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Did thousands of B.C. Lottery players throw away winning tickets?News Story
Thousands of disappointed B.C. lottery players were confronted by full-page newspaper ads yesterday suggesting they may have been robbed of past winnings. While discovering they didn't win Wednesday's $38 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot, they also learned they could have held winning tickets for lotteries between Feb. 8 and March 30 and been told they were not winners. A consumer advisory said a software update to the Internet Number Checker inadvertently prevented draw results from being prese
Apr 6, 2007, 12:35 pm - Todd - Lottery News

I won 2,000,000.00 EurosReply
Quote: Originally posted by MegaWinner on March 27, 2007 Listen pacattack05, I wasn't trying to get on you in a negative way. My bad if my delivery was a bit brash. But what I am trying to tell you is they can use your personal information like your name, birthday, and address to get the ball rolling on finding out your other personal info. What I am trying to say is don't give them ANY info. These scam artists are VERY resourceful and WILL find out your other info. You don't need
Mar 29, 2007, 6:42 pm - pacattack05 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mexican LotteriesReply
Mexican Government use the excuse of kidnappings and murders to avoid giving away the names of the winners (or so called winners). In January, TELEVISA, (the monopolistic TV Network) got its own lottery. The government allowed TELEVISA to have a lottery, in exchange for help in the fraud made in last year's presidential elections. Mexican media have a very unethical advertising for lotteries. TV ads examples: A man asks his children about their plans for the fut
Mar 18, 2007, 3:57 am - future boy - Lottery Discussion Forum

Two Canadian lottery scammers arrestedNews Story
Two Abbotsford, British Columbia, men were arrested Saturday by Bellingham police in connection with a lottery scam that cheated its victims of thousands of dollars. James Richard Jongkind, and Daniel Mark Duerksen, both 25, were apprehended in a lottery fraud investigation that involves victims from across the United States. We are expecting to discover more victims and greater monetary losses as this investigation continues, said Police Chief Randall Carroll in a press release. Th
Jan 19, 2007, 3:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

U.S. Settles BetOnSports Online-Gambling Civil CaseNews Story
A federal prosecutor reached a settlement Thursday with online gambling company BetOnSports PLC that permanently bars the London-based company from accepting any bets from the United States. The lawsuit has been closely watched by the online gambling industry, which generates about $6 billion annually in the United States. The settlement ends a massive civil case U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway filed this summer. It does not effect a criminal case still pending against several BetOnSpor
Nov 12, 2006, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Some of you....Reply
This is a kind of interesting thread, and is one of those things where you either believe it or you don't, and there isn't much that the other side can say to sway your opinion. So I'll just post my opinions, along with a comment. First of all, there are many state lottery employees who browse the Lottery Post forums, which is good news for any players. It means that those employess are listening to you. They are here because they want to hear what you are saying. Lottery Post is the
Sep 15, 2006, 1:40 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

First N.C. lottery chairman Sanders resignsNews Story
The first chairman of the North Carolina lottery commission resigned Tuesday after a year on the job that began tumultuously and ended up with ticket sales of more than $400 million. During his tenure, Charles Sanders helped create the North Carolina lottery from scratch, handled ethics questions surrounding the approval of the games and watched three other commissioners give up their seats. Gov. Mike Easley appointed Sanders in September 2005 to a one-year term that expired Aug. 31. In a
Sep 12, 2006, 5:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Banks balk at plan to cut off cash from net casinosNews Story
A group representing 5,000 small banks is opposing a tool lawmakers hope to use to stop online gambling, posing a challenge to what is widely seen as the government's best shot at cracking down on the activity. The Independent Community Bankers of America, whose members range from New York's Metropolitan National Bank to Colorado's First National Bank of Las Animas, is objecting to a proposal winding its way through Congress that would require financial institutions to block payments between
Aug 30, 2006, 12:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Beware Lottery Scam!Reply
I forwarded the email to the UK lottery. Their response is below: Thank you for contacting the Interactive Customer Care Team. We would like to advise you that the email you have received is in no way connected with Camelot or the National Lottery. We would advise you to be aware that there are many e-mail scams and attempts to de-fraud people using methods similar to these, and would warn strongly against pursuing this type of e-mail without rigorous investigation to establish wh
May 28, 2006, 1:08 am - goldrush - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball Annuity Makes Good SenseReply
Oh this is classic! It'll come as no surprise to anyone that I think the Powerball annuity makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. But just for kicks let's take the points one by one: 1. It forces you to stick to a budget. Please refer to the story on Lottery Post about the family in Florida who was recently arrested for tax fraud. THEY took the annuity. 2. The kids and family will be well aware that there is an annual limit of funds. See the same story. 3. The annuity can be
Apr 20, 2006, 12:44 am - Uncle Jim - Jackpot Games Forum