Winning online contests and lottery

NEW YORK - Prosecutors in New York have charged 10 residents of Israel with operating a lottery telemarketing fraud that cheated hundreds of elderly U.S. residents out of about $2 million.

“GTECH and LOTTERY DYNAMICS will collaborate to develop additional online game products, which will increase revenues for lotteries and, ultimately, good causes,” said Connie Laverty O’Connor, GTECH senior VP and chief marketing officer.

A £100 million EuroMillions jackpot will be the world’s biggest lottery pay-out if it is won by a single player, Lottery organisers said.

A £100 million EuroMillions jackpot will be the world’s biggest lottery pay-out if it is won by a single player, Lottery organisers said. Larger prizes have been won in the US but the actual payouts were lower either due to tax or because winners opted for smaller one-off lump sums.

After a very slow start, sales of lottery tickets for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation are “in the black.”

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Supreme Court has set oral arguments for Oct. 13 in a lawsuit challenging Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s proposed constitutional amendment to create a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships.

The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging a proposed lottery one week before early voting begins for the fall election.

GTECH Corp., the operator of many government lotteries worldwide, was fined $1.4 million by the District of Columbia this month over charges that its subcontractors or a partner firm hacked into the district’s lottery system and printed winning tickets for themselves two years ago.

An Old Town woman who won the $1 million grand prize in a Maine State Lottery drawing says she and her husband plan to build a home, pay off debt and sock away money for their kids’ college education.

(Belle Chasse) — Nothing like holding a lottery ticket worth 800-thousand dollars, only to be told by a store clerk it’s worth zip.