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Maryland Lottery to switch to computerized drawingsReply
It's been a scam even before they make the switch. Google search md lottery audit!
Dec 12, 2022, 9:12 pm - Justing618 - Lottery News

Massachusetts father and son sentenced to prison for decade-long $20M lottery ticket schemeReply
Did he collect loser scratcher cards at the same time he bought winner scratcher cards? If so, he would have of had boxes full of loser scratcher cards to pass a tax audit.
May 23, 2023, 11:20 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

One ticket sold in Maine wins $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpotReply
The state lottery has to set aside a fixed percentage of fed and state taxes after the win and before the winner comes forward. Most states require 6 months or more to establish residency. It would look like you were intentionally trying to avoid paying additional taxes to state A and it would likely be flagged for an audit with a huge jp win. There is an offsetting credit between states so you would not be double taxed if both states had state taxes.
Jan 15, 2023, 9:06 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

New Mexico lawmakers introduce bill to end lotteryReply
You can see the annual sales and expenses for the last 10 years on page 23 of the current NM Lottery financial report https://www.nmlottery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/New-Mexico-Lottery-Authority-FY-2021-Financial-Audit-Report-Final.pdf Sales were 154.9 million in 2021 and the adult population was about 1.6 million. So an average adult spent about $97 on the lottery over the course of a year. $46.5 million went to the tuition fund that year. The $46.5 million question is where d
Feb 22, 2023, 10:56 am - cottoneyedjoe - Lottery News

California winner of $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot revealedReply
As much as I am shocked and ecstatic to have won the Powerball drawing, the real winner is the California public school system, Castro said in his note. An under-reported issue is that the CA Lottery does not really contribute all that much to public education here. https://edsource.org/updates/state-lottery-will-contribute-about-1-of-total-school-revenue-this-year https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-25/state-audit-california-lottery-scratchers-ellen-degeneres-show
Feb 14, 2023, 3:46 pm - cottoneyedjoe - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery blames "human reporting error" for posting incorrect Powerball resultsReply
Saving your lotto receipts and scratcher cards for a year is also good for tax purposes. If you itemize your deductions and want to successfully defend against an IRS audit, then it makes sense to save them for a year. Saving them for a year is also useful for 2nd chance online entry every quarter year or so, if your State has that lotto incentive. _______ Concerning the story: Double human redundancy was not good enough. I recommend triple redundancy, with the 3rd being computer aut
Dec 3, 2023, 3:10 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

$1.33 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in OregonNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $621 million Drawing was delayed by one state needing more time to process sales Updated with area that winning ticket was sold By Todd Northrop Around the United States, millions of people had to wait an extra three hours last night to find out if they won the unbelievably massive Powerball jackpot, due to one unnamed state's inability to deal with the huge amount of ticket sales data. When the drawing did finally occur Sunday morning, it turns o
Apr 7, 2024, 8:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery rigger Eddie Tipton released on paroleNews Story
Final decision after back-and-forth fate of convicted former MUSL Security Director By Kate Northrop Convicted lottery rigger Eddie Tipton was released from prison on Friday following a series of events that had his freedom in limbo. According to the Iowa Department of Corrections online prison records, Eddie Tipton, 59, was released from prison in Clarinda, Iowa on parole. Tipton changed lottery history forever when he was sentenced to the maximum 25 years in prison for rigging
Jul 21, 2022, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News