Lure of riches fuels lottery craze in China

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ChazzMatt — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:51:10 GMT

here's the rest of the story:

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Then, at the urging of co-workers, Ren started playing lottery games. At first he was a cautious player who placed an occasional bet. Soon he was hooked and became obsessed about hitting the jackpot.

That's when he and his colleagues decided the problem was that they weren't investing enough. If only they could borrow some money, they could surely win big and pay the lender back. The only person who could help them do that was the man with e... [ More ]

Lure of riches fuels lottery craze in China

Lottery Post — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:22:55 GMT

Jackpot chasers steal millions in cash, only to spend them on tickets

Two employees at a Chinese bank dream of getting rich quick. The only two with the keys to the vault, they steal a few thousand dollars to see whether anyone notices. No one does. So they take more. In the course of a month, they walk away with $6.6 million.

Instead of running away with their mountains of cash, the two do something seemingly illogical.

They buy lottery tickets.

Since police arrested the pair this s... [ More ]