Lottery

Thanksgiving and People On The Wrong Side Of The Economic Table

Don McNay | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Casinos, Gambling, Lottery, Homelessness, Charity, Wall Street, States, Lottery Winner, Investment Options, Stock Market, Thanksgiving, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Personal Finance, Economy, Business News
Don McNay

When I passed the stockbroker's test many years ago, I called my father and asked, "Why is futures trading legal but betting on the Bengals illegal?" There is no logical answer.

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Meet The Employed Banker Who Won The Lottery And Will Pay Almost No Taxes

NY Post | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Lottery, Economy, Wall Street Crisis, Keenan Altunis, London, Jerks, Business News

If the first winner of the "$1 million a year for life" scratch-off game seemed less than ecstatic yesterday, it's because he wasn't exactly strugglin...

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Another Fine Mess

Jerry Zezima | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Humor, Messes, Lottery, Organizing, Housecleaning, Cleaning Clutter, Clutter, Living News
Jerry Zezima

My life is such a mess that if I ever won the lottery, I'd never collect the money. Either my wife would inadvertently toss the ticket in the garbage or I would put it somewhere in the house and never find it again.

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My Lottery in Life: Pat Sajak and Adventures in Gambling

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Gambling, Wheel of Fortune, Game Shows, Newsstand, Lottery, New Jersey, Lottery Winner, Pat Sajak, Lottery Tickets, Vanna White, Lotto, The Full Life, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

I'm not one to normally buy lottery tickets. I've bought fewer than 25 in my lifetime, all of them scratch cards I impulsively selected based on my ...

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Florida Lottery Gives Free Gas For Life

Treehugger | Andrew Posner | Posted 07.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Gas Prices, Free Gas, Rising Oil Prices, Save Gas, Gas Tax, Record Gas Prices, Lottery, Home News

Free Gas Instead of Cash? In yet another sign of how gas prices are affecting the economy, several states, including Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma, ...

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Instant Games Now Fuel Lottery Business

New York Times | Nelson Schwartz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lottery Tickets, Instant Gratification, Instant Games, Casino Betting, Stratch-Off Tickets, Lottery, Business News

With the popularity of traditional lotteries waning across the country, many states are turning to instant games priced at $20, $30 and as high as $50...

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Retired Auto Worker Emerges As $314 Mil Powerball Winner

AP Via Forbes | Steve Herman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Powerball Winner, Lottery, Business News

A retired auto worker and his two adult children from Ohio claimed the $314 million Powerball jackpot on Monday after waiting two weeks to step forwar...

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