All the latest interesting lottery news. As you may have guessed, we pretty much love lottery games and are borderline obsessed with them. So we spend far too much time reading about the lottery to bring you an easy to access summary of all the most interesting lottery news stories. Enjoy :-)
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UK Lotto Bosses Now Taking Flack For Big Bonuses
February 7th, 2013
Whilst still reeling from the onslaught of public opinion over the UK lottery ticket price rise, Lotto bosses are in trouble again already.
Now 25 managers at Camelot are being criticised for a bonus scheme that pays them fat bonuses for increasing ticket sales, whilst at the same time doubling the price of a UK Lotto ticket.
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Texas Lottery Star Trek Event, Shatner Included!
February 7th, 2013
Set phasers to stun – because Texas lottery have launched a Star Trek branded scratch off ticket.
Now you won’t be winning a trip on the Enterprise or a date with Lt.
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Bar Regular Collects $2.3M Lottery Payout
February 6th, 2013
Retired Jim Grafrath, 64, plays lottery games most days at the Infield Sports Bar and Grill, but none are usually quite so exciting.
He likes a regular game of Keno.
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He Had That Same Look On His Face As When He Got Chased By a Bear!
February 5th, 2013
Jean-Yves Doiron already knows what he’s doing with his $1 Million win on the Atlantic 49 draw.
Well, first of a pretty organised list.
As a keen hunter Jean-Yves is off with the boys on the caribou trail in Quebec.
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What’s On Your Lottery Winners Wish List?
February 4th, 2013
Have you written down your wish list?
We’re loving this wish list commercial from the NZ Lotto company:-
OK, so maybe marrying Holly Lewis won’t be on everyone’s list, but ‘become a millionaire’ probably is 😉
What’s on your wish list?
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One Lunchtime Slurpee And $15.6M Richer
February 3rd, 2013
He’d only stopped off to get a Slurpee at the store, but Jamie Whittaker walked away $15.6 Million richer.
That was after his legs gave out and he ended up kneeling on the floor willing his heart to carry on beating.
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The Corby Bus Drivers Syndicate Who Won EuroMillions: What Happened Next
February 3rd, 2013
The syndicate of 12 bus drivers from Corby scooped a £38 Million jackpot when the won EuroMillions in March last year.
It turned them all into multi-millionaires overnight, and they reportedly all instantly quit their jobs and went off to live the high life.
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Laid-off Man Wins Lottery, Has To Borrow Gas Money To Claim Prize
February 2nd, 2013
Riley Gunn was lucky enough to win $1 Million on the lottery, but couldn’t afford to pay for the gas to drive to the lottery headquarters to claim his prize.
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Lottery Raises $14 Billion For Education
February 2nd, 2013
Georgia Lottery this week announced they had raised a staggering $14 Billion that had gone directly into funding education in Georgia.
The CEO, Debbie Alford, said their mission was to maximise funding for HOPE and Pre-K.
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Lottery Winner Guilty Of Stealing From Old Ladies
February 1st, 2013
Michael Santaniello won $1 Million on the lottery back in 2009.
But this week found himself in court admitting his guilt to stealing money from his heating service customers.
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