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Store owner accused of stealing lottery ticketNews Story
On Monday morning last week, Elizabeth Gelarderes did exactly what she always does, stop in at Richdale Food Store on her way to work for a regular coffee and a lottery ticket. The self-described ''lottery addict scrawled onto a ''Cash Winfall ticket the birth dates of her two children, something she's been doing for at least 10 years.The next day, she brought the ticket in to see if she'd won. The store's owner, Patrick Simboli, 45, allegedly took the ticket, checked it, and told her that she
May 20, 2005, 8:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

I Am a Millionaire Now!!
Life is good! I was just notified via E-Mail from Great Britain that I have won 800,809.00 British Pounds, or US $1,509,053.44 at todays exchange rate. I am so happy, that I don't know what to do. Not bad for an Immigrant who was a victim of World War 2. Persecuted by the Commies and Natzies. When I came to this country in May of 1950 my dad, mother, and I had $3 in our pockets. Now I am a millionaire. Next month my bride of 50 years and I will be celebrating our Golden wedding anniversary. We w
Feb 16, 2005, 11:20 pm - hosni - Gaming Forum

Woman and two children claim $171 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Florence Ayers, a Jackson, Pennsylvania bookkeeper who claimed the $93.4 million lump-sum cash prize from a $171.4 million Powerball jackpot, knows how to keep a secret.Ayers, 69, was so tight-lipped for five weeks about the winning ticket that neighbors and her employer, Jack Basilon, were stunned Wednesday when the state Lottery announced she had won the second largest jackpot in Pennsylvania history. The drawing was Dec. 8.Ayers abruptly quit work two weeks ago after 20 years on the job, whic
Jan 13, 2005, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wisconsin Lottery switches to computers to select winning numbersReply
I do agree that any computer system can be compromised (as can a mechanical system). It is a constant battle to study what has gone wrong and what might go wrong so that we can stay ahead of the bad guys. You are quite right that humans are a big problem. Even with our RNG, if the independent auditor, the lottery person (or persons for many states) and someone at the control ageny (in WI's case, the Department of Revenue) conspire together, they can put out a press release with any numbers as
Nov 11, 2004, 10:03 pm - chuck32 - Lottery News

Settlement reached in Mass. scratch ticket disputeNews Story
After two years of squabbling over the ownership of a $4 million winning scratch ticket, the litigants embroiled in a lawsuit agreed to a settlement in an effort to avoid another civil trial.Julie Prive, a former clerk at an East Falmouth Tedeschi's convenience store, was sued by two customers, Raymond MacDonald and Monica Hertz, after she cashed in the scratch ticket in 2002.MacDonald, 65, and Hertz each claim they bought and scratched the winning ticket at the store, then gave it to Prive beli
Oct 8, 2004, 10:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

Internet casino profits from lottery name confusionNews Story
The Oregon Lottery likes to tout how its revenues create jobs and boost economic development. But one of its latest instant scratch-off ticket games apparently has been helping generate a tidy sum of revenue for the owners of a 9-year-old, offshore-based online casino.Call the confusion over the name Casino Fortune unintended offshoring, if you will.And while lottery officials say they dont see how anyone could confuse a scratch-ticket game with Internet gambling, casino officials say their own
Sep 15, 2004, 8:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Even/Odd Neighbor Numbers Tracking?Reply
Undress, I would assume you should not play the Neighbor Numbers..... LeRoy, I do not think I want to put any tracking or forecasting functons in the CRUNCH, at least not now. It is supposed to be a Number Crunching tool. Prediction and Forecasting system should be separate. I am not completely sure when I will have the first Official version running. I added some new features that should make it simpler to use all the filters and commands. So there might be another pre-release
Aug 4, 2004, 4:33 pm - MikeK - Pick 3 Forum

International lottery scams promise big cash, then take yoursNews Story
In case you haven't caught up with international lottery scams yet, you'd better learn how they work.The biggest fraud now chasing millions of gullible Americans is a scam claiming to be the Multi-State Mega Millions Lottery. Here's how it works:You receive an e-mail or letter from a guy who claims to be the lottery promotion manager, congratulating you because you've just won $5.5 million in their latest drawing. How come? Because your address was attached to the 12-digit winning number, and yo
Jul 19, 2004, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Record $290M jackpot spurs MegamadnessNews Story
Lewis Brown of Kirkwood, New York made copies of the $35 worth of Mega Millions tickets he had just purchased at J R Stop-N-Shop on Robinson Street for himself and a pool of his Wegmans co-workers.Billy Ghotra, manager of J R Stop-N-Shop on Robinson Street in Binghamton, sells tickets Thursday for the Mega Millions jackpot. The jackpot was later raised to $290 million. I'm trying to avoid any legal problems when we win, Brown said. Everyone gets a copy, so there are no questions. Brown, whose
Jul 2, 2004, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Scams Emerge Major Internet Fraud
Lottery Scams Emerge as Major Internet Fraud FraudWatch International warns Internet consumers of the escalation ofLottery scams circulating via email. These scams involve advance fee fraud,typically seen in Nigerian 419 scams, and acts as a method to gatherpersonal information used for identity theft. Lottery scam emails areincreasing at an alarming rate. In April FraudWatch International receivedover 1000 variations, double the number of 'phishing' email scams received.Melbourne, Australia (P
May 7, 2004, 5:43 pm - BobP - Lottery Discussion Forum