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Lottery winners sue financial adviserNews Story
A Vaughan, Ontario, couple who won over $19 million in a lottery are suing a lawyer-businessman for $7.75 million, alleging his investments squandered almost $5 million of their money.Vito and Sabrina Palmieri won the Lotto Super 7 in February 2001, and retained Toronto lawyer Dev Misir to look after their legal rights and financial interests, according to their statement of claim.The Palmieris claim that Misir invested their money in financially troubled companies in which he had financial int
Sep 24, 2003, 3:57 am - Lottery News

Camelot launches daily lotteryNews Story
Camelot is launching its latest attempt to try revive public interest in the lottery by starting a daily draw which will offer better odds of winning smaller prizes.But the new Daily Play game faces competition from a rival draw being launched next month.Vernons, best known for running football pools, claim its Florida 4 game will offer a 20 per cent chance of winning as opposed to 12.5 per cent on Daily Play.Players on the 1 Daily Play draw - which takes place at 8.30pm, six days a week - sele
Sep 23, 2003, 3:52 am - Lottery News

NJ Changes Cash 5 GameNews Story
The New Jersey State Lottery announced improvements to its Jersey Cash 5 game, starting with the September 15 drawing, that are designed to produce higher jackpots and more player excitement. Since its inception in 1992, Jersey Cash 5 has served as a roll-down game, whereby if there was no top winner (five out of five numbers), the jackpot was divided into the remaining prize pools (four out of five numbers). Jersey Cash 5 now will change to a roll over structure, where the jackpot grows an
Sep 22, 2003, 4:14 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $50 MillionNews Story
The excitement is rising along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 367,039 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.8 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $50 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 24 drawing will be an estimated $26.5 million.The numbers drawn were: 11, 13, 28, 31, 33, and the
Sep 22, 2003, 4:08 am - Lottery News

Jacksonville ticket wins $11 million Florida LottoNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $11 million, lottery officials said Saturday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Jacksonville, officials said.A total of 84 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,814.50; 4,511 tickets matched four numbers for $88; and 97,476 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 17-31-33-38-44-53.
Sep 22, 2003, 4:05 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Rises to $102 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $102 million Saturday, the largest Mega Millions jackpot in three months.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $87 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 11 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each. Forty-six players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the M
Sep 20, 2003, 9:01 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $43 MillionNews Story
Everything surrounding Powerball is growing; the jackpot, the number of players winning prizes, and the amount of prizes being won. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 322,842 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $43 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 20 drawing will be an estimated $22.7 million.T
Sep 18, 2003, 6:50 am - Lottery News

$8 Million SuperLotto Fraud Trial -- Opening Statements Are TodayNews Story
Opening statements in a dispute over the ownership of a California Quick Pick Super Lotto ticket valued at $8 million will be made today, starting in the afternoon in Courtroom O, Pomona Superior Court, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA. before the Hon. Peter J. Meeka.Plaintiff Arwa Farraj filed suit in February 2000 against Circle K Stores and its employee, Gurinder Ruby, for fraud and conversion, alleging that she had been deceived by Mr. Ruby into giving her winning California Quick Pick S
Sep 18, 2003, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Wisc. Lottery validates man's $3.4 million Megabucks ticketNews Story
Wisconsin Lottery officials said Wednesday they had validated a ticket purchased by a New Berlin man as the winner of a $3.4 million Wisconsin Megabucks jackpot earlier this month. They said the ticket purchased at a Clark service station in New Berlin for the Sept. 3 drawing had been presented by Dennis Poppe.The ticket with the numbers four, six, 17, 25, 42 and 48 had been a quick pick selection with the numbers generated by computer rather than picked by the purchaser.The jackpot was the 50
Sep 18, 2003, 6:21 am - Lottery News

Online Lottery Glitch Leads to Cancelled PrizesNews Story
Online scratch-card outfit - tombola.com - has apologised after a software glitch at the weekend led to a large number of gamblers winning the jackpot.Those who took part in the online game couldn't believe their luck when they won up to 5,000 (US$8,050) just for taking part in the i:scratch game.But their euphoria was short-lived when they received an email telling them that the game was null and void.Said the email: I am writing to you in relation to your win on tombola.com over the week
Sep 17, 2003, 11:25 am - Lottery News