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Representative of Hot Lotto winner named in lawsuitNews Story
The case of the most mysterious jackpot winner in the history of the Iowa Lottery got even more convoluted Thursday. The attorney who represents a trust attempting to claim a multimillion-dollar Hot Lotto jackpot faces legal troubles in Delaware, court documents show. Crawford Shaw, who is trying to claim a jackpot worth much as $14.2 million on behalf of his client, Hexam Investments Trust, is being sued over his involvement in a now-bankrupt company called Industrial Enterprises of Ameri
Jan 20, 2012, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Lotteries hit record profits last yearNews Story
Lottery sales are strong, but there are points of weakness By Todd Northrop Government-sponsored lotteries are continuing their broad expansion as income-producing entities, as many lotteries reported record profits in the last fiscal year. Reports of record profits from the lotteries come despite continuing high unemployment and an economy that has been flat or downward-trending for the past two years. Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich says he believes the lottery does well in a bad econo
Jul 25, 2011, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

$200M Powerball lottery jackpot won by N.Y. Costco workersNews Story
Group of 20 Costco workers will share massive prize By Todd Northrop A group of Costco employees were very happy Thursday morning and very rich. After 10 consecutive drawings passed with no top-prize winner, the multi-state Powerball jackpot stood at $200 million Wednesday evening. The winning numbers drawn were 8, 18, 38, 46 and 56, with Powerball number 31 and Power Play number 4. One ticket sold at Maulik Chandni stationery store at 496 W. Montauk Hwy. in Lindenhurst, Long Island,
Jun 2, 2011, 12:46 pm - Lottery News

N.J. Gov. may veto online gambling billNews Story
Internet gaming may not be coming to the Garden State after all. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie next week is expected to veto a bill that would have allowed state residents to become the first in the country to place legal bets from their living rooms over the Internet, sources told the New York Post. Christie, who weeks ago was said to be leaning toward signing the bill in hopes of reversing Atlantic City's dwindling revenues, is now, after intense lobbying, likely not to approve the cont
Feb 23, 2011, 7:49 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner charged in tax conspiracyNews Story
In February 2008, Kendrick D. Francis won a 10,000-to-one bet on the Pennsylvania Lottery's Big 4 game for a payday of $532,000. But, federal prosecutors in Delaware said, that apparently wasn't enough for Francis, a Wilmington resident, who then conspired with a convenience-store operator to hide his winnings and make it appear a number of other people had won instead to avoid federal taxes. This month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Delaware filed felony conspiracy and tax evasion charge
Jan 26, 2011, 4:01 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions: $168M Christmas Eve lottery jackpotNews Story
Just like last year's 'Christmas Miracle'? By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $168 million Christmas Eve drawing. The lump-sum cash value stands at a staggering $107 million. For gift-givers who enjoy giving loved ones and friends lottery tickets, the Friday Mega Millions drawing may make a good gift, as the recipient can instantly see if they have won. On the other hand, should nobody w
Dec 22, 2010, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Some Michigan retailers are lucky spots for lottery playersNews Story
A Highland Park porn shop won fame earlier this month for indulging a common vice. Not that vice! The Uptown Bookstore on Woodward sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $128.6 million. In all, Michigan residents bought $2.37 billion in lottery tickets in the last budget year about $4,500 a minute. That's down from the record year of 2009 ($2.38 billion), but it still averages nearly $237 for every man, woman and child in Michigan. In Detroit, the state's biggest city, more than $326
Nov 26, 2010, 11:23 am - Lottery News

'Lucky': a look at the lives of lottery winners, on HBONews Story
Airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET If it happens to you and the odds are a mere 1 in 195 million that it will what then? Do you become what you dreamed you would? asks Mike Pace, known to millions of lottery ticket buyers as the man in the tuxedo who was the longtime announcer of the Powerball drawing. Or do you become what you most deeply, secretly are? Director Jeffrey Blitz's enticing new documentary, Lucky, which airs Monday night on HBO, tries to figure that out. Blitz interviews several
Jul 19, 2010, 8:16 am - Lottery News

Supreme Court rejects Delaware appeal to expand sports betting lotteryNews Story
The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from Delaware to expand its sports betting lottery beyond professional football. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that limits sports betting in Delaware to multi-game, or parlay, bets on National Football League games. The professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association sued the state over its plan to boost revenues by offering single-game bets on a variety of prof
May 3, 2010, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions, Powerball lottery ticket cross-sales begins todayNews Story
Today marks the first time both of the USA's huge multi-state lottery games can be purchased within the same state. Dozens of states begin selling both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets today, moving the U.S. a step closer to having a national lottery. By the time the remainder of the states with a lottery sign on to the new arrangement as early as this spring the nation's two biggest lotteries will be sold in 45 jurisdictions: 43 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Jan 31, 2010, 1:46 pm - Lottery News