Article: Lottery idea to be church roof-saver; Tickets will raise insurance cash for 13th century building.(News)

Article: Lottery idea loses at town meeting; Voters elect to ...
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  May 10, 2006 ;     625 words ...The Patriot Ledger Norwell voters last night decided against using a lottery to determine the order in which articles are considered at town meeting. During the second night of the annual town meeting, some residents said other responsibilities sometimes prevent them from staying for an entire town

Article: Lottery idea man winds up a loser
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 8, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Dear Action Time: I thought I had a lottery winner. Not a special number, but an idea. As president of a Chicago-based design and marketing company, I approached the Illinois State Lottery with a proposal. At first, officials were impressed. Later, however, my project took an unexpected wrong turn.

Article: Leasing lottery idea pops up again: Keeping game ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  January 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Crystal Yednak Jan. 31--The governor's idea to lease the Illinois lottery didn't generate much enthusiasm from state lawmakers last year, but the state's chief operating officer pushed the idea anew Tuesday, arguing that Illinois must relieve itself of the risk posed by the lottery. "I

Article: Cool lottery idea aims for the hot money.(News)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  August 4, 2005 ;     457 words ...Byline: Andrew Baldwin , lottery plan Jacquie Roeder cancer victim Laura Crane A HUDDERSFIELD charity is launching a new lottery - based on the weather. Supporters of the Laura Crane Trust will win if their numbers match the temperature in world cities. The charity - named after a Huddersfield girl

Article: Patriotic lottery idea a bad bet
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...My local Gas 'Em Up features a veritable kaleidoscope of Illinois Lottery come-ons. Right there above Madge's head, the Christmas- themed Sleigh Bills and Merry Millionaires are currently running Thanksgiving's Turkey Tripler right off the board. Sometimes, I'll plunk down a buck or two for a

Article: Tennessee Kills Joint Lottery Idea.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 4, 2003 ;     638 words ...By Jim Tharpe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 4--Tennessee officials decided Wednesday that combining their state's lottery operation with Georgia's would be a bad bet. The seven directors of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. voted unanimously against

Article: Governor OKs multistate lottery idea
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 19, 1987 ;     460 words ...SPRINGFIELD Gov. Thompson said Tuesday he will sign legislation permitting Illinois to join a multistate lottery, but expressed strong doubts about participating in one expected to begin early next year. "We are going to reserve joining any multistate lottery until we've had a chance to analyze the