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Oklahoma voters approve a state lotteryNews Story
In Oklahoma, voters approved one measure creating a state lottery for education and another expanding gaming at Indian casinos and racetracks Nov. 2.With the creation of a state lottery in Oklahoma, only nine states are left without one.State question 705, which creates a state lottery to benefit the states educational system, passed with a 64 percent majority, while 68 percent of voters approved state question 706, a companion measure creating a trust fund for lottery proceeds and prdventing le
Nov 4, 2004, 12:45 pm - Lottery News

Smoking ban foes plan shutdown of NY lottery gameNews Story
A New York City-based group is calling on small business owners across the state to shut down their Quick Draw lottery games for a week to protest the state's smoking ban.N-Y-C CLASH which stands for Citizens Lobby Against Smoker Harassment has called for the shutdown from October 23rd to the 29th.The group is asking taverns and restaurants, bowling alleys, inns and fraternal lodges to shut off their Quick Draw machines during that period as a way to send a message to lawmakers in Albany.Enacted
Oct 20, 2004, 1:20 pm - Lottery News

Lottery e-mail irks Michigan lawmakersNews Story
An e-mail from the Michigan Lottery commissioner referencing a future game targeted at young adults with personal computers sparked a controversy this week with some state legislators concerned the state was getting into the Internet gambling business.The note from Commissioner Gary Peters warned of a possible loss of revenue from the passage of ballot Proposal 1, which would require statewide voter approval for most new forms gambling. Detroit's casinos and some lawmakers seized on a passage in
Oct 18, 2004, 7:58 am - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery commission family members allowed to buy ticketsNews Story
After deliberating since May, the North Dakota lottery's administrator is allowing close family members of a lottery advisory board to buy tickets themselves.The board's five members, which include three legislators and two former lawmakers, still may not play the lottery, director Chuck Keller said. Lottery employees also may not buy tickets.Keller's decision affects commission members' spouses and children who are at least 18 years old - the minimum age for buying a ticket - and living at home
Oct 18, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery question spurs contributionsNews Story
Supporters and opponents of a state question that would allow a statewide lottery in Oklahoma have both raised more than $200,000 in the past month.The pro-lottery group Oklahoma Kids Coalition raised $289,750 from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30, according to reports filed with the state Ethics Commission.The Chickasaw Nation contributed $1,000 on Sept. 2 and another $250,000 on Sept. 22.Memorial Properties Holdings LLC contributed $12,000 on Sept. 3.The coalition supports State Question 705, which would c
Oct 14, 2004, 10:05 am - Lottery News

Stunned Delaware workers to claim $214 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
A Delaware lawyer representing a group of employees at a Delaware printing firm says the group is stepping forward to claim a $214 million Powerball jackpot.Attorney George B. Smith says the winners are 33 employees at Sussex Printing Corporation who took part in an office pool. Smith says they chose the cash option of almost $117 million, rather than annuity payments stretching over 29 years.He says after taxes, each of the workers will receive about $2.2 million. Smith describes the workers
Oct 13, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Iowa woman to plead guilty for lottery ticket theftNews Story
A Fonda, Iowa, woman has agreed to plead guilty to claiming a lottery pool's prize as her own.In a plea agreement filed Monday in Buena Vista County District Court, Mary Farrell, 54, agreed to plead guilty to first-degree theft. District Judge John P. Duffy scheduled sentencing for Nov. 8.Farrell presented a Powerball ticket matching five numbers from the Dec. 31 drawing to claim a $100,000 prize. A group of Albert City, Iowa, residents contacted the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office in Januar
Sep 29, 2004, 9:01 am - Lottery News

California lottery millionaire tries not to changeNews Story
71-year-old still calls himself 'a thrifter at heart'Money has a way of changing people, but not all people.Charles Chuck Bush has plenty of money, but he's fine with the way things are.Well, almost.Bush won a $44 million California Lottery jackpot in July. The 71-year-old longtime Lindsay resident opted to take the cash option of his payout and received about $26 million before taxes.But two months after Bush became an instant millionaire, the only things that have changed are his address, th
Sep 23, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Poll: most Americans would continue working after lottery winNews Story
If you won $10 million in the lottery, would you continue to work, or would you stop working? In a poll released by Gallup this week, 55 percent of respondents said they would continue to work, while 44 percent said they would kiss the boss or their business bye-bye. Between the sexes, more men (61 percent) than women (48 percent) said they'd stay on a career path despite such a big windfall. And among the age groups, 59 percent of the younger set (defined as those under 50) said they'd
Sep 17, 2004, 8:37 am - Lottery News

Third suit filed against Powerball lottery winnerNews Story
Equine Protection of North America director Ron Levesque has become the third party to file suit against the groups co-founder and Powerball lottery winner Mary Ellen Sanderson.Cherokee Lane resident Ronald Levesque, who helped found the nonprofit horse rescue dubbed EPONA with Sanderson in 1999, charges that she failed to honor a 25-year employment contract granting him $75,000 per year as payment for his services as the manager of Dungarvin Farm, which is owned by Sanderson. In 1997, Sanderson
Sep 3, 2004, 8:41 am - Lottery News