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Alabama lottery talk renews in upcoming special sessionNews Story
Governor Bentley told lawmakers that for this special session they could consider any measures that would provide revenue to Alabama's general fund budget. However some, like state representative John Rogers, think there's not enough time for serious debate along the lines of casino gaming or a state lottery. It's something that we've got to have but, I don't think we have enough time to really make it a proper issue, said Rogers. Senator Paul Sanford of Huntsville confirmed Monday he
Sep 8, 2015, 7:16 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery to conduct review of operationsNews Story
Not a move to privatization, officials say State officials say there are no plans to privatize the Ohio Lottery Commission amid a pending top-to-bottom review of its management and a document holding out privatized state lotteries as models of interest. A state request for proposals issued on Aug. 24 seeks a consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of the lottery and recommend ways to contain costs and maximize profits, which largely are routed to public schools. One part of the do
Sep 3, 2015, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Minnesota retiree scores his second big payout in 2015News Story
Turns out, when it comes to beating long odds, Jeffrey Bock has just the right touch. For the second time this year, the 65-year-old St. Paul retiree has struck lottery gold, with his latest odds-defying reward proving even more lucrative than the first. Bock scored a $100,000 top prize payout by matching all 12 numbers in Sunday's All or Nothing drawing, Minnesota Lottery officials said Tuesday. About eight months ago, Bock won $20,000 with a $2 scratch-off ticket. After Sunday's dr
Sep 2, 2015, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Lottery ticket thief gets prison term shortenedNews Story
An appeals court shortened the prison term for lottery-ticket thief Andy Ashkar by at least three-and-a-half years, reducing a sentence imposed by a judge because it was unduly harsh and severe. In a decision filed on Friday, the Supreme Court Appellate Division's Fourth Judicial Department shortened Ashkar's total sentence to between five and 15 years, the amount requested by Assistant District Attorney Beth Van Doren in 2013. Onondaga County Court Judge Joseph E. Fahey, offended by the
Jul 14, 2015, 8:06 am - Lottery News

N.J. lawmaker proposes a lottery to pay off student loansNews Story
A New Jersey lawmaker says the state should try something novel to help people climb out of all that debt from their college days: set up a lottery in which the winning tickets pay off student loans. State Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) on Monday introduced legislation (A4631) that would make New Jersey the first state in the country to establish a lottery in which the winnings would go exclusively to college debt. Any vehicle that could provide some relief it seems to me it
Jul 7, 2015, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery to change policy after 6 major unclaimed prizes this yearNews Story
Officials with the Minnesota State Lottery said Wednesday they are changing their policy on information for winning lottery tickets after as many as six major prizes this year have gone unclaimed. Lottery officials said, effective immediately, they will disclose the name, address and city of the business where a winning lottery ticket is sold. In the past, the lottery has only released the county in which the ticket was sold. The new policy applies to six unclaimed prizes that amount to a
Jul 2, 2015, 8:46 am - Lottery News

$136M Powerball winner sued for 'dooring' cyclistNews Story
Anthony Perosi Jr. wasn't the only one who got lucky when he scored a $136 million Powerball win so did a bicyclist who got doored by his pickup. The Staten Island plumber is being sued by Kieran Del Pasqua, who says he was sent flying when Perosi opened the door of his Ford F150 in a bike lane in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The 40-year-old Internet exec had no chance to stop in the May 27 accident and slammed into the door, his Brooklyn Supreme Court lawsuit says. He required surgery and now
Jun 22, 2015, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Florida man out $92,000 after losing winning lottery ticketsNews Story
Everybody's got a story about the one that got away, but Walid Aboroomi's tale of loss and deprivation can bring tears to anyone who favors simple games of chance and the specter of quick riches. Aboroomi has owned the BP service station and convenience store on Cross Creek Boulevard for six months, and on the night of May 28, he felt lucky. He noticed the time: 7:15 p.m.; a glimpse of a license plate in the parking lot, 715. And most importantly, his birthday: July 15. Everything was 715
Jun 20, 2015, 11:25 am - Lottery News

UK Lotto game to change in OctoberNews Story
Harder to win, but guaranteed millionaires Lotto players in the United Kingdom will have to select their winning numbers from a pool of 59 rather than 49 under sweeping changes to the game taking effect later this year. The UK National Lottery operator, Camelot, said the enhancements would give players a better chance of winning and becoming a millionaire. It said a new Millionaire Raffle would guarantee at least one millionaire per draw, the average winning jackpot was expected to be t
Jun 16, 2015, 4:41 pm - Lottery News

NY plumber wins $136M Powerball jackpot, splits it with sonNews Story
A New York plumber and his son are multimillionaires after sitting on a winning Powerball ticket because they thought the jackpot had been won by a teacher. Anthony Perosi of Staten Island says he was on his way to do an inspection March 14 when he stopped at the 7-Eleven where he always buys lottery tickets when he is in the area. Perosi, 56, was at a bar a week later when another patron said the winning Powerball ticket had been won at that same 7-Eleven. The bartender, he says, told him
Jun 7, 2015, 8:45 am - Lottery News