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Don't look at your lottery tickets while drivingNews Story
A Michigan City man backed into a patrol car Tuesday afternoon because he was busy looking at recently purchased lottery tickets. La Porte County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Allen made a traffic stop in the area of Cleveland Road and U.S. 20 in Michigan City, following the vehicle into the Marathon station on U.S. 20 and parking behind an unoccupied black Subaru, according to a police report. While the officer was speaking to the driver, the owner of the black Subaru left the convenient store, go
May 22, 2007, 10:42 am - Lottery News

Upcoming TV show to highlight successful lottery winnersNews Story
All Fred Brown ever wanted to do was sell cars. He didn't realize that goal also would land him on a cable television show. But that's what happened to Brown, now the general manager of Garnsey Wheeler Ford of Greeley and Fort Morgan, who is the subject of an upcoming show on The Learning Channel. The show, which will probably be aired in the coming months, is about lottery winners who have gone on to successful careers despite a lottery windfall. Brown won $6 million in the Colorado Lot
May 3, 2007, 8:34 am - Lottery News

Rebecca Paul Hargrove: Former newswoman cashes in on lottery careerNews Story
If running a state lottery is a risky business, you could say that Rebecca Paul Hargrove has hit the jackpot. The onetime community affairs director of WICS-TV in Springfield, Hargrove then known as Rebecca Paul was named to head the Illinois State Lottery in 1985 by Gov. James Thompson. She went on to be named the first director of Florida's lottery in 1987. Her lottery start-up experience led her to head Georgia's new games in 1993, and in 2003, she was named president and CEO of the
Apr 2, 2007, 1:54 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery helps taxpayers hit jackpotNews Story
The Maryland Lottery wants to help people dream. While the odds of those dreams becoming a cold, hard-cash reality are more than a million-to-one, look no further than the recent Mega Millions jackpot winners from Georgia and New Jersey, who each came away with half of a stunning $390 million pot. Last fiscal year, the Maryland Lottery generated more than $501 million for the state's general fund. These earnings benefited government-funded services and programs such as education, public he
Mar 22, 2007, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Newspaper photo reveals lottery winner's personal informationNews Story
Lottery Post Exclusive by Todd Northrop Maine's Morning Sentinel newspaper appears to have revealed a lottery winner's address and social security number in a published photo. In a story that ran in the February 27 edition of the Sentinel, Newport resident Venison Turner Jr. was pictured together with his son, holding a copy of a winning ticket worth $300,000 and the paperwork filed with the Maine Lottery. The man's personal information is clearly visible. In the Sunday, March 11 edit
Mar 14, 2007, 1:28 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery: We've got a game for youNews Story
Whether you're looking for instant gratification or prefer to dream big with millions in the bank, the New York Lottery has a game for you. Lottery machines spew out tickets that could be worth millions of dollars if the astronomical odds are beaten. Store counters often have racks displaying dozens of colorful choices for those wanting instant scratch-off tickets. Some people play their favorite numbers twice a day, fearing their Daily Number will surely come in if they skip a bet.
Jan 31, 2007, 3:24 am - Lottery News

Lottery tickets prove a popular giftNews Story
What started out as a stocking stuffer for Fred Heckman's grandchildren turned into a profitable tradition for the family. One year when he was searching for small extras to give his two grandchildren on Christmas, the Endicott, N.Y., man discovered a New York Lottery promotion that offered $10 worth of scratch-off tickets packaged in a festive envelope. He hasn't found them since that year, but every year since, he has purchased $10 worth of tickets as a present whichever games feel lucky.
Jan 31, 2007, 2:27 am - Lottery News

Meet Yolanda Vega, the lottery queenNews Story
One of the most famous names in New York started out as a bookkeeper in Brooklyn. Little did Yolanda Antequera know that one day, she would be introducing herself nightly as Yolannnn daVegaaaa, the most well-known spokeswoman for the New York Lottery. Born in Brooklyn in 1960, Yolanda had a typical childhood that she says was greatly influenced by a close-knit, loving family that included her five sisters. She attended Hunter College and received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1982.
Jan 31, 2007, 1:45 am - Lottery News

Nationwide, lotteries pay for far more than educationNews Story
Martha Keller is a 78-year-old resident of Altoona, Pa., who frequently takes the bus from her apartment on Walnut Avenue to her doctor's office or the local senior center. Chandni Amin is a 19-year-old nursing student at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Keller and Amin have little in common save for one thing both are benefiting directly from money raised by state lotteries. Lotteries help pay for everything from education to economic development, buses to baseball stadiums. In Penn
Jan 31, 2007, 12:06 am - Lottery News

With the N.Y. Lottery, money flows upriverNews Story
The New York Lottery isn't just a game in Herkimer County. With a dwindling tax base and shrinking corporate presence, most of the rural county's school districts rely heavily on annual distributions from the Lottery to stay afloat. One of every 10 dollars spent on education in the county comes from state-sanctioned games of chance. Districts such as ours are high-need, low-income and low-wealth in property values, said Robert Service, superintendent of the Ilion Central School District,
Jan 30, 2007, 9:45 pm - Lottery News