california lottery: Gov.-elect Jerry Brown has told California Lottery Director Joan Borucki that her services are no longer needed.
Her last day is Sunday, according to a Dec. 23 e-mail obtained by The Bee and confirmed by lottery officials. Brown takes the oath of office the next day.
The incoming administration has asked Linh Nguyen, chief deputy director, to stay on as acting director until a permanent replacement is named, according to Nguyen's e-mail to lottery staff.
"As we know, changes in Administration often bring personnel changes," the e-mail states. "That is the nature of appointed positions."
Brown spokesman Evan Westrup provided no insight into the reasons behind the change. As is common during any transition, a number of the current administration's appointees have been informed that their appointment will conclude when the current governor's term ends, he said in an e-mailed statement.
The lottery's nine games took in nearly $2.95 billion in sales during the 2008-09 fiscal year, according to its most recent published report. Still, sales were off from the previous year, and total revenue was down 5.6 percent over 2007-08. Lottery officials said Monday that a final accounting of the 2009-10 year will show that sales have increased to $3.05 billion.
Mega Millions Gamblers Looking For A Cool $200 Million: The Mega Millions Lottery was created with the hopes of offering bigger payouts than regular state lotteries could deliver. On Tuesday night, gamblers all across the US were hoping to hold the ticket that correctly picked all the matching numbers. If any tickets were grand prize jackpot winners, the gamblers would win almost $200 million.
State lotteries sometimes approach $100 million, but with many only holding drawings once a week, it can take months for the jackpots to grow that high. With Mega Millions and Powerball, the jackpots grow quickly as gamblers in many states are also contributing to the prize pool.
The holiday season has brought a large Mega Millions jackpot, and when nobody matched all the winning numbers on Christmas Eve, the jackpot was expected to be $196 million for Tuesday's drawing. The cash payout for anyone wishing to take a one-time lump sum was $$124.6 million.
Forty-two states currently offer the Mega Millions game, with many also holding their own lottery drawings each week. For gamblers who like the idea of winning big jackpots, the Mega Millions is the game of choice. The state lotteries typically have jackpots ranging anywhere from $1 million up to $100 million.
The lottery in many states have had an added responsibility in recent years with the addition of casino gambling. The Kansas Lottery is the owner of four casinos that were approved several years ago, and the Lottery Commission has been responsible for choosing developers to operate the casinos.
Mega Millions winning numbers July 20, 2010: $12 million dollar jackpot at stake
The Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are 12, 18, 28, 36, 43, the Mega Ball is 19, and the Megaplier 3. Since there was one winner for Saturday's drawing, the July 20th jackpot resets to the minimum grand prize of $12,000,000 annuity with a $7.9 million dollar cash value. Even though someone won the last jackpot, the enthusiasm for the lottery game continues to encourage ticket sales in Rhode Island.
Who Won the Last Mega Millions Jackpot on July 16, 2010?
One lucky winner from California won the $64 million dollar jackpot on Saturday, July 16, 2010. The California Lottery announced Monday they are ready and waiting for the $64,000,000 Mega Millions winner to walk in and claim their grand prize jackpot. One sole winner matched all six numbers for the lottery jackpot. The winning Mega Millions numbers were 2, 15, 18, 20, 39, and Mega Ball of 34 for that drawing.
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A Hemet woman said she wants to warn other residents of the community that a scam may arrive in their mailboxes soon.
I just want to warn others so they don’t fall victim to this,” said Diane Lujan.
Lujan said she knew immediately that the sweepstakes prize notification she received from a company identified by its letterhead as Imperial Financial Services was a scam and did not fall for it.
But she said she is afraid others could.
Imperial Financial Services enclosed with the letter notifying Lujan she had a sweepstakes prize awaiting her a check for $4,910 to help you pay for the taxes, fees which is payable to your tax agent name.”
The clumsily phrased sentence was not all Lujan noticed.
She also noticed that the check was stamped void” and that she had to call a man identified as Ben Hill at 1-778-223-8012 to activate the process.
Lujan said she does not know exactly what would happen if she proceeded, but it could be any of several scams from defrauding her telephone account to gathering banking information to asking for money up front to collect the prize.
The solicitation — or notification — letter is full of names and the addresses of three offices, one each in the United States, England, and Canada, and even gives a serial number” to validate the prize claim and the winning lottery numbers.
The letter claims that Lujan was one of 25 winners in a $3,750,000 drawing, making each one eligible for $150,000.
The $3,698 that the letter contends Lujan would owe in taxes on the winnings is not even close to the amount taken out of California Lottery winnings.
Before the California Lottery check is even mailed, about 40 percent of the winnings are held for taxes.
