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Gaming executives guilty of operating illegal lottery, pyramid schemeNews Story
Six of the lead promoters of World Games Inc. (WGI) plead guilty to operating and promoting an Illegal Pyramid Scheme December 6, 2004 in Calgary, Alberta.The guilty plea was a result of a five month Joint Forces investigation including the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (Gaming Investigation Team), Calgary Police Service, RCMP, and the Lethbridge Police Service.World Games Inc. CEO, Greg Kennedy was found guilty of pyramid selling offenses by the Australian Federal Court earlier this year
Dec 8, 2004, 8:53 am - Lottery News

Canadian and U.S. officials shut down lottery scamsNews Story
Those enticing e-mails and telemarketing calls saying you have won some nation's lottery? They're bogus, folks. Guard your money.So who is falling for these scams? In most cases, trusting elderly consumers who see this as a chance to leave money to their kids.The scams have been hard to nail down because they work across national borders, raising jurisdictional hurdles.But U.S. agents now are working with their foreign counterparts to crack down on the frauds.Canadian and U.S. investigators said
Nov 19, 2004, 11:49 am - Lottery News

Canadian Super 7 lottery winner heads back to workNews Story
It's back to work for Shawn MacDonald even if this morning he is Canada's newest multi-millionaire. No, I have no plans to change any of that, the 33-year-old federal civil servant said yesterday as he picked up a check for $7.5 million. I'll just live my life as I always did. MacDonald, originally from Cape Breton but now working for the immigration department of the federal government in Halifax, picked up a ticket for last Friday's Atlantic Lottery Super 7 draw during a visit to a mall.He us
Sep 21, 2004, 6:57 am - Lottery News

Canadian woodworker carves out lottery winNews Story
Andre Leveille watched Wednesday night as, one after another, the numbers on the television screen matched those on a Lotto 6/49 ticket he bought at a gas station in Mascouche. I'm a millionaire! the Riviere des Prairies resident shouted. But in the next room, his wife, Diane, didn't believe he'd won the $15.75-million top prize.When Leveille's daughter, Josee, found out, she was so shocked she came over to her parents' house in her pajamas to confirm the good news, Loto-Quebec spokesperson Jea
Sep 3, 2004, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Atlantic Lottery Corporation starts online ticket salesNews Story
The online cash has started flowing for the Atlantic Lottery Corporation.It has pioneered a controversial website that sells lottery tickets on the Internet.The service went online Tuesday and by lunch time over 100 customers had wagered on games.The move has made it the first publicly-owned agency to sell virtual lottery tickets in Canada.Darlene Doucet, an Atlantic Lottery spokeswoman, says the corporation is particularly interested in people who already bank, make purchases and seek entertain
Aug 26, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

Long-time pals hit jackpotNews Story
It was like prom night all over again four giddy couples crammed into a stretch limousine, cruising the streets.But the pack of friends weren't on their way to a dance. Instead, the 30- and 40-somethings were dropping off checks of more than $3.6 million at their banks, each couple's share of the Canadian Lotto 6/49 jackpot. We're still actually trying to fathom what has gone down; none of us has slept very much, said Lorraine Ulrick, her husband Gregory beside her, as the limo pulled to a stop
Aug 10, 2004, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Cancer victim claims £20 million UK Lotto prizeNews Story
A cancer sufferer who claimed a record 20.1 million (US$37.1 million) in the UK Lotto has described the moment when she realized that she had won the jackpot.Iris Jeffrey, a 58-year-old housewife, had put her ticket in a cupboard at her Belfast home without checking to see if it matched the winning numbers drawn on July 14.But she realised she had won after seeing an appeal from the organisers Camelot for the person holding the winning ticket to claim the outstanding rollover jackpot. I wrote d
Aug 6, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Google Ranks Lottery Post #29 of All Lottery SitesNews Story
Lottery Post, the Internet's most active participatory lottery forum, is ranked 29th among all active lottery Web sites.The high ranking places Lottery Post ahead of many official state and multi-state Web sites, as well as almost every independent lottery Web site.Lottery Post has been providing an online forum for lottery players to discuss games of chance for over four years. Over those four years, the Web site has been expanded with new features on a regular basis.In addition to Web popular
Jun 23, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Changes to Canada Lotto 6/49 now in effectNews Story
Changes to Canada's most popular lottery game since 1982 are now in effect.Lotto 6/49 buyers are now paying $2 per ticket, an increase of $1, first announced last November by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation. The price hadn't increased since its inception 22 years ago, Don Pister, spokesman for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.The $2 tickets were first sold Sunday morning and the first draw will be held Wednesday night.The game is unchanged, except for an additional $5 prize for
Jun 1, 2004, 12:52 pm - Lottery News

Courts freeze half of $30 million lottery winner's assetsNews Story
After picking up his $30-million jackpot from the Super 7 lottery last month, Ray Sobeski enjoyed the kind of financial freedom that most Canadians can only dream of: He cancelled his credit cards, bought $28-million worth of GICs, put $640,000 in a cash account, bought a series of airline tickets and wrote substantial cheques to a few close friends.A lifelong car enthusiast, Mr. Sobeski now had the money to buy whatever model he chose. But on May 4, his financial affairs took an unexpected turn
May 24, 2004, 8:43 am - Lottery News