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Oregon Lottery employees reject call to unionizeNews Story
A union drive at the Oregon Lottery has been rejected by a solid majority of agency employees. The state Employment Relations Board, which tallied the votes this week, reported that 56.5 percent of the people casting ballots voted to go without union representation. The Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, won the support of 43.5 percent of the workers. Ninety-six percent of the 307 workers in the proposed bargaining unit cast ballots. Ron Youngquist, a lottery worker fro
May 25, 2006, 9:15 pm - Lottery News

565 lottery scammers arrested in global operationNews Story
Massive 14-month investigation spans the globe and brings more than 500 fraudsters to justice More than 2.8 million people in the U.S. paid to obtain credit cards, claim sweepstakes winnings and get in on lucrative investments that turned out to be too good to be true, officials said Tuesday as they announced hundreds of arrests in an international investigation. Authorities in five countries have arrested 565 people in fraud schemes that netted more than $1 billion. Many of those arreste
May 23, 2006, 6:41 pm - Lottery News

Most lottery winners crave privacyNews Story
Whatever other effects winning the lottery might have on Mainers, in the long term it certainly turns them into a reclusive lot. If they hadn't moved out of state or changed their phone to an unlisted number, they either refused to answer their phone or return calls. Most of those who did talk quickly stopped for fear that additional publicity would invite a wave of long-lost relatives asking for handouts. The most recent Megabucks winners, Edward Cardali Jr. and Regan Cardali of Oakland
May 15, 2006, 6:45 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery workers to vote on joining unionNews Story
Ballots were mailed Monday to the homes of 307 Oregon State Lottery workers, to see if they want to unionize. Workers can choose to empower Local 503 of Service Employees International Union to represent them for collective bargaining or to retain the status quo and have no union. Lottery workers in the proposed bargaining unit have two weeks to vote. Their ballots must arrive at the state Employment Relations Board by 5 p.m. May 22. Results of the vote will be announced the next mornin
May 9, 2006, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Intralot wins Idaho Lottery from larger rival GtechNews Story
The Idaho Lottery will have a new vendor starting next February after a Greek company that's expanding in the U.S. won a $30 million contract to run the state's scratch ticket and online gaming system from a larger rival. Intralot USA, a Georgia-based unit of Athens, Greece-based Intralot, beat out Rhode Island-based GTech by promising better service for instance, Idaho's online games, including Powerball, will run 24 hours a day under Intralot, up from the previous 22 hours and a more-at
May 3, 2006, 8:36 am - Lottery News

California Channel snared in fake lottery schemeNews Story
The California Channel, which broadcasts Legislative meetings on cable TV, on Wednesday became the second local entity to reveal that it is the victim of the British International Lottery scam. People have received letters telling them they won $95,000 - and that to receive their winnings, they must first cash an enclosed check for $2,998 that appears to be from the California Channel. The check, according to the letters, will cover a tax and clearance fee that must be wired to a Canadia
Apr 28, 2006, 7:54 am - Lottery News

Lotto Scam Clears One Woman's Bank AccountNews Story
Updated: April 26, 2006, 12:14 pm Scam artists are targeting Hampton Roads, Virginia. Already one woman from Chesapeake is out almost five thousand dollars because of a lottery scam. The State Police asked us to alert you about a bogus lottery sweepstakes letter that's been sent to at least three people here in Hampton Roads. It says it's from a sweepstakes in the Virgin Islands... and you of course are a big winner. The letter says you need to cash a check sent in the mail for $
Apr 26, 2006, 9:01 am - Lottery News

$853,492 Powerball lottery ticket expiresNews Story
One of two second-place lottery tickets worth a combined $1.7 million expired Monday, 180 days after a record Powerball lottery jackpot was drawn. Sara Westerman, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Lottery, said no one claimed the ticket sold in that state by the 5 p.m. deadline. The other ticket was sold in Colorado, where the holder had until midnight MT to claim the prize. All day people came to talk about the ticket where it had been sold at the Hebron BP in Hebron, Ky., said Rahul Pate
Apr 19, 2006, 8:24 am - Lottery News

'Education Hero' wins lottery twiceNews Story
The first time Maurice Wiley appeared on the California Lottery's Big Spin, he won $1 million. The second time Wiley appeared, he was given the Hero in Education award for doing good things with his windfall. Nobody expected to see him a third time. When I found out he was going back on, I was like, 'What for?' said lottery spokeswoman Cathy Johnston. On Saturday, the onetime Inglewood teacher won $100,000. I tell you, I think I'm still dreaming, he said. And he's still do
Apr 11, 2006, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Lessons Learned: Lottery winners should never eat their seed cornNews Story
You surely have fantasized about what you'd do after winning one of the big lotteries. First, of course, on your buy list would be a hot, red convertible. Then, when spring arrives, you and a significant other could drive the convertible to Winter Park in the Denver area, to shop for a log second home in the $400,000 price range. With that mission accomplished, you might return to Nebraska and pay off the mortgage of every family member. Finally, you'd schedule a friends-and-family Cari
Mar 13, 2006, 7:57 am - Lottery News