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Lottery winner loses ticket, awarded unspent portion from couple who found itReply
Are half of the posters here still in the 3rd grade? If you lost your wallet would you honestly believe that whoever found it was entitled to keep it? If so I'll give you credit for consistency. If not, you obviously don't really believe that finders keepers, losers weepers is actually true. The only difference between losing a wallet and other things is that it's usually a lot easier to find the rightful owner of a wallet. I realize that it apparently comes as a complete surprise to a lot of pe
Jul 26, 2009, 2:41 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Virginia high court rules that lottery must be accessibleNews Story
Federal and state laws require the Virginia Lottery to ensure that its games are accessible to people with disabilities, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. But nothing in those laws specifies how accessibility must be achieved, the court said in a unanimous decision reviving a lawsuit filed by four disabled Virginians who identified 16 lottery retailers unable to accommodate their wheelchairs. The court returned the case to Richmond Circuit Judge Margaret P. Spencer to determine what
Jun 5, 2009, 9:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Piqua lottery winners sued by co-workersNews Story
Four Piqua residents are suing their city co-workers who won the $207 million Mega Millions lottery earlier this month, claiming the winners didn't keep their word about sharing any winnings with all regular players. And they want $41 million. A lawsuit claiming breach of contract and conversion was filed Tuesday, Dec. 23, in Miami County Common Pleas Court by Doug Harter, Israel Carnes, Tammy K. Wright and Jon Litchfield, all of Piqua. Named as defendants are winners: Kenny Kirby, John
Dec 23, 2008, 8:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Windsor mother, daughter face $3.5M lottery fraud chargeNews Story
The Ontario Provincial Police arrested a Windsor, Ont., woman and her daughter on Wednesday on charges of stealing her husband's winning multimillion-dollar lottery ticket. The police began their investigation when Bobbi-Jo Arnold, 39, attempted to claim the $3.5 million prize from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation on April 4. Her mother Mary Patricia Moore, 59, and other family members accompanied her to the OLGC's Toronto office. Shortly after the two made the claim, Moore's
Oct 3, 2008, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ottawa barber, client share $32M lottery winReply
Hi, Sandra. I really liked you in Tammy. There are many sources (1) Search the LP archives for threads about Gift Tax. (2) Google the 2 words Gift and Tax. (3) Go to the IRS official web site and search for info on Gift Tax It's not that I'm right or wrong - just reporting what the IRS dictates. If you've seen articles that say it is $10,000 then they are old. It used to be $10,000 with a lifetime exemption of $600,000 but it's been increased. Maybe it will increase in 2009 or b
Jul 11, 2008, 1:36 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

Appeals Court rules in favor of N.C. LotteryNews Story
Ruling leaves open possibility of N.C. Supreme Court appeal The North Carolina state lottery is safe for now. The N.C. Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court's dismissal of a suit that challenged the way North Carolina's lottery was established. The lawsuit, filed in 2005, contended that the lottery is a tax and didn't go through the procedural requirements in the legislature for new taxes. The state disagreed, arguing that it makes a profit on the sale of lottery game tick
Mar 19, 2008, 9:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wife sues husband for share of secret lottery winningsNews Story
A former beauty queen whose husband has kept about $600,000 in lottery winnings from her says she has a number for him: half. And Donna Campbell is suing her husband in her attempt to get it. But American Airlines mechanic Arnim Ramdass disappeared after his wife confronted him about the secret, so process servers haven't been able to hand him the lawsuit papers yet, Campbell's attorney said. Here's a guy who for years has spent marital money on the lottery and at casinos, and he's always
Nov 20, 2007, 8:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Anti-smoking proponents want to use the lottery to enact more bansReply
Looks like somebody has way too much time on his hands and is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. After Billy J. Williams drove to a salvage yard 100 miles south of his Lewisville home last year to pick up a part for his broken-down 1946 Chevy pickup, he stopped to gas up at the Whitney Short Stop. Far from home and feeling lucky, he bought a lottery ticket. That happens to me all the time; I always feel lucky when I fill up my gas tank at over $3.00 a gallon. On the way ho
Nov 12, 2007, 11:44 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Is the lottery a tax? N.C. appeals court hears argumentsNews Story
The profit from the sale of lottery tickets in North Carolina is really a tax on the state's residents, which means the law that created the games was passed unconstitutionally, attorneys for a group of taxpayers argued Tuesday before the state Court of Appeals. The fundamental criteria is that the revenue is going to the general benefit of the public, Robert Orr, the taxpayers' lawyer, told the three-judge panel. The lottery was sold as a revenue-raising proposition to raise money for edu
May 22, 2007, 8:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Men threaten discrimination suit against N.M. LotteryNews Story
Sales representatives say they were forced out because of age Two sales representatives who resigned Friday from the New Mexico Lottery said they were forced out by being given more work so they could be replaced by younger employees with lower pay. The two men, Ken Dahlstrom, 61, and Jack Minter, 67, said they are considering an age-discrimination lawsuit against the lottery. Both men have worked at the lottery since its inception in 1996. Dahlstrom and Minter said they were not fired or
Apr 14, 2007, 5:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News