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$20M lawsuit against Hoosier Lottery gets class-action statusNews Story
Judge lets others join $20M suit over defunct game Lottery exaggerated number of prizes on its Web site If you lost playing the Hoosier Lottery's Cash Blast scratch-off game two to three years ago, you could still come out a winner. If you still have your ticket, that is. A $20 million lawsuit accusing the lottery of overstating the number of available prizes was granted class-action status last week by a Marion Superior Court judge, opening the suit to anyone who purchased a Cash Bl
Jul 11, 2008, 1:35 pm - Lottery News

$85M sought for "defective" Virginia lottery ticketsNews Story
Man sues Virginia Lottery for selling $85 million in defective scratch-off tickets A lawsuit by Washington and Lee University professor Scott Hoover seeks reimbursement for purchasers of an estimated 26.5 million tickets over the past five years. He asserted that the tickets had no chance of winning the top prize promised on them. John Fishwick, a Roanoke attorney for Hoover, on Monday released copies of a lawsuit filed in Richmond Circuit Court. It seeks an $85 million judgment and an inj
Jul 1, 2008, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Lottery scratch games still being sold after jackpots are goneNews Story
Feeling lucky today? Then don't buy a $20 scratch-off ticket for the New Jersey Lottery's $1,000,000 Explosion game. Your chances of winning the $1 million top prize are Z-E-R-O. The six top prizes were awarded months ago, but the $20 tickets are still on sale. The best prize available today is $10,000. State lotteries are coming under renewed criticism for selling scratch-off tickets after the top prizes have been given away. The latest challenge comes from a professor who says
Jun 30, 2008, 1:22 pm - Lottery News

Sopranos' Vinny Vella fumes over $5M lotto misprintNews Story
Former The Sopranos star Vinny Vella is threatening legal action against New York state lottery officials after they rejected what he believes is his $5 million winning ticket. The 61-year-old actor who played Jimmy Petrille on the hit U.S. drama purchased an Extravaganza lottery ticket last Thursday, June 12, at a New York store to be in with a chance of winning a share of the $500 million jackpot. He was shocked to discover what he believed to be two sevens on the scratch ticket which wo
Jun 20, 2008, 10:18 am - Lottery News

The smell of money: Scented lottery tickets unveiled in ColoradoNews Story
Your trash can might enjoy the new game from the state lottery more than your wallet. The Colorado Lottery unveiled its first scented scratch game today, the latest in a marketing strategy for gaming more reliant on gimmicks than payouts. In May, there was Pac-Man. Now there will be coffee, chocolate and bouquet scented tickets. But will patrons care how their ticket smells? Erika Gonzalez, spokeswoman for the Colorado Lottery, thinks people will bite, especially women. With scra
Jun 16, 2008, 3:08 pm - Lottery News

Lottery win opens doors for N.Y. doormanNews Story
A beloved Park Avenue doorman who won $5 million in the state lottery wants to move on up and into the elegant, pre-war building where he works. That way, I'll have the doorman open the door for me, says Richie Randazzo, 44, a bachelor who lives in a two-story home in Brooklyn. But the lucky winner will have to wait because the only apartment for sale in the building at 1021 Park Ave. at East 85th Street is out of his range.So for now, Randazzo, who plans to continue working, will be a
Jun 16, 2008, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Kellogg's worker won't change much after winning $1M lottery jackpotNews Story
Nancy Edwards headed to work $1 million richer this afternoon. Edwards, a Cave Spring, Georgia, resident employed at the Kellogg's plant in Rome, received a check today for winning the Georgia Lottery scratch-off game Cash Explosion then headed to her job at the plant. The presentation was held during her lunch break at the Kangaroo station located at 3131 Maple St. in Lindale where Edwards purchased the $10 ticket from clerk, and friend, Tia Frick. I'm so happy that I sold the $1 milli
Jun 4, 2008, 12:08 pm - Lottery News

Man killed by train while looking at lottery ticketNews Story
A man is dead after being struck and killed by a train near Buffalo, New York, while examining a scratch-off lottery ticket. Police say 48-year-old Ronald Wittenberg of Lackawanna did not respond to the train's blaring horn as it approached him from behind as he walked between the rails. Wittenberg was returning from fishing with a friend shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. Police were told he had his head down and was examining the lottery ticket. Wittenberg died from massive head and inter
May 18, 2008, 9:47 pm - Lottery News

Councilor seeks city-only lottery gameNews Story
In the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, a council member is suggesting that the city launch its own lottery game to raise money for cash-strapped public schools. District 1 Councilor Joffrey Smith is asking the city manager to file special legislation that would authorize the State Lottery Commission to create scratch ticket game that would be sold only in Worcester. Smith says proceeds from the game would do directly to public schools in the state's second-largest city. Smith says he has
May 9, 2008, 11:59 am - Lottery News

Seattle man will use lottery winnings for his mother's careNews Story
It's quite the Mother's Day gift: A Seattle man who won $1 million on a Lottery scratch ticket says he will use the money to take care of his 83-year-old mom. Michael McManus, a nightshift supervisor at a local cargo company, has been taking care of his mother for the past six years after she suffered a stroke. His winnings of $750,000 (what's left after federal taxes) will be used to keep his mother, Maryjane White or Honey as her sons call her, in her condominium, instead of sending he
May 9, 2008, 10:05 am - Lottery News