National Lottery has been sold to the Canadians

March 26, 2010 by  
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Once again yet another British institution has been sold to foreign investors. This time the UK National Lottery has been sold to the Canadians. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, the largest occupational retirement scheme in Canada has agreed to pay £389 million to operate the UK National Lottery until 2019, providing that the sale is approved by National Lottery Commission.

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National Lottery jackpot winners got less than a million each

March 25, 2010 by  
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Last night the National Lottery continued the trend of giving away its two or three million pound jackpot to multiple lottery winners. Four ticket holders matched all six main lottery numbers to win a share of the £2.2 million jackpot meaning that once again the National Lottery jackpot winners got less than a million each. In fact, last night’s winners will only receive just over half a million each.

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Improvements being made to Thunderball

March 24, 2010 by  
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Thunderball is a firm favourite among UK lottery players with two draws every week, just like the Lotto draw. However, playing Thunderball offers you a much greater chance of winning the top prize. As of Sunday the 9th of May players buying tickets will benefit from the improvements being made to Thunderball.

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Lottery scratchcard winner ended up losing

March 23, 2010 by  
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An Arizona woman who thought she had won $1,000 playing a lottery scratchcard was left feeling desperately unhappy as opposed to jumping for joy as the lottery scratchcard winner ended up losing. Sheri Galvez, from Arizona went to collect her lottery winnings but instead of leaving with her cash she was given a cheque for $0.00 and was told that the money was reclaimed by the state to pay for unsettled traffic tickets and to recover overpaid unemployment benefits.

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Jackpot lottery ticket expires today

March 22, 2010 by  
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Today at 5:30pm the £3.6 million Lotto jackpot winner, who matched all six lottery numbers in the Sept 23rd draw last year, will lose their chance to claim their multi-million pound prize. The jackpot lottery ticket expires today, 180 days after the draw took place. Anybody, especially players from Scotland, who bought lottery tickets last year should have a good hunt around the house and the car, just in case this is your unclaimed lottery prize.

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