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Governor among first to kick off Tennessee lotteryNews Story
It may have been the first day of Tennessee's lottery and the first time Gov. Phil Bredesen had ever bought a lottery ticket, but he knew exactly which one he wanted when he walked into a market Tuesday. Tennessee Treasures, he said as he pulled out $2 for the clerk. I like the name. Bredesen, wearing a yellow-and-purple lottery button reading Education Wins, wasn't disappointed when he didn't win a prize on his first ticket - or any of several follow-up tries - because the proceeds go towar
Jan 21, 2004, 5:27 am - Lottery News

Scratch-offs bring big cash to statesNews Story
Scratch-off lottery tickets may not produce the drama associated with high-jackpot games like Powerball or Mega Millions, but to most state lotteries they bring in something just as important: money.Lotteries across the country typically make more from scratch-off tickets than either multistate or state online games - the pingpong ball drawings of numbers that offer the larger prizes, according to several lottery officials. In most states across the country they sell far more instant tickets tha
Jan 20, 2004, 6:29 am - Lottery News

Ohio City Can't Collect Taxes From Mega MillionsNews Story
Here's the latest twist in the saga of last month's $162 million Mega Millions lottery drawing.City officials in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid were stunned to learn that they can't collect $1.4 million in income taxes from the winner. It seems the city charter wasn't updated to include lottery winnings as taxable income. It's not a good day for the city, Mayor Georgine Welo said Monday. We were all excited until we went to go for the money and learned that we are not entitled to it. We
Jan 20, 2004, 6:11 am - Lottery News

First Lottery Tickets Sold in TennesseeNews Story
Lottery fans dreaming of riches waited patiently until after midnight to try their luck as Tennessee became the last state in the Southeast to offer legal gambling.Four different types of scratch-off lottery games went on sale at 12:01 a.m. local time Tuesday. Tickets cost between $1 and $5 and award prizes up to $1 million. I feel it will be lucky here tonight. Hopefully it will be, said Natalie Dukureh, a postal worker in Nashville who raced to a convenience store right after her shift ended
Jan 20, 2004, 6:06 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery is ready to go, says CEONews Story
Merchants to get hefty initial delivery of game tickets to fill expected heavy demandA little more than a week before the first Tennessee lottery ticket is sold, CEO Rebecca Paul said the infrastructure is ready for a successful launch. While there are 1,000 things to do between now and (next) Tuesday, we're really confident with where we are, Paul told board members of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. during Monday's weekly teleconference.Proceeds from the lottery, set to begin at 12:01
Jan 13, 2004, 4:59 am - Lottery News

'I Lied' -- Woman Drops Lottery LawsuitNews Story
Updated: Jan. 8, 2003 12:38 PMA woman said through tears Thursday that she lied about losing the winning ticket for a $162 million lottery prize awarded to another woman.Elecia Battle, 40, is dropping her lawsuit to block payment of the 11-state Mega Millions jackpot to the certified winner, her lawyer Sheldon Starke said. I wanted to win, Battle said. The numbers were so overwhelming. I did buy a ticket and I lost. I wanted to win so bad for my kids and my family. I apologize. Starke says tha
Jan 8, 2004, 10:27 am - Lottery News

Lottery Loser's Shady PastNews Story
Ohio woman has fraud, assault convictions, uses aliasThe Ohio woman who told police that she purchased -- and then lost -- the winning $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket -- has several arrests on her rap sheet, including convictions for assault and credit card fraud. In addition, Elecia Battle is using an alias and has falsely claimed to be married to the man with whom she now lives.Battle, whose real name is Elecia Dickson, apparently has borrowed the surname of boyfriend James Battle.
Jan 6, 2004, 5:56 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Woman Claims Lottery Prize, Denies Ticket LostNews Story
An Ohio woman on Tuesday collected a $162 million Mega Millions lottery prize, saying the winning ticket was in her hands all along and had not been lost, as another woman had claimed.Rebecca Jemison, 34, of South Euclid, Ohio, near Cleveland, produced the winning ticket and was awarded the prize. She elected to take a one-time $94 million payment rather than collecting the larger amount over a number of years.The jackpot in a multi-state drawing had gone unclaimed since Dec. 30. On Monday news
Jan 6, 2004, 1:07 pm - Lottery News

Powerball won't be only lottery optionNews Story
When North Dakota's new lottery begins selling Powerball tickets on March 25, it will represent only the first sample of a gambling assortment that state officials plan to offer this year.At least two lesser-known games, Hot Lotto and Wild Card 2, are slated for introduction this summer. Another, called 2 by 2, may be rolled out in the fall, although Chuck Keller, North Dakota's lottery director, said that has not been decided.North Dakota also may participate in an international lottery by June
Jan 5, 2004, 6:03 am - Lottery News

$175,000 Mega Millions Ticket DisputeNews Story
Two traders for the Chicago Board Options Exchange filed a police complaint Friday against a trading clerk who they claim pocketed their $175,000 Mega Millions lottery ticket this week.But a family friend says she doesn't believe the clerk, whom she has known for 22 years, could have stolen anything. She's a very honest, trustworthy person, said Carole Masterson, whose brother is the father of the clerk's two children. I don't think she'd do something like this. She's not stupid. Traders, iden
Jan 3, 2004, 9:08 pm - Lottery News