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Florida lottery raffle tickets being illegally re-soldNews Story
Special Florida Lottery $20 holiday raffle game tickets that sold out over the weekend are now appearing for sale illegally on an online auction site, in some cases for thousands of dollars. Since the Florida Lottery only printed up 1.25 million tickets, the Holiday Millionaire Raffle is the best chance ever for Floridians to win a $1 million. However, some Floridians are trying to cash in early by illegally selling their tickets. We found that these $20 slips of paper are in extreme
Dec 6, 2006, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Six indicted in alleged $48 million lottery operationNews Story
Suspected ring leaders of an underground lottery operation were indicted Thursday on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering in a scheme police say may have netted $48 million over five years. According to a statement issued by U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, Prasert Somsinsawasdi, 59, and his wife, Noy Somsinsawasdi, 46, ran the Sacramento-area lottery operation out of residences, Asian markets and small video stores, none of which were licensed lottery retailers. Karen Ernst, an F
Aug 25, 2006, 8:36 am - Lottery News

More offshore gambling arrestsNews Story
New case involves same pattern of offshore web site accepting sportsbets from US residents over the phone Four men were indicted for allegedly running an illegal offshore gambling operation, federal authorities said. The U.S. attorney's office reported Wednesday that four men have been indicted in connection with an ongoing investigation into a gambling and money laundering scheme that allegedly involves facilitating illegal betting through a Costa Rica-based Web site. According to the
Aug 17, 2006, 9:33 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery accuses GTECH of briberyNews Story
GTECH executives will appear before Texas commission The criminal allegations read right out of a crime novel: bribing overseas government officials, withholding evidence and lying about it. Those are some of the charges Texas investigators accuse GTECH, the international lottery services company that enjoys a lucrative contract with the state of Texas, of engaging in internationally. The findings have angered and embarrassed lottery commissioners, who have used GTECH as the agency's so
Aug 16, 2006, 11:42 am - Lottery News