued the lawsuits knowing the allegations lacked merit.
The amount was the equivalent to legal fees incurred by the Lucky Seven, who pooled money to buy the winning Mega Millions multi-state lottery tick ...
Mar 22, 2007, 10:00 am - - Lottery News forum
Cops bust 2 men who stole 3,000 lottery tickets
Two men who allegedly made off with 3,000 lottery tickets from a Chinatown, California, liquor store are in custody, along with a woman accused of trying to cash some of the tickets, thanks to a school principal who recognized two of the suspects as the parents of one of his students, police reported.
The woman, who is not suspected of taking part in the Feb. 20 robbery, allegedly visited a liquor store in Highland Park the next day in an unsuccessful attempt to try to cash some of the stolen ...
Mar 15, 2007, 10:33 am - - Lottery News forum
Calif. Lottery hops on raffle bandwagon
With Million Dollar Raffle, California becomes the latest state lottery to introduce a raffle-style game.
The new game, which goes on sale February 5th, gives players the best odds of winning a million dollars of any game ever offered by the California Lottery.
Million Dollar Raffle is played like a typical raffle type draw game that many people have already experienced.
The game will have a maximum of 5 million unique (7 digit) raffle numbers available for sale to players for $5 per n ...
Jan 19, 2007, 8:52 am - - Lottery News forum
Calif. couple claims $41 million SuperLotto jackpot
A Laguna Hills, California, couple have claimed a $41 million Super Lotto Plus jackpot and plan to buy homes for family members and take a belated honeymoon, lottery officials said Tuesday.
Jimmy Balloue, 36, bought the winning Quick Pick ticket at Dimension Liquor in Lake Forest for Saturday's drawing. Officials said he was a longtime lottery player.
Balloue opted for the cash value and will receive a single payment of about $20 million. The liquor store owner will receive $205,000 for se ...
Jan 11, 2007, 3:54 pm - - Lottery News forum
Calif. Lottery misprint leaves 'winners' with nothing
Many people thought they struck it rich playing one of the California Lottery's Scratcher games. But they didn't, and lottery officials blame a misprint, an error, to explain why some folks got a free game ticket instead of thousands of dollars in cash.
The Luna family thought Christmas had come early.
My understanding is I won it fair and square.
Lucy Luna was playing the $3 Scratcher Word Crossword. The ticket says scratch letters to reveal 10 words win $20,000.
Lucy scratch ...
Dec 12, 2006, 7:35 am - - Lottery News forum
Opinion: Calif. Lottery should not rubber-stamp GTECH deal
As part of a major deal with 24 states, including California, an Italian company has purchased the United States firm that runs lotto and other online games for those states. The merger, where Lottomatica acquired GTECH, was finalized in August and expected to be completed by year's end.
The agreement surprised and stunned state lawmakers. Not even the attorney general's office, which is supposed to defend the state lotto, was aware of it. The deal was orchestrated by the state lottery's act ...
Dec 11, 2006, 11:25 am - - Lottery News forum
Backlash in Calif. over sale of lottery operator GTECH
As the new 2007-08 Legislature convened Monday, the backlash over an Italian firm's quiet takeover of California's lotto contractor grew when a second legislative committee said it would investigate.
Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, a Newark Democrat who chairs the government organization committee in the lower house, said his panel is probing the matter and may convene hearings.
I'm taking a look at the situation. I've read the press report. I've been briefed by my staff, said Torrico, whos ...
Dec 6, 2006, 9:57 am - - Lottery News forum
Man who stole winning lottery ticket gets 5 years
A judge on Friday sentenced Sam Grair to five years and four months in prison for stealing a lottery ticket worth $524,000 at the store where he worked.
Grair, 43, pleaded guilty in September to grand theft and presenting a fraudulent claim to a government agency.
Prosecutor Howard Wise said the message is this: It is a deterrent to any store clerk that is in a position of trust so they won't do the same thing.
Wise said Grair, of Camarillo, had no prior criminal history.
In cour ...
Nov 18, 2006, 10:45 am - - Lottery News forum
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