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Lottery winner gives away £12 million in one weekReply
I wouldn't have given anyone that much. My feeling is if I don't deserve the money, then other people deserve it even less - at least I bought a ticket. The problem with giving such large amounts is that I believe it encourages people to quit their jobs and go on spending sprees, and after a few years the money is gone and they are begging more off you. >These days one million dollars is not a lot of money.It's not a lot over 20-25 years, but it's a lot to have it all in once place. If you
Apr 20, 2004, 2:17 pm - tg636 - Lottery News

Anonymous Winner Claims $85.5 Million Powerball Lottery JackpotReply
Quote: Originally posted by tg636 on February 25, 2004 ............... Of course I can't ask those people for money, they haven't won the lottery! I can't ask people who actually did something to *earn* their money. I can't speak for everyone that plays the lottery, but I earned every dollar I've ever spent for lottery tickets. People who try and chisel other people for money really don't care how they got their money. People with money usually live among folks with money and a lottery win
Feb 25, 2004, 3:17 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Audit finds misuse of Colorado Lottery fundNews Story
Legislation, rule changes seek tighter tracking of spendingColorado state leaders Tuesday unveiled plans to curb substantial problems uncovered by a newly released audit of Colorado's conservation trust fund, a multimillion-dollar pot of lottery profits that is supposed to pay for parks and recreation.A state audit released Tuesday found that more than $1.2 million of the fund's expenditures in 2002 were spent by local governments in ways the state does not allow.The audit also criticized 10 c
Jan 28, 2004, 9:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida Mega Money game getting "way more mega"News Story
The Florida Lottery announced today that beginning January 28, the Mega Money game is getting way more mega. The first drawing for the new game will be held Friday, January 30, 11:15 p.m. EST. I am pleased to announce exciting changes to the new Mega Money game, Florida Lottery Secretary Rebecca Dirden Mattingly said. We listened to our players in redesigning the game. They told us they wanted more ways to win and bigger prizes and we have given it to them. Top annuity prizes for the new Me
Jan 23, 2004, 8:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Elderly woman loses $20,000 in lottery swindleNews Story
Police have issued a fraud alert after an 87-year-old Oakville woman was cheated out of more than $20,000.Halton police say the woman, who lives alone, had taken out bank drafts and couriered money to a Quebec address believing she had won $5 million in a lottery.Had police not become involved, they say the woman would have sent at least $50,000. It's an extremely sad situation because it appears this woman has sent money to this address at least four times, Halton Sergeant Val Hay said. Even
Dec 12, 2003, 5:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Special projects shrink lottery proceedsReply
I hope that others read how lottery money is mismanaged by greedy public officials. I am sure if they had put some of it away, the HOPE scholarship program would not be in jeopardy now. They could have invested some of the overflow into conservative funds and the money would have been there for today. When money is coming in, all of the pork barrell political games come to the front. Money was spent very unwisely and foolishly. I am going watch the Tennessee lottery for such foolishnish. I a
Nov 11, 2003, 5:09 pm - Littleoldlady - Lottery News

300 years of winners, losers in state's lottery-history exhibitNews Story
Scandal strikes the lottery system; a former politician who's a mathematician argues passionately that lotteries should be banned; the General Assembly holds hearings.The scenario sounds like the state lottery of today: Lincoln Park's executive director and the CEO of Lincoln's parent company stand indicted for allegedly trying to bribe the law firm of the former speaker of the House. Rodney Driver, a former state representative and mathematics professor, argues to anyone who will listen that lo
Oct 6, 2003, 4:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Amendment would link lottery money, schoolsNews Story
To hear lawmakers tell it, talk in the coffee shops often goes like this: Whatever happened to all that lottery money? Voters authorized a state lottery in 1990, and some mistakenly thought they voted to spend the money to support public schools. The general public always asks, 'What happened to that money? What happened to that lottery money?' said state Sen. Chris Ullo, D-Harvey. It has been a very consistent message. Voters will weigh in on the issue Oct. 4. Constitutional amendment No. 9
Sep 24, 2003, 4:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida city still wondering: Who won the $590M lottery jackpot?Reply
here the issue the winner is Now losing money by not claiming by now it takes just about 2 full weeks for all diff state's to wire the money to the winner state florida lottery to have all money in 1 bank account ready to pay'wire to the winner if they pick cash that is money that could be earning interest aka losing money , and 278,175,000 cash is atfer 25% withholding rate , sure they pay almust other 15% later on , but 278m intreast is no Joke money being lost some money here
Jun 3, 2013, 8:48 am - joshuacloak - Lottery News

Another scam victim regrets his mistakesNews Story
Dale E. Gilbert wants people to learn from his mistakes. He wants them to know how he got scammed in a lottery deal. Papers in hand, Gilbert laid out the evidence. Now he owes a local bank nearly $1,000.It started when he received an official looking notice from Euromillones loteria International of Spain that he had won money from a lottery.The letter detailed the winning ticket number, serial number, and lottery numbers which had allowed Gilbert to win over $1.3 million in cash.Gilbert was as
Mar 24, 2005, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News