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Florida Lottery winner opens nude dude ranchNews Story
You've heard of nude beaches, but how about a nude dude ranch? A multi-million-dollar lottery winner in Florida is riling some by opening up his own. Tim Clements hit a $3.3 million jackpot in 2004, and wanted to return to the farm life he grew up in. Clements, 50, became fed up with strangers asking him for money in Ormond Beach, Florida, so he bought a secluded ranch on the other side of the state. He and David Jennings, co-owner of the ranch, say the farm is secluded enough to be in
Apr 19, 2009, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery proposes changes to Megabucks gameNews Story
Game will get new name, longer odds, bigger jackpots For devotees of Megabucks, the odds of winning may soon be getting longer under a proposal to update the 27-year-old jackpot game. Though it will be harder to win the twice-weekly drawing, with odds falling from approximately 1 in 5 million to 1 in 13 million, there's an upside, says a lottery official. The game will be getting richer, meaning bigger jackpots. A lot of the things that are going to change will be more user-friendly, s
Mar 30, 2009, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery retail check finds no cheatingNews Story
The Iowa Lottery said today it found no evidence that lottery ticket winners were cheated when it conducted security checks last month at 120 retail sites statewide. Three lottery underecover investigators posed as customers and visited 126 randomly-selected Iowa retail locations on Feb. 24 and 25, said Iowa Lottery Vice President Mary Neubauer. They presented 128 winning tickets with cash prizes ranging from $1 to $100. In every instance, the retailer paid the correct amount, Neubauer sai
Mar 13, 2009, 9:13 am - Lottery News

Kentucky blocked from seizing gambling domain namesNews Story
Kentucky may not seize 141 online casinos' Internet domain names in an attempt to block them from operating within the state's borders, a three-judge appeals panel ruled. In a 2-1 opinion Tuesday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals panel said an Internet domain name is not a gambling device. That left the Franklin County Circuit Court without jurisdiction in the matter. It stretches credulity to conclude that a series of numbers, or Internet address, can be said to constitute a 'machine or any
Jan 21, 2009, 4:47 pm - Lottery News

24 year-old Calif. man claims lottery richesNews Story
New Jersey native recently moved to San Diego Updated: Jan. 8, 2008 at 7:47 p.m. The $47 million winner of the Mega Millions lottery game was all smiles Wednesday afternoon when he claimed his winnings and was introduced at a news conference as Todd Moitz, California Lottery officials said. Moitz, a 24-year-old former Farmer's Insurance agent, said he's overwhelmed by the news and hasn't yet decided what to do with the windfall. He has elected the cash option, which is worth $32 mill
Jan 8, 2009, 6:36 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery to have larger jackpot, but harder to winNews Story
The Powerball lottery game will be going through some changes beginning in January, including having a larger starting jackpot that is more difficult to win. Starting on Jan. 4, Florida will join the 30 United States lotteries that now offer Powerball, adding a population of 18.8 million to those who have the chance to play the game. The starting jackpot will jump from $15 million to $20 million, the world's largest starting jackpot for a lotto-style game. In addition, the average jackpot
Dec 29, 2008, 11:21 am - Lottery News

National Lottery computer fiasco cost winner £800,000News Story
A systems failure at the lottery operator Camelot caused terminals in shops to crash as they tried to issue tickets for the main Lotto draw and even halted Internet sales. The dramatic reduction in takings for the post-Christmas draw caused the jackpot to be trimmed from the 4.2 million (US$6.1 million) estimated on Christmas Eve to 3.4m (US$5m). Camelot apologized publicly after the problem which may also have prevented a potential jackpot winner from buying a ticket. A single player w
Dec 29, 2008, 9:54 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery reports record revenues, lower profitsNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery brought in record revenues despite a souring economy, an audit released Wednesday showed. The audit of the Kentucky Lottery showed that the lottery brought in $778.2 million up about 4.6 percent from the previous year but its profits were down about 2.7 percent. That's because the lottery increased its prize payouts to players and paid higher retailer commissions. But the amount of money the lottery paid to state scholarship programs, including the Kentucky Educational
Nov 28, 2008, 10:54 am - Lottery News

N.J. lawmakers want full disclosure of lottery prizesNews Story
Games with no top prize remaining would be pulled from stores, if the measure is approved If you buy a lottery ticket dreaming of winning a prize such as a hybrid car or $1 million in cash, those prizes should still be available when the ticket is sold, two New Jersey legislators contend. State Assemblymen Paul Moriarty and John Burzichelli have co-sponsored legislation that would require lottery agents to be notified when the top lottery prizes have been awarded, so no other tickets will
Sep 20, 2008, 3:36 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery starts two big new gamesNews Story
After starting its latest raffle game last week with a $2 million top prize the Michigan Lottery will introduce a new instant win game next week awarding eleven ticket holders $1 million each. The $10 tickets for the Million Dollar Madness go on sale on Aug. 29. The Lottery Commission announced Wednesday it will print 4.5 million tickets for the new game, with one million of the tickets offering prize awards ranging from $10 to $1 million. The lottery's latest raffle game is only
Aug 21, 2008, 9:35 am - Lottery News