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Responsible gamblers threatened by anti-gambling billNews Story
Joe Callari is 27. He's a college student. He has no wife, no kids. He works about four hours a day. And he says he makes nearly twice as much in a year as the average Joplin household. About six months ago, Callari, a psychology and business major at Missouri Southern State University, quit his job as a manager at a local Hastings store to take on a slightly more profitable venture playing online poker. Callari said he makes $40 an hour in his new gig he sets his own hours an
Jul 21, 2006, 7:09 am - Lottery News

Gambling industry adjusting after CEO arrestNews Story
Next week's big online gambling conference in Las Vegas may turn out to be a washout as a number of individuals invited are thinking of cancelling their trip in the wake of the indictments of senior directors at BetonSports. The annual conference, organised by Bodog.com, is a must-go event for industry executives, but the arrest of the BetonSports chief executive David Carruthers on entry to the US has made people think twice about attending. Bodog.com's chief executive, the Canadian maver
Jul 19, 2006, 8:07 am - Lottery News

Dallas arrest sparks fears of internet gambling crackdownNews Story
Analysts say timing of arrest may be designed to influence legislative process The internet gambling industry was in disarray last night after the Scottish chief executive of BetOnSports, the Costa Rica-based operator, was arrested by the US federal authorities at Dallas Fort Worth airport. In a brief hearing at a federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas, prosecutors said that David Carruthers and several others were charged with conspiracy to offer bets on professional and college spor
Jul 18, 2006, 8:14 am - Lottery News

Arrest Made in Crackdown on Internet BettingNews Story
In a sharp escalation of their crackdown on Internet gambling, United States prosecutors said yesterday that they were pressing charges against the chief executive of BetOnSports, a prominent Internet gambling company that is publicly traded in Britain, and against several other current and former company officers. Federal authorities arrested the chief executive, David Carruthers, late Sunday as he was on layover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on his way from Britain to Costa Ric
Jul 18, 2006, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Sale of Illinois Lottery could start a trendNews Story
If Illinois privatizes its lottery system, investors and public officials in other states will closely watch the groundbreaking move with an eye toward repeating it, a gaming industry leader predicted Wednesday. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat running for a second term in November, announced Tuesday a proposal to sell off or lease the state's lottery system to private investors in order to bolster school funding. He said the state could get $10 billion out of the deal and use the money to fu
May 25, 2006, 9:48 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot expands to $28 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues getting larger. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 354,064 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.9 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $28 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, May 27th drawing will be an estimated $12.4 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 2, 3, 12, 47, 51 and the Powe
May 25, 2006, 5:45 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $61 millionNews Story
Three players win $1 million Power Play prizes The Powerball jackpot continues to get bigger and bigger. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 3 winning tickets in Missouri (1), and Pennsylvania (2) each won $1 million with the Power Play option. In total, 472,732 players across the nation won more than $7.7 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $61 million. The cash option for
May 1, 2006, 11:03 am - Lottery News

Couple wins $800,000 Missouri scratch-off lottery jackpotNews Story
Scott and Candace Pritchett of Houston, Texas, have won $800,000 in the new Missouri Lottery Lifetime Riches scratch-off game. They opted for a lump sum payment instead of $50,000 a year for life. Gary Gonder, director of the commission for the Missouri Lottery, said most people chose the lump sum. They can fulfill their dreams today, and manage their own investments, Gonder said. Scott Pritchett bought the winning ticket when he stopped for gas at Kum Go, 5384 S. Campbell Ave.,
Apr 28, 2006, 7:15 am - Lottery News

13 State Employees to Share $224 Million Powerball Lottery JackpotNews Story
A group of 13 Missouri state employees, who work for the Department of Social Services Family Support Division/Child Support Enforcement in Florissant, claimed the $224.2 million Powerball jackpot from the April 12 drawing. The jackpot is the largest prize ever won in the Missouri Lottery's 20-year history and the seventh largest Powerball jackpot ever awarded in the nation. The winners are: Cornelia Aversa, 61, of Ballwin; Juanita Miller, 57, of Black Jack; Madeleine Knox, 68, James Wydrz
Apr 14, 2006, 6:44 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $220 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to jump higher, as lines at lottery machines are starting to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 929,494 players across the nation won a total of more than $10.1 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $220 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, April 12th drawing will be an estimated $101 million. The numbers drawn Saturd
Apr 9, 2006, 1:00 pm - Lottery News