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Kentucky Lottery hires new CEONews Story
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. board voted Tuesday to approve Gov. Matt Bevin's appointment of Tom Delacenserie as the new president and CEO of the state's lottery. He has been CEO and secretary of the Florida Lottery since November 2015 and fills a post that has been vacant for nearly a year following the retirement and subsequent unexpected death of longtime Kentucky Lottery CEO Arch Gleason. Delacenserie is 68 years old and will start work in Kentucky on June 5. He was raised in the Green B
May 23, 2017, 3:02 pm - Lottery News

Mom, son admit they plotted to kill man over his winning lottery ticketNews Story
A New York man and his 49-year-old mother have pleaded guilty in the slaying of a man who was killed over a winning scratch-off lottery ticket. The Monroe County District Attorney's Office says 29-year-old James McCracken, of Rochester, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the slaying of 66-year-old Robert Pinckney. McCracken's mother, Jacqueline Staples, pleaded guilty to a robbery charge. Prosecutors say Staples was with Pinckney at his residence in September 2015 when she be
Jan 10, 2017, 9:59 pm - Lottery News

After cheating death in plane crash, Indian man wins $1M lottery days laterNews Story
After surviving a fiery plane crash, an Indian man has beaten the odds again, this time winning $1 million in the lottery. Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, 62, of Dubai, was on board Emirates Flight 521 when it burst into flames and skidded after landing at the Dubai International airport on Aug. 3. His lucky ticket number 0845 was drawn Tuesaday in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire at Concourse A at Dubai International Airport, winning him a cool $1 million (Dh3.67 million). Ind
Aug 11, 2016, 8:22 am - Lottery News

Puzzling cliff-hanger remains in case of poisoned lottery winnerNews Story
With his departure from office this week, a county medical examiner leaves behind a beguiling mystery set in motion more than three years ago with his sensational declaration that a Chicago businessman who had just won a $1 million lottery prize was poisoned by cyanide. Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina's finding that Urooj Khan's death was a homicide led to the exhumation of his body, divided his family and drew flocks of international reporters to Chicago to cover the story. Cina
Jun 12, 2016, 9:12 am - Lottery News

Suspect accused of murdering lottery winner escapes from Georgia prisonNews Story
One of the people charged with murdering a Georgia Lottery winner has escaped from a south Georgia prison, authorities say. Earnest Anthony Holcomb, 28, got away from the Ben Hill County facility about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sheriff Bobby McLemore said. Holcomb was in the exercise yard when he made it onto the roof and slipped out of his jumpsuit before running away. Authorities still don't know how Holcomb escaped, since there are 40 cameras in the area, McLemore said. Holcomb and six ot
Jun 9, 2016, 12:55 pm - Lottery News

9 charged with illegal lottery, bookmaking in Rhode IslandNews Story
Providence police say they've arrested nine people and seized cash and drugs after discovering illegally lottery and bookmaking operations at several businesses in the city. Police announced Thursday that they executed search warrants for several locations last weekend and seized about $60,000, other items and paperwork associated with illegal gambling operations. Six people were arrested. Authorities arrested three other people after executing a search warrant at another location and find
Apr 14, 2016, 7:59 pm - Lottery News

7 arrested in Georgia Lottery winner's murderNews Story
Seven people were charged Monday in the shooting death of a lottery winner more than two months ago. The arrests were all made after a lengthy investigation into Craigory Burch Jr.'s death. The former forklift driver hit the $434,272 instant prize from the Georgia Lottery when he matched all five numbers from the Nov. 29, 2015 Fantasy 5 drawing. Six of the seven are in custody in the Ben Hill County Jail. One remaining suspect is in custody in Colquitt County. Two of the suspects are
Mar 29, 2016, 9:05 am - Lottery News

Lottery officials say identifying winners a mustNews Story
States wrestle with winners' privacy vs. integrity of games In the California lottery handbook for winners, officials offer a few suggestions to newly minted millionaires. Change your number. Stop answering your phone. And find a reputable financial adviser. That's because along with the money comes 15 minutes of fame as the names of winners are required to be made public in California and many other states. All eyes are on the Los Angeles suburb of Chino Hills, where one of three ticke
Jan 19, 2016, 12:24 pm - Lottery News

$1,000-a-month lifetime lottery ticket auctioned for $40,000News Story
An online auction for a lottery ticket that pays $1,000 a month for the rest of a 73-year-old Kalamazoo man's life went into overtime on Thursday, Jan. 7, ending with a winning bid of more than $40,000. The auction was held on behalf of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to pay off the debts of Donald Magett, a former Kalamazoo police officer and owner of a security firm who bought a Michigan Lottery ticket that pays $1,000-a-month in February, 1984. The winning bidder, whose offer of $40,026 will
Jan 8, 2016, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Texas legislature to consider lottery winner anonymity billNews Story
What a turnaround. In the 2013 session the Texas House passed a bill aimed at abolishing the state lottery. But after some soul-searching mainly confronted with the fact the state would lose $1.1 billion a year for public education some representatives who wanted to eliminate the Texas Lottery Commission reversed their vote, in essence resuscitating the game. Now House members may go a step further. On Tuesday the 150-member chamber will consider a bill that would allow winners of mo
May 9, 2015, 7:39 am - Lottery News