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Paranoid or Prudent?Reply
In my post I documented 8 different states (Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, North Carolina, Indiana, Florida, Texas and New Jersey) where lottery Directors, high officials or lottery employees...not to mention G-Tech the world's largest lottery vendor...have either resigned, been fired or are under indictment for charges relating to scandal, corruption or other wrong doing in their respective state lotteries. I believe that 41 states have lotteries. That means nearly 1 in 5 states have documented
Jul 3, 2007, 8:10 pm - Uncle Jim - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida Lottery won't pay $500,000 winner, called 'misprint'Reply
Actually, I completely agree that jury duty is a civic responsibility that everybody should meet. Unfortunately the system is seriously flawed, and the reality is that most people want to avoid jury duty, and with good cause. The last time I had jury duty I was paid $40 a day. The good news is that I didn't have to pay taxes on it, but the bad news is that I had to drive there and pay for parking. Why on earth would I want to do that for a week (never mind getting on a case that lasts for two or
May 20, 2007, 1:53 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

a rumor...don imus to join a state lottery for workReply
Okay, I promise this will be my last remark, but it seems to me that even the people I've grown to love and respect here don't get it. There was also a movie called Whore with Theresa Russell and Blow with Johnny Depp. What has a movie title have to do with defamation? If I were the mother of one of those girls, I'd want to sue CBS for defamation of character. Forget race for a minute. What if these women were fat? Is it okay to publicly humiliate fat people? What if a woman is reall
Apr 14, 2007, 8:27 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ownership of $1M winning lottery ticket in questionReply
I think that what the store's policy says or doesn't say about what happens with unsold tickets may be the deciding factor in the case. Once it was refused by the customer the ticket became merchandise that was owned by the store, and it's a safe assumption that the store wanted to sell that piece of merchandise. If the policy contains a clause that would prohibit the ticket from being bought by an employee then the ticket wasn't for sale and therefore probably belongs to the store. If the pol
Mar 16, 2007, 6:21 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Woman stole lottery tickets to get better working hoursNews Story
A convenience store worker allegedly stole at least $800 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery tickets and gave the winning ones to her boss in exchange for better working hours, police said. Marcella Fletcher, 53, of Garfield Street, Nanticoke, faces charges of theft, tampering with records, and making false reports to law enforcement, police said. According to police, Fahim Mirza, owner of the Uni-Mart on Market Street, told police on Jan. 15 that one of his former employees had been stealing fr
Feb 9, 2007, 9:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Help on expected hit rate averagesReply
Nice ...clear ...crisp.... Thank you Thoth. So... 61.8 combos and almost right on the money. That's the fascinating sort of thing that keeps me glued to this game. It is pretty isn't it? Expected 6.18%... result.. 5.5% after 2783 draws haver come and gone is remarkable to me. Thoth....please go into the expected ...93.82% within the 2783 draw time frame a little if you would. Yes.... I agree with you that each straight... regardless of title or group is equal in the eyes of
Nov 30, 2006, 5:29 pm - WIN D - Mathematics Forum

New N.C. lottery game exceeds expectationsNews Story
Lottery officials say North Carolina's newest game sold more tickets than expected this weekend. Carolina Pick 3 launched Friday with its first drawing. Those who know the pick 'em games were fired up to see the new game start last week. It gives you more opportunity to win, plus it gives you the opportunity to spend more money, put it back into the state and back into the schools, lottery player Shawn James said. More money was spent than lottery officials expected. Through Sunday, s
Oct 10, 2006, 9:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Do you buy the mistakes?Reply
Well, I tried to find the story, but haven't managed to locate it yet. I remember a few years ago, there was a young woman who worked at a convenience store somewhere. A guy walked in and ordered $50 worth of QP lotto tickets, so she ran them off. She said, That'll be fifty dollars, please. The guy suddenly became abusive, telling her she was stupid, and that he only wanted $40 worth. He refused to pay for the remaining ten tickets. Her manager's (illegal) policy was to deduct the price of
Oct 7, 2006, 2:50 pm - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Former BETonSPORTS CEO Carruthers freed on bondNews Story
David Carruthers, the former chief executive of indicted online gaming company BETonSPORTS Plc, was freed on Wednesday on $1 million bond with strict curbs on his movements. Carruthers, 48, must wear an electronic monitoring device and remain confined to a St. Louis residence except for special circumstances until his trial on racketeering and fraud charges, according to the court-ordered terms of his bond. BETonSPORTS fired Carruthers after his July 16 arrest during a layover at a Texas
Aug 16, 2006, 5:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

new-found Lottery Enlightenment...
I don't know why guys, but ever since i got addicted to the lottery, all i can think of it the lottery...I tend to think symbollically too...Even though i may be criticized by this, i don't expect you to understand it but only for the very few viewers that can...Today i went and see the movie Miami vice and there was a part where three snipers with long range rifles, with silencers and 1 eye binoculars, were shooting at 2 FBI undercovered members, and all i could think about was (Symbollically
Jul 29, 2006, 2:11 am - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum