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NJ couple claims $126M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Clelia Lopes walked around north Jersey with a winning lottery ticket in her purse for days this summer before realizing the stub was worth much more than the paper it was printed on $126 million more. Clelia, a homemaker, bought the winning Mega Millions ticket while shopping at Seabra Supermarket in Newark on July 22. She and her husband, Mario, a construction foreman, came forward Monday, more than four months later, still without plans to buy an expensive car, take a lavish vacation or do
Dec 9, 2008, 12:04 pm - Lottery News

Lawsuit filed against Western Canada LotteryNews Story
Alleges 'systemic misrepresentation' of scratch games, seeks $100M Regina lawyer Tony Merchant has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC) and the corresponding provincial agencies over scratch-and-win tickets. The case is being brought forth on behalf of all persons who, since Nov. 1, 2001, purchased or acquired scratch-and-win tickets from a game order for which all tickets containing top prizes had already been sold, reads the statement of cl
Nov 20, 2008, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Lawmakers steamed about lottery promotionNews Story
The Maine Lottery is getting strong, bipartisan criticism for its Funds For Fuel promotion as lawmakers say the lottery should not be using Mainers' fear of high fuel prices this winter to sell more lottery tickets. I think it is misleading, Sen. Debra Plowman, R-Hampden, a member of the Legislature's Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee that has oversight of the lottery, said this week. It almost sounds like some of the money will go to fuel assistance. It doesn't. It is just another way to
Nov 14, 2008, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Attorney General supports lottery, but cites cost concernsNews Story
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Friday said he voted for creating a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships, despite concerns about how much it will cost the state to start up the games. McDaniel said he wants lottery revenues to pay for any additional lawyers his office may need to hire to address legal issues related to the games. McDaniel said he cast his ballot last week as an early voter. The lottery amendment appears on the ballot for Tuesday's general election.
Nov 3, 2008, 5:11 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery to award partial prizes for faulty gameNews Story
Amounts to about 25% of full prize; some players disappointed Lottery officials announced Thursday that people who had bought misprinted tickets for a recently added game that said they'd won will receive some compensation for the tickets. According to a news release, they reached an agreement with its gaming services provider regarding the problem with the Fast Play Super 7's game. As a result, the Lottery, while not able to pay the expected prizes, is able to give some compensation to pl
Oct 31, 2008, 8:24 pm - Lottery News

DOJ says privatizing state lotteries illegalNews Story
Indiana drops privatization plans after DOJ issues opinion Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said Friday that he is dropping the idea of privatizing the Hoosier Lottery as an option of funding a college scholarship program after the U.S. Department of Justice said such a move would not comply with federal law. The Oct. 16 opinion, which Daniels' office said was requested by Indiana and New Jersey, says states would not comply with federal law if they enter into long-term private management ag
Oct 28, 2008, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Virginia winners may have to pay for Lottery's mistakeNews Story
Sometimes lotto luck lies underneath the surface of a scratch-off ticket. Sometimes it lies in the bounce of a ball. And sometimes it lies with the Virginia attorney general's office. Hundreds of players thought they had struck gold when lottery terminals errantly spit out tickets that appeared to have won them as much as $7,777. Turns out it was a computer programming error, not lady luck. Now the state's top lawyers will consult with the Virginia Lottery to decide whether the players get
Oct 21, 2008, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Judge rules Washington lottery winners can't be anonymousNews Story
The identity of a Yakima, Washington, couple who won a $6.6 million Lotto jackpot has been revealed after a judge ruled in favor of the state lottery that winners cannot claim jackpots anonymously. This week, nearly 10 months after a temporary injunction that sealed the identity of Michele and Michael Villegas was supposed to be lifted, the names were released. The amount that the couple won is thought to be a local record. But in many respects, their good fortune was eclipsed by the legal
Oct 3, 2008, 10:44 pm - Lottery News

Group of nine claims $207M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Nine friends from Roswell came to the New Mexico Lottery today to collect a Powerball jackpot of $206.9 million the New Mexico Lottery's largest prize ever. The nine winners are Carl and Holly Baldwin, Kevin and Jessica Breedyk, Ron and Cindy Miller, Ryan and Nicole Miller, and Randy Miller. The friends elected to take the prize in a cash payment of $102.9 million rather than the annuity option of 30 payments over 29 years. I Started Bawling With money chipped in by her friends, a d
Oct 3, 2008, 5:25 pm - Lottery News

Husband's signature could have averted lottery lawsuitNews Story
A legal battle over ownership of a $3.5 million winning lottery ticket could have been averted by one simple act the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation strongly recommends signing the ticket. We very strongly recommend players sign the ticket at the time they buy the ticket, said Don Pister, a commission spokesman. Do it when you purchase the ticket. Don't wait until you know it's won a prize. An 81-year-old Windsor man is suing his 59-year-old wife, claiming she stole his winning ti
Sep 28, 2008, 6:35 pm - Lottery News