As a Massachusetts commission looking into online gaming and online gambling presses ahead in its study of ways to regulate and possibly make money from the developing industries, the state’s lottery is concerned that it could be left behind.
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It took Texas businessman Robert Rhodes more than a year to turn against his “good old boy” best friend after he realized that Eddie Tipton would not do a deal and tell prosecutors about how he had created an elaborate system to rig lotteries in five states.
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Cracking down on a vast underground gambling operation, Irvington Police hit the jackpot on Friday, arresting 18 people, allegedly connected to an illegal lottery enterprise out of storefronts across New Jersey.
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The concerns of a border resident who hopes to win the lottery someday has led to a bill now being considered by lawmakers that would allow the Texas lottery’s biggest winners to remain anonymous.
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Two years after winning $3 million in the Georgia Lottery, a Ware County man was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he used the winnings to fund methamphetamine trafficking.
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An Indiana man could hardly believe his eyes when he saw that he won $300,000 in the state’s Quick Draw game.
The state treasurer said Thursday that Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to use New Jersey Lottery ticket proceeds to bolster the government worker pension fund could be finalized by the June 30 end of the fiscal year.
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An Edmonton, Alberta, couple is walking away with a cool $8.1 million after striking it big in February in Canada’s national Lotto 6/49 game.
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A nurse from the Detroit area is looking forward to cutting back her hours after winning $4 million on a Michigan lottery instant game.
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Two Indiana women are facing multiple felony theft charges for their alleged roles in a lottery theft scheme at a convenience store.
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A Silver Spring, Maryland, man won a state lottery game twice at the same convenience store — a rare occurrence, lottery officials said.
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Texas Lottery officials are worried they will have to cut back on the variety of scratch-offs offered — and on the advertising that promotes the games — now that Texas budget writers are considering cutting as much as $18 million from the agency’s budget.
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Idaho Lottery officials on Wednesday announced the winning ticket numbers for the St. Patrick’s Day Raffle, including the $100,000 top prize.
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