Winning online contests and lottery

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — 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.

FAYETTEVILLE - Springdale Mayor Jerre Van Hoose says his friends and neighbors who regularly go out of state to purchase lottery tickets should have the chance to invest the money they’re spending on scholarships for Arkansas students.

The B.C. Lottery Corp. is reviewing its procedures to help prevent money laundering in casinos, according to the province’s solicitor general.

A couple who scooped a £3.9million lottery jackpot have said a new caravan is at the top of their shopping list.

The New Mexico Lottery is giving away 100 prizes of free gas to players of its Scratcher games.

The B.C. Lottery Corp. is reviewing its procedures to help prevent money laundering in casinos, according to the province’s solicitor general.

So far, the defendants are unknown, but Yahoo hopes that the identities of the ‘Lottery Spammers’ will be revealed by tracking their e-mail addresses.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed earlier this month proposed budget revisions that included a heavy dependence on lottery revenue — a move that was met by some with disdain. But lottery revenue may save Hanford Joint Union High School District officials as they consider adopting a deficit budget for 2008-2009. Using lottery leftovers, along with the […]

Yahoo 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 federal trademark law, federal antispam law and other state laws.

The company that has handled operations for the Ohio Lottery for more than two decades on Tuesday challenged the accuracy and fairness of the lottery’s decision to switch to a competing company.