Birth dates prove lucky in winning the lottery

August 1, 2010

A Los Lunas woman who selected family birth dates as her lucky numbers won a $59,000 prize from the New Mexico Lottery.
Mary B. Lovato’s ticket for the July 22 Roadrunner Cash drawing matched the winning numbers of 7, 11, 17, 25 and 31, the days that she, her mother, two sisters and a [...]

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Can you really win the lottery with hypnosis?

June 5, 2010

Anne writes, “Hello Laura, I have a question for win the lottery. I am a law student from Denmark and I come from an academic family. My mother who is a psycologist does have an open mind like me. But Danes are in general very rational and when you believe in something, like hypnosis, you [...]

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$41M in play with tonight’s 6/49 draw

March 20, 2010

The Lotto 6/49 jackpot estimated at $41 million could be a record-setter for Ontario if it’s won on a single ticket and doesn’t have to be shared.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming media relations manager Sarah Kiriliuk says big jackpots mean more talk, tickets and excitement.

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BBB Warns of a Lottery Scam

March 19, 2010

YOUNGSTOWN – The Better Business Bureau is warning residents to be cautious of various phone scams claiming people have won prizes and need to send cash to claim their winnings.
The BBB warned Thursday that a new scam is using the organization’s name in order to steal tens of thousands of dollars from people who are [...]

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Lotto win has ruined my life

March 19, 2010

An ex-con Dundee lottery winner today said scooping a £100,000 scratchcard jackpot had been the “worst thing” that had ever happened to him 
Kirkton man William Hamilton said his life had been a “nightmare” since he landed the prize in August last year.The 52-year-old was fined £500 when he appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court on drugs [...]

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Education through gambling

March 18, 2010

Education through gambling. Three decades ago, that premise was a debate.
It isn’t anymore.
The Florida Lottery is the reason, at least in this state. There are 42 other states that have absorbed legalized gambling into their economic fabric.
And why not? It is, according to almost anyone involved in it — either as a player or a [...]

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Once homeless, now a lottery winner

March 5, 2010

Anthony Castro, lived in and out of homeless shelers, working from job to job, and getting by until now. He won the second prize of $250,000 in the Idaho Lottery playing a scratch ticket he bought at the lucky Jacksons Food Stores in Boise. Jacksons convenience store sells the most winning tickets in Idaho [...]

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Donald Trump lends name to Big Wednesday

March 4, 2010

American billionaire Donald Trump is lending his name to a New Zealand lottery Big Wednesday sales promotion which launches on Thursday.
 The Trump Up Your Life promotion included an all-expenses paid trip to New York for the winner and three friends, and $100,000 for the winner.

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Lottery winner buys a flock of sheep

March 3, 2010

A flock of sheep, breast enlargements and a gastric band are among British lottery winners’ more unusual purchases, according to a new book.
New millionaires have also splashed out on a whiskey factory and a gold Robin Reliant, author Danny Buckland said.
Another winner admitted to buying a “Lady” title to get the best tables in restaurants [...]

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$32 million lottery winner warns of headaches

February 26, 2010

Sam Haddad, multimillionaire, who has bought his ticket for Friday’s monster Lotto Max jackpot ($50 million plus nine separate prizes of a million bucks each) has advice for the soon-to-be new members of the club he joined on June 28, 2008, when the Ottawa self-employed hardwood floor installer won $32 million on a Lotto 6/49 [...]

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