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Man loses $41,000 in sweepstakes scamNews Story
A 28-year-old Franklin, New Jersey man got a letter in the mail indicating he had won more than $600,000 in Spain's El Gordo Sweepstakes Lottery program. But over a two-week period, that Franklin man wound up withdrawing money from his bank account, taking cash advances on his credit card, borrowing from family and losing about $41,000 to the lottery scam.And police say it's unlikely the money will ever be recovered.Now the warehouse worker, who asked that his name not be used, is taking out a
Mar 5, 2004, 4:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

Reducing Lottery RewardsNews Story
Some Florida legislators figure that the way to sell more lottery tickets is to reduce the size or number of prizes the players can win. It's something that will be attempted during the 2004 session that begins in March -- and, given the financial philosophy of this Legislature, it has a good chance of passage.This is, after all, the same Legislature that set in motion the largest telephone rate hike in state history using the logic that if rates were increased, there would be more competition f
Jan 9, 2004, 5:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery scrambles to increase revenueNews Story
Education funding doesn't see expected boon; officials cite low prize payouts as root cause With sales floundering compared to projections, Oklahoma Lottery officials are scrambling to bring in more money. State officials are saying the lottery hasn't been the boon to educational funding it was touted to be. To increase lottery sales, Lottery Commission Executive Director Jim Scroggins is advocating putting more of the lottery sales into prize money, saying people play to win. The fe
Jul 30, 2007, 10:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

NJ family of 8 claims $429.6 million Powerball lottery jackpotReply
Am very happy with my life and i gamble for fun and 75 percent of my winning and income so far has gone to helping people in need around me so i don't consider myself struggling am happy with the life have been dealt like a card . I would have love to answer your comment but unfortunately there are so many things money can buy and there are so many things money cannot buy trump has all that money can buy but what makes him stupid and you are things money cannot buy. Trump could win but he doesn'
May 15, 2016, 9:44 pm - JoeBigLotto - Lottery News

Florida woman gives away $43 million Lotto jackpotReply
Taxes why should they worry what they have to pay They didn't have the money before so anything is better than nothing. Because it's money. I have to say, I've never understood when people say it's more than they had before . Yes. But it's money. I know that psychologically people are more willing to spend money they are given and not earned, but again, it's still money. They're already going to give the government millions in taxes, why should they give millions more unnecessarily? Maybe
Feb 29, 2016, 7:00 pm - Teddi - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery cracks down on 'shadow winners'Reply
So let me get this staight scratching head The lottery system was designed to make money for the state and to help pay for education and create a form of entertainment for the people(winnings) and now they are adding Are you collecting for someone who may owe child support . Don't get me wrong on this.While I am 110% for collecting that money for those who owe it and parents being responsible for child rearing. This has to be one of the most GORMLESS attachments to a lottery payout system I have
Sep 13, 2014, 7:53 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

N.C. school construction lottery money doesn't really build schoolsNews Story
Includes video report Where does the North Carolina Education Lottery money go? You know, you buy a ticket, you put money into the education lottery, and you think all that money goes to North Carolina schools. But that is not quite how it works. Of every dollar, 61% goes back into the lottery for prizes, 28% goes to education, and 11% go back to retailers and the lottery for administration. Of that 28 percent for schools, the Education Lottery website says 45.8% goes to teacher pay, 20
Jul 10, 2014, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

NJ $338 million Powerball winner and ex-girlfriend in court over moneyReply
Well i don't know him well but i can read him well like an open book. You see this smart pedro of a guy has been secretly using loss change from his business with his ex baby mama to gamble. She knows money has been short everyday but smart pedro always has his funny smile no problem baby my maths is just bad that's why we short on our register. Now pedro wins big with that money and now he is back to his old pedro tricks again he already use to the drill of hiding money from his baby mama so al
Nov 21, 2013, 10:27 am - JoeBigLotto - Lottery News

Church rejects donation from lottery winnerReply
I don't understand any Pastor saying that they don't want lottery money. Do they know were the money they collect ever Sunday come from. They preach that those who wlak walks of this world should change and in changing some drug dealers come in that are still selling drugs and put money in the offering , those who are still prositituding put money ing the offering thos who go to the casino and win put money in the offering and on and on. So why and how could he say that they did not want lottery
Aug 15, 2008, 11:17 am - Doc Tor - Lottery News

Man claims $16M Florida Lotto prizeReply
Like some one else said on the LP, I only spend the extra dollar one time a year; when Powerball replaces a number 5 with the number 10. I have never cheered for second place, and never will. All my money goes for the jackpot; any hit less is nice money, but also a disappointment. I think the megaplier is a waste of money. Hundreds of thousand of dollars go into the state coffers twice a week, and they pay back on a less then a handfull; sometime none. Throwing money at the lottery is bad enough
May 27, 2008, 3:39 pm - MeFirstYouLast - Lottery News