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Michigan Authorities Break Up Private Lottery

DETROIT, Michigan – As reported by the Detroit News: "For as long as Michigan has had a legal lottery, a 77-year-old grandmother may have been running her own private lottery -- drawing millions of dollars in business by offering higher payoffs than the state.

"Authorities say they seized $2.2 million and broke up the family-run lottery that they say used the Michigan State Lottery Daily 3 and Daily 4 numbers but paid off significantly more money.

"Operating from modest homes in the city and nearby Oak Park, the family business appears to have roots going back 30 years, the Wayne County sheriff's department and prosecutor's office announced Friday.

"…Officials say Heloise Johnson, 77, of Oak Park was the 'matriarch' of the private lottery, running it with her daughter and three adult grandchildren. Prosecutors say another man also was involved in the case…"

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