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The smell of money: Scented lottery tickets unveiled in ColoradoNews Story
Your trash can might enjoy the new game from the state lottery more than your wallet. The Colorado Lottery unveiled its first scented scratch game today, the latest in a marketing strategy for gaming more reliant on gimmicks than payouts. In May, there was Pac-Man. Now there will be coffee, chocolate and bouquet scented tickets. But will patrons care how their ticket smells? Erika Gonzalez, spokeswoman for the Colorado Lottery, thinks people will bite, especially women. With scra
Jun 16, 2008, 3:08 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Im desperateReply
I guess what I'm reading is that Coin Toss is referring to the amount of money someone desperate might have to spend to win a few hundred bucks. It's all relative I guess. I once sold some furniture to a woman who cried to me I just spent $60,000 on decorating my livingroom and dining room and half my house is still empty. I'm desperate! By the way, here is a typical press release for Florida's pick-5. I know this is the pick-3 forum, but they don't (for obvious reasons) list the pick-3 and
Apr 6, 2008, 4:11 pm - justxploring - Pick 3 Forum

List of States Which Allow Anonymous WinnersReply
New Mexico - No - and no trust (lottery commission emails) Dear Lilly, The New Mexico Lottery is a quasi-governmental agency and falls under the Inspection of Public Records Act. The law requires public access to virtually all public records including a winner's name, the name and location of the retailer that sold the winning ticket, the date the prize was won and the amount of the prize. While there are a few legitimate exceptions, most public records are available for public inspecti
Mar 5, 2008, 12:54 pm - LuckyLilly - Lottery Discussion Forum

Death At Age 75
Roy Scheider, of 'Jaws' fame, dies at 75 By JILL ZEMAN, Associated Press WriterMon Feb 11, 6:22 AM ET Roy Scheider, a one-time boxer whose broken nose and pugnacious acting style made him a star in The French Connection and who later uttered one of cinematic history's most memorable roles in Jaws, has died. Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, hospital spokesman David Robinson said. He was 75. The hospital did not relea
Feb 11, 2008, 5:41 pm - Jani Norman - Mystical Forum

Do you trust quick picks generated by the Lotteries?Reply
I just checked to see where the winning tickets were sold and if they were QPs. Usually when the numbers are unusually low, the numbers are self-picks. I am posting the press release in blue below. As you can see, only one person won with a QP (from a Free Draw) People always say but when you win with low numbers, you often have to split the jackpot. Yes, and in this case, a lot of people won. However, someone took a dollar and got 2/5 numbers and won a free ticket. He then used that free ticket
Jan 31, 2008, 2:30 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Stolen lottery money returned to real winnersNews Story
Four school board employees, allegedly cheated out of their winning lottery ticket by a retailer who claimed the prize money as his own, received a check for $5.7 million plus interest Wednesday from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. The check came as Ontario Provincial Police announced they had charged Hafiz Malik, a 60-year-old former convenience store owner with theft and fraud following an investigation into insider wins at the OLG. Police allege Malik, who was release
Dec 21, 2007, 12:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery glitch shuts out playersNews Story
Robert Johnson's lucky number is typically 909, but not this month. The Nashville man has played the Tennessee Lottery's Cash 3 game twice a day, every day this month, and his numbers haven't come up. Turns out, they couldn't have. A computer programming error has prevented any number from being selected more than once in Cash 3 and Cash 4 drawings over the past three weeks, the Tennessee Lottery said Tuesday. The error meant that no winning draw included duplicate numerals, so any tic
Aug 22, 2007, 10:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

So you have the winning ticket, now what?Reply
First the disclaimer...I'm not an attorney. You would be well advised to consult one instead of taking what I have to say as gospel. Second...I live in Indiana so the information I present is relevant to citizens of Indiana and out of state residents who win money on the Hoosier Lottery. It may or may not be applicable to your state. Here's what my research has uncovered: 1. When you go to Lottery Headquarters with your winning ticket to claim your prize there will be a validation pro
Aug 7, 2007, 11:59 am - Uncle Jim - Lottery Discussion Forum

Police foil alleged plot to kidnap lottery winnersNews Story
Police in Montreal say they've foiled a bizarre extortion and murder plot apparently aimed at a couple who pocketed a $27 million lottery jackpot last month. An 18-year-old Mexican citizen was arrested Monday afternoon in a Montreal neighbourhood and arraigned yesterday for conspiracy to abduct, conspiracy to commit murder and other charges. Edwin Scarlotte Mata Lima, who arrived in Canada four months ago, is alleged to have planned the murder of Zenovij Pacholuk and Dolores Coffey, winner
Jun 20, 2007, 8:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

West Virgina Lottery's help line under scrutinyNews Story
Director seeks probe of allegations by outgoing official over problem-gambler program The director of the West Virginia Lottery asked for an investigation Tuesday of allegations over the Lottery's handling of the state's Problem Gambler Help Network. Lottery Director John Musgrave asked for the investigation by the Legislative Auditor after the head of First Choice Health Systems of Charleston criticized a new contract that will give the Lottery more oversight over the 7-year-old help-line
Jun 8, 2007, 8:06 am - Todd - Lottery News