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Texas Lottery makes contingency plans for takeoverNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission began laying the groundwork Wednesday to take over the $95 million-a-year operation historically carried out by a private corporation in the event that the state is no longer satisfied with its work. Officials made clear that the prospect of the lottery severing its 14-year relationship with Rhode Island-based Gtech Corp. was highly remote. But they also expressed deep concerns over recent reports that the gaming giant, which is soon to be sold to the Italian f
Aug 18, 2006, 3:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery will pay Scientific Games one way or the otherNews Story
Scientific Games might get a piece of North Carolina's lottery action after all. When the state joins the multi-state Powerball game May 30, the big jackpot game probably will offer a feature allowing players to pay extra for a separate drawing to have winnings (other than the jackpot) multiplied by a random number. But Scientific Games now under investigation by the state for possible violations of lobbying law owns the patent to the extra feature, known as Power Play. Lottery offi
Apr 19, 2006, 6:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. House Speaker under investigation in lottery probeNews Story
House Speaker and Top Aide Under Investigation for Possible Corruption in Measure's PassageWhen North Carolina's legislature relented from its decades-long opposition to a state lottery this summer, preachers and conservative lawmakers warned that wherever gambling goes, scandal follows.Even they never predicted it would arrive so fast.North Carolina, which until now was one of the few states without a lottery, will not begin its games until spring, but already state and federal criminal investi
Dec 30, 2005, 11:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Online lotteries in BrazilReply
slampen,I can't believe you continue to support this scheme (WGI). What about the fact that they are lying about being registered in Norway?But wait, there's more. My great anonymous tipster sent me some more in-depth materials about them.This time from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions, including charges against CEO, Greg Kennedy and WGI's parent company, World Play Services for pyramid selling. His trial ended June 9, 2004 and the proceedings were adjourned for judgement.
Jul 23, 2004, 1:17 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Two Titans of the Lottery IndustryNews Story
We often hear that the $40 billion spent on video games worldwide dwarfs the amount spent on the motion picture industry. But another form of mass entertainment dwarfs them both: the lottery business. According to a Morgan Stanley study, sales of lottery tickets around the world will top $160 billion in 2004.You should be thankful for the lottery business this week as you write a check for your tax bill. That's because you'd probably owe a lot more if not for your fellow citizens' crazed desire
Apr 15, 2004, 4:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
But you said, the more money I have to pay in taxes, the higher my income is, and I wouldn't mind that at all . And in my example you would have been better off taking the $1,000,000 because you would have kept $750,000 of it and by taking the $10,000,000 you would have only kept $500,000. So taking the bigger amount wouldn't have been the smart choice. Whether it's tax law or not doesn't matter. You said what you said. And people choose how much they make in a year every time they cha
Sep 5, 2025, 3:51 pm - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Jersey woman to take legal action against Atlantic City casino after being refused $2.5M payoutReply
This is why I have zero interest in casinos. If the prior case fact pattern is that similar or identical, sounds like a solid case. The casino hired that company, IGT. One cannot avoid liability by shifting the blame to a contract hire. This would not be a good case for the casino to take to trial.
May 29, 2024, 12:31 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

How much do you "Owe," in this Lottery situation?Reply
Verbal contracts to share a potential lottery win/gambling related are impossible to enforce in most jurisdictions. It is based on indefiniteness, etc. and there really is not an offer and acceptance as in a contract. Now, if it concerned a married couple, that is different since it would be property acquired during a marriage. And if you give someone money to purchase lottery tickets on your behalf, that is different as well. And I agree that you are opening a can of worms by giving
Apr 22, 2024, 9:15 pm - Artist77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

A verbal Lottery joke agreement wouldn't hold up in Court, would it?Reply
If you both tell the court there was agreement, laughingly or not, the court will likely uphold that agreement. Even if you are laughing, and they laugh too, there was an oral understanding, an offer tendered without conditions and acknowledged. In most states that would be an oral contract. G
Oct 7, 2023, 5:34 pm - garyo1954 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Michigan woman didn't realize she had Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for six weeksReply
Not everybody has an Online lottery account and know they don't issue physical tickets or how most winnings are paid into an account. Having never won any prize over $600 playing Online, I don't know their process, but for prizes over $25,000, it's probably similar to purchasing the ticket from a lottery retailer. Wickett knew she won something just didn't know how much. And because she had a subscription, she wasn't worried about not having tickets in future drawings so there was no reason
Apr 14, 2023, 6:32 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News