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Two Wisconsin brothers arrested in lottery tickets theftNews Story
Two brothers from Antigo, Wisconsin were jailed Tuesday after they were caught trying to cash stolen lottery tickets.The Shawano County Sheriffs Department said the tickets were among 2,184 Wisconsin Lottery tickets taken from a burglary at the Remington Oil gas station in Birnamwood about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Police said a front window had been smashed to gain entry to the station.Police were notified when three young men attempted to cash the stolen tickets here about 10 a.m. Birnamwood Police Chie
Mar 18, 2004, 4:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Sergeant accused of stealing Georgia lottery ticketsNews Story
A 24-year veteran of the Richmond County Sheriffs Office was suspended without pay after he was charged with stealing lottery tickets while on duty at a grocery store.Sgt. William Billy Hambrick, 52, was charged with a felony count of theft and was released from the Richmond County jail Wednesday night on $5,050 bond, officials said. His suspension was announced Thursday by Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength.Investigators found that the sergeant had been filling out Cash 3 Georgia Lottery t
Feb 13, 2004, 7:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Are Florida lottery tickets being sold illegally in Bermuda?News Story
The Bermuda Government was advised more than two years ago that the sale of American lottery tickets on the island appeared to breach numerous laws in the United States, including some designed to stop money-laundering. A legal opinion was sought by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission on the issue from a leading gaming lawyer in Las Vegas, who identified a series of potential violations of federal and state laws. His evaluation is understood to have been shared by the commission with at l
Jun 20, 2018, 9:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia gas station employee accused of stealing over $127,000 of lottery tickets in scanning scamNews Story
Retailer employee fake scans lottery tickets to reap the rewards By Kate Northrop A gas station employee is accused of stealing over $127,000 worth of lottery tickets in a scheme he ran over time from behind the counter. A Georgia man is behind bars after operating a fake scanning scheme that landed prizes from actual lottery winners straight into his own pocket. On Feb. 24, gas station owner George Joseph phone police to report that he had caught one of his employees, Harish Bha
Mar 1, 2023, 6:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Old Lottery Tickets
I have a collection of old lottery tickets from OHIO. When the Ohio lottery started they had weekly drawings. I have tickets from every week when they had the weekly drawings. When they came out with the daily drawings i tried to keep a ticket from the first drawing of each individual game. When they started instants I tried to get a ticket from each game and did for a few years but they started coming out with too many instants at the same time. Besides E-Bay I am trying to find any other colle
Jan 9, 2018, 11:38 pm - FRANKR2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Professional lottery player wins tax disputeReply
There is no where on the back of these scratch tickets in Mass that states you must be present when buying these tickets.example I give tickets all the time as gifts.So for the state to prove he did not buy these tickets would be impossible.I keep losing tickets all the time to write off on large winning tickets also get statements from casino's on play for the year.Problem is IRS or State plays the game of investigating people several years after these winning and losing happen,hoping you have
Nov 6, 2011, 3:54 am - lucky6025 - Lottery News

Couple at odds over Powerball lottery prizeReply
There was nothing dumb about this...it was HE who wanted to buy the lottery tickets, NOT HER. She may have loaned him the money in order to buy the tickets, but it seems as though she wasn't totally into the lottery thing as she empasized for him to buy the drinks first...and if there is anything left over you can buy the lottery tickets. Buying the lottery tickets seemed almost like an afterthought to her whereas it was perhaps HIS primary reason for wanting to go to the store in the first plac
Feb 4, 2009, 1:12 pm - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

$85M sought for "defective" Virginia lottery ticketsNews Story
Man sues Virginia Lottery for selling $85 million in defective scratch-off tickets A lawsuit by Washington and Lee University professor Scott Hoover seeks reimbursement for purchasers of an estimated 26.5 million tickets over the past five years. He asserted that the tickets had no chance of winning the top prize promised on them. John Fishwick, a Roanoke attorney for Hoover, on Monday released copies of a lawsuit filed in Richmond Circuit Court. It seeks an $85 million judgment and an inj
Jul 1, 2008, 8:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Why don't WAWA stores sell lottery tickets?Reply
It depends on the state's conditions and requirement but it looks like WAWA was unable to meet them; maybe because WAWA didn't want to properly teach their clerks how to run a lottery terminal. From a player's view, gas stations are probably the best place to buy lottery tickets but probably the worst place to cash in winning tickets. I'm not putting the blame solely on the clerks because confusing store policies and player ignorance contributes too. The other night I saw a sign next to the l
Apr 25, 2007, 8:41 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

N.C. Lottery will have some unique vendorsNews Story
Thousands of retailers are getting ready to sell North Carolina lottery tickets. But it won't just be convenience stores and supermarkets. The Paper Doll Lounge, a Charlotte strip club, will be offering the lottery along with its lap dances. We're the only (strip) club that has it, said Chris Falls, owner of the Paper Doll Lounge. And I also have something the convenience stores don't. Any business in the state can apply to sell tickets for the game that begins March 30, with the o
Mar 23, 2006, 6:46 am - Todd - Lottery News