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Man quits lottery pool, then wins with Quick PickReply
I onced belonged to a Lottery Pool of 10. I liked being in a pool because you played with everyone's money, not just your own. We had 2 designated people that we wanted to buy and distribute the copies of tickets. Our problem was, the nay sayers! OMG too much negativity brings negative vibes and we really didn't win anything. We chose half and half (QP and self picks). We did this for about a year and I was the first to break camp b/c of all the negativity. Some members couldn't afford to play f
Jun 2, 2008, 10:08 am - Kidzmom - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery switches games operatorNews Story
Greek company wins competition by offering $200 million in savings The Ohio Lottery is planning to turn over control of some of its best-known games Pick 3, Pick 4, Mega Millions and the upcoming Keno game to an international company that's projected to save the lottery $200 million over 10 years. Lottery officials approved a contract with Intralot, a Greek company with U.S. headquarters near Atlanta, to replace Gtech Corp. of Rhode Island beginning in June 2009. Gtech has been runn
May 13, 2008, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tax office workers win Powerball lottery jackpotReply
re-draft all ya want. The facts are no contract is air tight based clearly on most folks who say that a lawsuit can be brought about by the most ludicrious of allegations. Sorry but I stand by the courts and the legal system, that no pay no win still holds true. And to those that make claims that such suits exist, please be exact and name the docket # and dates. Chances are the over generalization that such is going on isnt near the truth of facts. My in law is a lawyer and he has access to case
Mar 18, 2008, 5:43 pm - TheGameGrl - Lottery News

working out syndicate groups?Reply
A contract perhaps? signed by participants, the contract saying what syndicate they are in and a receipt made each ticket draw and copy of ticket(s). If they do no accept this rule of joinig then tough they cannot play.
Mar 12, 2007, 3:19 am - thetimeseer - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery chairman OK with GTECH saleNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission questioned the chief executive of lottery operator GTECH Corp. for more than three hours on Wednesday about accusations it used unsavory tactics to win or keep business in several countries, but the panel's chairman said he saw nothing unsuitable in the company's sale to an Italian firm. Investors feared a highly critical Texas Department of Public Safety report delivered to the commission last month could hinder GTECH's sale to Italian lottery operator Lottomatic
Aug 18, 2006, 2:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

If a friend...Reply
I'm no attorney, but here is my thinking on this subject. In the absence of a contract otherwise, I would expect that the full federal income tax burden would fall on the individual making the claim, in this hypothetical situation, me. As a gift, there would not have been a contract otherwise. So if I wanted to split the jackpot, if we are talking about a jackpot win, I'd have to make allowance for the amount of taxes I'd actually owe, not just the amount withheld. But wait! That's not
Jun 8, 2006, 3:25 pm - Uff Da! - Lottery Discussion Forum

Disabled players sue Virginia LotteryReply
I agree with you Jack about the conditional problems this issue has caused over the years. Access to public lands and such. Here in MD we have many buildings that were built 200 plus years ago around the water front many of which have steps to climb. many of which were built off the ground floor entrants because of tidal waves, high water and such many of these businesses have not had to comply with handicapped accesses because their building was not bound by any such rules when they were built.
Jul 28, 2005, 10:56 am - four4me - Lottery News

Texas Lottery cuts 33 jobsNews Story
Officials say overhaul unrelated to controversial lobbying contractIn a shake-up billed as a reorganization, the Texas Lottery Commission eliminated 33 jobs Thursday, saying it will save $296,000 annually in salaries.Though the commission came under fire earlier this year for agreeing to pay a Las Vegas law firm up to $250,000 to draft laws to expand gambling, it said Thursday that the layoffs are in no way connected to that expense.Employees throughout the commission were affected by the cutbac
Nov 19, 2004, 11:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Dream to win the lotteryReply
Quote: Originally posted by JackpotWanna on April 13, 2004As for me, It will help. Having dreams every night of winning the lottery. Being unemployed its tough living in a society where success is everything. Hello, everyone. New Person here. I wish and hope everyone here wins a lottery in one form or another. JackpotWanna .... hang in there. I sort of understand how things are. After a long period without a job, I finally landed a job (High tech industry). But only to find out
Apr 22, 2004, 3:07 pm - mt7895 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery player comes up a loser in supreme courtNews Story
A lottery player whose interpretation of the term wild card gave rise to his claim that he had a $20,000 winning ticket got little sympathy in Maine's highest court.The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday denied Larry Moody's appeal, saying his interpretation would make every Wild Card Cash ticket a winner.Moody claimed the prize in the instant lottery game, even though none of the six scratch boxes showed a hand with a winning pair. When he scratched a separate box labeled wild card, the fi
Feb 27, 2004, 4:19 am - Todd - Lottery News