Winning online contests and lottery

We all know why the NBA instituted its draft lottery: Because David Stern was jealous of all the attention heaped on the NFL Draft (See? We even capitalize it) by ESPN and Mel Kiper and the other talking heads. Meanwhile, Stern’s annual talent grab has all the sizzle of a yard-tools sale on eBay. So […]

One of the most ridiculous ploys used to gain attention is over for another year, and we can focus on important things — such as games. The forgettable event is the NBA draft lottery, an exercise so contrived it is difficult to believe ESPN wastes air time. The NBA must have pictures. Or something. Drafts […]

Beware, Bulls. Winning the lottery isn’t always a blessing. NBADraft.net ranks all the lottery-era No. 1 picks, from Kwame to Timmy.

One-sixth of all the national lottery money earmarked for good causes is being spent on bureaucracy, including one quango that has more staff than the Treasury.

CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are accepting applications from hunters who want to participate in the lottery to get a moose hunting permit. …

Abu Dhabi: The Shaikh Khalifa Committee is still continuing with its lottery system to distribute vacant housing units to residents. “We don’t hold the draw regularly because there are no vacant flats every day,” a senior official told Gulf News.