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New warning over foreign lottery scam

February 10, 2010

If winning more than $1.5m in a lottery you have not entered sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

Mount Gambier man Adrian Smith admitted to being tempted for a few seconds when he received a letter from Spain nominating him as the lucky winner of the “La Primitiva Lottery”, but further investigations made him suspicious. Read more

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Lottery grants benefit South East

September 16, 2009

More than a dozen not-for-profit community organisations in the South East have benefited from $21,000 raised through this year’s Australian Central Community Lottery.

Participating groups sold $2 tickets and kept every dollar they raised in the lottery, while Australian Central ran the lottery and organised the giant prize pool, along with the support of businesses. Read more

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Mount Gambier man wins big Lotto prize

July 20, 2009

A Mount Gambier man is $285,714 richer after sharing in Saturday night’s $4 million division one prize pool with 13 other Lotto players across Australia.

As the Mount Gambier winner had registered his 14-game coupon entry on an Easiplay Club card, SA Lotteries was able to contact him on Sunday to confirm the good news. Read more

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Lottery winner plans a holiday

July 10, 2009

Lotto winner

Performance manager at Job Prospects, Darren Gibbins, presents a $25,000 lottery prize cheque to Connie Nieto.

When Mount Gambier school teacher Connie Nieto answered her phone two weeks ago she never dreamed she would finish the call $25,000 richer, but news that she had won Service to Youth Council’s (SYC) “Stacks of Cash” lottery meant just that. Read more

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