Video: Italian scoops $200m lottery
Unnamed gambler wins $200m in Italy’s biggest lottery as treasury waits for share.
23 Aug 2009
The champagne corks have been popping in the little Italian town of Bagnone, after someone scooped Italy’s biggest-ever lottery prize.
The unnamed ticket holder will pick up around $200m – but the other big winner is the Italian treasury, which gets to keep much of the money gambled.
Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports.
Source : Al Jazeera
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