Archive for July 25th, 2008
Lottery win a ‘dream come true’ (Burlington Post)
A Burlington retiree has confessed disbelief at winning $50,000 in the Instant Keno lottery game. Alfred L. Dodd thought he’d made a mistake when viewing his winning ticket purchased at Mount Royal Smoke Shop on Mount Forest Drive.
Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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Feeling poor spurs lottery ticket purchases (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
When it comes to purchasing lottery tickets, making people feel poor will prompt them to spend more money on a chance to become rich, American researchers said.
Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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Cabin lottery takes a hike (The Maui News)
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK - Officials at Haleakala National Park announced Thursday the end of the lottery system used for years to select cabin users in the crater. Starting with September, all reservations for the wilderness cabins will be taken over the phone up to three months ahead of the reservation, on a first-come, first-reserved basis. […]
Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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Why do low-income people buy lottery tickets? (New Kerala)
Washington, July 25 : Why do people from the low income group invest a large percentage of their income on lottery tickets than do their richer counterparts.
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Why poor people bank more on lottery tickets (New Kerala)
Washington, July 25 : When it comes to buying lottery tickets, people with lower incomes ‘invest’ their money more in the game than do the wealthier sections of the society.
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State lottery reports record sales (Denver Post)
The Colorado Lottery posted record sales Thursday of $505.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30.
Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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