Winning online contests and lottery

California Lottery officials on Tuesday lowered revenue estimates for the year by $275 million, just as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested the state could double sales in a decade.

Amelia Mayor Leroy Ellington said he doesn’t know who bought a lottery ticket worth up to $196 million, but several residents have asked him whether the village could share in the winnings.

As the Kansas Lottery Commission began two days of hearings Monday on proposals from those wanting to operate three state-owned and state-operated casinos, not everybody who showed up was in favor of the idea for Sumner County.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gamble to borrow against future lottery profits to help pay down the state’s $17.2 billion budget deficit is too optimistic and could cut funding for public schools, the state’s legislative analyst said Monday. Education funding…

The draft lottery process hasn’t always worked out the way it’s supposed to, writes Chad Ford.

Sure, the ping pong balls are fun. But Randy Hill has some interesting improvements in mind for the NBA draft lottery.

SCHENECTADY — Rosemary Pratt of Amsterdam is Royally Rich after winning the $3 million top prize in the New York Lottery’s Royal Riches instant game. Pratt, 61, works as a beautician for the Fantastic Sam’s hair salon on Route 30 in Amsterdam.

In the TORONTO STAR, Doug Smith writes “the prizes are diverse and so are the teams chasing them as the NBA conducts its annual draft lottery tonight. From 15-win Miami to 48-win Golden State, the 14 non-playoff teams will be watching the events unfold at the league’s television studio to determine the order of selection […]

The Seattle SuperSonics are sending Kevin Durant in hopes of landing the next, well, Kevin Durant, in tonight’s NBA draft lottery. The Sonics have a 20 percent chance of landing the top pick, after garnering Durant with the number two pick last year.

A grandmother is still out her $500 lottery prize after a store owner collected on her winning ticket.