Winning online contests and lottery

These women were chosen to join Yolanda Vega as members of New York Lottery’s TV draw team. From left, Gretchen Dizer, Makita Bond and Jina Matthews. (courtesy of the New York Lottery)

The Arizona Lottery’s raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn last night, awarding two $1 million jackpots and more than 700 other cash prizes.

PORTAGE | The Portage Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating three subjects who were seen attempting to cash in stolen lottery tickets.

An independent enquiry is needed to investigate payout problems with the National Lottery, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday.

Kevin Vital was surprised when, while opening his mail last week, he found a letter claiming he had won second prize in a Mega Lottery drawing and a check for $3,650. Ameriprise Financial au-thored the letter and claimed the check was deducted from his winnings.

Two sites in Scotland are to share a £1m of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

A Canton teenager is charged with stealing $17,670 in lottery tickets at the service station where he worked.

Kentucky’s lottery is cutting its work force, closing an office and changing low-tiered payouts in moves aimed at turning over more money to the cash-strapped state. Changes approved by the Kentucky Lottery Corp.’s board on Wednesday were the most sweeping in its 19-year history and will save an estimated $4.5 million in […]