Four friends from Melbourne were the lucky winners of Australia’s biggest lottery prize up this day: 59 million dollars. The men, who work together, purchased the ticket at the Reservoir’s Lakeside Newsagency and contributed $30 each. They will now equally share this amazing prize.

“Last night I went outside and saw the stars and said, 'I hope we win tonight,'” one of the winners commented. “Then facing east, I looked at the sky and saw what looked like the Milky Way and I thought that might be luck.” It certainly turned out to be a lucky star for now four millionaire friends.

The Nevada Gambling Museum holds the most interesting and rare gambling equipment you have ever come across. Angelo Petrini has made the biggest contribution to the museum, picking out slot machines from his personal collection and donating them to the museum which has been collecting old slot machines and gambling things for a long time.

Petrini, the owner of the Delta Saloon has been fascinated for some time with slot machines, gambling, and its origins.

Only six days after they said ‘I do’, Martin Adamson and wife Hannah had another important reason to celebrate: they scooped the National Lottery £1.5 million jackpot. Martin, who has been playing the same numbers for thirteen years, decided to change them after the wedding in order to include their wedding day.

“I saw the numbers come up on the television. I thought they looked familiar but went to check them online,” navy weapons engineer Adamson said. "I called up to Hannah who was in the bath at the time. She did not believe me when I said we had won the jackpot.”

The new campaign to be launched by the Camelot Group cost £3.5 million and is expected to attract new lotto players through the tagline “Who’s next?” and by stressing the idea that anyone can win the lottery. The campaign will be shown as of 20 April.

Although not many details have been revealed about the new advertising plan, a spokesperson for Camelot said that “it captures the exhilaration of the winning moment.” The Media Planning Group was responsible for the media planning and OMD was in charge of the media buying.

Being lucky enough to win a fortune in a gambling game is a dream shared by many, who anxiously expect for this moment to come to abandon their jobs and have a quiet life, away from the stress of daily obligations. Nevertheless, there are those who think otherwise, such is the case of a lottery winner who left his job after becoming a millionaire but has decided to go back to work.
The story of Luke Pittard, a 25 year old Welshman, started in July 2006 when he was working as a manager in a restaurant of the McDonald’s chain, until luck touched him and he won 2.5 million dollars at the UK’s National Lottery.

A spokesperson for China’s Sport Lottery Administration announced that the country would launch a new lotto game inspired in the Olympic Games of Beijing. The public relations official explained that the design of the ticket would probably include images of the Official Mascots, “Fuwa”, which represent different blessings.

Although it was said that the new Lottery would be an instant one, no more details were revealed about the game. In the past few years, the popularity of lottery has greatly increased among the Chinese population, with sales that reached the 13,700 million dollars in 2007.

Luck smiled to couple from Sydney who purchased an OZ Lotto ticket at a Turramurra news agency when they won the first division $6 million jackpot that same day. While the man was checking the ticket in their bedroom, the woman heard him yelling.

The winning couple requested to remain anonymous but they said they were really happy about the money, which gives them a chance to help their children. “We'll think carefully about how we'll spend it and not rush into anything. Helping the kids is our priority,” they explained with a smile on their faces.

A lucky player who has not come forward yet is the winner of a $10 million lotto jackpot, after the last Oz Lotto draw. The new millionaire will share the total prize of $20 million with a New South Wales player, who has already been identified and contacted by lottery authorities.
millionaire will share the total prize of $20 million with a New South Wales player.

Even though the identity of the second winner is a mystery, a SA Lotteries spokesperson has informed that the player is from South Australia and purchased the Easi-Pick ticket at Oak Plaza Newsagency in Stirling.

Three months after it started operating South Africa’s lottery, Gidani’s gaming machines are still a problem for players, who have submitted numerous complaints. Punters say there are non-functioning machines at several stores and so they have been forced to drive for miles in order to play or check their lotto tickets.

Storeowners and managers have also said they are losing clients since machines give constant troubles. "We get very busy and with the machines also giving us problems, we have even longer lines and customers complain," the owner of a store in Kenilworth explained.

The Heritage Lottery Fund has granted £10 million to the York Minster to be used for restoration works at the famous cathedral. The historical Great East Window will be repaired, among other parts of the building. Actress Dame Judi Dench, who was born in York, celebrated the monetary aid saying it was “marvelous news”.

“I was born in York and the Minster is particularly dear to my heart. It's also the backdrop to my theatrical heritage as I had my acting debut there in the Fifties when I performed in the Mystery Plays,” Dench explained. “It's marvelous news that the Heritage Lottery Fund has been so generous.”