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Latest News: Lottery

Colorado Lottery: State Considers Diverting Lottery Profits To Save Budget
Mike Morrissey’s liquor store sits at the corner of Spruce and Bijou streets, just west of Interstate 25, adjacent to a neighborhood some would call shabby. He’s been there 18 years, so he knows his clientele backward and forward ï¿½” “better than I should know them,” he says. Ask who buys lottery tickets from beneath his countertop cases, and he doesn’t hesitate..

Friend of slain lottery winner arrested on accessory charges
A Florida woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a lottery millionaire, whose body was found buried under recently added concrete at a home, authorities said..

Woman Charged in Lottery Winner’s Killing
The woman whose boyfriend owned the property where missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare’s body was found was arrested today in connection with his killing..

Lottery Winner’s Friend Charged With Aiding in Murder
Investigators said that the woman asked an unnamed witness if he knew anyone who was awaiting sentencing to prison and would be willing to take the rap for killing the lottery winner.

Sheriff: Fla. Lottery Winner’s Death A Homicide
Sheriff: Fla. lottery winner’s death a homicide.

US lottery winner was ‘murdered’
The body of a former truck driver’s assistant who won $17m in a lottery in 2006 is found buried under a concrete slab in a backyard in Florida..

Lottery Winner Found Buried in Backyard
Body of Fla. Man Who Won $17 Million Found Near Home Tied to Woman Who Befriended Him.

Police: Remains buried under driveway are of lottery winner
Police have identified human remains found buried under recently added concrete at a home in Plant City, Florida, as missing lottery millionaire Abraham Shakespeare, police said Friday..

Body of missing lottery winner found
A Florida sheriff says human remains found near a home where investigators were searching for a body are those of a missing lottery winner..

Body in backyard is missing Fla. lottery winner’s
PLANT CITY, Fla. — A body found buried in a backyard was identified Friday as missing Florida lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office said the remains were identified through fingerprints, but a cause of death likely won’t be known until Monday. The body was found Thursday….

News Media

Court Sets $1 Million Bond For Suspect In Lottery Winner’s Slaying – AHN | All Headline News
… court on Wednesday set a $1 million bond for a Tampa, Florida woman suspected of killing last year a man who won a $31 million lottery jackpot in 2006. …

(State) House Rules in Kansas Casino – Wall Street Journal
In state after state, legislators have been considering proposals to introduce lottery games, set up video-poker terminals in restaurants or install slot …

Confucius on lottery tickets creates uproar in China – Times of India
But his picture and sayings decorate lottery tickets being sold to luck chasers by a provincial government in Shandong. The irony, which is similar to …

Pawlenty says lottery game could pay for stadium – Minneapolis Star Tribune
While stopping short of personally endorsing the ideas, Pawlenty said the state could create a new lottery, with part of the proceeds used to pay for the …

Lottery, university mergers die at Miss. Capitol – BusinessWeek
Mississippians won't get to vote on a lottery this year, and none of the universities will be forced to merge. …

‘1010′ generates $21.6M payout for lottery players – Chicago Tribune
AP DETROIT – Thousands of Michigan Lottery players showed why 1010 is one of the most popular picks in the Daily 4 game. That was the winning number from …

Review finds several SC lottery shortcomings – BusinessWeek
South Carolina's lottery didn't follow procedures in a contract to put security features on lottery tickets and isn't providing enough …

Lawmakers back $5K lottery-funded scholarships – WXVT
AP – February 3, 2010 4:44 PM ET LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Lawmakers are recommending that Arkansas' lottery fund $5000 scholarships to 4-year colleges and …

San Francisco School District Considers Revamping Lottery System – KCBS
Parents complain the complex formula underlying the current lottery system that's meant to ensure each school is racially diverse often seems to usurp their …

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Popular News for Lottery

Police: Remains buried under driveway are lottery winner – CNN.com
(CNN) — Police have identified human remains found buried under recently added concrete at a home in Plant City, Florida, as missing lottery millionaire Abraham Shakespeare, police said Friday.

Police think remains buried under concrete are lottery winner – CNN.com
(CNN) — Human remains found buried under recently added concrete at a home in Plant City, Florida, are likely those of missing lottery millionaire Abraham Shakespeare, police said Thursday.

Friend of slain lottery winner arrested on accessory charges – CNN.com
(CNN) — A Florida woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a lottery millionaire, whose body was found buried under recently added concrete at a home, authorities said.

BBC News – Body of lottery winner found buried in Florida
#BBC The dead body of a barely-literate lottery winner is found buried under a concrete slab in a backyard in Florida. http://bit.ly/cUn4za

Lottery sales dip as ad budget dries up
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