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You've won the lottery! Now what?News Story
Believe it or not, jackpot winners face both a pile of cash and a mountain of problematic decisions. Here's a practical to-do list. Keep it handy for the next time you strike it rich.Hitting the jackpot may be a fantasy, but what's the harm in dreaming? Here's some realistic advice on what to do if those numbers prove to be magic.It's after 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a night like any other Saturday night. You're ready for bed and yelling at the dog to get out of the garbage. With little enthusia
Oct 7, 2004, 8:59 am - Lottery News

Poll: More than two-thirds of Alabamians favor lotteryNews Story
A recent poll shows that more than two-thirds of Alabamians support a state lottery to benefit public education, which an overwhelming majority said is a high priority for them.The random telephone poll of 609 voting-age Alabamians, conducted by the Center for Governmental Services at Auburn University, found that 55.1 percent of respondents strongly support an education lottery and an additional 13.8 percent support it, bringing the figure to 68.9 percent in favor.About 24.6 percent of thos
Oct 7, 2004, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Texas Seniors Targeted by Lottery ScamNews Story
The so called foreign lottery scam is again targeting senior citizens in Texas, and former Governor Ann Richards and First Mother and former First Lady Barbara Bush have joined forces to produce radio and TV commercials urging Texans to 'just hang up.'The way the scam usually works is a senior will get an official sounding telephone call from somebody claiming that the senior has won a foreign lottery, usually the non existent 'Canadian Lottery.'Dalton Bessette, a senior who lost $240,000 to t
Oct 5, 2004, 11:52 am - Lottery News

Iowa woman to plead guilty for lottery ticket theftNews Story
A Fonda, Iowa, woman has agreed to plead guilty to claiming a lottery pool's prize as her own.In a plea agreement filed Monday in Buena Vista County District Court, Mary Farrell, 54, agreed to plead guilty to first-degree theft. District Judge John P. Duffy scheduled sentencing for Nov. 8.Farrell presented a Powerball ticket matching five numbers from the Dec. 31 drawing to claim a $100,000 prize. A group of Albert City, Iowa, residents contacted the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office in Januar
Sep 29, 2004, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Broke lottery winner turned to theftNews Story
A lottery winner who stole more than 10,000 in an effort to buy back her popularity has been jailed for 12 months.Ballymena Crown Court sitting in Belfast heard that 44-year-old Ruth Muriel McLaughlin, from Wheatfield Park in Ballybogey, near Ballymoney, turned to theft after frittering away her 1996 85,000 winnings on fair weather friends .Prosecution lawyer Neil Connor told the court that as well as completely clearing the till of bank notes on at least two occasions, McLaughlin was also
Sep 27, 2004, 7:38 am - Lottery News

N.C. Governor changes tactics in push for lotteryNews Story
Easley still wants lottery as a revenue source, but he's gentler about it nowGov. Mike Easley never got the state lottery he pushed for when running for office four years ago. His Republican opponents, some Democratic lawmakers and even some of his biggest supporters in other policy areas have blocked it or spoken against it.But the Democratic governor who's running for re-election still wants one.He teased one gaming opponent, his outgoing state education Superintendent Mike Ward, late last mon
Sep 27, 2004, 7:34 am - Lottery News

Elderly NJ man victim of lottery scamNews Story
Flimflam artists conned a 75-year-old Perth Amboy, New Jersey man out of $6,000 on Monday afternoon, city police said.Claiming to hold a winning lottery ticket, two men approached the victim at about 1:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Smith and Hobart streets, according to police.The men asked the victim to help them, claiming they could not cash in the $6,000 ticket because they are illegal immigrants.The victim then walked to a nearby bank, withdrew $6,000, and accepted a ride home from
Sep 23, 2004, 8:31 am - Lottery News

Poll: most Americans would continue working after lottery winNews Story
If you won $10 million in the lottery, would you continue to work, or would you stop working? In a poll released by Gallup this week, 55 percent of respondents said they would continue to work, while 44 percent said they would kiss the boss or their business bye-bye. Between the sexes, more men (61 percent) than women (48 percent) said they'd stay on a career path despite such a big windfall. And among the age groups, 59 percent of the younger set (defined as those under 50) said they'd
Sep 17, 2004, 8:37 am - Lottery News

Study: Gambling May Help Keep Older Folks HealthyNews Story
A new study suggests recreational gambling could help contribute to good health in older Americans.In a telephone survey of 2,417 adults, Yale University researchers found that recreational gamblers 65 and older said they were in better health than peers who didn't gamble.The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, also found that older gamblers reported less alcoholism, depression and bankruptcy than younger recreational gamblers.Yale researcher Rani Desai said it could be that
Sep 15, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winnings to help pay bailNews Story
Millionaire hit with bail hike after violating conditions of releaseLottery millionaire Victoria Zell got her money from Powerball, but now she's using a major chunk of it for powerbail. On Monday, Zell was ordered to post $1 million in bail in connection with a drunken driving case involving a July crash that killed one of her passengers and paralyzed another. Zell's attorney said Zell has the cash assets available to cover it.The money is coming from Zell's share of a $29.4 million Powerball
Sep 14, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News