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R.I. Governor Replaces Entire Lottery CommissionNews Story
Rhode Island Governor Carcieri yesterday asserted the recently passed separation-of-powers constitutional amendment gives him the right to immediately replace all legislators and legislative appointees on the Lottery Commission and Coastal Resources Management Council.Carcieri sent the names of six Lottery nominees and eight coastal council nominees to the Senate for approval. Carcieri asked that they be confirmed quickly, noting each board was scheduled to meet before month's end.Senate Preside
Jan 6, 2005, 10:21 am - Lottery News

'El Gordo' Lottery Scams Target ElderlyNews Story
Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Nora Dowd Eisenhower today warned older Pennsylvanians to beware of an international lottery scam that adopts the name of Spain's largest lottery prize, El Gordo. The actual El Gordo drawing was conducted on Dec. 22 and awarded more than $2.4 billion in prizes to Spanish citizens who had purchased tickets. El Gordo is a bona-fide holiday season lottery for Spanish citizens, but the e-mails and letters being received by consumers in the United States telling them
Jan 4, 2005, 1:21 pm - Lottery News

NJ couple wins $2.2M Pick 6 Lotto jackpotNews Story
Winning ticket bought at deli in Bergen PointA Bayonne couple has claimed the winning ticket in the Dec. 2 New Jersey Pick 6 Lotto jackpot drawing, which carried a jackpot of nearly $2.2 million.Acting New Jersey Lottery Executive Director William T. Jourdain said that Zoltan and Elizabeth Lamos of Bayonne bought the winning ticket at the Bergen Park Deli, 27 West First St. in Bayonne.The couple will receive more than $1.6 million in a lump-sum payment after taxes are collected.Lottery spokesman
Dec 21, 2004, 10:03 am - Lottery News

Lawsuit acuses Texas of misusing lottery fundsNews Story
A lawsuit filed by a watchdog group seeks to block the State of Texas from making more payments to a Las Vegas law firm hired a year ago to draft legislation to legalize video slot machines.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by Russ Verney of the national watchdog group Judicial Watch, contends that the state exceeded its authority when it agreed to spend lottery proceeds to pay the firm.The Texas attorney general's office hired the law firm Lionel, Sawyers and Collins to develop legislation that would
Dec 17, 2004, 3:13 pm - Lottery News

Lottery Scheme Now Targeting TennesseeNews Story
Letters purporting to be from the El Gordo Sweepstakes Lottery Company, S.L. in Madrid, Sprain have appeared in some Tennessee mailboxes, informing consumers that they have won hundreds of thousands of dollars.Consumers are told in the letter that Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice and are instructed to contact a claims agent at an overseas telephone number. As with many schemes of this nature, consumers are asked to provide their
Dec 8, 2004, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner dies in crashNews Story
An Oregon woman was killed in a Salem car crash last week after winning the lottery just a few days earlier.Shirley Randall, 59, of Gladstone, had turned in a winning Keno ticket at the Oregon Lottery office Nov. 22, the day she died. Police found the check for $10,632.88 in her purse.Randall was hit and killed when a UniFirst delivery van, driving westbound on Mission Street SE, crashed into the driver's side of her Pontiac Firebird as she tried to turn from Airport Road SE onto Mission.Offici
Dec 1, 2004, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Nebraska Lottery Issues Scam WarningNews Story
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning today warned consumers about an e-mail scam that tells recipients they have won a prize from the Nebraska Lottery/Bill Gate (sic) Foundation and dventually asks for a processing fee.Describing itself as a global lottery program, the e-mail scam tells potential victims they have been randomly selected to receive a cash prize and asks them to e-mail their name, telephone number and mailing address to a fiduciary agent. There is even a fictitious ticket number
Nov 26, 2004, 12:15 pm - Lottery News

Judge Orders $5 M Seized In Lottery Scam Go To CharitiesNews Story
A Cincinnati judge has ordered that nearly $5 million seized in a statewide gambling scam be sent to the charities it was supposed to reach in the first place.The scheme was estimated to have raised more than $57 million through the sale of pull-tab instant-lottery tickets in hundreds of bars and restaurants.Hamilton County Judge Fred Nelson wrote in his decision that the gambling ring told people their donations would go to children with birth defects or disabilities.The judge has ordered Ohio
Nov 23, 2004, 8:22 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery cuts 33 jobsNews Story
Officials say overhaul unrelated to controversial lobbying contractIn a shake-up billed as a reorganization, the Texas Lottery Commission eliminated 33 jobs Thursday, saying it will save $296,000 annually in salaries.Though the commission came under fire earlier this year for agreeing to pay a Las Vegas law firm up to $250,000 to draft laws to expand gambling, it said Thursday that the layoffs are in no way connected to that expense.Employees throughout the commission were affected by the cutbac
Nov 19, 2004, 11:52 am - Lottery News

Educators, Lawmakers Pleased With Oklahoma Lottery VoteNews Story
Supporters Predict Measure Could Generate $150M Annually For EducationOklahoma school officials called State Question 705 a victory for the state's education system Wednesday after voters passed the measure overwhelmingly.The measure, which establishes a state education lottery, was approved by 64 percent of voters who participated in Tuesday's general election.According to language in the measure, at least 35 percent the revenue from the new lottery will go directly toward Oklahoma's education
Nov 4, 2004, 12:53 pm - Lottery News