The California State Lottery Commission has been awarded judgment along with more than $150,000 in attorneys' fees and costs following the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed he was improperly denied a $750,000 payout on a winning high-stakes poker ticket, according to court documents obtained on Friday.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin C. Brazile signed off on the judgment on Thursday, disposing of the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by plaintiff James Densley in April 2022. Densley stated he purchased a ticket in September 2021 that revealed a flush, which he contended was a winning hand over three queens with a prize of $75,000.00 multiplied by 10, or $750,000.
A South Carolina man has been arrested after allegedly stealing multiple lottery tickets during a job interview and trying to redeem them at other stores.
If he wasn't convinced to make the move already, he is now. A Florida man is Michigan-bound after winning a $358,104 Fantasy 5 jackpot in the state's lottery.
A pair of scammers in New York conned a woman out of $5,000 worth of jewelry after maintaining that their immigration status prevented them from claiming winnings from a "winning" lottery ticket.
A summertime road trip left one Alabama family with more than just memories after a pit stop in Kentucky rewarded them with a $150,000 Powerball lottery prize.
