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Serbian lottery chief resigns amid drawing scandalNews Story
Includes video report The head of Serbia's national lottery has resigned after a television graphic during this week's draw appeared to predict a winning number. The incident triggered outrage and dominated front-pages in the Balkan country, where Serbs had hoped the lottery was above the corruption that permeates much of national life. Police said they have questioned six people during an investigation into whether the winning combination had been set up in advance. The affair erupt
Jul 31, 2015, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner's first purchase: a new shower doorNews Story
A man from west Dublin, Ireland, has described winning 500,000 in the EuroMillions multi-country game as a pleasant shock . He was the sole winner of the EuroMillions Plus 500,000 top prize in last Friday's draw. EuroMillions Plus is an add-on game played only in Ireland that enters the first five numbers on your EuroMillions game ticket in a special Plus drawing held in Ireland the same evening. Adding EuroMillions Plus costs an extra 1 over the regular cost of a EuroMillions ticket. T
Jul 6, 2015, 11:11 am - Lottery News

Scratch-off tickets push Florida Lottery to record salesNews Story
Floridians with dreams of instant payoffs are generating record scratch for the Florida Lottery. Lottery revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30 are up $180 million over last year, reaching a record $5.58 billion, with two-thirds of that money via scratch-offs. The state sold $3.7 billion in scratch-off tickets this year, compared with $3.4 billion in 2013-14. That more than offset a drop of about $120 million in Powerball, Florida Lotto and other games. Scratch-offs accounted for 6
Jul 3, 2015, 7:46 am - Lottery News

China reveals misuse of $2.7 billion in lottery fundsNews Story
China has uncovered widespread misappropriation of 16.9 billion yuan (US$2.72 billion) of funds from its state lottery program, underscoring the extent of official corruption as the country tries to root out graft. Funds were misappropriated through the buying and building of office buildings and hotels or embezzled, the National Audit Office said in a report on its website. The state auditor said the irregularities accounted for a quarter of the total of lottery funds received in its 2012
Jun 25, 2015, 8:12 am - Lottery News

£1 million EuroMillions prize goes unclaimedNews Story
A United Kingdom lottery player from Leicestershire has missed out on the chance to become a millionaire. UK National Lottery bosses announced that the deadline to claim the EuroMillions win expired at midnight yesterday. The winning ticket, bought in Leicester, would have allowed the holder to claim a EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prize from the draw on Tuesday, December 23. A National Lottery spokesman said that as the deadline has now passed the money, plus the interest it earned
Jun 23, 2015, 7:58 am - Lottery News

UK Lotto game to change in OctoberNews Story
Harder to win, but guaranteed millionaires Lotto players in the United Kingdom will have to select their winning numbers from a pool of 59 rather than 49 under sweeping changes to the game taking effect later this year. The UK National Lottery operator, Camelot, said the enhancements would give players a better chance of winning and becoming a millionaire. It said a new Millionaire Raffle would guarantee at least one millionaire per draw, the average winning jackpot was expected to be t
Jun 16, 2015, 4:41 pm - Lottery News

UK lottery player claims £93M EuroMillions jackpotNews Story
The holder of a jackpot-winning EuroMillions ticket bought in the UK has come forward to claim their 93,388,943 (US$145 million) prize, lottery operator Camelot has confirmed. The identity of the winner is still unknown, and they can choose to remain anonymous if they wish. The prize is the biggest in the UK this year and the sixth-biggest ever in the country. The winner could receive their money by Monday, Camelot said. We're delighted Friday's ticket-holder has come forward to cla
Jun 15, 2015, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Disney chooses director for upcoming lottery movieNews Story
By Todd Northrop Annie director Will Gluck is teaming with Walt Disney Studios to direct an untitled lottery movie based on the actual events of a Spanish lottery jackpot win. The project, which was originally written for a male lead and titled Lucky Guy, is being retooled to feature a female protagonist and does not yet have a name. The story centers on a perpetually unlucky young woman who is flabbergasted when everyone in her small town except her wins a lottery. However, this appare
May 29, 2015, 7:07 pm - Lottery News

Factory worker quits job after winning $12.3M UK lottery jackpotNews Story
A food factory worker and his partner both quit their jobs after the pair won a lottery jackpot worth nearly 8 million (US$12.3 million). Philip Thomas Dunning, 44, and his partner Gina Meikle were left in a state of shock after winning 7,864,529 in Saturday's UK National Lottery draw. The couple, of Bo'ness, Falkirk, are getting ready for the good times after a pal called them with the news as they were heading to bed. Sandra, who matched the lucky couple up eleven years ago, knew the
Apr 30, 2015, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Canadian lottery winner fighting to remain anonymousNews Story
The winner of a $50 million lottery who waited a year to collect the prize and has still not been named more than a month later is fighting for the right to remain anonymous. The person doesn't want to be identified as the winner of the March 16, 2014, Lotto Max prize, a source who didn't want to be named said, despite a clear statement by the British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) that anyone buying a ticket must allow their name and photo to be published before collecting a prize. The win
Apr 27, 2015, 8:09 am - Lottery News