European Towns Have Many Lottery Winners
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Who wants to be a millionaire? Travel to Graested, a small sleepy town north of Copenhagen, and you might improve your chances. Or if in Britain and seeking better your odds, head to Kilmarnock in southern Scotland...
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Beating the odds-on favorites Blackpool and London's Millennium Dome, Manchester was chosen Tuesday as the site for Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino.
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A $3.5 million lottery jackpot in Connecticut is set to join other unclaimed multimillion prizes nationwide.
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The Americans have the big names. The Europeans have the luck of the Irish.
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Spain's "El Gordo," the world's biggest lottery, gave out 2.2 billion euros in Christmas prizes on Saturday. via Dose
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More than 300,000 people participated in a lottery on Thursday for 3,000 well-paying longshore jobs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where shipping volumes are booming, a Pacific Maritime Association spokesman said.
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Millions tune into local commercial radio in the face of worldwide competition.
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Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces -- and not only because Santa is coming to town.Comment
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CORK, IRELAND.- The National Lottery Awakening Ceremony and Fireworks, is set to not only awaken the people of Cork but will awaken interest around the world as Cork 2005 officially begins.
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Portugal's Casino Estoril, which bills itself as Europe's largest casino, siad it awarded a record 32.3 million euros (41.9 million dollars) in prize money in January.
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Forget luxury cars, an apartment in New York or a big yacht. What the winner of a huge Canadian lottery jackpot really hankers for is a chess set.
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Italians have played lottery games for centuries. Now the state-run business is ported to the web to save a trip to the cafe to buy tickets, but that doesn't mean it's easier to play. Nicole Martinelli reports from Milan.
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People in the UK are buying and playing more games than ever before, a report has found.
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Fun, fantasy, and new divisions highlight this British fair. Despite the lingering effects of an unprecedented three increases in mortgage rates in Great Britain last year, exhibitors at the semi-annual ...
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Investing in small caps that have big bets in one market can sometimes bring rich rewards.
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BUCHAREST, Romania - A man who went to prison three years ago for claiming that he was robbed of Romania's biggest ever lottery prize has won a new lottery jackpot - this time for real.
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The biggest jackpot in lottery history could be won later in the EuroMillions draw played across nine countries.