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Backlash in Calif. over sale of lottery operator GTECHNews Story
As the new 2007-08 Legislature convened Monday, the backlash over an Italian firm's quiet takeover of California's lotto contractor grew when a second legislative committee said it would investigate. Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, a Newark Democrat who chairs the government organization committee in the lower house, said his panel is probing the matter and may convene hearings. I'm taking a look at the situation. I've read the press report. I've been briefed by my staff, said Torrico, whos
Dec 6, 2006, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Lottery 'joke' wins man fine, year probationNews Story
James A. Koons Jr.'s practical joke backfired in a big way. According to his attorney, the Hegins man thought it would be funny to fake a $853,496 winning Powerball ticket and leave it underneath a newspaper in the break room at the Roadway Express terminal in Middlesex Twp. Instead of a laugh, Koons and an unwitting co-worker ended up in a legal mess. Yesterday, Cumberland County President Judge Edgar B. Bayley sentenced Koons, 38, to 12 months of probation and fined him $2,500 for
Dec 6, 2006, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Ex-lovers settle bitter fight over $12.4 million lottery winNews Story
Man pays off woman to resolve civil lawsuit Ludmila Konickova hadn't known him long. They'd met 18 weeks earlier through an Internet dating service, but she claims it was a trusting and committed relationship. She also claims she gave her 52-year-old boyfriend, Kenneth Garbe, $20 to buy a lottery ticket for the June 2 Super 7 draw, saying she took it on faith he would pass on any winnings. The ticket was a $12.4 million winner. But Garbe tells a different story about the ticket, sa
Nov 29, 2006, 10:42 am - Lottery News

$18 million Texas Lotto jackpot hit by one ticketNews Story
Somebody who bought a Texas Lotto ticket in an Angleton convenience store is worth $18 million, but neither the couple who sold the winning ticket nor the state lottery commission knows who it is. The winner has 180 days after Saturday's drawing to come forward to claim the jackpot, said lottery spokesman Robert Elrod. It's not uncommon for a winner to take several weeks to come to Austin to claim the prize, he said. We would like to know who it is, said Shuju Feng, who operates the Hand
Nov 14, 2006, 8:16 am - Lottery News

Defrauded lottery winner finally gets apology -- and moneyNews Story
More than five years after Bob Edmonds called the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to complain that he may have been defrauded out of a winning Super 7 ticket, he has an apology and the right to speak freely. But he still doesn't have the full $250,000 he originally won in the August 2001 draw. The 82-year-old cancer survivor and resident of Coboconk, Ont., only ended up with a total of $202,000, after a lengthy legal proceeding against the lottery corporation. The details of the
Oct 30, 2006, 5:51 am - Lottery News

N.J. police warn of lottery scamsNews Story
Police are reminding residents to be wary of so-called international lottery scams in which large sums are promised but require recipients to send money before they can claim their prize. Two Camden, New Jersey, residents were recently victims of this scam, police said. One woman, an 84-year-old, sent a total of $25,000, money she got through cash advances on a credit card. She reported the scam to police Sept. 29 after her prize money never arrived, said Camden Det. Zsakhiemcq James.
Oct 24, 2006, 8:48 am - Lottery News

U.S. legislation likely just a speed bump for online gamblingNews Story
A U.S. law aimed at cracking down on Internet gambling may drive the practice more into the shadows and do little to deter bettors It was getting late on Oct. 12, the night before a sweeping anti-Internet gambling bill would be signed into law. Paul McGuire was at his computer, enjoying one last hurrah on PartyPoker, a site that had pledged to kick off all U.S. users as soon as the law left President Bush's desk. It was kind of like that last party before summer ends when you've got to go ba
Oct 19, 2006, 3:59 pm - Lottery News

GTECH explains pricey N.J. Lottery contractNews Story
Seeking to justify a price tag of nearly $32 million more than a competitor to run the New Jersey's lottery for the next five years, representatives of the state's lottery operator said Wednesday that their system is more convenient for vendors and would result in less down time and lost revenues for the state. Representatives for GTech, which won a new contract despite bidding $106.7 million to Scientific Games' $75 million, said the higher price comes with more assurance that its terminals
Oct 12, 2006, 2:48 pm - Lottery News

Poland faces EU legal action over foreign lottery tax lawsNews Story
The European Commission has said Poland must end discriminatory taxation against foreign lottery winnings or face legal action. Currently, winnings from lotteries in other member states are subject in Poland to higher taxation than winnings in domestic lotteries. Poland exempts winnings from domestic lotteries or subjects them to a flat rate tax of 10 pct, whereas winnings from lotteries in other member states are taxed at the progressive income tax rates of 19 to 40 pct. The commissio
Oct 12, 2006, 1:55 pm - Lottery News

Britain may become the online gambling capitalNews Story
Britain may bring in legislation allowing London-listed Internet gambling companies to move their headquarters to Britain, taking advantage of the United States legislature's faulty attempts to ban the popular online activity. Plans to turn Britain into a world leader in internet gambling have been drawn up by ministers, according to internal Whitehall documents. In stark contrast to America, where online gambling has in effect been outlawed, ministers want to attract offshore companies
Oct 8, 2006, 3:20 pm - Lottery News