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Players warned lottery about tickets flawNews Story
Tennessee lottery players say they warned lottery officials more than 10 days ago that a new computerized system to pick random numbers in the Cash 3 and Cash 4 games appeared to be malfunctioning. They say they were ignored for days while a computer software glitch kept duplicate numbers from being drawn in the games. That meant players who picked numbers like 6-6-9 in Cash 3 or 5-5-5-3 in Cash 4 had no chance of winning. Lottery officials announced Tuesday that the glitch had been correc
Aug 23, 2007, 11:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lure of riches fuels lottery craze in ChinaReply
here's the rest of the story: ============ Then, at the urging of co-workers, Ren started playing lottery games. At first he was a cautious player who placed an occasional bet. Soon he was hooked and became obsessed about hitting the jackpot. That's when he and his colleagues decided the problem was that they weren't investing enough. If only they could borrow some money, they could surely win big and pay the lender back. The only person who could help them do that was the man with e
Aug 22, 2007, 2:51 am - ChazzMatt - Lottery News

Casino Cheating USA & Canada......
Crime doesn't pay.......MUCH! Meantime think of all those punters who were innocently placing bets believing it's all on the level. Crime doesn't pay for those few who just got caught but think about the many who got away THE ALI BABA FACTOR- Legendary Ali of Arabain Nights was lucky he only had 40 Thieves to deal with EddessaKnight 2 dozen charged with cheating casinos By ALLIS
May 25, 2007, 4:30 pm - eddessaknight - Gaming Forum

Lottery winner shortchanged by storeNews Story
Man paid $1,500 on $4,000 scratch ticket The lottery machines and scratch tickets were pulled from Kirsch Liquors in Worcester, Massachusetts, last month, after a man was scammed there when he received only $1,500 on a $4,000 winning scratch ticket, a state Lottery Commission official said. The Lottery Commission will file a decision by the end of the month on whether to suspend the store's lottery license for 30 days or indefinitely. Damaso Vasquez told Lottery Commission authorities
May 3, 2007, 7:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Retailers luckier than expected, Atlantic Lotto saysNews Story
Could massive theft and/or deception by retailers be the reason? Lottery ticket sellers won 10 times more often than statistically they should have over the last six years, the Atlantic Lottery Corp. said Wednesday. So far, the review hasn't shown any wrongdoing by retailers in the four Atlantic provinces, an official said. Can I statistically explain why retailers are winning 10 times more? No, I can't, and I'm not going to sit here and speculate as to why, said Mike Randall, a corp
Mar 16, 2007, 11:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

How the Moon Rules Your Life
How the Moon rules your life At last, scientists claim to have found a link between our satellite and human behaviour - like how it governs the size of your dinner By Roger Dobson Published: 21 January 2007 For eons, folklore has blamed the Moon for everything from lunacy to bad luck. And, for the last few centuries, scientists have scoffed. Now, according to new research they're not so sure. The Moon may not be made of cheese, but it seems to influence a lot more down on Earth than
Jan 29, 2007, 1:44 am - Coin Toss - Mystical Forum

Indiana Lottery gets new directorReply
A political hack gets the ax! I am no longer a participating member here at Lottery Post but I do want to comment on this story. Hoosier Lottery Esther Schnieder is currently under investigation by The Indiana Inspector General's office for ethics violations. The charges include...among other things...paying prizes to holders of expired tickets to the now defunct Hoosier Millionaire game. <>She also held a politcial fundraiser for Senator Richard Lugar in which she alledge
Dec 13, 2006, 9:35 pm - Uncle Jim - Lottery News

N.C. lottery retailers caught selling to minorsNews Story
Fourteen Western North Carolina lottery retailers were cited for selling tickets to minors in the state's first test of the underage law, according to state Alcohol Law Enforcement Division records. A two-month investigation done in August and September randomly checked 348 retailers statewide. Of those, teenagers were successful 98 times in buying $1 scratch-off tickets. Thirty-eight of those stores are in Charlotte, 33 in Raleigh, 13 in Greensboro and eight in Greenville. The state's
Nov 27, 2006, 7:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

Gambling industry adjusting after CEO arrestNews Story
Next week's big online gambling conference in Las Vegas may turn out to be a washout as a number of individuals invited are thinking of cancelling their trip in the wake of the indictments of senior directors at BetonSports. The annual conference, organised by Bodog.com, is a must-go event for industry executives, but the arrest of the BetonSports chief executive David Carruthers on entry to the US has made people think twice about attending. Bodog.com's chief executive, the Canadian maver
Jul 19, 2006, 8:07 am - Todd - Lottery News

Iowa couple arrested in lottery fraudNews Story
A Waverly, Iowa, couple is facing criminal charges for allegedly cashing counterfeit lottery tickets. Lottery officials allege Scott and Jennifer Brandhorst redeemed the forged TouchPlay tickets at a Hy-Vee store in Cedar Rapids, one for $300 and another for $325. Cedar Rapids police reportedly matched the couple with a surveillance video. Investigators arrested the pair as they were leaving their home at 1868 Dakota Ave. in Waverly on Monday. They were taken to the Linn County Jail. T
Feb 8, 2006, 3:53 pm - Todd - Lottery News