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Last year, more than $600 million in lottery fortunes went unclaimed in the United States.lottery, Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, Unclaimed Prize, California, Jackpots, General Interest

When ever I play the lottery (which is rare, I only play when the jackpot is huge), I always believe that I have the winning ticket. I can’t possibly be the only person that thinks that way. People buy lottery tickets because they hope and even expect to win, right? Anyhoo…the other day I heard the lottery was up to 30 million.

Bill would allow gifts for California lottery workersSeptember 26, 2008, 8:45 am Tucked inside California's thick budget package is a bill that allows the state lottery director to spend money on employee gifts, a practice that came under scrutiny after staff members were treated to a $46,336 party last year.

The audio is here: In next year’s special election, voters will be ask to change… and essentially sever… the almost 24-year relationship between the California Lottery and public education. They’ll also be asked to approve a borrowing plan related to the lottery with no specific limits.

Calif. man claims Daily Derby lottery jackpotSeptember 10, 2008, 3:14 am A Daily Derby Lottery ticket worth $651,867 was claimed by a man in his 80s who lives in the Tustin area, according to lottery officials.

While too good to be true lottery scams hit the news all the time, stories of crimes involving real lotteries happen less frequently. Apparently, a 37-year-old Ceres, California man was arrested by local and state detectives after stealing thousands of lottery tickets in a series of burglaries stretching throughout California’s Central Valley.

Man, some people have all the luck there is.  A couple in Wisconsin over the weekend won $700,000 by playing the lottery, which is a feat in itself.  We all know that the odd’s of winning the lottery are bad, well, “how many grains of sand on the beaches of the world?”  That kind of thing.  What

While too good to be true lottery scams hit the news all the time, stories of crimes involving real lotteries happen less frequently.Apparently, a 37-year-old Ceres, California man was arrested by local and state detectives after stealing thousands of lottery tickets in a series of burglaries stretching throughout California's Central Valley.

BUDGET DAY PLUS 28 — For more than a year, the California Lottery has been a tempting, and theoretical, treasure chest for lawmakers in search of a government cash infusion. But there’s no guarantee that the treasure chest actually has treasure in it.

Want some great gambling and investing advice? Don’t play the Lottery. If you live in any state that has a state lottery, Powerball or any kind of bingo ball lottery, you’ve seen the ads, you’ve seen people become millionaires overnight. It doesn’t happen very often.