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A New York Lottery Set for Life scratchcard win has created the first millionaire of 2010 in Essex County. The ticket which was purchased on 22nd February by 47 year old Michael Vice, guarantees him a win of at least $5 million. Vice who likes to play the scratch off lottery games from time to time, rarely buys the $10 scratch off tickets but decided to treat himself that particular day and purchased the $10 lottery ticket from C & C Petroleum in Ticonderoga.

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Article Added: 11th March 2010

The 2012 Olympic Games, which are taking place in London, have received a huge cash injection from the National Lottery to help fund the development project for the games. An initial estimate of £9.3 billion was set for the Olympic project, however this has since trebled and the Olympic Delivery Authority chairman, John Armitt has now revealed that the National Lottery Olympics cash is not guaranteed to be returned.

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Article Added: 10th March 2010

There were some very impressive rollover jackpots up for grabs in the various world lottery games over the weekend. We have already brought you the news that a single ticket holder has won the EuroMillions jackpot and we can now also reveal that a single ticket wins the MegaMillions jackpot of $133 million. This is a jackpot that has continued to rollover for several weeks and once a lottery jackpot reaches a high such as this, it is inevitable that it won’t be long before it is won.

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Article Added: 9th March 2010

There have been many world lottery games boasting some amazing jackpots for the weekend, which has given lottery players worldwide so much to get excited about. It is early days and some lotteries can be a little on the slow side in releasing details of winners and of course, winners can sometimes take a while to step forward to make their claims. However, we can tell you that one winner scoops EuroMillions jackpot which was an estimated €44 million.

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Article Added: 8th March 2010

There is going to be much excitement in the UK this Saturday in that the National Lottery rollover is offering a massive £7.5 million jackpot. Rollovers on the National Lottery don’t seem to happen as often and some other lottery games these days and when they do, players in the UK seem to rush into a ticket buying frenzy. So if you are one of those people who get excited about the National Lottery then you don’t have much time left to get your tickets for the draw this evening.

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Article Added: 6th March 2010

We are seeing some fantastic jackpots to consider playing for this weekend as some of the top lottery games rollover again after players fail to match the winning numbers for several weeks. Multi rollover games are always exciting for players and there three amazing jackpots in particular for lottery players to get involved in this weekend. These come from both US multi state lottery games MegaMillions and PowerBall and of the European games, the EuroMillions as all of these lotteries unfortunately failed to produce a winner on the last draw.

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Article Added: 5th March 2010

Lottery scams are rife these days and the ruthless people behind these scams are constantly finding new ways to con vulnerable people out of their hard earned cash. The team at alottery feel it is important to make everyone aware of any new or different scams coming to our attention in a bid to prevent these people from creating the least amount of victims as possible. Unfortunately as another falls victim to a lottery scam, it is evident that not everyone is able to spot them easily so prompt warnings are the key to reducing them.

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Article Added: 4th March 2010

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Last Updated: 11/03/2010 08:49:03