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UK lottery operator license up for grabsNews Story
The licence to run the national lottery is up for grabs again, but some hopefuls say that the bidding process favors Camelot, the current UK Lottery operator. As the sun beat down on the Hyatt Regency hotel in M rida, on the Gulf of Mexico, several hundred delegates gathered inside last February for the World Lottery Forum. Representatives of lottery operators from Niger to New Zealand were welcomed by Mexican president Vicente Fox. They were there for their annual conference to discuss th
Apr 3, 2006, 9:42 am - Lottery News

N.D. lawmaker quits anti-lottery groupNews Story
The North Dakota Senate's top officer has quit a lottery opposition group, saying it has become too partisan. No Lottery 2000 Inc. has become closely affiliated with ambitious Republican politicians who are exploiting the lottery debate by attempting to convert the issue into one that is partisan, Senate President Pro Tem John Drummond, D-Ninety Six, wrote to the group's chairwoman, Kathy Bigham. Mr. Drummond said he would continue to oppose the lottery that the Democratic Party's leade
Mar 9, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Euro Million Lottery's $222 Million Cash Prize Held by 3 TicketsNews Story
Three winning ticket-holders will share the 126 million British pounds (US$222 million) top prize in EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries. Two of the winning tickets were purchased in France and one in Portugal, according to unconfirmed results in an e-mailed statement by Camelot Group Plc, the lottery operator. The winning numbers were 9, 21, 30, 39, 50 and the Lucky Stars numbers were 1 and 3. The payoff in today's draw swelled after no winners emerged from any lot
Feb 4, 2006, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Euro Millions Lottery Sparks Buying Frenzy With $224 Million Top PrizeNews Story
EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries, is about to eclipse Powerball in the U.S. as the world's single biggest cash prize. The payoff in tomorrow's draw swelled to 183 million euros ($224 million) after no winners emerged from any lottery since Nov. 11. The jackpot is luring would-be millionaires from across the region. I'll buy a desert island somewhere warm, lots of things for my family, and give some to charity, said Martha Dacosta, 25, a nurse's aide who bought
Feb 2, 2006, 9:38 am - Lottery News

Britons go lotto loopy for £100m Euro Millions drawNews Story
If one lucky player wins the Euro Millions jackpot tomorrow they will instantly become Britain's 458th richest person, alongside Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.According to figures from posh bankers Coutts Co, they'll be earning around 12,300 a day in interest alone that's 86,300 per week.A Camelot spokeswoman said, This is now the biggest lottery jackpot in Europe. We're in completely uncharted territory. We are obviously hoping for a UK winner needless to say, there are going to be a lot of
Jan 26, 2006, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Woman 'hiding lottery win from husband'News Story
A mystery woman claimed today she has won 1.5 million (US$2.65 million) from the UK National Lottery but has never told her husband.The woman, a mother-of-two who gave her name as Jane, called a radio show to reveal her astonishing secret.For the past three years she has hidden her fortune from colleagues, friends and family, she claimed.Her husband had a drug problem 15 years ago and she fears living the high life would tempt him back to his old ways.She also worries he would give up work an
Jan 20, 2006, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Online newspaper sues Tenn. Lottery for records accessNews Story
An online newspaper filed suit Monday against the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. to demand records associated with a harassment investigation.NashvillePost.com cited the state's open records law in seeking all documents pertaining to an internal investigation that led to the forced departure of Steve Adams as the lottery's chief administrative officer.Lottery officials have refused requests from several news organizations for details or records in the case, citing attorney-client privilege.At
Jan 10, 2006, 8:45 am - Lottery News

£9.4 million lottery jackpot expiresNews Story
A 9.4 million (US$16.2 million) UK National Lottery jackpot is going to good causes after the mystery winner failed to come forward by the deadline.The 180-day limit for claiming the 9,476,995 Lotto prize expired at 5:30 last night.It is the largest amount to go unclaimed since the National Lottery started over 11 years ago.The ticket was bought in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and Lottery organizers Camelot have made a concerted effort to alert people in the area about the missing winner.Now, t
Jan 3, 2006, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Breakfast buddies file suit over lottery ticketNews Story
A Howland, Ohio couple who won $250,000 playing Mega Millions discovered the hard way that money can come between friends.Michael Salcone and his wife, Theresa, of Gretchen Drive have been sued by 10 of Michael Salcone's former breakfast friends at the Elm Road McDonald's after a dispute arose over whose money bought a winning lottery ticket. I'm just astounded, Theresa Salcone said Wednesday when she learned of the suit, filed in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.According to the filing, the
Dec 29, 2005, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner has just 4 days left to claim $16 millionNews Story
A UK Lotto multi-millionaire has just four days left to claim 9.4 million (US$16 million).UK National Lottery Operator Camelot yesterday appealed to the unknown jackpot winner to come forward to join the 125 new lotto millionaires created this year.The winning ticket, bought in July, bears the numbers 3, 12, 17, 36, 44 and 49.But if it is not presented to Camelot by 5:30 pm on January 2, the prize and interest of 211,000 (US$363,100) will be passed on to the Lottery's good causes fund.It i
Dec 29, 2005, 8:24 am - Lottery News