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Some on welfare bet big on Maine lottery in pursuit of life-changing winNews Story
Murky state rules mean those who do collect larger prizes may not even lose their public benefits Maine residents on public assistance have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on lottery tickets, according to an estimate based on the $22.4 million in large prizes they collected between 2010 and 2014, including eight jackpots worth at least $500,000 each. Yet state rules are so murky that the winnings do not necessarily disqualify anyone from continuing to receive food stamps and other be
Dec 16, 2015, 9:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Star Signposts By The WeekReply
Star Signposts: Week of March 9-16 Sounding Great Whale detail of painting by Sue Ewald Cedarholm Sometimes I cannot write these Signposts within the timeline of the Gregorian weekly calendar due to the more pressing Galactic calendar. That s what I ll be doing this time around as we head into a challenging dynamic period. Saturn will turn retrograde on Saturday, March 14, and most importantly we reach the exact completion of the historic and challenging Uranus/Pluto square on Mond
Mar 9, 2015, 4:34 pm - Harve$t Moon - Mystical Forum

Cottage industry helps lottery winners dodge taxesNews Story
With few rules or law enforcement to stop it, a cottage industry has popped up to help lottery winners avoid taxes, child support, and other debts, potentially costing the state and federal governments millions in lost revenue. Enterprising merchants risking charges of aiding tax evasion are openly hawking losing lottery tickets on Craigslist and eBay to help winners offset the profits with phony gambling losses. If you need the losers to write off for taxes, read one ad, since removed, f
Aug 7, 2014, 11:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

$14.3 million Hot Lotto prize claim withdrawnNews Story
Includes video report Someone really doesn't want to be a multimillionaire. Crawford Shaw, the enigmatic 76-year-old New York attorney who represented a trust attempting to claim a Hot Lotto jackpot worth as much as $14.3 million, abruptly withdrew any claim to the money Thursday evening. Apparently even Shaw doesn't know the identity of the person or persons behind Hexham Investments Trust, the group that sought the prize. Shaw told Iowa Lottery officials that the trust was a corporati
Jan 27, 2012, 7:16 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery may privatize lottery to solve budget woesNews Story
The search for revenue to help fix to the state's budget woes has put a spotlight on the Illinois State Lottery. For more than three decades, the lottery has been a steady, reliable source of revenue for the state. Since 1985, it has brought in more than a half billion dollars annually. But, just as other state and local governments have sold off assets to help balance their bottom line and avoid tax hikes, the lottery is now being marketed as a potential target for a hybrid brand of priva
Apr 5, 2010, 7:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Vermont could become first state to privatize lotteryNews Story
No other state has leased its lottery, but Vermont wants to be the first. Governor Jim Douglas hopes the lease will bring in $50 million dollars for the state budget, on top of the $23 million the lottery brings in now. Today in a special report, VPR's John Dillon explores the advantages and disadvantages of what is so far an untested idea. (sound of lottery machine printing ticket) (Dillon) Johanne Gray is a regular at this convenience store in Montpelier. She likes to play the
Dec 21, 2007, 2:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Indiana Lottery sell-off advances in state SenateNews Story
Correction: This story originally identified Kentucky as the state selling off its lottery. We apologize for the error. A Senate committee approved legislation yesterday to privatize the Hoosier Lottery after university officials said they needed the money it would generate to attract top researchers and boost life sciences. We believe this bill is a difference maker, said Purdue University President Martin Jischke. Senate Bill 577 passed 7-5 largely along party lines, with Republi
Feb 21, 2007, 8:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery rides record-setting sales growthNews Story
Instant tickets continue to drive the highest sales growth in the history of the Ohio Lottery. Successful marketing and an increasing number of players have pushed sales up $55 million, a 4.6-percent increase, in 2006. Patty Vasil, Ohio Lottery deputy director of product development, said $10 and $20 instant games, and games tied to name brand merchandise prizes, may account for the rise in instant game popularity. They attract a player who may not purchase lottery tickets, but likes the
Jul 19, 2006, 12:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Washington Lottery to debut new ticket machinesNews Story
Washington lottery players can expect new green tickets July 2, the date the state-run gambling enterprise switches to new machines in its retail outlets. The switch comes at a time the state Lottery is struggling to maintain its share of the state's exploding gambling market. But the change is not expected to boost the state's shrinking share of the $1.7 billion that gamblers lose each year in Washington. The change in ticket stock is tied to the installation of new ticket-dispensing mac
Jun 19, 2006, 2:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Gas Prices and chickens connection
I think you might find the following interesting....found in on ABC's website: This makes a lot of sense~ read to the end!! A man eats two eggs each morning for breakfast. When he goes to the grocery store he pays .60 cents a dozen. Since a dozen eggs won't last a week he normally buys two dozens at ! a time One day while buying eggs he notices that the price has risen to 72 cents. The next time he buys groceries, eggs are .76 cents a dozen. When asked to explain the price of eggs the s
May 24, 2006, 2:47 pm - Shane3 - Lottery Discussion Forum