Winning online contests and lottery

Yahoo Inc. has filed a lawsuit against an unknown group of defendants it alleges tricked consumers into thinking they won a lottery or prize offered by the Internet company. Yahoo filed the lawsuit on May 16 in U.S. District Court in New York City under…

Yahoo is suing a group of unidentified companies and individuals loosely called the ‘Yahoo Lottery Spammers’ for running an…

Files lawsuit against ‘Yahoo! Lottery Spammers’ for sending e-mail messages to deceive users SUNNYVALE, USA: Yahoo Inc. today filed a lawsuit against ‘Yahoo!

Yahoo Inc. has filed a lawsuit against an unknown group of defendants it alleges tricked consumers into thinking they won a lottery or prize offered by the Internet company.

Doug and Liz Kinsman had to check their winning $27- million ticket five times before they believed it. After a long sleepless night and a final check at a lotto location yesterday morning, the Toronto couple claimed their prize at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s downtown prize centre.

A project which aims to help offenders stay out of prison receives a £2m award from the Big Lottery Fund.

BOSTON — The state lottery’s new Billion Dollar Blockbuster game is selling at a startling pace, already passing $600 million in sales. The Boston Herald reports the game, launched last fall, is on track to reach its goal of $1.3 billion in sales in a year. … - The Associated Press