The call comes after figures showed demand for discretionary support payments from college students is outstripping the amount of money available. Recent figures show applications for bursaries and childcare allowances rose 15 per cent in the past three years, yet the amount of support available increased by only five per cent – from A 95 million to just over A 100m.

A Claycordian in Pleasant Hill won $39,776 after getting 5 out of 5 numbers, but not the mega number during Saturday night’s SuperLotto drawing. 7-Eleven stores in the City of Pleasant Hill seem to be a little lucky.

The head of the Oklahoma Lottery says a winning $1.2 million Hot Lotto ticket sold in Idabel in 2011 has been connected to a man accused of rigging lotteries in four different states. Former lottery security official Eddie Tipton was convicted of fraud in Iowa for trying to claim a 2010 lottery jackpot.

A man who is accused of rigging the lottery in three states is now being accused of doing the same in Oklahoma. CASES IS IN OKLAHOMA.

A man who is accused of rigging the lottery in three states is now being accused of doing the same in Oklahoma. CASES IS IN OKLAHOMA.

Scott made Delacenserie interim secretary in late August. He took over after then-Secretary Cynthia O’Connell abruptly resigned amid questions about her work habits and her use of corporate credit cards.

Scott made Delacenserie interim secretary in late August. He took over after then-Secretary Cynthia O’Connell abruptly resigned amid questions about her work habits and her use of corporate credit cards.

The partial privatization of New Jersey’s lottery under Gov. Chris Christie and its recent performance are going under a legislative spotlight.

The partial privatization of New Jersey’s lottery under Gov. Chris Christie and its recent performance are going under a legislative spotlight.

Lawmakers from both parties are calling for closer scrutiny of Maine’s $230-million-a-year state-run lottery, including determining if its advertising targets poor Mainers, who are the state’s most avid players. “All the legislators I’ve spoken to said if we were directing advertising toward poor communities in Maine, then there would be a big problem, and it’s something we would have to fix this session,” said Rep. Louis Luchini, D-Ellsworth, who chairs the legislative committee that oversees the lottery.

Lawmakers from both parties are calling for closer scrutiny of Maine’s $230-million-a-year state-run lottery, including determining if its advertising targets poor Mainers, who are the state’s most avid players. “All the legislators I’ve spoken to said if we were directing advertising toward poor communities in Maine, then there would be a big problem, and it’s something we would have to fix this session,” said Rep. Louis Luchini, D-Ellsworth, who chairs the legislative committee that oversees the lottery.

Federal prosecutors say a man convicted in a Jamaican lottery scam that bilked people in the Dakotas and elsewhere out of millions of dollars deserves a stiff penalty, partly for a lack of cooperation and remorse that included faking a seizure at an evidentiary hearing in September. Sanjay Williams , 26, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Bismarck.

Federal prosecutors say a man convicted in a Jamaican lottery scam that bilked people in the Dakotas and elsewhere out of millions of dollars deserves a stiff penalty, partly for a lack of cooperation and remorse that included faking a seizure at an evidentiary hearing in September. Sanjay Williams , 26, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Bismarck.

Controversy surrounds the Pennsylvania Lottery’s resurrection of its popular animatronic salesman, Gus, which comes at a cost of just shy of $400,000. The return of Gus , the state’s second most-famous groundhog, as the Pennsylvania Lottery’s spokesman has not come without cost and bit of controversy.

Controversy surrounds the Pennsylvania Lottery’s resurrection of its popular animatronic salesman, Gus, which comes at a cost of just shy of $400,000. The return of Gus , the state’s second most-famous groundhog, as the Pennsylvania Lottery’s spokesman has not come without cost and bit of controversy.

Tonight’s National Lottery numbers have been drawn so it’s time to check your ticket to see if you’ve won the estimated A 2.2million jackpot. The numbers were: 5, 31, 38, 17, 32 and the Thunderball was 14. The top prize is A 500,000.

Tonight’s National Lottery numbers have been drawn so it’s time to check your ticket to see if you’ve won the estimated A 2.2million jackpot. The numbers were: 5, 31, 38, 17, 32 and the Thunderball was 14. The top prize is A 500,000.

Campaigners say NHS England must act to tackle inequality with the number of cases set to hit half a million in the next ten years A University College London team could give no explanation for the inequality, after it looked at 77,000 people diagnosed with dementia or getting anti-dementia medication between 2002 and 2013. It found no such problem in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Campaigners say NHS England must act to tackle inequality with the number of cases set to hit half a million in the next ten years A University College London team could give no explanation for the inequality, after it looked at 77,000 people diagnosed with dementia or getting anti-dementia medication between 2002 and 2013. It found no such problem in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Richard Loveless of Cayuga County was handed a check for 42 million dollars after be purchased a winning lotto ticket in Weedsport last month. Richard says as soon as he found out he had a winning ticket, he was on the phone with his kids.