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In group lottery wins, splitting the spoils toughNews Story
Every once in a while a lottery jackpot becomes so huge that people can't help but band together in the hope of increasing their odds, pooling their money for a wad of tickets and promising to evenly split the spoils. Seems like a good idea until lightning strikes and the group wins. Then the future involves not only luxury, but also lawsuits. Numerous group winners have been sued by people claiming to have pitched in for the ticket, creating messy fights over what money will be left once the
Apr 4, 2012, 8:10 am - Lottery News

Tatts Group buys New South Wales lottery for A$850mNews Story
The state government of New South Wales has sold its lotteries business to Tatts Group for A$850m (US$764m) after an auction process that attracted both Australian and international bidders. The total proceeds of the sale will exceed A$1bn after A$160m of cash and other assets from NSW Lotteries are transferred to the government. Melbourne-based Tatts, which operates lottery businesses in three Australian states and two territories, faced competition from a consortium led by Ontario Teachers'
Mar 3, 2010, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Two winners to share record A$106 million Australian lotteryNews Story
A couple from Queensland state and a man from South Australia will share more than A$106 million (US$86 million) as the only jackpot winners in the nation's record lottery drawn last night. Holders of the winning Oz Lotto entries, who asked to remain anonymous, will each take about A$53 million in the second-largest single payouts in Australian lottery history. The previous record jackpot of A$58.7 million was won on a single ticket last year. The first division prize pool, created after 1
Jul 1, 2009, 2:00 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

Group Expected To File Lawsuit To Stop N.C. LotteryNews Story
A lawsuit challenging how the lottery was created could be filed by the end of the week.The North Carolina Institute For Constitutional Law plans to base its lawsuit on the fact that when Senate leaders squeaked out the lottery bill in late August, they suspended the rules to complete three readings in just a matter of moments.Critics said, by law, the votes should have been spread out over a three-day period. Supporters moved quickly because two Republicans were absent.In recent months, Gov. Mi
Dec 13, 2005, 6:51 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery mum on naming of new directorNews Story
The chief executive of the lottery in New Mexico resigned late Tuesday as all signs pointed toward his expected hiring Thursday as the first director of North Carolina's lottery.North Carolina lottery Chairman Charles Sanders said in an interview that he would not deny or confirm that New Mexico's Tom Shaheen is the choice to start up the state's lottery games, which are expected to generate $400 million a year for education initiatives.Sanders said that he would not comment on Shaheen's resigna
Nov 16, 2005, 11:38 am - Lottery News

Oil company employees win $54 million Canada 6/49 lottery jackpotNews Story
Ryan Paterson was at a safety meeting yesterday around 9 a.m. when his boss joked at the end: Well, I guess unless someone has won that $54 million, I will see you all later. That's when Perry came in and piped up about our ticket, the 23-year-old control room operator at Viking Energy Royalty Trust recalled with a grin. Everything after that is still a blur. Mr. Paterson and 16 of his co-workers at a small oil and gas company east of Camrose are the winners of the largest lottery jackpot in
Oct 28, 2005, 5:45 pm - Lottery News

GTECH makes political donation days after gambling contract awardedNews Story
Six days after winning a state contract, the company Pennsylvania chose to run its computer system for slot machines gave $50,000 to a national nonprofit that raises money for Democratic governors including Gov. Ed Rendell, the group's finance chair.GTECH, a Rhode Island lottery company, has given $481,267 to the Democratic Governors' Association since 2000, according to a political watchdog group. But the payment March 8 had nothing to do with the $6.3 million a year contract announced by the
Sep 22, 2005, 11:18 am - Lottery News

Anti-lottery group considers legal challenge to N.C. LotteryNews Story
There might yet be a legal fight over the new North Carolina lottery.A spokesman for Citizens United Against the Lottery, a coalition formed to fight its creation, said Monday that the group is weighing a lawsuit challenging how the lottery was approved. It's in distinct consideration, said Bob Rosser, a spokesman for the group, whose board includes former legislator Chuck Neely, former UNC system presidents Bill Friday and C.D. Spangler Jr., and Capitol Broadcasting Co. chief Jim Goodmon. We
Sep 20, 2005, 8:50 pm - Lottery News

$250,000 lottery prize to be split 11 waysNews Story
A group of 11 employees and customers of a country store on the shores of Lake Erie, Ohio, have won a pretax total of $250,000 playing Mega Millions.Six customers and five employees of Mutach's Food Market at 505 West Main St. at the tip of the Marblehead peninsula together chipped in to purchase 55 plays in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday.John Klaehn, owner of the small grocery and butcher shop, didn't join in on the winning purchase made that morning at his store. I should have, I wish I w
Sep 15, 2005, 11:39 am - Lottery News