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2 more execs fall victim to Ontario Lottery scandalNews Story
VP fired, another shuffled out of job One senior executive was fired and another reassigned yesterday as the fallout from a scandal involving allegations of fraud and suspicious insider wins at the provincial lottery corporation widened. Michelle DiEmanuele, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's interim chief executive, announced the changes yesterday afternoon in a memo to staff. Vice-president Ingrid Peters was fired after eight years with the company. She earned more than $267,000
Jun 13, 2007, 8:36 am - Lottery News

$63M Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by New Mexico manNews Story
Updated: May 30, 2007, 7:59 pm A Los Ojos, New Mexico, man stepped forward today to claim a $62.8 million Powerball jackpot one week after the New Mexico Lottery announced that the winning ticket from the May 23 drawing had been sold in New Mexico. Felipe Pi a purchased his ticket on Wednesday, May 23, at Giant Sundial #5 in Chama using a Quick Pick method. The numbers on his ticket 03, 11, 24, 36, 38 and the Powerball 06 matched the winning numbers drawn in the multi-state, lotto-styl
May 30, 2007, 7:33 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery foe confident that lottery will be ruled an illegal taxNews Story
By Steve Ford, News Observer Bob Orr has an agreeably youthful look about him, and not just because he's four days younger than I (a trivia item once called to his attention). Maybe it's only my imagination, but these days there seems to be even a hint of mischief in his smile as if he were a kid who had just poked a stick into an ant hill and was enjoying the confusion. If Orr prevails in his latest legal venture, lots of Raleigh's political ants will be running in tight circles.
May 29, 2007, 9:20 am - Lottery News

A mega decision for California Lottery?News Story
The state lottery's 2005 entrance into multi-state Mega Millions lotto would become fully legal, and fair to gamblers and schools, under a bill approved Thursday by the Assembly. At the same time, the Assembly said it is hiring a think tank, Los Angeles-based Milken Institute, to assess Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's push to privatize the state-run lottery. The move came after the governor briefed Democratic legislative leaders on the plan, aimed at yielding immediate cash to ease the state bud
May 26, 2007, 9:40 am - Lottery News

How a lottery thief got away with the crimeNews Story
When backpackers Caroline Day and Mei-Yin Lee discovered they had won Lotto they rang home from the newsagency. It was after one in the morning in Britain but Ms. Day wanted to share the news with her mother. During that joyous phone call, they calculated they had won about 220,000 (US$300,000). But three weeks later when Dr. Lee rang NSW Lotteries to inquire about the money, a bold fraud by an employee at the newsagency came to light and it would be another 27 months before the pair
May 7, 2007, 2:53 pm - Lottery News

Lawsuit challenges N.C. LotteryNews Story
Plaintiffs say the lottery is a tax because of the education allocation and was passed unconstitutionally An esoteric argument under way in the courts over the North Carolina lottery Is a part of each ticket a tax or is the state just making a profit? could have an effect that's easy to understand: No more lottery. The N.C. Court of Appeals will hear arguments in three weeks. The case is pushed by a nonprofit legal group that sees the lottery as a tax that didn't go through the req
Apr 29, 2007, 5:20 pm - Lottery News

Legal opinion sinks sale of Colorado LotteryNews Story
Dreams of selling off the Colorado Lottery for a fat payoff were discarded like a losing scratch ticket Thursday after state legal experts gave an adverse opinion on the plan. Sen. Chris Romer, D-Denver, said he would not seek a measure that would ask voters to sell a concession contract in the state lottery because he couldn't fix a legal opinion that referred to the proposed sale as the state taking on $3 billion in debt. I may be a freshman, but I'm not that stupid, Romer said.
Apr 20, 2007, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Cancer claims life of man who exposed Ontario Lottery retailer fraudNews Story
The man whose legal battle with Ontario Lottery and Gaming brought about an investigation and wholesale changes to the Crown corporation lost his fight with cancer Monday. Bob Edmonds, from the central Ontario town of Coboconk, died in hospital at age 83. His son, Bob Edmonds Jr., said his father's struggle began years ago and grew more acute as the cancer spread. The cancer spread from the bowel to his liver and pancreas and eventually claimed his life, Edmonds said in an interview.
Apr 3, 2007, 12:36 am - Lottery News

Lawyer in $315 million lottery lawsuits ordered to pay fineNews Story
A lawyer representing three people who sued their co-workers seeking a share of their $315 million lottery win was ordered Tuesday to pay a nearly $382,000 fine. Orange County Judge Michael Brenner ordered attorney Mark H. Williams to pay the seven lottery winners after determining he pursued the lawsuits knowing the allegations lacked merit. The amount was the equivalent to legal fees incurred by the Lucky Seven, who pooled money to buy the winning Mega Millions multi-state lottery tick
Mar 22, 2007, 10:00 am - Lottery News

S. Jersey couple claims $87 million share of jackpotNews Story
A Cape May County, New Jersey, couple who won half of a record $390 million lottery jackpot claimed their prize yesterday, almost two weeks after the drawing. Elaine and Harold Barry Messner hid their secret until yesterday and appeared to have carefully planned for the moment. But there would be no giant check and smiling for cameras for the Messners. They would entertain no questions about just how delicious it must feel to win that many millions or exactly how they planned to spend th
Mar 20, 2007, 1:57 pm - Lottery News