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Many dislike Illinois Gov.'s lottery privatization planNews Story
A day after Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich unveiled his $10 billion school financing and education reform plan, lawmakers, local school officials and teachers union representatives raised serious reservations, suggesting that key portions of the proposal will face a rocky path. Virtually every aspect of the agenda from state takeover of failing schools to merit pay for teachers to mandated after-school tutoring has its skeptics and detractors. Overall, educators applauded Blagojevich
May 25, 2006, 6:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Are Computerized Lottery Drawings Truly Random?News Story
When the Powerball jackpot passes the point where greed justifies stupidity -- and, at $50 million, Saturday's drawing probably qualifies -- I've been known to hand the convenience-store clerk a $5 bill in exchange for a small slip of paper bearing five series of computer-selected numbers. Anything won that way, of course, would be the product of dumb luck. So when I don't win millions -- and I never have, or I wouldn't have to write this column -- I don't feel cheated. I've always been more
Jun 21, 2004, 7:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

Inside look at the mysterious booklet every Australian lottery jackpot winner receivesNews Story
Apart from mind-boggling good luck, there's one thing all division one lottery winners have in common one humble brochure that gets mailed to every winner in Australia. It means the mysterious document has only been seen by a select few Australians who have been fortunate enough to score a life-changing jackpot prize. But a copy obtained by an Australian news website reveals a treasure trove of advice including from previous winners themselves buried within the pages. Congratulations!
Apr 27, 2020, 1:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery under fire for giving away $212,500 in Scratchers on 'Ellen'News Story
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres drew wild cheers from the studio audience of her television talk show in December when she announced each person in attendance would receive a $500 bundle of Scratchers tickets from the California State Lottery. Lottery officials saw it as a publicity boon, but a whistleblower complaint filed by some lottery employees argues the agency's giveaway of the tickets which have a combined face value of $212,500 should be investigated as a misuse of funds, according to docum
Feb 6, 2020, 5:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

finding winning combinationsReply
Working with a young game here, so I may need to apply the idea to some of the games that have more than 1100 draws to get a clearer picture.... N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 Z ON TW TH FR FV 1 2 5 6 16 520 492 133 21 0 1 2 4 5 14 34 506 507 134 14 6 0 4 14 15 20 26 519 460 152 36 0 0 1 2 5 12 18 534 481 137 14 0 1 2 8 12 20 30 508 496 143 14 6 0 2 4 15 20 26 526 450 156 35 0 0 1 2 5 15 29 522 499 131 14 0 1 6 11 13 18 30 522 490 128 21 6 0 2 21 25 30 31 522 472 138 35 0 0 1 2 6
Jun 24, 2019, 1:42 pm - garyo1954 - Lottery Discussion Forum

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

More millennials than seniors losing money to scamsReply
Wow,I Haven't Seen One Of These In Awhile. Found These 2 In My Spam Folder The Other Day I Wonder How Many E-Mail Recipients Actually Sent $$$ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: YOUR PACKAGE HAVE JUST ARRIVED ATTN: BENEFICIARY I'm Diplomatic Agent Mr. Chris Ibeh; I have been trying to reach you on your Email about few hours ago, just to inform you about my successful arrival in Austin-Bergstrom Int
Mar 17, 2018, 12:21 pm - LottoBux - Lottery News

Lottery rigger warned officials about computerized drawing machines years agoNews Story
By Jason Clayworth The mastermind behind a national lottery scam says he warned officials about a glitch in computer-generated drawings 11 years ago, but nobody seemed too worried, his lawyer revealed in an exclusive interview. The same glitch involving identical numbers drawn consecutively or nearly consecutively occurred again in the past two weeks in Arizona, prompting state officials to offer players a refund. Eddie Tipton's new behind-bars revelation, paired with the duplicate numb
Oct 15, 2017, 8:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

Network of dummy online stores used to hide internet gambling paymentsNews Story
A network of dummy online stores offering household goods has been used as a front for internet gambling payments, according to a recent investigation. The seven sites, operated out of Europe, purport to sell items including fabric, DVD cases, maps, gift wrap, mechanical tape, pin badges and flags. In fact, they are fake outlets, part of a multinational system to disguise payments for the $40 billion global online gambling industry, which is illegal in many countries and some U.S. states.
Jun 26, 2017, 6:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery offers a way to win nearly 100% of the timeNews Story
And it appears the lottery is OK with you taking advantage of it Includes video report Michigan Lottery players have discovered a way to play the lottery's online games so that they win every time they play and the lottery seems to be OK with it. There is evidence some players used a low-risk keno game to turn tens of thousands of dollars in lottery bonus money into free cash. The 'loophole' centers on a specific game on the Michigan Lottery's online gaming platform. The online versi
May 25, 2017, 4:52 pm - Todd - Lottery News