Winning online contests and lottery

Rep. Greg Stumbo is circulating a draft of a bill that could be filed for next year’s legislative session that would allow video-lottery terminals at most Kentucky racetracks.

New York City doorman Richie Randazzo had said he wouldn’t quit his day job after winning a $5 million lottery, and he didn’t. He got fired.

This summer, about one million Texas homes are getting a coupon in the mail from the Texas Lottery. It’s intended to help sell scratch-off tickets, but critics say it’s a risky way to promote gambling.

A New York City doorman who kept his day job at an exclusive Park Avenue apartment building after winning a $5 million lottery has been shown the door.

A New York City doorman who kept his day job at an exclusive Park Avenue apartment building after winning a $5 million lottery has been shown the door.

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…