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Family double as father scoops lotto windfallNews Story
A retired father of three is celebrating an 85,248 Lotto windfall - just two months after his son scooped 179,137.Anthony McDonnell was presented with his cheque by his son Ian after the family double, which is estimated to have defied odds of 339 billion-to-one.Mr McDonnell, 59, from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, matched five numbers and the bonus ball in last Saturday's National Lottery draw - eight weeks after Ian, a 34-year-old finance worker, did the same.Mr McDonnell senior told a press confer
Aug 21, 2003, 3:19 am - Lottery News

Alaska Eyeing Powerball, Expanded GamblingNews Story
House Speaker Pete Kott says it's a good bet that plans to expand gambling in Alaska will soon meet success in the state House. Lawmakers and state officials are working over the summer on proposals for video gambling machines and a lottery, both to help ease the state's budget problems. There is even starting to be talk about off-track betting parlors in Alaska.Kott, a Republican from Eagle River, predicts that some form of gaming will move forward in the next legislative session, which starts
Aug 18, 2003, 7:38 am - Lottery News

Lotto: the business of making dreams come trueNews Story
Georges Gharib likes his job. I contribute to bringing joy, he says. And he likes to talk about it. Gesticulating while talking on the phone, signing papers during interviews, Gharib seems at home in his office overlooking Charles Malek Avenue.Gharib is the manager of La Libanaise des Jeux the company that manages Lebanons National Lotto.The joy his company has brought to some people is great indeed: in the past 11 months six jackpot winners have won between $1 and $3 million each.There are lo
Aug 18, 2003, 3:30 am - Lottery News

UK Lottery chiefs may double ticket pricesNews Story
The price of a National Lottery ticket could rise - and even double to 2 - under plans being considered by the operator Camelot, it emerged today.Lottery executives are concerned that they are missing out on huge profits because the cost of playing the main game Lotto has not risen with inflation.As sales of tickets for the game continue to fall, it is thought that a price rise could help to push the company's finances - and the money raised for good causes - back up.Chief executive Dianne Thom
Aug 5, 2003, 4:59 am - Lottery News

Lottery Sales Hit Record In KansasNews Story
A new marketing strategy designed to keep games fresh and payoffs healthy helped send sales of the Kansas Lottery to record levels, officials said Thursday.Sales topped $202.9 million for fiscal year 2003, which ended June 30, an increase of $12.9 million from the previous year. As a result, the Kansas Lottery transferred $62.9 million to the state, of which $50 million was transferred to the state gaming fund to finance economic development initiatives.For the year, the lottery paid $107.6 mill
Aug 1, 2003, 8:11 am - Lottery News

Lottery option attractive for some OklahomansNews Story
As state lotteries continue to turn ordinary citizens into millionaires, the option looks more and more attractive to Oklahoma lawmakers and advocates looking for a way to ease the state's budgetary woes.America's game, PowerBall, paid off big for two winning tickets earlier this month - one sold in Missouri and one in Pennsylvania.The news came out July 9, and the winners will split a $261.3 million PowerBall jackpot. Both winners had the option of taking a 29-year annuity or the cash, worth $7
Jul 31, 2003, 6:31 am - Lottery News

Voting for dollars?News Story
Doing your civic duty could become much more lucrative under an initiative filed Wednesday that seeks to turn Arizona elections into a statewide game of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The initiative, filed by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Osterloh of Tucson, would reward one lucky voter with $1 million from the State Lottery every two years. We're rewarding patriotism, said Osterloh, who's aiming for the November 2004 ballot. The idea behind this is to increase voter participat
Jul 31, 2003, 4:46 am - Lottery News

Rich Merchant's Wife in Lottery WindfallNews Story
The wife of a wealthy Lebanese businessman has owned up to being the winner of the biggest jackpot in the history of Lebanon's national lottery, after four days of rampant media speculation. Ghada Basma, who lives in a luxury villa by the southern port city of Sidon, said late Monday she had won the five billion Lebanese pound ($3.3 million) prize, after keeping the news secret even from her three children since last week's draw.Basma, in her 40s, is married to Mohammed Wehbe, one of Sidon's mos
Jul 30, 2003, 3:39 am - Lottery News

Cohen criticizes Bredesen on lotteryNews Story
Sen. Steve Cohen, chief sponsor of legislation creating the state's new lottery and an increasingly frequent critic of Gov. Phil Bredesen, asked the governor Thursday why the lottery's board of directors was not allowed to choose its own credit provider. Only days after Bredesen said he made a mistake by allowing a Nashville law firm with close ties to his administration to be appointed counsel for the Tennessee Lottery Corporation, the governor was again on the defensive.At issue is an initial
Jul 28, 2003, 3:35 am - Lottery News