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US House on the brink of taking away online gambling rightsNews Story
Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables won't like what Congress is doing. On Tuesday, the House plans to vote on a bill that would ban credit cards for paying online bets and could padlock gambling Web sites. The legislation would clarify existing law to spell out that it is illegal to gamble online. To enforce that ban, the bill would prohibit credit cards and other payment forms, such as electronic transfers, from being used to settle online wagers. It also would give la
Jul 10, 2006, 8:16 pm - Lottery News

Calif. Mega Millions lottery winner claims prizeNews Story
The winner of the $34 million Mega Millions jackpot has stepped forward. Thomas Thornton, a Coachella Valley resident, produced the winning ticket, Cathy Doyle Johnston, spokeswoman for the California Lottery, said this afternoon. Thornton chose the cash option and will receive a lump-sum payment of about $17 million before federal tax witholding. I am stunned, shocked and excited, Thornton said a news release issued by the state Lottery. I have worked hard all my life and will conti
Jun 21, 2006, 7:08 am - Lottery News

UK online lottery company fizzlesNews Story
Editor: Lottery Post previously reported that the creators of this 'alternative' UK lottery had allegedly enriched themselves more than the charities the lottery is supposed to support. Are the owners squeezing out the profits and then leaving the company and its stockholders in the lurch? It started out as a small but brazen challenger to the national lottery, hoping to capitalize on a stream of damaging stories that have caricatured many of the good causes benefiting from lottery cash a
Jun 6, 2006, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Incredible coincidence: Two Fort Drum reservists hit lottery jackpotsNews Story
Two families from the same upstate New York community and with ties to the U.S. Army's Fort Drum are the state's newest instant millionaires. The winners of the two $1 million scratch-off games are from Carthage in Jefferson County, lottery officials said Thursday. This is unprecedented, said Jennifer Mauer, a lottery spokeswoman. These are the first two Carthage winners we've ever had. It's completely random, so anything can happen. Wendy and Donald Childers bought the winning $
May 25, 2006, 7:21 pm - Lottery News

Kansas lottery tickets to be shredded, not scratchedNews Story
A state law is forcing the Kansas Lottery to shred an estimated 400,000 unsold scratch-off tickets including thousands of dollars worth of jackpot winners. Lottery director Ed Van Petten said Wednesday that the state's annual series of scratcher games that benefit programs for state veterans could be sold only from May 1 through Nov. 30 under the 2003 state law that authorized the benefit games. At the time there was a fear the games could get stale if they were sold year-round, he sai
May 11, 2006, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Penn. woman sues for share of winning lottery ticketNews Story
A New Salem woman wants a Fayette County judge to stop her former roommate from cashing a $1 million winning instant lottery ticket because she believes the money should be shared. In a suit filed by attorney Samuel Davis, Yvonne Evans claimed it was her debit card used to pay for the $20 winning scratch-off ticket on which her roommate Mary Rechichar won the seven-figure prize. Rechichar called Evans from Dan's Marathon Gas Station in Republic, where Rechichar worked, to ask Evans for th
Mar 30, 2006, 2:24 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winners share money adviceNews Story
3 who hit jackpot in S.C. games share advice on the pitfalls of newfound wealth Just in case you're the first one to win big money in the N.C. Education Lottery that starts Thursday, S.C. lottery winners have some advice: Be careful about loaning money. Get a tax adviser. And if you owe anyone money, don't let lottery officials put your picture on the Internet. Don't get them wrong. Three winners interviewed by the Observer are perfectly happy to keep the money, thank you. But they've h
Mar 28, 2006, 4:06 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery hires Bernie MacNews Story
Add comedian Bernie Mac to the list of people who've hit the lottery jackpot. Mac is receiving $500,000 for about 2-1/2 days of work endorsing a new state lottery game in what lottery officials are calling a phenomenal deal because of the success of his television show. But Mac's six-figure paycheck is drawing criticism from state lawmakers who would like to see the money spent elsewhere. For nearly $23,000 an hour, Mac will lend his name and likeness for two TV ads, two radio ads and
Mar 20, 2006, 7:26 am - Lottery News

Michigan lottery winner managing to keep small profileNews Story
The mystery lottery player who bought a $5.9-million winning ticket at a Clio supermarket has surfaced. Sort of. The lucky millionaire claimed his winnings after the Feb. 15 Classic Lotto 47 drawing but still wants to remain anonymous. Garth Moreau knows, but he's not telling. Moreau is manager of the VG's Food Center, 710 S. Mill St., where the winning ticket was purchased. He's definitely a regular customer, Moreau said. I know he lives around here, but I'm not sure he's a C
Mar 6, 2006, 7:02 am - Lottery News

ABC duped by Powerball lottery winner hoaxNews Story
The brief hoax involving a man claiming to be an out-of-work truck driver who won the $365 million Powerball jackpot was months in the making. It involved two men who have jerked the chains of the national news media for years and was financed by a Texas author seeking publicity for his books, one of the pranksters said Tuesday. We had decided that one of these days, there'll be a record jackpot, and we'll have to go, said Bob Pagani, who portrayed the unemployed man who spent $2,000 on
Feb 22, 2006, 12:59 pm - Lottery News