Lottery win means time to celebrate, plan
(CALIFORNIA) -- So you've won the lottery, told your boss to shove it and jetted off to a tropical paradise to begin a life of leisure. Now what? Buying a new house, helping family or donating to charity are among the top 10 things people say they will do next, according to California lottery officials.
Your governor wants to gamble on your gambling
(CALIFORNIA) -- Here's the latest plan on the table to erase California's (deep breath) $17.2 billion worth of red ink: borrow against future profits of the state lottery. If things work as planned, that could add as much as $15 billion in three years.
Schwarzenegger defends using lottery funds to pay off budget deficit
(CALIFORNIA) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today defended his plans to borrow against future profits from the state lottery to help close a $15.2 billion budget deficit, arguing that the state's fiscal crisis is so deep that cutting spending alone is not a viable option.
Schwarzenegger to propose lottery borrowing
(CALIFORNIA) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday will propose borrowing against future state lottery revenue to help close a $15.2 billion budget deficit in the next fiscal year.
Couple's Lotto dispute going to court
(FLORIDA) -- Some husbands shower their wives with gifts when they win the Lotto. Arnim Ramdass kept the good news to himself. And when Donna Campbell found out on her own, her husband went AWOL, leaving the former beauty queen emotionally drained and financially desperate.
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