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Money cat's magic paw hits lottery jackpot

A CAT raised by a lottery outlet owner in northeastern China's Liaoning Province earned 3,351 yuan (US$446) for its owner after it accidentally pawed the lottery machine and bought five tickets. The cat, a black and white one raised by a lottery outlet... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Oct 09 2007

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A cat raised by a lottery outlet owner in northeastern China's Liaoning Province earned 3,351 yuan (US$446) for its owner after it accidentally pawed the lottery machine and bought five tickets.
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06 Nov 07 visit Lottery fraud  »  Shanghai Daily A LIAONING Province court sentenced a lottery outlet operator to life in jail for using loopholes in the lottery system to win 28 million yuan (US$3.76 million) through fraud, the People's Daily reported yesterday. The 36-year-old man, surnamed Zhao, ran...
11 Mar 08 visit Lottery scam  »  Shanghai Daily A MAN has been sentenced to life imprisonment for illegally collecting 28 million yuan (US$3.9 million) by rigging a lottery system, according to the Higher People's Court of Liaoning Province. Zhao Liqun, 37, a lottery agent in Anshan City, found he...
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