Winning online contests and lottery

PORTLAND (AP) — The Oregon Lottery plans to introduce a game similar to a school or charity raffle to give players a little better odds of winning than the odds of getting hit by lightning.

A planned poker tournament Saturday at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County, W.Va., is “not permissible” under state law, West Virginia Lottery Commission general counsel John Melton said.

Ontario convenience store owners are crying foul now that lottery investigators have taken to poking through smelly behind-the-counter garbage in search of possible cheats. Some store owners accuse Ontario Lottery officers of “heavy-handed and intimidating” behaviour in their bid to nab a handful of vendors allegedly ripping off customers […]

Seven new British films are to be given lottery-funded development grants, the UK Film Council has announced.The films include a project about US photographer …

TORONTO — Ontario convenience store owners are crying foul now that lottery investigators have taken to poking through smelly behind-the-counter garbage in search of possible cheats.

Corner store owners are crying foul over lottery investigators sniffing through behind-the-counter garbage in search of possible cheats.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotians are decreasing the amount they’re betting on video lottery terminals and lottery tickets.

Gross ticket sales for the Tennessee lottery have topped $4.39 billion since its inception four years ago, including more than $1 billion over the last year, according to the state lottery corporation.