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Tatts Group buys New South Wales lottery for A$850mNews Story
The state government of New South Wales has sold its lotteries business to Tatts Group for A$850m (US$764m) after an auction process that attracted both Australian and international bidders. The total proceeds of the sale will exceed A$1bn after A$160m of cash and other assets from NSW Lotteries are transferred to the government. Melbourne-based Tatts, which operates lottery businesses in three Australian states and two territories, faced competition from a consortium led by Ontario Teachers'
Mar 3, 2010, 9:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Australian lottery winner accused of hiding win reaches deal with pool membersNews Story
A group of people who sued a Melbourne, Australia, co-worker after he allegedly failed to distribute the winnings of a AU$16.6 million (US$12.3 million) lottery pool ticket have reportedly struck a deal with him. However that deal may not include an agreement to share the jackpot with the members of his lotto pool. The Geelong man is accused of keeping the big win to himself, cheating the other members of the pool out of their share of the $16.6 million group draw last October. A Curren
Jul 13, 2015, 9:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery director offers reassurances on outsourcingNews Story
Indiana won't turn its lottery over to a private company if bidders don't meet the state's high standards, the executive director of the Hoosier Lottery said Friday. The state has been seeking bids on a 10-year contract to run the Hoosier Lottery. Executive Director Karl Browning released a statement Friday, a day after a spokeswoman for Camelot Global Services, which runs the national lottery in Great Britain, told The Indianapolis Star it dropped out because the state's process encourages b
Sep 8, 2012, 8:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Australian lottery winner accused of hiding win reaches deal with pool membersReply
Mr. Baron then insisted that he had won with a separate ticket not the tickets he purchased on behalf of the pool. If Baron can prove won he the jackpot on a ticket he purchased for himself, he should have told them when he found out he won instead of lying and telling them he inherited a large sum of money. Lottery records should indicate on which day and time the ticket was sold and if it was less than three days before, like he said, he has a huge legal problem. That month, the Supre
Jul 13, 2015, 1:42 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Two winners to share record A$106 million Australian lotteryNews Story
A couple from Queensland state and a man from South Australia will share more than A$106 million (US$86 million) as the only jackpot winners in the nation's record lottery drawn last night. Holders of the winning Oz Lotto entries, who asked to remain anonymous, will each take about A$53 million in the second-largest single payouts in Australian lottery history. The previous record jackpot of A$58.7 million was won on a single ticket last year. The first division prize pool, created after 1
Jul 1, 2009, 2:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Is paying for online lottery syndicate or pool legal in the US?Reply
well if you are honestly trying to start a non profit lottery syndicate. you may well see why people turn to running them for profit. ive seen few online syndicates , ran informally, and costs covered by members , they never advertise as its seen as taking money away from tickets. just ran as a small forum / chat group. they never get big as they cannot draw enough interest and personal trust is what holds them together. duno what you hope to achieve, it seems like a lot of effort, to buy
Feb 23, 2012, 9:40 pm - savagegoose - Lottery Discussion Forum

Group/Syndicate Management Software?Reply
Yes, thanks. But do you know if any of these specifically have facilities to manage groups (it was a long shortlist!)? Or has anyone here used one of these to manage a group themselves?ThanksMartin-Big Al's Lotto Software-Castor-Pollux Publications-Digital Lotto Prophet-Dinero Lottery Software-ELotto Systems-Eureka Systems-Irish Lotto Pro-JADE Lottery System-Just Lottery-Loto Luck-Lottery Analyst Software-Lottery Assistant-Lottery Director Software-Lottery Hits-Lottery Software-Lottery Statisti
Nov 10, 2002, 4:30 am - martin - Lottery Discussion Forum

Austrailian lottery pool members believe co-worker kept $16.6m jackpot to himselfNews Story
Members of a Victoria, Australia, lottery pool are taking Tattersalls Sweeps to court, alleging a former colleague kept a $16.6 million lottery win to himself. The members want the Victorian Supreme Court to order Tatts to provide the name of the winner of Austrailian Powerball jackpot draw 961 in October last year, who they believe to be their colleague, and how the ticket was bought. The syndicate, a group of 14 Geelong workers, believe the man was one of three winners of a $50 million d
May 26, 2015, 7:12 am - Todd - Lottery News