Winning online contests and lottery

A MAN has found a $25,000 winning lottery ticket, more than six years after it was given to him as a gift - and only months before it was to expire.

A MAN has found a $25,000 winning lottery ticket, more than six years after it was given to him as a gift - and only months before it was to expire.

Raleigh | The state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that state lawmakers lawfully approved the bill that created North Carolina’s lottery, but the court’s split decision means the issue probably will end up at the state’s highest court.

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Chandu Patel calls the North Carolina lottery a winner. He’s sold tickets from the beginning at his Quality Food Mart in the middle of Holly Springs. He’s hoping his lottery ticket business will jump when word gets out a $1million winning ticket was sold in his store last week.

They say you have to play to win, but police allege an employee of the company that manages the Texas Lottery won thousands of dollars without playing at all. And he may not be alone.

Members of a Senate lottery subcommittee say they support legislation that would use excess lottery funds to allow honorably discharged Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to attend school.

The winner who bought his MEGA Millions ticket in Santa Clara has finally come forward to claim his prize, more than a month after the winning draw on Feb. 15, lottery officials said Wednesday.

A Stem woman has won a $1 million prize in the state lottery, lottery officials announced today.

ANGELES CITY — Operations of the small-town lottery (STL), the legal alternative to the illegal jueteng numbers game, would soon be stopped in the city with the move of the City Council to revoke the franchise of the Lake Tahoe Gaming and Amusement Corporation (LTGAC), operator of the STL here.

It looks like North Carolina’s lottery will have at least one more day in court.