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NY attorney general says that DraftKings and FanDuel constitute illegal gamblingNews Story
The New York State attorney general on Tuesday ordered the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, to stop accepting bets from New York residents, saying their games constituted illegal gambling under state law. The cease-and-desist order by the attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, is a major blow to a multibillion-dollar industry that introduced sports betting to legions of young sports fans and has formed partnerships with many of the nation's professional spo
Nov 11, 2015, 11:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Big lottery winners offer advice, cautionary tales as $500M Powerball drawing approachesNews Story
So you just won the $500 million Powerball jackpot, the second highest in lottery history. Now what? Perhaps it's time for a tropical vacation or a new car. There are bills to pay, loans to settle, debts to square. Past winners of mega-lottery drawings and financial planners have some more sound advice: Stick to a budget, invest wisely, learn to say no and be prepared to lose friends while riding an emotional roller-coaster of joy, anxiety, guilt and distrust. I had to adapt to this ne
Nov 28, 2012, 9:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

What is a lottery system? What distinguishes a lottery system from guesses, dreams and quick picks?Reply
As for consistency, once every 1000 drawings isn't very consistent but the payoffs sure make up for that flaw . yeahhh uhhh. ......but only if the player could demonstrate that the system was the result of the benefit, but one hit here, one hit there doesn't prove anything beyond luck. that is why sustained observable consistentcy is KING on the proof side of things. which is why you hear systems players being braggadocious-attrocious about thier wins , while sweeping their losses un
Apr 14, 2011, 2:02 am - visiondude - Lottery Discussion Forum

what would u do if u win the mega million tonightReply
My very first purchase would be some rolls of scratch offs. I would go to several stores, and tell them that I was interested in purchasing some lottery tickets. I would wait patiently as they explained the tickets. If they were not nice I would walk out, but if they were, I would tell them that I wanted to buy all of them. They would probably laugh, but when they saw that I was not laughing, it would eventually settle in. I would love to see their reaction the moment that they discovered I w
Jan 4, 2011, 9:35 pm - CarHauler - Lottery Discussion Forum

Bus driver wins £2m lottery jackpot three months after divorceNews Story
It was an amicable divorce and Helen Halstead was happy to wish her former husband the very best of luck for the future. She couldn't have imagined how quickly that wish would be fulfilled. Just weeks after their split, bus driver Kevin Halstead won 2.3 million (US$3.5 million) playing the Lottery. His ex-wife is now coming to terms with the fact that, but for the divorce, Mr. Halstead might have been legally obliged to share his windfall with her. Instead, she is making do with her
Mar 18, 2010, 8:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner buys Fort Myers businessNews Story
Joining the ranks of the idle rich is often step No. 1 for the lucky few who win the lottery. But Jason Fry, 35, has chosen a different path after splitting a roughly $47 million Florida Lottery jackpot in December 2007 with a Bonita Springs man. First, he spent several months traveling and relaxing after leaving his bartending job. Then he had a plan: rejoin the workforce by becoming a business owner. That decision became reality last week when he finalized the purchase of the Batterie
Mar 13, 2009, 9:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oklahoma couple claims $106M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Don Harvey's long-haul truck had almost two million miles on it when its engine died this week. Now he's planning to ride the road in style, thanks to a $105.8 million Powerball ticket bought by his wife. Absolute disbelief and shock, was how Joyce Harvey described her reaction when she checked her computer Thursday night and found she had the winning ticket. Basically, I just broke down and cried, she said. The Harveys, from Muldrow in eastern Oklahoma, said they will pay off bills
Jun 30, 2007, 9:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas sheriff who won $85 million lottery jackpot arrested for tampering with video evidenceNews Story
Questions raised over timing of allegations so close to an election By Kate Northrop A lottery winner famous for his role as Sheriff on the now-canceled A E television show Live PD was indicted and arrested for allegedly tampering with video footage that captured crucial moments of the death of a suspect in police custody. Before Robert Chody paved his way to success as Sheriff of Williamson County and star of his very own law enforcement reality television show, he stood with his wife
Oct 15, 2020, 9:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK couple waits for house to be painted, then claims £32.5M lottery jackpotNews Story
A Cambridgeshire couple who won 32.5 million (US$45.5 million) on the lottery have been identified and they've revealed the bizarre reason they carried the winning ticket around for a week before claiming the massive windfall. Retired schoolteacher Gerry Cannings, 63, and his wife Lisa, 48, were aware they had picked the winning numbers the morning after the draw but didn't celebrate until days later as their house was being decorated. The couple, from Peterborough, wanted to wait until th
Feb 25, 2016, 7:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

First lawsuit in state lottery-fixing scandal seeks millionsNews Story
It was one of those feel-good moments that lotteries love to promote when Lucky Larry Dawson smiled as he claimed a $9 million jackpot, surrounded by kids and grandkids. But five years later, the Iowa man could become a key player in a barrage of litigation that threatens to cost state lotteries tens of millions of dollars in damages in an insider jackpot-rigging scandal. A Des Moines law firm filed a lawsuit Wednesday on Dawson's behalf seeking to declare that his Hot Lotto jackpot in May 20
Feb 4, 2016, 9:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News