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Lottery ticket sold in Lompoc worth nearly $285000 – KSBY
March 10, 2009

Lottery ticket sold in Lompoc worth nearly $285000KSBY, CASACRAMENTO – A California Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Lompoc is worth $284769. The ticket matched all five numbers in last night's draw. The ticket was purchased at Central Liquor Store, which is located at 129 West Central Avenue #A. The numbers …

Original source : http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=9974608…

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls to $120 million – Lottery Post
March 9, 2009

Lottery Post

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls to $120 millionLottery Post, NJThat difference in prize payout method has awarded a wide range of second-prize amounts for California lottery players, with a high of $1.4 million (Aug. 9, 2005) and a low payout of $33757 (Jun. 13, 2008). In addition to the five second-prize winners …No Winners in [...]

Mega prize lures lottery gamers – Sacramento Bee
March 8, 2009

NJ.com

Mega prize lures lottery gamersSacramento Bee,  USA"We are firmly in the range of lotto fever," said Alex Traverso, a spokesman for the California Lottery Commission. "It's the casual player that comes out when the jackpots get that large." Lottery pots grow when there are no winning tickets. …Wife Chimes in After San Diegan Wins Lotto [...]

California's SuperLotto Plus Results For Saturday March 7th – Lottery News
March 8, 2009

Lottery News

California's SuperLotto Plus Results For Saturday March 7thLottery News, New YorkBy Juliet Johnson SuperLotto Plus The $16 million SuperLotto Plus drawing from the California Lottery has gone off and according to lottery officials, there was no new jackpot winner in the weekend draw. Even though there was no grand prize winner on …

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Missing: Local lottery winner – Daily Breeze
March 7, 2009

Missing: Local lottery winnerDaily Breeze, CAThen maybe you noticed a sign advertising the California lottery, thought about soaring unemployment rates and plunging 401(k) balances, and figured you'd buy a Fantasy 5 ticket. And then you forgot about your ticket as quickly as you inhaled that …

Original source : http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_11858155…

LOCAL CLERKS CHARGED IN LOTTERY SCAM – 1590 KLIV Silicon Valley News
March 7, 2009

KCBS

LOCAL CLERKS CHARGED IN LOTTERY SCAM1590 KLIV Silicon Valley News, CAThe California Lottery aided in the investigation. The California Lottery printed up a number of winning Lottery tickets for the deputies to use while they went undercover. The deputies would walk into convenience stores, hand those winning tickets to …SANTA CLARA CO: LOTTERY STING BUSTS VENDORS [...]

California's broken budget – Los Angeles Times
March 7, 2009

California's broken budgetLos Angeles Times, CAThe way the budget deal was reached in Sacramento, and what's in it, shows how bad the system has become. By Peter Schrag The latest refrain in Sacramento's inner wonkdom is that it's time to eliminate the "big five" system, under which the governor …

Original source : http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/l…

Lottery to seek proposals for new headquarters – Bizjournals.com
March 7, 2009

Lottery to seek proposals for new headquartersBizjournals.com, NCThe California Lottery Commission expects to issue a request for proposals for construction of a new lottery campus on Richards Boulevard in downtown Sacramento by the end of the month, a lottery official said Friday. The proposal for the campus is for …

Original source : http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009…

Lottery ticket gets Westminster buyer $100000 – MSNBC
March 6, 2009

Lottery ticket gets Westminster buyer $100000MSNBCBy DEEPA BHARATH WESTMINSTER – A California Lottery ticket purchased at a local liquor store is one of two winning tickets whose owners will split a grand prize of $200850, officials said today. The Valentine's Day Fantasy 5 drawing turned out lucky …

Original source : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29260399/…

Bay Area stores accused of cheating customers of lottery winnings – San Jose Mercury News
March 5, 2009

Bay Area stores accused of cheating customers of lottery winningsSan Jose Mercury News,  USAAs part of a statewide sting to crack down on unscrupulous clerks and store owners, undercover California Lottery investigators went to several retailers in Santa Clara County in December and handed the clerks a decoy winning $1000 scratcher, …

Original source : http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_1184361…