- 5 - and other living costs, before 1996 Mr. Gagliardi generally saved most of his lottery winnings. 1994: Mr. Gagliardi and His Wife Divorce During 1994, Mr. Gagliardi and his wife divorced. Pursuant to the property settlement in the divorce decree, Mr. Gagliardi and his ex-wife evenly split the original annual lottery payment. Accordingly, after the divorce, Mr. Gagliardi’s gross annual lottery payment was $666,500 (gross annual lottery payment). After Mr. Gagliardi divorced, his two children lived with his ex-wife in Marin County, California. Pursuant to the divorce decree, he received visitation rights with his children. Mr. Gagliardi’s Gambling From 1996 Through 1998 In or around 1996, Mr. Gagliardi had a friend who was dying of cancer. In 1996, Mr. Gagliardi’s friend asked Mr. Gagliardi to be his companion on a trip to one of the casinos owned and operated by California Indian tribes in San Diego County (the casinos). Mr. Gagliardi gambled infrequently before winning the lottery. After the trip with his friend, Mr. Gagliardi started playing the slot machines at the casinos2 frequently and became a 2 Some of the casinos that Mr. Gagliardi gambled at included Sycuan, Viejas, Barona, and Pala. Sycuan is approximately 8 to 10 miles from Mr. Gagliardi’s house, Viejas is approximately 20 miles from Mr. Gagliardi’s house, and Barona is approximately 15 miles from Mr. Gagliardi’s house. He gambled most frequently at Sycuan because it is the casino closest to his house.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: March 27, 2008