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Lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio coat store
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-14
Nevadans weigh in on budget woes via Web site
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevadans are wasting no time taking advantage of a new Web-based suggestion box for lawmakers -- proposing that prostitution be taxed or a state lottery be established or other steps to help erase a revenue shortfall.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-03
State lawmakers bet gambling can help with budgets
ATLANTA - A tell-tale sign America's chips are down: States are increasingly turning to gambling to plug budget holes.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-25
Man wins Austrian luxury villa in unusual raffle
VIENNA, Austria - Walter Egger never had much luck with lotteries. That all changed Tuesday, when he won the raffle of a luxury villa worth more than euro830,000 (about $1 million) in Austria's southern province of Carinthia.
Nations:Austria Brazil Source:(AP)
2009-01-20
Conn. man's last lotto ticket wins $10M for widow
DANBURY, Conn. - On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-04
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