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N.C. store owner accused of stealing winning lottery ticketReply
well Johnnyb......I think the last name Patel.........is like Smith in this country....this is the 3rd story with a person involved with a party store who's name is Patel.....so what have I learned from this....... 1.....check your ticket before going into the store 2.....check your ticket before going into the store 3.....check your ticket before going into the store I also copy my winning tickets with a scanner at home........ beaudad........
Mar 21, 2011, 1:03 pm - beaudad - Lottery News

N.J. looks to be first in nation with online lottery salesNews Story
Retailers worried about loss of revenue, store traffic For Tushar Patel, every $1 lottery ticket he sells at his Pantry 1 Food Market in Hammonton yields more than the 5-cent commission he gets from New Jersey. Patel said he makes more from the other purchases of customers who visit the store for lottery tickets. Eighty (percent) to 90 percent of the people who play the lottery here buy coffee and other things, Patel said. The state lottery posted record sales exceeding $2.6 billion
Jan 28, 2011, 8:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.Y. laundromat sells $122M Powerball lottery ticketReply
Don't forget to also change your last name to Patel. It seems that name comes up a lot in lottery stories, whether as them being the winner or having sold the ticket. There's been at least 4 others involved in either winning or selling winning tickets for $1,000,000 or more.
Jan 25, 2011, 12:23 am - ttech10 - Lottery News

Brothers sharing $1M Georgia Lottery jackpotNews Story
With a few scratches, brothers Samoeun and Samoeuth Am have achieved a lofty goal only dreamed about by most Americans. On Jan. 4, Samoeuth Am drove from his Jacksonville home to the El Cheapo gas station on Ga. 40 in Kingsland to buy some Georgia Lottery tickets. Among them was a Georgia's $500 Million Club ticket with a top prize of $1 million. Am, who is unemployed, said he scratched off the ticket, which costs $20, near the cash register and stared at the ticket in disbelief. I kep
Jan 16, 2008, 12:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Clerk tricks lotto winner, pockets moneyReply
Lottery players with a system that wins don't think of themselves as gamblers, even some system players who lose don't think of themselves as gamblers. Maybe Mr and Mrs Patel has a system for picking scratchers that are winners.
Sep 9, 2007, 12:38 am - RJOh - Lottery News

Having a lottery machine: Now that's the ticketReply
Patel reported 80 jackpots, mostly Pick-4, between 2000 and 2004, good for $138,786.That's a nice pick four record. what ya think, lots of straights or is it multiple box wins?
Dec 27, 2005, 7:50 pm - fast eddie - Lottery News

Having a lottery machine: Now that's the ticketReply
Patel, however, said he knows the rules and would never cash a customer's ticket under his name. I don't do that, he said. No, but they will scan scratch off tickets to see if they are winners prior to selling them if they can get away with it.
Dec 27, 2005, 10:31 am - DoubleDown - Lottery News

$250M lotto mystery is talk of RutherfordReply
Hello, I am the son of the owner of Leprechaun News II, found this site while searching for stories online about Mega millions. We are more than happy to recieve the 10,000 dollar bonus, however knowing if the store was located in another state liek Ill, it would be 1% of the jackpot. But its all Cool, if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. BTW it might take me a while to respond, because I am a busy college student. Good luck-jatinkumar patel
Sep 20, 2005, 11:16 am - Luckyleprechaun - Lottery News

$250M lotto mystery is talk of RutherfordNews Story
The Mega Millions winner watch in Rutherford, New Jersey, entered day two yesterday with much anticipation but without anyone stepping forward to claim the $250 million jackpot.Yogi Patel, owner of the Leprechaun News II store where the winning ticket was sold at about noon on Friday, bundled newspapers in twine and spoke of the newfound fame for his business. People are happy when they find out somebody won from my store, Patel said. Business is increasing. People are now thinking this store
Sep 19, 2005, 11:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

GTech Profits UpNews Story
GTech Holdings Corp., the world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose on new contracts, acquisitions and strong sales of its products.GTech, which provides services and equipment to the lottery industry in 45 countries and 25 U.S. states, said it benefited from new contracts in Spain, Italy, Jamaica and Mexico. The company also received a new ticket-vending machine contract in Maine and an extension in Oregon.GTech, which has a 70 percent share of the online
Sep 22, 2004, 8:20 am - Todd - Lottery News