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Professional lottery player wins tax disputeNews Story
Big winnings, tiny taxes Several times a week, Clarance W. Jones does something most people can only dream of: He cashes in bunches of winning lottery tickets. And even better, he has found a way to pay barely any taxes on the massive take. Over the past decade, the 73-year-old from Lynn has redeemed more than 10,000 tickets from the state lottery more than any other person worth a total of more than $18 million. He has also long fought efforts by the state to collect considerable ta
Nov 5, 2011, 9:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

$2M Michigan lottery winner defends use of food stampsReply
B$Rizzle i tell you why, its how tax laws are, their made toward robin hood thinking best of intentions with the worst outcomes. i know of people with house paid off, no Debt, the beep have found ways to abuse tax bucks you would not belief what sully16 just said, am not shocked this is happening all as she claims, the amount of greed ,evil off rest of us is inreal for instance, some people with house paid off i seen , get part time jobs, don't pay crap, get fired lol, and for Months
May 18, 2011, 10:41 am - joshuacloak - Lottery News

W.Va. lottery winner buys trucks for fire depts.News Story
A West Virginia Powerball lottery winner known for his generosity recently turned his charitable ways toward the purchase of new vehicles and equipment for area fire departments. On Thursday, W. Randy Smith gave away a lot more of his money, this time, a little more than $1 million. Six Berkeley County fire departments each got a Ford F-350, four-wheel-drive, four-door pickup truck equipped with snow plows and walk-behind snow blowers. The idea of such specially equipped vehicles is to
May 15, 2011, 8:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

D.C. first in USA to offer Internet gamblingReply
its rather simple and fair way to fund a govt and Keep them in check make it funded by donations only soon as any level fo govt, like what DC now says, you can only play online betting games form us, the donations would stop they would work for us, and not agiant us. why should i be forced to support other people, Its Wrong, its the must evil method by majority rule ever invented by humans taxs and its time it dies. in united states, i feel like majority of you really think am som
Apr 13, 2011, 7:50 pm - joshuacloak - Lottery News

Harve$t Moon Billionaires Club - Members OnlyReply
Charitie$ and Foundation$ Cont: The Law Of Giving It feels good to help an organization close to your heart. Few things in life are more satisfying or enduring. Charitable giving carries on your values by supporting causes that reflect your passions and priorities. Giving back is a way of life. The desire to give back is part of the human experience. It shapes our family life. It inspires our work and our community. When acted upon, it makes a profound impact on the lives of those we ca
Mar 29, 2011, 11:42 pm - Empress-N - Mystical Forum

Elderly woman loses $300K to Jamaican lottery scamReply
Y'all must forgive me, but this story stirred me to the very essence of my being. For years I worked with the elderly in the home environment and in facilities. During those years at least 97% of the time I drove home with tears in my eyes. Why? Because I saw first hand and up close the cruelty of aging. Physically, mentally, and socially. During those years I seriously questioned everything I believed in. My breaking point that made me call it quits was when I discovered my
Oct 7, 2010, 7:27 pm - PERDUE - Lottery News

Lottery scam victim dies scarredNews Story
Even in the last months of her life, Lorraine Teicht could not fully trust people. She could never get over how three of her workmates had once turned on her. Suspicious that she had filched a $5.7 million 6/49 lottery ticket that rightfully belonged to all four, they had hired a private eye to see if her lifestyle had dramatically changed. I could not trust them after they came to my house and accused me of stealing the winnings, Teicht wrote on March 11. I still do not feel relax
Apr 16, 2010, 6:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Remains are that of missing lottery winnerNews Story
Cause of death not yet determined A body found Thursday in Plant City is that of missing Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare of Lakeland, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed yesterday. The body was identified through fingerprints, said Debbie Carter, Hillsborough County Sheriff spokeswoman. The cause of death has not been determined at this time, and we do not anticipate having a cause of death until Monday, she said. The detectives have completed the search at 58
Jan 30, 2010, 8:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Convicted embezzler to forfeit Kansas Lottery prizeNews Story
Paul W. Lyle learned that he won the grand prize in a Kansas Lottery second-chance drawing at his preliminary hearing 11 days ago. Trouble was: The former radio executive was facing a charge of felony theft for embezzling a reported $87,750 from his employer, American Media Investments, which owns three radio stations in Pittsburg, five in Joplin, Mo., and five more in Texas. The supreme irony: Lyle, 63, the company's chief operating officer until the theft was discovered in May, confessed th
Oct 3, 2009, 11:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas Republicans upset about makeup of lottery officialsNews Story
Arkansas Republican leaders are upset about a lack of representation in the formation and oversight of the Arkansas lottery. The Lottery Oversight Committee, composed of six House members and six Senate members, contains one Republican. The remaining members of the commission, picked by Gov. Mike Beebe, House Speaker Robbie Wills and Senate President Pro Tempore Bob Johnson are also Democrats or have Democratic ties. While Republicans concede that the party in power usually makes select
Sep 6, 2009, 7:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News