‘I’m no spend, spend, spend girl,’ says lotto winner Callie
... hour, and has been dogged by stories that she has blown all her lottery win ... The lotto winner also revealed how she plans to get a boob job to ‘cheer herself up ... | 07/11/2005 |
Illegal games drain profits from lottery
The Hoosier Lottery, faced with slumping profits, is struggling to get more people to play ticket games -- in a world of electronic gambling. | 07/11/2005 |
Judge Rejects Men's Claim To $100K Lottery Prize
INDIANAPOLIS -- An administrative law judge has rejected a claim by two Shelby County men that they were the rightful owners of a $100,000 lottery ticket someone else retrieved from a restaurant trash can. | 07/10/2005 |
Jackpot Climbs to Estimated $100 Million in Mega Millions
MEGA MILLIONS, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mega Millions players coast to coast are feeling the excitement as the jackpot continues to climb. | 07/09/2005 |
Texas Lottery Director Resigns
AUSTIN, Texas -- The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission resigned Friday, two weeks after admitting he had approved advertising Lotto Texas jackpots that were higher than ticket sales could support. | 07/09/2005 |
Group Seeks to Stop Mega Millions Sales in State
Gambling opponents have filed a lawsuit in Sacramento County Superior Court to halt California's participation in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game that was inaugurated in California two weeks ago. | 07/09/2005 |
NEW: Lottery director stands firm against criticism
Reagan Greer, the Lottery Commission's embattled executive director who signed off on four inflated Lotto jackpots, shows no sign he will cave in to pressure and resign. | 07/08/2005 |
Lottery gambling on weak case?
SACRAMENTO — The state lottery said Thursday it would continue selling Mega Millions tickets as it fights an anti-gambling group's lawsuit that seeks an immediate shutdown on the grounds the multi-state game is unconstitutional in California. | 07/08/2005 |
Powerball Jackpot Moves to $18 Million
POWERBALL, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 258,878 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.4 million in prizes in America's Game. | 07/07/2005 |
Lottery Foes Sue to Stop Mega Millions in State
SACRAMENTO — Gambling opponents sued Wednesday to shut down Mega Millions, arguing that the California Lottery lacks authority to join the 12-state game without legislative approval. | 07/07/2005 |
