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Penn. woman sues for share of winning lottery ticketNews Story
A New Salem woman wants a Fayette County judge to stop her former roommate from cashing a $1 million winning instant lottery ticket because she believes the money should be shared. In a suit filed by attorney Samuel Davis, Yvonne Evans claimed it was her debit card used to pay for the $20 winning scratch-off ticket on which her roommate Mary Rechichar won the seven-figure prize. Rechichar called Evans from Dan's Marathon Gas Station in Republic, where Rechichar worked, to ask Evans for th
Mar 30, 2006, 2:24 pm - Lottery News

Co-worker suing for share of lottery prizeNews Story
A Sudbury city employee has launched a civil lawsuit claiming he deserves his share of a $13.6 million Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpot won by five co-workers last summer. In court papers filed at the Sudbury courthouse, Raymond Chamberland, claims he deserved to share in the Lotto 6/49 prize claimed by five fellow employees from the city's waste management department when they claimed the huge lottery jackpot last July 9. The five employees made national headlines when they claimed $2.7 million
Mar 22, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery moves ahead after favorable court rulingNews Story
State judge says games came about legally; opponents may appeal North Carolina's new lottery is on schedule to begin selling tickets March 30, after a state judge declined yesterday to stop it and after the top attorney for lottery opponents said he probably won't ask for an immediate stop to the games. The long-term status of the lottery is less clear, though, as lottery opponents consider appeals to higher courts. Among the opponents are several research groups from Raleigh, including
Mar 22, 2006, 7:30 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery lawsuit dismissedNews Story
North Carolina lottery will not be blocked A Superior Court judge ruled today that the lottery legislation is not a tax, and threw out a lawsuit challenging how lawmakers created the state lottery. Superior Court Judge Henry Chip Hight of Franklin County dismissed the lawsuit filed by the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law representing several taxpayers and interest groups. No person is forced to purchase a lottery ticket, Hight wrote in an 11-page ruling. The lottery act does n
Mar 21, 2006, 2:17 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery in courtNews Story
According to N.C. constitution, games are a tax, former justice says Just 10 days before the first scratch-off tickets go on sale in North Carolina, lawyers argued yesterday about whether legislators followed proper procedure when they adopted a state lottery last year, and they asked a judge to block the lottery's start March 30. Ultimately, the decision could come down to whether the lottery is considered a tax. Lottery opponents from both the left and the right filed suit last year a
Mar 21, 2006, 6:48 am - Lottery News

Fight over lottery's legality returns to N.C. courtNews Story
The first scratch-off games have been unveiled, computer terminals installed at thousands of convenience stores, and prelaunch television ads edited. But the North Carolina Education Lottery will have to get past one more challenge before the first tickets are sold March 30. Attorneys were ready to appear in a Wake County court Monday over a lawsuit filed by taxpayers, lawmakers and advocacy groups questioning whether the General Assembly followed the constitution when it approved the lott
Mar 20, 2006, 6:47 am - Lottery News

Ky. Lottery Under Fire For Scratch-Off TicketsNews Story
In a state known for horse racing and basketball, the ticket of choice for Kentuckians gets scratched every day. Scratch-off lottery tickets account for 56 percent of all lottery sales. Instant lottery ticket sales last year were in the neighborhood of $385 million. This year it'll be over $400 million, Arch Gleason, Kentucky Lottery president, said. The Kentucky Lottery offers about 80 games a year, and these scratch-off tickets typically stay in a store for about three to four month
Mar 2, 2006, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Stores OK with releasing Iowa Lottery TouchPlay dataNews Story
Iowa convenience store operators, whose sales information has been made public for years by the Iowa Lottery, say they won't try to block the release of financial information requested by The Des Moines Register about TouchPlay machines. We don't have a dog in the fight. We don't care, the president of the trade group that represents convenience stores said Thursday. It's always been public. All lottery sales are public information by location. Dawn Carlson of the Petroleum Marketers a
Feb 24, 2006, 7:11 am - Lottery News

Judge: N.C. lottery can keep working, but challenge remains aliveNews Story
The North Carolina lottery can continue preparing for a March 30 kickoff while a court considers a legal challenge to the way the Legislature passed the lottery law last year, a Wake County judge ruled Wednesday. The decision is somewhat of a loss for both parties in the legal fight. While Superior Court Judge Henry Hight denied a motion by taxpayers, lawmakers and advocacy groups who sought to temporarily stop work on the lottery, he also declined the state's request to dismiss the complaint
Feb 16, 2006, 9:48 am - Lottery News

Lawsuit Challenging N.C. Lottery Still AliveNews Story
Critics of the N.C. Education Lottery won't be able to stop the state's plan to launch the game next month. But they can keep a lawsuit going that says lawmakers cut legal corners in approving the game, according to two court rulings Wednesday. In fact, the court hearings on whether the lottery is legal could continue as the lottery starts. The next court date is scheduled for March 20, 10 days before the lottery's instant winner scratch-off tickets are supposed to go on sale. Wake Coun
Feb 16, 2006, 9:00 am - Lottery News