Winning online contests and lottery

In the latest jarring illustration of the country’s doctor shortage, a family physician in Northern Ontario has used a lottery to determine which patients would be ejected from his overloaded practice.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Lottery announced today that one lucky player matched all five winning numbers in the Tuesday, August 5, FANTASY 5®…

When provincial ombudsman Andre Marin revealed last year that $100 million worth of prizes had been won by retailers and employees who sell lottery tickets, he accused the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) of failing to “create the atmosphere of trust the public rightfully expects and demands.” […]

LET THE DREAMS BEGIN: Mega-prize in 6/49 lottery draw reaches record $43 million

In late August and early September, some 15 hunters chosen by lottery will be allowed to trap and take 45 alligators on public lands in the Atchafalaya Basin across from Krotz Springs.

LITTLE ROCK — Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s campaign for a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships raised $75,000 in July, including a $50,000 contribution from financier Warren Stephens and $25,000 from a Little Rock couple whose contributions to the campaign have reached $425,000.

INDIANAPOLIS » Indiana must revisit talks of leasing the state lottery if much-needed work-force development programs are to be funded, says the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. The chamber called for the move in its fifth public policy letter, released Tuesday and sent to the state’s two major-party candidates for governor. (Star report)