Winning online contests and lottery

Knicks, T-Wolves win lottery tiebreakers

Windsor received $405,000 from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation on Friday for hosting OLG slots at Windsor Raceway. According to OLG, the funds are to be used at the discretion of the municipality.

The Missouri Lottery on Friday transferred more than $26.1 million to the Lottery Proceeds Fund for public education programs.

A 25-year-old man from Harrisonburg is the latest Win-For-Life Lottery winner.

After finishing in a tie for the third-worst record in the league, the Minnesota Timberwolves are in position to add an immediate-impact rookie with a little luck in the lottery.

When a thief snatched a case of scratch-off lottery tickets from a Fort Mitchell gas station Wednesday, all clerk Linda Crank could think about was getting them back. Police believe they have video of the man cashing them in.

On Tuesday morning, three Orangeburg, South Carolina, police officers stopped a man accused of trying to cash in a stolen lottery ticket at the Corner Pantry store.

RALEIGH — Someone has stepped up to claim the winning $2 million lottery ticket that was purchased in Whiteville. The identity of the person was not immediately available.

Police are warning residents about a scam in which letters are mailed to residents saying they have won a Canadian lottery.

COLUMBUS — Nature enthusiasts throughout Ohio may enter a lottery to tour Ohio’s only floating island — Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve in Buckeye Lake — during the bog’s annual open house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 21.