Police warn of possible lottery scam
October 12, 2006 - Jesse Simmons is a strong believer in the old saying that "if it sounds too good to be true ... it probably is." | Friday, October 13, 2006
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EU says foreign lotteries in Poland have been unfairly taxed
BRUSSELS, Belgium Foreign lotteries in Poland have been unfairly taxed, the European Commission said Thursday. | Friday, October 13, 2006
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N.C. Lottery Head Guilty of Mail Fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A former state lottery commissioner, accused of failing to disclose his work for a leading supplier of scratch-off lottery tickets, was convicted of federal mail fraud charges Thursday. | Friday, October 13, 2006
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Powerball Jackpot Goes to $37 Million
POWERBALL, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, Powerball paid off in big ways. One lucky ticket in New Mexico won $800,000 with the Power Play option! In addition, three other lucky tickets won $200,000 for matching 5 white ball numbers in the states of Kansas (1), and Minnesota (2). | Thursday, October 12, 2006
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Prosecutors accuse Geddings of being CRAFTY
RALEIGH -- Former lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings is a "very crafty individual" who chose to deliberately withhold information about his work for a lottery company, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in Geddings' federal fraud trial. | Thursday, October 12, 2006
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$1,000-a-week lottery winner is identified as Richmond man
37-year-old tool-and-die worker will receive $1,000 a week for the rest of his life. | Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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Mega Millions jackpot increases to $45 million
ATLANTA - The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $45 million Tuesday. | Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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