A judge has thrown out the lawsuit of a Geneva man who accused his longtime live-in girlfriend of refusing to share a $1 million lottery win, thereby breaking a long-standing promise. Howard Browning, 54, had sued Lynn Anne Poirier, 54, a special-education teacher, in January, but his lawyer quit three months later and Browning couldn’t find another one. On Tuesday, Circuit Judge Alan Dickey …
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Halter’s office to report lottery-related travel expenses (Arkansas News Bureau)
By John Lyon Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - A spokesman for Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said Friday he was not sure whether Halter had to report the expenses of staff members who travel the state speaking on Halter’s lottery proposal, but he said the lieutenant governor would report any expenses over $500 anyway.
Halter’s Office To Report Lottery-Related Expenses (The Morning News)
LITTLE ROCK - A spokesman for Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said Friday he was not sure whether Halter had to report the expenses of staff members who travel the state speaking on Halter’s lottery proposal, but he said the lieutenant governor would report any expenses over $500 anyway.
Lottery revenues ahead of last fiscal year’s pace (Poughkeepsie Journal)
ALBANY - Buoyed by strong sales of high-priced scratch-off games and the growth of video lottery terminals at Yonkers Raceway, the New York Lottery has had a 4 percent increase in revenue this fiscal year despite the sputtering economy.
Lottery to pull scratch-offs if top prizes have already been won (The Indianapolis Star)
Retailers will remove the tickets, but one has question about the Hoosier Lottery’s new directive.
Three lottery tickets go unclaimed Posted on July 12 (Missoulian)
HELENA (AP) - Two $100,000 prizes from last year’s Montana Millionaire lottery game have gone unclaimed, and the money will be turned over to the state’s general fund.
New lottery game to benefit veterans (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
DES MOINES — The Iowa Lottery will unveil a new game Monday that will benefit the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund.
Hunting lottery picks announced (Anchorage Daily News)
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today released the names of winners in the spring lottery for 2008-09 permit hunts and Tier II subsistence permits. Now you can search for your name to learn if you were issued a permit for either category.
Lawsuit over nonwinning lottery tickets tries to beat odds (Rocky Mountain News)
A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging the Colorado Lottery knowingly sells scratch tickets that have no chance to win the big money.
