Winning online contests and lottery

LITTLE ROCK - A spokesman for Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said Friday he was not sure whether Halter had to report the expenses of staff members who travel the state speaking on Halter’s lottery proposal, but he said the lieutenant governor would report any expenses over $500 anyway.

HELENA - Two $100,000 prizes from last year’s Montana Millionaire lottery game have gone unclaimed, and the money will be turned over to the state’s general fund.

A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging the Colorado Lottery knowingly sells scratch tickets that have no chance to win the big money.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today released the names of winners in the spring lottery for 2008-09 permit hunts and Tier II subsistence permits. Now you can search for your name to learn if you were issued a permit for either category.

The odds are long, but scratch off lottery players dream of winning the top prize. But what happens if the top prize for that ticket has already been won?

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Maryland Lottery sold a record $1.6 billion in tickets last year. Lottery officials announced yesterday that total revenue and sales for fiscal year 2008, which ended June 30, set records for the 11th straight year.

If you lost playing the Hoosier Lottery’s Cash Blast scratch-off game two to three years ago, you could still come out a winner.

DES MOINES — The Iowa Lottery will unveil a new game Monday that will benefit the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund.

ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines cargo supply attendant has won $1 million in a Georgia Lottery game. Lottery officials say she is the sixth Delta employee to win a lottery jackpot this year.

EL MONTE — On the surface, it would appear Robert Mounier is a very lucky man. In the last year, he received letters that said he had won not just one lottery, but two. In one case, he says the letter said it was from Publishers Clearing House in Canada. Later, he got a phone […]