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Former Arkansas Lottery official admits stealing ticketsNews Story
A former Arkansas Lottery security official pleaded guilty Friday to a long-running scheme in which he's accused of stealing and cashing nearly a half-million dollars' worth of scratch-off tickets. Lottery Director Bishop Woosley said the theft by Remmele Mazyck, 34, started in 2009 when the lottery launched. It wasn't discovered until October 2012, when a clerk at a Jonesboro retailer raised questions about lottery tickets Mazyck tried to cash that were registered to a store no longer in bus
Jul 13, 2013, 7:26 am - Lottery News

Mich. lottery winner who kept collecting welfare found deadNews Story
A Lincoln Park, Michigan, woman who won $1 million in the Michigan Lottery and was later convicted for still collecting state welfare died Saturday from an apparent drug overdose. Ecorse Police confirmed Saturday afternoon that Amanda Clayton, of Lincoln Park, was found dead at a residence on Sunnyside Street at 9 a.m. Shortly after winning the lottery in March, Clayton's story garnered national media attention when she revealed she was still collecting $5,500 from the state in food aid an
Sep 29, 2012, 10:24 pm - Lottery News

Once homeless, now a lottery winnerNews Story
A 37-year-old Boise insurance agent who at one time lived in a homeless shelter has won $250,000 in the Idaho Lottery. Anthony Castro won the money playing a scratch ticket that he bought at Jacksons Food Stores in Boise. Castro says he has donated some of his winnings to his church, plans to set up a trust account for his daughter and will invest and bank the rest. He is moving to Portland soon to start a new job. Castro says he grew up in New York, survived a gunshot wound to the h
Mar 5, 2010, 3:04 pm - Lottery News

US delays crackdown on Internet gamblingNews Story
The US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board delayed for six months on Friday the enforcement of new rules designed to crack down on Internet gambling. In a joint statement, the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve said US financial institutions were being given until June 1, 2010 to be in compliance with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The act, which would ban US banks, credit card and financial companies from handling unlawful Internet gambling bets, had been s
Nov 28, 2009, 6:52 am - Lottery News

First time player wins $5 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Mi Hyun Moon walked into a Queens deli to get $5 in change and walked out with $5 million. The former New York resident was in town visiting friends last month when she purchased a Lotto ticket on a whim and scored the huge jackpot. It was the first she ever bought. It was surreal, Moon said yesterday. I'm overjoyed! The 40-year-old mom of two is a native of Korea who lived for 20 years in Queens before moving just outside of Philadelphia. She makes regular visits to the city, and
Nov 3, 2009, 7:30 am - Lottery News