Lottery popularity is on the rise
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National Lottery ticket sales and player numbers have increased,  a report by Camelot reveals.
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A Yucaipa woman won 27 million dollars this week in the California lottery. Friends of the winner say it couldn&#39;t have happened to a more deserving person.
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Check the winning numbers from Wednesday's draw for the National Lottery.
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The racetrack and casino operator reports another record result.
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Landlords are enjoying booming times these days as more people are choosing to rent.
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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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Hedge funds are gaining in popularity as they pursue a host of investment strategies.
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MEGA MILLIONS, June 23  /PRNewswire/ -- The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow. Friday's drawing produced a total of 523,344 Mega Millions winning tickets in 12 states, including eight tickets that came within one number of winning it all.
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Doctors say more people are seeking help for gambling addiction and other problems associated with gambling. The Institute of Mental Health says the number of such addicts
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Casinos in Las Vegas have become much more aggressive in wooing Asians both domestically and abroad.
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Online gambling has hit the jackpot. After years of escalating growth, it's poised for its biggest year. That reflects a growing obsession with poker, advances in broadband and wireless technology, and the temptation to strike it rich from a PC.
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By GERRY CALLAHAN  There is, of course, no telling how the Ping-Pong balls will bounce come lottery day, but something unusual happened to the Boston Celtics last year. They got lucky.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction -- and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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The biggest jackpot in lottery history could be won later in the EuroMillions draw played across nine countries.
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Chinese sport fans have embraced an online lottery for tickets to theÂ 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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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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Many visitors are young, affluent, and interested in some theater with their blackjack - even if it's Broadway lite.