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Emotions run hot in NY brothers' $5M lottery ticket trialNews Story
Defense attorneys had the chance this morning to question a lottery investigator who interviewed two brothers claiming to have won $5 million off a scratch-off ticket sold at their father's store. Jay Hemlock, who was called to the stand Tuesday afternoon by prosecutor Beth Van Doren, was in court for further testimony this morning. Hemlock said he investigated Andy and Nayel Ashkar's claim for $5 million with the New York State Lottery. The brothers are on trial in Onondaga County Court b
Apr 24, 2013, 5:44 pm - Lottery News

NY brothers' $5 million lottery theft trial enters second dayNews Story
The trial of two brothers accused of trying to claim $5 million in winnings off a stolen lottery ticket started Monday at 1:00 pm in Onondaga County Court, in Syracuse, New York. (See Non-jury trial expected next week for lottery-thieving brothers, Lottery Post, Apr. 19, 2013.) Andy Ashkar, 34, is accused of stealing a winning ticket from customer Robert Miles at The Green Ale Market on East Fayette Street in Syracuse on Oct. 27, 2006. Prosecutors say Ashkar told Miles the Extravaganza tic
Apr 23, 2013, 4:52 pm - Lottery News

'Ordinary' Louisiana couple claims $1M Powerball prizeNews Story
Mary Roberts of Boyce, Louisiana, became the Louisiana Lottery's first millionaire of 2012 when she claimed a $1 million Powerball prize from the Feb. 11 drawing at Lottery headquarters on Tuesday, accompanied by her husband, Mike. The win also marks the first $1 million match-5 prize for the Louisiana Lottery since the Powerball game changed in January. I came home from the grocery store and found Mike at the computer shaking, said Roberts, Then I saw that he was checking the winning num
Feb 15, 2012, 6:36 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner forgets wife's birthdayNews Story
After Robert McIntosh win 4.4 million (US$6.75 million) in the Lottery, his wife expected a lavish birthday present but had to settle for a card. Robert revealed yesterday that Susan's 47th birthday a week after their jackpot success had completely slipped his mind. He said he failed to remember it because he was so excited about their huge Lotto win. Speaking yesterday, Robert, 46, admitted, With everything happening, I forgot to buy her anything. I had a card but not a present. Housew
Apr 27, 2010, 7:10 am - Lottery News

$196M Ohio lottery winner trying to claim anonymously?News Story
The winner of the $196 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold in Ohio last week hasn't stepped forward yet, but there are indications that he or she might want to remain anonymous. Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Jeannie Roberts said Thursday that the lottery has received inquiries about how to claim the prize through a blind trust. Having a lawyer set up such a trust would shield the winner's name from public release. But Roberts cautioned that the winning ticket has not yet been produced, an
May 27, 2008, 9:28 am - Lottery News

Three employees of bar charged in Keno fraudNews Story
A Wymore woman was arraigned in Gage County Court earlier this week on charges she and other employees of Blue Springs Keno, a bar located on Broad Street in Blue Springs, Nebraska, tampered with keno machines for their own benefit. Jana Fletcher, 35, faces Class III felony charges of theft by taking more than $1,500 and tampering with a lottery device for cheating (a Class IV felony), and a Class I misdemeanor charge of violating the state lottery act. A Class III felony carries a maximu
Nov 27, 2007, 9:49 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winners give backNews Story
Powerball winners Steve and Carolyn West and Frances Chaney create foundations to help children, veterans and the poor Powerball winners Steve and Carolyn West and Frances Chaney are giving away portions of their multi-million-dollar prize to benefit local children and other worthy causes. Both the West Family Foundation and the Robert Frances Chaney Family Foundation seek to support nonprofit organizations that serve poor children and families in Southern Oregon. We'd been in some o
Aug 17, 2007, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

SoCal family claims $112M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
A Southern California family claimed their winning ticket Wednesday in the $112 million Mega Millions lottery drawing. Robert Stafford and his adult children, Robert Jr. and Cynthia, said they bought a $2 quick-pick ticket from a Hawthorne market for Friday night's drawing. Their purchase became the fifth winning Mega Millions ticket sold in California. I'm just so excited, I'm happy. It's a dream come true, Cynthia Stafford said with a wide smile and a giggle. The family chose t
May 19, 2007, 10:22 am - Lottery News

Mass. Rep. says lottery funds should go to areas with highest salesNews Story
Lynn is one of the Massachusetts State Lottery's sales hotspots. Yet while Lynn residents spend $85 million a year on tickets and games, the old industrial city gets back just $15 million a year from a Lottery-financed state aid program. State Rep. Steven Walsh (D-Lynn) said it is this imbalance that drove him to file legislation that could revamp the way Lottery proceeds are doled out to cities and towns. Walsh's bill calls for a commission to explore whether the current formula used t
Feb 28, 2007, 8:38 am - Lottery News

90-year-old wins $1 million in Fla. Lottery's Monopoly gameNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced Friday the $1 million top prize for the Million Dollar Monopoly scratch-off game was claimed by Myrna Fonda, 90, of Seffner. Fonda, who was joined at Lottery Headquarters by her husband Robert Fonda and her grandson, said she purchased the winning scratch-off ticket at Winn Dixie, 725 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard West in Seffner. According to Fonda, who regularly plays Florida Lottery instant games, she purchased the last two scratch-off tickets at the
Feb 7, 2007, 1:33 pm - Lottery News