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What would the experts do with a lottery jackpot?News Story
Investment Hanging on to all those millions can be as tough as winning in the first place If you won the lottery, as eight Nebraska meatpackers did last month, splitting a $365 million jackpot, what investment would be at the top of your wish list? Without a plan, the reality is that 70 percent of all lottery winners will squander away their winnings in a few years, said Peter Toll, president of Family Heritage First in West Linn and past president of Oregon's Financial Planning Ass
Mar 9, 2006, 6:56 am - Lottery News

Who Won the $267M Lottery?News Story
No one has yet to step forward to claim the biggest, single lottery ticket sold in Ohio worth $267 million in this tiny town near the Michigan state line, state lottery officials said on Wednesday. Lottery officials are encouraging the winner to contact a lawyer or financial planner before coming forward publicly to claim the ticket from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, spokeswoman Marie Kilbane said at a news conference at Lyons Main Stop, a convenience store in this northwest Ohio town
Mar 2, 2006, 7:57 am - Lottery News

$267 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in OhioNews Story
The winning ticket from the $267 million Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night was sold in the northwest Ohio town of Lyons, an Ohio Lottery spokeswoman said. The ticket was purchased at Lyons Main Stop, lottery spokeswoman Marie Kilbane told The Associated Press. Store manager Linda Freeworth said she received the news from a radio station that called about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday. Radio and television reporters arrived soon after for interviews. I've never been a big time winner. People la
Mar 1, 2006, 6:25 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post member turns up the heat on the Hoosier LotteryNews Story
Is the Indiana Lottery vulnerable to inside tampering? By Kevin Leininger Fort Wayne News Sentinel You'd think Jim Grimes would be happy. After all, the retired Noble County engineer, whose concerns about the integrity of the Hoosier Lottery were the subject of a column in June 2004, helped spark an investigation that led to three indictments in an alleged million-dollar scam. But, if anything, Grimes is even more frustrated than he was when we first talked nearly two years ago - even
Jan 31, 2006, 6:06 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania man loses thousands to lottery scamNews Story
Gary Young said he should have known better, but the promise of thousands of dollars clouded his judgment a bit.Now, the North Sewickley Township man is out more than $3,500, the victim of the latest scam to target the region.In a letter dated Dec. 15, from the purported Transmerica POS Prize Pool Lottery, Young was told that he had until Dec. 30 to claim a $50,000 prize. To claim the prize, he had to take a Transmerica check, worth $3,950, and cash it, so that he could wire money to the lottery
Jan 30, 2006, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Lottery newsletters try to predict winning numbersNews Story
Let's start with the good news: You are about to win $500. No, it's not 100 percent certain, but frankly, it looks pretty darn good. All you need to do is drive to New York, buy a lottery ticket and play the number 686. Hello 500 smackeroos! It's basically a lock and you want to know why? Well, Roy Siano is glad you asked. Double sixes are our best bet for the next issue, he says.That would be the next issue of 3 + 4 Digit Lotto Stats, one of two biweekly publications owned, edited and publishe
Jan 24, 2006, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery exploring Internet sales againNews Story
Could keno be out and Internet lottery in?A proposal from last spring to authorize Internet sales of Illinois lottery tickets popped up again Thursday, a week after Gov. Rod Blagojevich unveiled a controversial initiative to include keno in the lottery as a way to finance school construction bonds.A Blagojevich spokeswoman said the governor was not backing off the keno proposal but seemed to hedge her bets. We are willing to consider other ideas from the General Assembly, Rebecca Rausch said.Th
Jan 20, 2006, 10:57 am - Lottery News

Papers provide details on N.C. Lottery lobbyNews Story
Meredith Norris, former top political aide to North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black, urged him to call Gov. Mike Easley and push for a lottery-legislation change suggested by a lottery company executive during last year's General Assembly session, documents released Thursday show.Black said he never made the call. Months later, state officials began investigating Norris, the executive and the company, Scientific Games, for possible lobbying law violations.The documents were among 2,100 pages Bl
Jan 20, 2006, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Online newspaper sues Tenn. Lottery for records accessNews Story
An online newspaper filed suit Monday against the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. to demand records associated with a harassment investigation.NashvillePost.com cited the state's open records law in seeking all documents pertaining to an internal investigation that led to the forced departure of Steve Adams as the lottery's chief administrative officer.Lottery officials have refused requests from several news organizations for details or records in the case, citing attorney-client privilege.At
Jan 10, 2006, 8:45 am - Lottery News

2005 a trying year for Texas Lottery chairmanNews Story
Tom Clowe says he was never much of a gambling man, but he was willing to take his chances when he asked Gov. George W. Bush in 1998 to give him an opportunity to serve the state in a volunteer capacity. I said to Governor Bush: I'm ready to do public service now. Give me the worst job that you've got,' Clowe recalled in a recent interview. And, man, he did! Bush appointed Clowe in November 1998 to the board that oversees the Texas Lottery Commission, which was still reeling from a string of
Jan 2, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News