Winning online contests and lottery

New democrats and conservatives at Queen’s Park are calling for a detailed probe into what they feel is a seriously flawed lottery system.

DES MOINES — Sales for the Iowa Lottery shot up six percent over the last fiscal year, but lottery officials said flooding and storms brought down sales totals in recent months.

Jack Slover thought he was lucky in the past when he purchased a $100 winning Kentucky Lottery ticket and then a $500 ticket. But last week, Slover, of Middlesboro went to Lee Food Mart #4 at the Binghamtown four- way stop and bought a lottery ticket that proved to be the winning number.

The Washington state Lottery starts a new game next week.

Associated Press - July 30, 2008 12:25 PM ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state Lottery starts a new game next week. The Lottery says the Match 4 game offers a daily prize of…

Managers at Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the Liberal government have both rattled consumer confidence by failing to prevent lottery ticket retailers from winning too many jackpots, the province’s opposition parties charged Wednesday.

TORONTO - Ontario’s opposition parties say the management of Ontario Lottery and Gaming has shaken consumer confidence by failing to stop ticket retailers from winning too many jackpots.

The OPP says it has found no evidence to support laying charges against members of an Ontario family who, over almost a decade, won dozens of lottery prizes totalling more than $1.2 million.

Opposition politicians at Queen’s Park are demanding the McGuinty Government order an investigation into the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation…claiming it is plagued by either bad management, incompetence or both.

Iowa Lottery profits dipped slightly to $57.2 million over the past 12 months as record-high gasoline prices and widespread flooding dampened the enthusiasm of lottery ticket buyers, state officials said Tuesday.