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Newspaper photo reveals lottery winner's personal informationNews Story
Lottery Post Exclusive by Todd Northrop Maine's Morning Sentinel newspaper appears to have revealed a lottery winner's address and social security number in a published photo. In a story that ran in the February 27 edition of the Sentinel, Newport resident Venison Turner Jr. was pictured together with his son, holding a copy of a winning ticket worth $300,000 and the paperwork filed with the Maine Lottery. The man's personal information is clearly visible. In the Sunday, March 11 edit
Mar 14, 2007, 1:28 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Online gambling executive arrested on state chargesNews Story
Gambling industry experts agree: If you operate an offshore gaming Web site, stay out of the U.S. Moments after stepping foot on American soil Thursday, Sportingbet PLC Chairman Peter Dicks became the second British offshore sports betting executive arrested in recent months for illegal online gambling in the U.S. Former BetOnSports PLC Chief Executive Officer David Carruthers was arrested on federal charges in July. It's still unclear if the arrest is a coincidence or part of a government
Sep 8, 2006, 5:47 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Online Gambling Conference Shuts Down After ArrestsNews Story
David Carruthers became the latest poster boy or scapegoat, depending on one's perspective when he was arrested in Dallas on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and an illegal online gambling enterprise. While on a layover to Costa Rica, where his company is based, Carruthers, chief executive officer for BetOnSports was arrested and detained on Sunday, forcing the online gambling community to take note. Carruthers' arrest seems to have spooked online gaming executives. A major gaming con
Jul 21, 2006, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arrest Made in Crackdown on Internet BettingNews Story
In a sharp escalation of their crackdown on Internet gambling, United States prosecutors said yesterday that they were pressing charges against the chief executive of BetOnSports, a prominent Internet gambling company that is publicly traded in Britain, and against several other current and former company officers. Federal authorities arrested the chief executive, David Carruthers, late Sunday as he was on layover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on his way from Britain to Costa Ric
Jul 18, 2006, 7:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

online poll....will H.R. 411 become law?Reply
Three bills aiming to "prohibit" Internet gambling are now winding their way through Congress. Internet gambling is already prohibited, at least in most forms. The companies that operate casino, sports betting, and poker websites are all based offshore, and most of their executives risk arrest if they ever step foot on American soil. But web-based gambling is still a $12 billion industry. And so just as has happened every other time our government has attempted to ban vice (see illicit dr
May 17, 2006, 11:31 pm - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

Family claims biggest EuroMillions jackpot in Irish history at €250 millionReply
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Jul 27, 2025, 9:04 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

$205K settlement reached, then rejected, in CT Lottery whistleblower caseNews Story
Old disputes die hard at the Connecticut Lottery Corp. Here is the story of one of them. A bitter legal dispute between the CLC and one of its former top officials was on the verge of being resolved 2 months ago. The opposing parties signed off March 10 on truce terms ranging from a $205,000 settlement price down to the exact wording of a script that would be read to any news reporter who asked about the case. Signing a sheet of paper outlining the settlement terms were lottery CEO Greg Sm
May 22, 2020, 10:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

CT Lottery quiet as uncomfortable allegations pile upNews Story
For a moment it looked like some meaningful information might be released to the public this week about the latest upheaval at the Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CLC) this time in the form of an order Monday that lottery Vice President Chelsea Turner be placed on an indefinite leave, six days after disclosing in sworn testimony that she contacted the FBI in about 2014 with suspicions of wrongdoing by a superior. But it hasn't turned out that way. The CLC's board of directors scheduled a specia
Jul 19, 2019, 8:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts has a new rule to stop repeat winners — but so far, they keep winningNews Story
He's done it again, and not just for the second, third or even 10th time. For the 1,246th time this year, Ali Jaafar has hit it big on the lottery. State records show that since Jan. 1 the Watertown, Massachusetts, man has won more than $1.8 million from lottery retailers all around Massachusetts with most of his riches coming from scratch tickets revealing $1,000 prizes. Jaafar is on track to be the winningest lotto player in Massachusetts for a third consecutive year, and nothing yet seems
Nov 12, 2018, 2:59 pm - Todd - Lottery News

More millennials than seniors losing money to scamsReply
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Mar 17, 2018, 12:21 pm - LottoBux - Lottery News