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UK Lotto player wins $12.7 million but sticks with job helping elderlyNews Story
'The old folks need me' Winning 8 million (US$12.7 million) on the Lotto would send most people into a frenzy of excitement but for grandad Ron Elliot it was all in a day's work. The kind-hearted widower, 67, told how he won the rollover jackpot on Saturday night then calmly went to work the next day at the care home where he looks after dozens of vulnerable elderly residents. Ron also revealed he would continue in his 15,000-a-year role. He said, I shall not be retiring any time soo
Nov 12, 2013, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Pa. Lottery director to departNews Story
The executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery is leaving for a private-sector position with a subcontractor of the company the state contracts for lottery services. Todd Rucci, appointed executive director in September 2011, will stay until Nov. 22. Then he'll take a government and communication relations job with PAP Technologies, a Lancaster-based firm specializing in lottery ticket printing for games such as Powerball and Mega Millions. The company is a subcontractor of Scientific
Nov 9, 2013, 6:34 pm - Lottery News

Pa. Gov. defends lottery privatization explorationNews Story
If privatizing the Pennsylvania Lottery's management isn't the answer to ensuring reliable and predictable funding for programs for older Pennsylvanians, what is? That's the question that a spokesman for Gov. Tom Corbett raised in responding to state Treasurer Rob McCord call on Monday to pull the plug on the administration's lottery private management agreement (PMA) pursuit. Our need is outpacing our ability to fund those programs, said Corbett press secretary Jay Pagni. The PMA is a ve
Oct 29, 2013, 8:10 am - Lottery News

Threat to boycott the UK National Lottery as tickets double to £2News Story
UK National Lottery bosses came under fire last night as Britons voiced their outrage at today's price rise. A poll carried out to coincide with the hike revealed 78 per cent of Lotto customers say the increase in price is unfair. The price of a ticket will double from today to 2 a line, prompting furious players to threaten to boycott the game. A survey of more than 1,500 people found 73 per cent of weekly players are either unhappy or very unhappy . It also found more than half of
Oct 3, 2013, 7:28 pm - Lottery News

Ireland National Lottery to be sold for €405MNews Story
An Post and the operators of the UK National Lottery are in line for a 405m (US$551.6 million) buyout of the Ireland National Lottery after Public Expenditure Minister said the consortium was the preferred applicant. Brendan Howlin said the bid by Premier Lotteries Ireland, a consortium consisting of An Post and its pension funds and the Camelot group who operate the UK lottery, had met the Essential Requirements and has submitted the highest License Fee proposal . Discussion on finalizing
Oct 3, 2013, 4:27 pm - Lottery News

Single mom finds €258,528 lottery ticket in her garbage canNews Story
A single mother from Galway, Ireland, nearly lost out on a 258,528 (US$351,482) lottery win all because she tossed her winning ticket into a garbage can. But Lady Luck smiled on her when she eventually discovered the all-important ticket buried in the household garbage. The Galway woman began a frantic search for the discarded EuroMillions ticket and eventually found it at the bottom of the garbage can. She toasted her double whammy of good luck on Tuesday at the National Lottery HQ in
Oct 3, 2013, 8:18 am - Lottery News

NJ Powerball winner wants his old life backNews Story
'Wild' Willie says the drama is nonstop Wild Willie Seeley of Manahawkin, New Jersey, has one piece of advice for the winner of last week's $400 million Powerball jackpot in South Carolina: Run. Just disappear, he said, speaking from hard-won experience. Get lost while you still can. After Seeley and 15 co-workers from Ocean County's vehicle maintenance garage shared part of an even bigger Powerball jackpot last month, $450 million, the Ocean's 16 celebrated the win at a press conference
Sep 25, 2013, 4:50 pm - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery hires Oregon Lottery official as CEONews Story
Start of games might be delayed up to 1 year The Wyoming Lottery Corporation on Monday announced its selection of an Oregon man to serve as its first chief executive officer. Jon Clontz, 49, will start Oct. 7 as CEO at a salary of $165,000 a year, said Brian Scott Gamroth, chairman of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation board. Clontz served as deputy director with the Oregon Lottery for the past two years. His leadership qualities, strong communication skills, and a proven track record
Sep 24, 2013, 10:55 am - Lottery News

Deal to let British firm run Pa. lottery still aliveNews Story
The Corbett administration's deal with a British firm to run the Pennsylvania Lottery will remain alive at least for another month. Administration officials said Tuesday that Camelot Global Services had agreed to extend through Aug. 30 its bid to manage the lottery. Corbett's office has sought a series of extensions since state Attorney General Kathleen Kane ruled in February that the lottery deal violated the state constitution. Among other things, Kane said, lawyers on her staff had dete
Jul 31, 2013, 7:11 pm - Lottery News

Struggling UK family facing a bright future after lottery winNews Story
A young family on the verge of losing everything have scooped a 5.8 million (US$8.9 million) lottery fortune. Tracy Tyler, 37, and Adam Young, 30, from Epping, in the County of Essex, England, were struggling to make ends meet this time last week, after Mr. Young lost his job in June. On Saturday night they paused the television program they were watching, as they do every week, to check their lottery ticket. One-by-one, mother-of-two Miss Tyler circled the numbers, before looking up in
Jul 26, 2013, 10:30 am - Lottery News