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L AS VEGAS (KLAS) American Red Cross volunteers are providing assistance to multiple families after a house fire and two separate apartment fires broke out in the Las Vegas valley. Chanise Williams and her two children weren t at home, but nearby when their building caught fire. When I came home, the fire departments were parked in front of my house and my house was in flames, Williams explained as she teared up. It s scary cause me and my children could ve lost our lives including my
Mar 12, 2024, 1:34 am - eddessaknight - Mystical Forum

North Carolina Lottery approves online instant gamesNews Story
Additions to digital lottery games and sports betting sweeping the state By Kate Northrop The North Carolina Lottery has officially approved online instant games, to go into effect later this year. On Tuesday evening, the North Carolina Education Lottery Commission voted to expand its game repertoire by starting to offer digital instant games online. North Carolina lottery players may start to see new online lottery games beginning this fall or as early as Nov. 15, 2023. Inst
Aug 19, 2023, 5:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland woman wins $1 million in lottery two weeks after winning $50,000News Story
Maryland Lottery sees Mrs. Millionaire claim a prize just two weeks apart By Kate Northrop A Maryland woman won $1 million just two weeks after winning $50,000 in the lottery. An anonymous Oxon Hill resident, dubbed Mrs. Millionaire to keep her identity private, made a swift return to Maryland Lottery headquarters to claim an even bigger prize since her first $50,000 win. On July 25, the 67-year-old claimed a $50,000 Pick 5 prize she won in the July 23 midday drawing. During that
Aug 10, 2023, 1:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Post Malone and the "perfect storm" — North Carolina man wins $100,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Winner's eventful night led to it being one of the best days of his life By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man says his $100,000 lottery win is all thanks to the perfect storm that involved a Post Malone concert, severe rains, and a bathroom break. All those factors led up to the moment Thomasville resident Zachary Sharpe won a $100,000 scratch-off prize from the North Carolina Lottery, he says. It was a wonderful day, Sharpe told the Lottery. One of the best days of my life.
Aug 1, 2023, 12:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New York man claims state's biggest Mega Millions prize at $476 millionNews Story
It still doesn't feel real. By Kate Northrop Someone in New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot, setting the new record at $476 million. On Monday, he stepped forward to claim the prize. Johnnie Taylor, 71, of Howard Beach, was the sole winner of the Mega Millions jackpot from the drawing on April 14, 2023. It is the largest Mega Millions prize won in New York since the game launched in the state in 2002. The previous record was a $437 million jackpot won by a tic
Jun 8, 2023, 7:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Canadian woman "calls in rich" to work after winning $1 million in the lotteryNews Story
Winner adds one more Lotto win to the family By Kate Northrop A Canadian woman won a $1 million (US$732,145) lottery prize one week after leaving one of her two full-time jobs and was too excited to go into work the next day. A lottery winner who left one of her jobs to spend more time with family called in rich to her other job the morning after she won $1 million in the lottery. Jamie Sullivan of Saint John, N.B., couldn't think about much else besides the fact that she was hol
May 14, 2023, 5:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

California woman who overcame homelessness wins $5 million lottery prizeNews Story
Everything lining up all at once for winner who turned her life around By Kate Northrop The stars are perfectly aligning for a formerly homeless California woman who has one more lifechanging milestone to celebrate. A California woman who overcame homelessness is now one of the state's newest millionaires after winning a $5 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket. Lucia Forseth's life looked very different in 2017 as compared to now. She did not have a home, but some years
May 4, 2023, 11:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida lottery winner claims share of $494 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Half of jackpot claimed by a fruity trust By Kate Northrop One of the two winners of the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot drawn in October 2022 has stepped forward to claim their share of the prize. The Florida Lottery announced that one of the winning ticket-holders of the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot from the Oct. 14, 2022 drawing has claimed their share. Weeks after Hurricane Ian ripped through the southwestern coast of Florida in September 2022, someone in Fort Myers
Feb 22, 2023, 1:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News

El Gordo doles out €2.5 billion in Spain's annual Christmas lotteryNews Story
By Kate Northrop The famous Spanish Christmas lottery, El Gordo (The Fat One) has once again lived up to its name, awarding a pot of holiday joy across the country in the form of 2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) in prizes. On Thursday, the world sat by and watched while El Gordo dished out billions of euros to lucky winners throughout Spain. Ibrahim Cante, a musician from Gambia, had spent the last five years trekking across countries in Africa before crossing the Mediterranean by boat
Dec 24, 2022, 12:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Americans gamble over half a trillion dollars illegally each year, AGA Report saysNews Story
Illegal operators capture a third of all gambling revenue, according to study By Kate Northrop According to a report published by the American Gaming Association (AGA), Americans gamble an estimated $511 billion every year through unregulated sportsbooks and websites. Last week, AGA released a report on money spent in the unregulated sports betting and gaming market, which found that Americans spend more than half a trillion dollars on illegal gambling each year. The findings are
Dec 5, 2022, 2:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News