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Many states' lottery sales are rising in recessionNews Story
Even in these tough economic times, many people are feeling lucky. More than half of all states with lotteries have reported rising sales over the past six months, and some researchers say financial insecurity might be driving people to risk more of their money than usual on $1 and $5 instant scratch-offs and other daily games in hopes of a big payoff. Someday somebody is going to win and I hope it is me, said Albert Atwood of Nashville, who spends $100 weekly playing the Pick 5 and Lotto
Jan 12, 2009, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Lottery ticket 'printing error' voids huge jackpotNews Story
Man gets undisclosed settlement from Ontario Lottery and apology Other 'winners' not so lucky Unlucky lotto winner Thomas Noftall may not have won the jackpot, but the 27-year-old will take home some cash from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. after all. OLG offered Noftall an apology and an undisclosed financial settlement yesterday after a printing error on his lottery tickets led him to believe he had won $135,000. Noftall and his lawyer met with lottery officials yesterday at
Jan 8, 2009, 1:06 pm - Lottery News

Three accused of buying lottery tickets with stolen credit cardsNews Story
A trio of suspected theives are in the Cowlitz County Jail after police stopped their car Monday and found hundreds of lottery scratch tickets. The tickets had allegedly been purchased using VISA cards with fraudulent numbers, police said. Shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, Kelso police officer Bebe McFall heard a dispatch report about people trying to buy hundreds of dollars' worth of scratch tickets with bad debit cards at two convenience stores. The cards were denied. McFall said she recog
Dec 3, 2008, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Lawsuit alleges New York Lottery and Scientific Games infringed trademarkNews Story
Small company says N.Y. Lottery stole game concept and title Press Release: November 21, 2008 NEW YORK, NY According to Balestriere Lanza PLLC, the Gameologist Group LLC (Gameologist), a New Jersey based and minority-owned small business, filed a complaint in New Jersey Federal District Court, suing the New York Lottery (the Lottery) and Scientific Games, Inc. (Scientific Games), for infringing on its trademark. Gameologist developed the lottery scratch-off game BLING BLINGTM (the Mark)
Nov 24, 2008, 10:37 pm - Lottery News

Florida men charged with lottery ticket theftNews Story
Two Jacksonville men are facing felony charges over a stolen lottery ticket that was redeemed for $20,000, according to a police report. Kenneth R. Hayes, 55, and James C. Picray, 47, were charged Friday with dealing in stolen property, according to police records. Picray was also charged with grand theft, according to the records. An arrest report said several books of lottery tickets were stolen since last month from the Kangaroo Express store at 5700 Philips Highway. The report said
Nov 24, 2008, 9:28 am - Lottery News

Lawsuit filed against Western Canada LotteryNews Story
Alleges 'systemic misrepresentation' of scratch games, seeks $100M Regina lawyer Tony Merchant has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC) and the corresponding provincial agencies over scratch-and-win tickets. The case is being brought forth on behalf of all persons who, since Nov. 1, 2001, purchased or acquired scratch-and-win tickets from a game order for which all tickets containing top prizes had already been sold, reads the statement of cl
Nov 20, 2008, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Canada selling booby-prize lottery ticketsNews Story
The Canadian lottery that regulates sales of scratch-off tickets in three provinces and three territories sells tickets whose grand prizes are already won. Officials with the Western Canada Lottery Corp in Winnipeg told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. the policy was no secret and customers are advised in small print about the process. WCLC spokeswoman Andrea Marantz told the broadcaster that, before buying tickets, players can check the corporation's Web site, which is updated weekly, to s
Nov 11, 2008, 12:19 pm - Lottery News

Young lottery winner discusses investment challengesNews Story
After winning million dollar lottery, Wall Street woes bring troubled times Includes video report By Louis Jay Louis Jay is a sophomore pre-business major at Towson University and the former online editor of The Towerlight. About a year ago you would have seen me on television promoting the Maryland Lottery, Let Yourself Play. You may have heard the story. I spilled a Tropicana Coolatta on myself. My grandmother, in her old Jewish wisdom, always said that if you spill something on
Oct 22, 2008, 9:21 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery seeking more prize moneyNews Story
Oklahoma lottery officials may try to ask the Legislature to put more money into prizes, but a House leader doesn't expect they'll have much success. Sales of lottery games are down about $9.6 million in the first 3 months of the 2009 fiscal year. Oklahoma Lottery Executive Director Jim Scroggins last week suggested that the commission approach lawmakers after the Nov. 4 elections.The idea did not win much support in this past legislative session and faces long odds this time around. We a
Oct 21, 2008, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Man bowled-over by second lottery winNews Story
A Kansas man whose girlfriend was physically stuck to the toilet in their home won $20,000 in the state Lottery, for the second time this year. Kory McFarren cashed in his winning $2 Bonus Crossword ticket in Great Bend Monday. On July 29, the 37-year-old received six months of probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor mistreatment of a dependent adult. McFarren called deputies in February to report that his girlfriend, Pam Babcock, had refused to come out of the bathroom for t
Oct 8, 2008, 4:43 pm - Lottery News