Archive for July 3rd, 2008
McCrory, Perdue spar over lottery (The Charlotte Observer)
Gubernatorial candidates Bev Perdue and Pat McCrory tussled Wednesday over McCrory’s willingness to repeal North Carolina’s lottery. Perdue, the Democratic nominee, highlighted McCrory’s answers in March to a candidate questionnaire from the conservative N.C. Family Policy Council. The questionnaire asked, “Should the law that authorizes a state sponsored lottery in North Carolina be repealed?” …
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Midland man faces charge for lottery prize fraud (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
By Audrie Palmer Staff Writer A Midland man was arrested Monday on a warrant after a Midland grand jury indicted him in the offense of claiming a lottery prize by fraud.
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State launching moose permit lottery (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
WATERBURY– For those unlucky in the state’s moose permit lottery, Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife Department once again is offering a chance to bid on a moose permit at auction. …
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Florida Lottery to play ball with Powerball (Miami Herald)
In a reversal of its previous stance, the Florida Lottery has decided to offer Powerball to help prop up sagging state revenues while making the Sunshine State the new face of the multistate, mega-jackpot game.
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Plea talks start those charged in Rockland Dominican lottery ring (The Journal News)
Nine people accused of involvement in a multimillion-dollar-a-year illegal lottery have been released from jail as their lawyers and prosecutors negotiate plea deals and sentences, authorities said yesterday.
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