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Indiana legislator attacks computerized lottery drawingsNews Story
In a move hailed by opponents of computerized lottery drawings, Indiana State Representative Robert Alderman (R) introduced a bill last month that would force the Hoosier Lottery to revert back to traditional lottery ball machines.The bill, which would take effect on July 1, 2005, requires the Indiana State Lottery Commission to use numbered balls and machines to conduct lottery drawings. If passed, the bill would also voids a conflicting administrative rule which allows the Hoosier Lottery to
Feb 4, 2005, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Indiana gets new gaming and lottery chiefsNews Story
A Clay County judge who presided over the high-profile murder trial of nurse Orville Lynn Majors will become Indiana's next gambling regulator and the point person in a state review of Donald Trump's plans for the French Lick casino.Gov. Mitch Daniels on Thursday appointed Ernest E. Yelton, who spent 25 years on the Clay Circuit Court bench, as executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission. One of Yelton's first tasks will be to review the commission's split decision in July to award the s
Jan 14, 2005, 11:36 am - Lottery News

Couple claims $15.7 million Hoosier Lottery jackpotNews Story
A Rushville, Indiana couple on Monday claimed a $15.7 million Hoosier Lottery jackpot, 12 days after the winning numbers were drawn.Ryan and Mary Beth Emerson claimed the prize from the Dec. 29 drawing.Ryan Emerson said he had gone to a Speedway near his house to change a $50 bill and decided to buy a lottery ticket, which turned out to be the winner.He said he saw the newspaper headline that said there was a local winner of the drawing, but figured it wasn't him. Finally on Friday, he checked
Jan 11, 2005, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery asks State Police to join scam probeNews Story
Hoosier Lottery officials Friday asked the Indiana State Police to help investigate their agency after a scandal over a rigged $1 million scratch-off game.Lottery Director Jack Ross said police will review and authenticate an internal investigation the agency is making following the controversy, which was uncovered earlier this week. I want to make sure the people of Indiana have confidence in the Hoosier Lottery, Ross said.Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi already is investigating the scam
Nov 13, 2004, 10:52 pm - Lottery News

Informant reported lottery scamNews Story
Agency criticized for silence in scratch-off case; director says he lacked evidence to notify policeMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said Tuesday that Hoosier Lottery officials knew for months there were potential problems with a scratch-off game, but failed to notify police about their suspicions of a possible scam.A day after charging ex-security agent William C. Foreman and two other men with stealing from the lottery, Brizzi said an informant, rather than lottery officials, alerted his o
Nov 10, 2004, 1:21 pm - Lottery News

Ex-lottery official charged in $1 million payout scamNews Story
Man told 2 others where a winning ticket would be sold, prosecutors say.A former security officer for the Hoosier Lottery is accused of conspiring with two other men to rig a $1 million scratch-off game.Prosecutors say William C. Foreman told two men that a winning ticket in the $2,000,000 Bonus Spectacular game had been sent to a store in Cross Plains, Ind.One of those men then went to that store and bought its entire supply of the game's $20 tickets -- about $700 worth, according to court do
Nov 10, 2004, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

Woman To Use Lottery Winnings For Sister's TransplantNews Story
Woman Wins $10,000 On 'Hoosier Millionaire Show'A Martinsville, Indiana woman plans to use money she won on the Hoosier Millionaire Show to buy her sister a chance at life.Cindy Hoskins was diagnosed with nephritic syndrome 10 years ago, a disease that swells and damages the kidneys, RTV6's Jennifer Carmack reported. The damage has become so severe that doctors say she needs a kidney transplant in order to survive. I didn't have to ask ... my son, my daughter, my sister, all three were matches
Oct 19, 2004, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Man claims $7.8 million Hoosier Lotto jackpotNews Story
A Wabash man today claimed a $7.8 million jackpot from a Hoosier Lottery drawing last week.Jack Hall opted to take the $3.9 million cash option for winning the Sept. 8 jackpot, lottery officials said.Hall said he planned to share the winnings with his longtime companion, 73-year-old Jewel Watkins, and her three children.He also wanted to take the family on a trip to Las Vegas, but said he had not made any other decisions on how to spend the winnings. I've always said if I ever win the lottery, I
Sep 16, 2004, 7:58 am - Lottery News

Deadline approaches for $4.7 million lottery prizeNews Story
Hoosier Lottery officials say time is running out for the winner of a $4.7 million lottery prize to come forward.The ticket matched all six numbers in the Hoosier Lotto drawing on March 10. The winning numbers were 3, 5, 22, 36, 38 and 44.The deadline to claim the prize is Sept. 5.The winning ticket was purchased at a Shell gas station in Kentland, about 55 miles south of Gary. Kentland Shell manager Carol Metz said she hasn't even heard any rumors about a winner.Indiana law says that if a lotte
Aug 16, 2004, 3:09 pm - Lottery News

Man wins lottery two days after divorce from cheating wife finalizedNews Story
Until last Saturday, 2004 had been the worst year of Randy Fletchers life.On a cold mid-January day, the 29 year old Brownstown resident took a half-day off of work due to a severe case of diarrhea, only to find his wife of four years, Tara, in bed with a neighbor.Two months later, he wrecked his mint-condition 1956 Chevy that he had spent three years carefully restoring when a deer ran out in front of him.May brought even more heartache; Fletchers 12 year-old German Shepherd Molly was diagnosed
Jul 26, 2004, 8:49 am - Lottery News