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New report criticizes Iowa Lottery securityNews Story
Report claims lottery not investigating fraud complaints The state ombudsman issued a report Tuesday alleging Iowa Lottery officials have failed to adequately protect the enterprise's customers from fraud and theft by retailers. Iowa Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman Bill Angrick said his review of three years' worth of lottery investigations found numerous customer complaints where leads went unexplored and potential crimes were not pursued. And, Angrick said in a 210-page report, even when the
Apr 22, 2009, 12:08 pm - Lottery News

Truck driver wins $1.9M lottery jackpot, will keep drivingNews Story
A recent immigrant to Canada is Manitoba's newest millionaire. Gennadi Belinov is nearly $2 million richer after he won a share of Wednesday night's $3.9 million Lotto 6/49 draw. The Winnipeg man said he took a long look at a self-serve ticket checker when he scanned his ticket Thursday evening and learned he had won $1,979,992. I thought, 'What are all these numbers?' So, I took it to the clerk and asked if she could check the ticket through her machine. Then the machine said 'Woo hoo
Mar 23, 2009, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery retail check finds no cheatingNews Story
The Iowa Lottery said today it found no evidence that lottery ticket winners were cheated when it conducted security checks last month at 120 retail sites statewide. Three lottery underecover investigators posed as customers and visited 126 randomly-selected Iowa retail locations on Feb. 24 and 25, said Iowa Lottery Vice President Mary Neubauer. They presented 128 winning tickets with cash prizes ranging from $1 to $100. In every instance, the retailer paid the correct amount, Neubauer sai
Mar 13, 2009, 9:13 am - Lottery News

Lawsuit filed against Western Canada LotteryNews Story
Alleges 'systemic misrepresentation' of scratch games, seeks $100M Regina lawyer Tony Merchant has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC) and the corresponding provincial agencies over scratch-and-win tickets. The case is being brought forth on behalf of all persons who, since Nov. 1, 2001, purchased or acquired scratch-and-win tickets from a game order for which all tickets containing top prizes had already been sold, reads the statement of cl
Nov 20, 2008, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Canada selling booby-prize lottery ticketsNews Story
The Canadian lottery that regulates sales of scratch-off tickets in three provinces and three territories sells tickets whose grand prizes are already won. Officials with the Western Canada Lottery Corp in Winnipeg told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. the policy was no secret and customers are advised in small print about the process. WCLC spokeswoman Andrea Marantz told the broadcaster that, before buying tickets, players can check the corporation's Web site, which is updated weekly, to s
Nov 11, 2008, 12:19 pm - Lottery News

Lottery scam imitates popular sweepstakesNews Story
The fake lottery scam that has bilked residents of the Hudson Valley and elsewhere out of thousands of dollars, has now been expanded to capitalize on the name and reputation of Publishers Clearing House. Typically a person receives a letter telling him or her that they have won a multi-million dollar lottery, but first they must cash an enclosed check and send a money-gram for that amount back to the company. Once an unsuspecting person deposits the check, buys a money-gram and mails it back
Oct 21, 2008, 9:57 am - Lottery News

2 tickets to split $45.1M Lotto 6/49 jackpotNews Story
A ticket sold in northern Ontario and one sold in Qu bec will split the $45.1 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot, tied for the second-largest draw in Canada. Each winning ticket is worth $22,572,856, the provincial gambling agency, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLGC), said in a release Thursday. The winning numbers were pulled Wednesday night. They are 10, 18, 22, 26, 34, 38 and bonus number 39. There were 17 second prizes, worth $220,055 each. Ontario players won seven of those, OLGC sai
Aug 8, 2008, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Ottawa barber, client share $32M lottery winNews Story
Two Ottawa men are splitting a $32 million lottery jackpot after decades of buying tickets together. It hasn't sunk in yet, one of the winners, Samir Haddad, said Thursday. Today, signing some papers, my hands were shaking. When I look at all the zeroes... Haddad, 57, and his friend and barber Mike Detorre, 71, were back in Ottawa after taking four limousines and 35 relatives with them to Toronto to pick up their Lotto 6-49 winnings the day before. Haddad, who installs hardwood floo
Jul 7, 2008, 12:46 pm - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery doubles up on drawingsNews Story
Today the Massachusetts State Lottery adds a second daily drawing of the Numbers game in a move that's projected to generate $7 million annually for cities and towns. Starting today, June 9, the midday draw will take place at 12:55 p.m., in addition to the established nightly draw at about 7 p.m. Lottery spokesman Dan Rosenfeld said players have asked for two drawings to increase their chances to make money. The lottery projects the extra drawing will generate $27 million in sales, incl
Jun 9, 2008, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Youths prefer online bettingNews Story
Canadians spend up to $400M a year; Users access computer servers based in foreign jurisdictions or on Mohawk reserve Young adults a key growth sector for Canada's gambling industry are very interested in such technology driven options as online gambling, which is not yet legal in Canada, an industry conference heard yesterday. Citing a national survey, pollster Allan Gregg told the 2008 Canadian Gaming Summit under way in Montreal that one-third of Canadians say they are gambling le
Apr 30, 2008, 9:00 am - Lottery News