Monthly Archives: June 2015

A cool million: Check of bank account proves lottery win was real

Another family has joined the millionaire’s club, adding to the recent streak of lottery winners in Newfoundland and Labrador. Lester Hillier and Barbara Thomas, of Grand Falls-Windsor, collected the cheque Wednesday for $1 million after winning the Lotto Max MaxMillions draw May 29. “We checked the bank account this morning, and the money’s there – that makes it a little more real!” he joked.

Latin Grammys to Air Nov. 19 From Vegas

The 16th annual Latin Grammys will be broadcast live on the Univision Network Nov. 19 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, marking the show’s eighth turn in Vegas and its second at the MGM Grand Garden Arena since the show first took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2000. Nominees for the Latin Grammys will be revealed September 23 via a “digital nominations announcement,” setting in motion a series of events leading up the actual Latin Grammy Awards.

Women better than men at making gambling decisions under stress

A new study claims women make better gambling choices than men when each is placed under stressful conditions.

The study, which was conducted at the University of Ohio by ecological psychologist Stephanie Preston, involved over 100 men and women who were told they’d have to give a public presentation on their own bodies following 20 minutes of a simulated gambling game. Given people’s inherent body hang-ups, the researchers wanted to see if knowledge of the impending shame-fest would affect choices made during gambling.

Preston told the Australian Financial Review that she hadn’t expected to see a clear distinction between genders but that was the dominant thread that emerged from the study. As the clock moved closer to the scheduled presentation time, the women in the study made better gambling decisions while men’s decision-making grew steadily worse.

Preston emphasized that the men weren’t necessarily more stressed than the women, but men tended to make more high-risk high-reward decisions as time grew short, betting more on the slim chance of a payoff, while women chose less risky options with a greater chance of a payday. The problem with the men’s strategy, according to Preston, is that they run a far greater risk of losing everything in the pursuit of one giant score.

$1 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Kentucky

After stronger-than-expected sales pushed the Mega Millions jackpot to an estimated $260 million , a lucky ticket holder in Illinois reaped the benefit by matching all six numbers drawn on June 2 – the white balls 2, 9, 11, 22 and 23, plus the gold Mega Ball 12. It is the fourth time the jackpot has been won this year. Another Illinois player took home $265 million on January 16, and New Yorkers claimed back-to-back jackpots on February 27 and March 24 .

Three $1 million lottery tickets sold at one Central Virginia store

Either one Central Virginia store is the luckiest place on Earth, or one person is holding three Mega Millions tickets worth $1 million each. Three tickets purchased at the Kangaroo Express on Temple Avenue, near Interstate 95 in Colonial Heights, matched the first five numbers in the June 2 Mega Millions drawing.

Lottery funds keep STARS operating

The STARS Saskatchewan Lottery has launched and two weeks into the campaign it is over 55 per cent sold! The lottery is the air ambulance service’s single largest, annual fundraiser that directly supports the care and transportation of critically ill and injured patients across the province. STARS president and CEO, Andrea Robertson says the Lottery is critical in sustaining its Saskatchewan operations.

IGT Showcases a Winning Combination of Games, Hardware and Systems at the Peru Gaming Show 2015

“We are committed to strengthening our market presence in and creating products that satisfy this region’s unique player preferences. IGT is confident that our innovations will equip our customers in IGT’s versatile OXYGENa cabinet, a top-performing hardware that stands out with its modern exterior display, user-friendly button panel and convenient serviceability features.