Government grabs Powerball cash

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JimmySand9 — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:41:53 GMT

At least the Australian media isn't afraid to expose their lottery's practices.

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goldrush — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:10:21 GMT

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Yet another slug against the battlers , sorry voters of New South Wales. Everyone should remember the greed of the Iemma government around March next year. If elected, I wonder will Peter Dednam have the balls to reverse any of these un-Australian cash grabs ! I don't think so, after all he's a politician too!

Posted by: Gary Mansfield of New South Wales 5:10pm today

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Government grabs Powerball cash

goldrush — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:57:45 GMT

THE State Government has gouged more than $2 million from NSW lottery punters in a brazen cash grab to boost Treasury coffers.

The Government secretly cut the prizemoney pool for Powerball by 1 per cent in a move quietly gazetted earlier this month.

From now on, people who win on Powerball will share in just 56.5 per cent of the prize pool instead of 57.5 per cent.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20817182-5001021,00.html