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Two men face sentencing in "remarkably unsophisticated" lottery plotNews Story
Was it a scheme by a mastermind who developed a remarkably unsophisticated, but almost successful plot as prosecutors claimed, or was it more of knuckleheads in the news when a scheme was attempted to rig a $20,000 raffle drawing, as a defense attorney claimed?Two Cumberland County men will stand before an Ohio criminal court judge tomorrow to learn their fate after both were convicted of their roles in a scheme to defraud a homecoming celebrating Ohio community of thousands of dollars durin
Aug 28, 2003, 4:35 am - Lottery News

Friends in lottery club win $175,000News Story
Ten women who have been pooling their money to buy lottery tickets for about eight years finally have something to show for it -- $175,000.The women, who call themselves The Millionaire's Club of Jackson, matched five numbers in the Aug. 15 drawing of Mega Millions, lottery officials announced Tuesday. The group didn't match the Gold Mega Ball number, which would have given them the $12 million jackpot. I started jumping up and down with excitement when I discovered we had really won, Della Swa
Aug 28, 2003, 4:28 am - Lottery News

Forum criticized for including Georgia lottery firmsNews Story
A lottery forum planned for minority businesses in Memphis next week came under fire yesterday, with some vendors saying that inviting two companies that work for the Georgia lottery to participate makes it appear that a Tennessee-Georgia partnership is a done deal.Three African-American lawmakers are planning a ''Tennessee Lottery Business Opportunities Forum'' Sept. 4, featuring GTECH and Scientific Games. A state lottery board member, originally scheduled to appear, has pulled out of the prog
Aug 28, 2003, 4:24 am - Lottery News

Lottery syndicate robbed of winnings at celebration partyNews Story
An Italian Lottery syndicate won and lost a fortune when members were robbed at gunpoint as they divided up their 30,000 (US$47,000) winnings.Five masked gunmen burst into the celebration party at a social club as the money was being handed out in envelopes and grabbed the cash before escaping in a waiting car.Syndicate organiser Vincenzo Paviglianiti, 43, said: We were just about to start handing out the money when five men burst in wearing masks. At first everyone laughed because they though
Aug 27, 2003, 6:36 am - Lottery News

S.C. lotto questions deal with GeorgiaNews Story
Top officials in South Carolina said Tuesday savings projections acquired by Tennessee lottery board members regarding a potential partnership with the successful Georgia lottery are likely inaccurate.They also detailed other concerns they had about partnering with Georgia before they rejected such an alliance.The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) is poised to make a decision next week on whether to team with Georgias lottery to possibly maximize spending power and curb start up cos
Aug 27, 2003, 3:21 am - Lottery News

N.D. LOTTERY: Board supports two extra gamesNews Story
North Dakota gamblers may have their pick of two additional lotteries next year, which offer smaller prizes and less daunting odds than the more widely played Powerball game. A state advisory board agreed Tuesday to support North Dakota's entry into the Hot Lotto and Wild Card 2 lotteries. Both are operated by the Multistate Lottery Association of West Des Moines, Iowa, which runs Powerball.The association already has approved North Dakota's request to sell Powerball tickets and state officials
Aug 27, 2003, 3:17 am - Lottery News

Bigger jackpot means higher lottery salesNews Story
Despite an alluring $115 million jackpot, Marion Blackwell didn't play Powerball Tuesday.The woman instead purchased tickets for the Daily 3 and Daily 4 drawing at the Blue Flash Food Mart on Cumberland Road. It was just a few months ago when Hobert Parnell of Rocky Gap, Va., won a $62.4 million Powerball jackpot at the same Bluefield store in late March.Blackwell said she normally doesn't play Powerball until the jackpot climbs above $150 million. I don't play Powerball until it gets real high,
Aug 27, 2003, 3:15 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery Winner to Stay AnonymousNews Story
If you won almost $2 million playing the lottery would you want everyone to know who you were?Kansas Lottery officials have honored the request of the record-setting winner of the Super Kansas Cash drawing Wednesday to stay anonymous. The winner, a woman from Manhattan, Kansas, is $1,935,001 richer after Wednesday's Super Kansas Cash drawing.The woman, who purchased the ticket at the Shop Quik at 3108 Anderson Ave., also earned the store $1,000 bonus for issuing the winning ticket. She matched
Aug 26, 2003, 8:39 am - Lottery News

USC, MUSC, Clemson awarded $6 million in matching lotto research fundsNews Story
South Carolina's three research universities will work together on a project to produce human tissue and organs with the help of $6 million in state lottery funds. The University of South Carolina, Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina were told by a state committee Monday they could begin raising private dollars to match the state funds.The project is part of the state's endowed chair program. It was created by the Legislature last year by using $30 million in lottery
Aug 26, 2003, 5:06 am - Lottery News

Lottery board sets criteria for ticket sellersNews Story
Retailers who want to sell tickets for the new Tennessee lottery must abide by a list of criteria set Monday by the lottery corporation board.Among the criteria for prospective lottery retailers:Cannot be in business exclusively to sell lottery tickets.Must be current in filing and paying all Tennessee taxes.Cannot have a criminal record relating to the ''security and integrity'' of the lottery.Cannot reside in the same household as a lottery director, officer or employee of the corporation.Cann
Aug 26, 2003, 3:32 am - Lottery News