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AMAZING: Minnesota man wins back-to-back lottery jackpotsReply
pumpi76... as far as odds and sports team championships, I echo everything else that has been written about teams, coaches, etc. However as far as your statement that no team will win in 7 years in a row; well it has happend. In fact in a 13 year span (between the 1956-57 and 1968-69 seasons) the Boston Celtics won 11 championships and at one point 11 in a row! That is the defintion of a sports dynasty.
Feb 24, 2007, 6:22 pm - CA LotteryGuy - Lottery News

In Canada, betting on hockey is no gambleReply
Four states allow sports beting: DE, MT, NV, and OR. DE used to have NFL betting in its lottery.
Feb 20, 2006, 12:16 pm - CASH Only - Lottery News

Millionaire senator wins $853K in lotteryReply
haha...that is funny....shows people that lotteries are bad to play....they are a form of entertainment...just like watching movies and a sports game.Brad
Oct 20, 2005, 11:06 pm - Bradly_60 - Lottery News

Nevada Democrats try to revive lottery planReply
what would be great is if in nevada you could bet on all states just like you could sports.....
Jul 1, 2005, 4:50 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery News

Megabucks winner couldn’t believe her luckNews Story
The winner of a $2.9 million Tri-State Megabucks jackpot said when she found out the numbers on her ticket matched those for the July 7 drawing she couldnt believe she had really won.I didnt believe it. I put the ticket back on the counter and thought this cant be real, said Janet Suitter, 42, who later called the Park n Go store here to confirm that the numbers were indeed the winning combination.Yesterday, driving her new Nissan 350Z sports car, one of two vehicles she bought to celebrate winn
Jul 16, 2004, 8:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Free lotto ticket promotion taken lightlyNews Story
Some in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln communities are concerned that a lotto promotion at a UNL restaurant sent the wrong message to students about gambling.In a promotion that ended Sunday, the Subway restaurant at the Nebraska Union gave away about 9,000 coupons for free Nebraska scratch tickets during a four-week period, according to the restaurant's manager, Jennifer Acklin.Deb Hammond, director of Choices, a gambling treatment center in Lincoln, said the promotion was a con
Oct 2, 2003, 3:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Hampshire wins Wire Act lawsuitNews Story
Federal judge to DOJ: Wire Act only applies to sports betting New Hampshire has won its lawsuit against the US Department of Justice clarifying the scope of a 1961 federal gambling law. In a 60-page ruling issued Monday, US District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro rejected a 2018 opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel which expanded the Wire Act to broadly cover interstate online gambling. The previous interpretation from 2011 applies narrowly to sports betting. The judge handed the DOJ a
Jun 5, 2019, 6:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts Senate weighing plan to give Lottery 'broad mandate' for online gamesNews Story
If the Massachusetts State Lottery is to continue to thrive and return hundreds of millions of dollars to cities and towns, it must have the ability to move online in some fashion, its executive director said, but it first needs permission from the Legislature to test the World Wide Web's waters. It's critical to the Lottery's future ability to produce revenue that we're allowed to engage clearly changing technology and, to me, what is a very strong change in the commerce pattern that consum
May 25, 2016, 12:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Widowed father of six to put $100,000 lottery prize to good useNews Story
Ontario family is one happy bunch By Kate Northrop A recently widowed father of six is elated after winning a prize worth $100,000 from a sports-themed Ontario Lottery game. Neng Chao of Newmarket is celebrating a $100,000 win from the Point Spread sports game, and he's ready to put the newly acquired funds to good use. I felt like my wife who recently passed away was there helping me with this win, Chao told the Lottery. I loved her so much. Each and every one of his six
Feb 2, 2022, 9:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Wisconsin man wins $1.19M on his first sports betNews Story
James Adducci flew to Las Vegas from his home in Wisconsin on April 9 with the notion of placing an $85,000 wager on golfer Tiger Woods to win the Masters. Woods had not won one of the four PGA major tournaments since 2008 and was at 14-to-1 odds when the bet was placed at the William Hill US sportsbook inside the SLS Las Vegas. Adducci admitted his first-ever sports bet was a longshot. Golf was so special for my dad and me, Adducci said. We know how it ended. Woods' historic victor
Apr 16, 2019, 10:28 am - Todd - Lottery News