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Tennessee Lottery glitch shuts out playersReply
Hargrove said a programmer for the vendor, New Jersey-based Smartplay International Inc., made a keystroke error when setting the parameters for Cash 3 and Cash 4, typing a u for unique instead of an r for repeat. what's to stop them from doing this for any particular drawing they want to. This is one more reason computerized drawing should be banned.
Aug 23, 2007, 2:20 pm - four4me - Lottery News

Online gambling executive arrested on state chargesReply
The former president of Iran, an international criminal head of a terrorist state arrives here and we don't even bother to ask him about what's going on in Iran let alone tossing his ass in jail. ********************************** Don't correct me if I am wrong but I believe the former Head Terrorist of Iran was served a summons while he was here. There are several families of survivors of his holocaust who came to this country. They are suing Iran and him for millions. I hope they
Sep 12, 2006, 1:47 am - GASMETERGUY - Lottery News

Texas Lottery accuses GTECH of briberyNews Story
GTECH executives will appear before Texas commission The criminal allegations read right out of a crime novel: bribing overseas government officials, withholding evidence and lying about it. Those are some of the charges Texas investigators accuse GTECH, the international lottery services company that enjoys a lucrative contract with the state of Texas, of engaging in internationally. The findings have angered and embarrassed lottery commissioners, who have used GTECH as the agency's so
Aug 16, 2006, 11:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

565 lottery scammers arrested in global operationReply
DD, I'm glad you read all the way to the end, because I think those are some of the most interesting comments by Gonzalez. Also, very alarming is the reporter's questions about international enforcement, or lack thereof: Attorney General, I would just like to get back to the subject at hand here, but your own numbers on this indicate a rather slim conviction rate to say the least. None in Spain. None in the Netherlands. None in Costa Rica. Twenty percent in Canada. Forty percent in the Un
May 23, 2006, 8:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

What would the experts do with a lottery jackpot?News Story
Investment Hanging on to all those millions can be as tough as winning in the first place If you won the lottery, as eight Nebraska meatpackers did last month, splitting a $365 million jackpot, what investment would be at the top of your wish list? Without a plan, the reality is that 70 percent of all lottery winners will squander away their winnings in a few years, said Peter Toll, president of Family Heritage First in West Linn and past president of Oregon's Financial Planning Ass
Mar 9, 2006, 6:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Woman 'hiding lottery win from husband'Reply
I guess I'll add my 2 cents. I am on the side of those who said she's being a control freak. Even though I understand this lady's fear, I don't agree with her at all. Many years ago I was married to a very irresponsible man and would worry about the same problem...not drugs necessarily (although he liked getting high) but spending it on trips to Vegas, cars and partying. Yet I found out 20 years later he became a very successful businessman and runs an international company. People change. In f
Jan 22, 2006, 2:09 am - justxploring - Lottery News

Gullible woman bilked out of $100K in lottery scamNews Story
A Tucson, Arizona, woman who said she was playing a free Internet lottery game was bilked out of nearly $100,000, according to sheriff's officials.The woman contacted the Sheriff's Department on Oct. 20 and told deputies about the lottery game called Universal Swiss Lottery, which she said she had been playing on the Internet. The game required no money to play.In March 2004, the woman said, she was contacted and told that she had won 2 million euros, according to the Sheriff's Department, which
Nov 3, 2005, 1:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Gtech lottery, gaming units may be split in saleNews Story
If Gtech Holdings Inc. is sold, as recent reports suggest, it may be marketed in pieces to buyers interested in its global lottery operations and gaming equipment business, analysts told Bloomberg News.The Wall Street Journal published a report Tuesday indicating Gtech received an unsolicited expression of interest from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s private equity unit. Gtech, the world's biggest seller of computerized lottery systems, told Bloomberg News Monday it was considering an unsolicited
Sep 14, 2005, 7:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Redundant Mega Millions lottery bill passes Calif. Senate CommitteeNews Story
A Senate committee, on a bipartisan vote, approved a measure Tuesday to legalize California's participation in Mega Millions lotto without the testimony of lottery officials who maintain the multi-state game is already legal. They had the audacity not to show up, said Sen. Dean Florez, a Bakersfield-area Democrat who authored the bill.A group that opposes gambling expansion has filed a lawsuit that alleges Mega Millions participation violates the voter-approved constitutional amendment that t
Aug 17, 2005, 7:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas lottery board charges bingo machine supplier fixed pricesNews Story
A bingo machine supplier has been charged with fixing prices and selling its products directly to charities, according to state records and public filings.The Texas Lottery Commission will hear evidence Friday against Game Tech International, the largest supplier of electronic bingo machines in Texas.The allegations concern the behavior of a former employee and are untrue, said Andrejs K. Bunkse, general counsel for Game Tech. We will actively defend ourselves and believe there will be no findin
Jun 21, 2005, 8:09 am - Todd - Lottery News