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California Lottery under fire for giving away $212,500 in Scratchers on 'Ellen'News Story
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres drew wild cheers from the studio audience of her television talk show in December when she announced each person in attendance would receive a $500 bundle of Scratchers tickets from the California State Lottery. Lottery officials saw it as a publicity boon, but a whistleblower complaint filed by some lottery employees argues the agency's giveaway of the tickets which have a combined face value of $212,500 should be investigated as a misuse of funds, according to docum
Feb 6, 2020, 5:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery earns high marks in audit of first yearNews Story
Independent auditors found no major financial issues with how the Wyoming Lottery operated during its first year of ticket sales. The board of directors of the Wyoming Lottery Corp. received results of the audit by Cheyenne-based McGee, Hearne Paiz during a meeting Monday. Board chairman Mark Macy said the lottery seemed to be right on track or at least not significantly off on how our operations were conducted. The audit noted a couple of minor accounting issues that lottery CEO Jon C
Nov 4, 2015, 9:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery takes back refund offerReply
The board members also have some responsibility in this according to the statements below State law authorizing the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation calls for a seven-member Board of Directors to oversee the lottery's creation and ongoing operation. The Board, comprised of business people from across the state, meets regularly to set policy and maintain appropriate oversight. Dennis Bottorff, ChairmanLowell Perry Jr. Jim Hill, Vice ChairmanMarvell Mitchell Claire Tucker,
Sep 15, 2007, 2:34 pm - four4me - Lottery News

Man sues S.C. Lottery, claiming the state is misleading ticket buyersNews Story
A Charleston County, South Carolina, man has sued the state lottery for fraud, claiming false advertising caused him to buy scratch-off lottery tickets for prizes already claimed.Pete Cuming filed the lawsuit one week after a state audit revealed the lottery, in a single year, sold nearly $20 million worth of tickets in 16 scratch-off games after all the contests' top prizes were awarded. His lawyers are seeking class action status, saying the millions of dollars represent thousands of misled ti
Dec 30, 2005, 6:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery Ad Contract Under ScrutinyNews Story
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Wednesday she wants to know more about a $19 million advertising contract for the state lottery that was the subject of a critical audit earlier this month.Her questions center on the results of a report by Auditor General William Holland that shows R.J. Dale Advertising Public Relations had received $7.1 million to promote the state lottery, but could demonstrate only $2 million worth of work. We have reached out to the auditor general and we will b
May 18, 2005, 9:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Reducing Lottery RewardsNews Story
Some Florida legislators figure that the way to sell more lottery tickets is to reduce the size or number of prizes the players can win. It's something that will be attempted during the 2004 session that begins in March -- and, given the financial philosophy of this Legislature, it has a good chance of passage.This is, after all, the same Legislature that set in motion the largest telephone rate hike in state history using the logic that if rates were increased, there would be more competition f
Jan 9, 2004, 5:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

State auditor general to audit Pennsylvania Lottery, with special focus on high-frequency winnersNews Story
State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced a new performance audit of the Pennsylvania Lottery Wednesday, with a special emphasis on studying the state-run gaming franchise's protections against being ripped off by players or retailers who are intentionally gaming the system. Last fiscal year, Pennsylvania Lottery players bought $4.5 billion in game tickets and claimed more than $2.9 billion in prizes, DePasquale said in announcing the new review at the state Capitol. Seniors, lottery
Dec 4, 2019, 3:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
You are the exact scary voter that is ruining America. You perceive yourself to be fully informed yet you have not a clue. Is this the same IRS under Obama that went after the Tea Party groups not-for-profit status prohibiting them from fully participating in the 2012 election? Of course, you probably think Lois Lerner did nothing wrong because she also walked away a free woman, as did Hillary. So the IRS says there is nothing that precludes Trump from releasing his tax returns while under audit
Jul 28, 2016, 6:08 pm - Long Odds - Lottery News

Audit: Florida lottery department keeps shaky recordsNews Story
The agency overseeing the Florida lottery doesn't exactly have the winning ticket when it comes to keeping track of its taxpayer-funded property. At least, that's the conclusion of a review conducted by the office of the state auditor general, David W. Martin. Auditors used the Florida Department of the Lottery's own records, and determined that as of July 31, 2013, millions of dollars in public property purchased and used by the department was poorly accounted for. As a result, officials
Jun 18, 2014, 5:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

State/s with no Pre testsReply
I'm pretty certain they all do pre-tests, because it is a standard part of the audit that ensures the machines are working before and after each draw. Speaking of which, are you aware that there are post-test draws also? I'm not sure if they all do post-tests, but I have definitely seen some cases where they are conducted. That, along with some other audit procedures, can account for the reason why the results are not published a second after the draw. They verify that the draw occurred fairl
Sep 16, 2012, 6:41 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum