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Another $1.2M Hot Lotto jackpot rigged by Tipton, officials sayNews Story
Ticket was sold in Oklahoma A $1.2 million jackpot-winning Hot Lotto ticket sold in Oklahoma in 2011 has been connected to a former security official of a multi-state lottery vendor accused of rigging lotteries in four different states, a lottery official said Friday. Oklahoma Lottery Director Rollo Redburn said a criminal investigation in Iowa has been expanded to include the winning ticket sold at the Miki Mart in Idabel in November 2011. Eddie Tipton, a former security director of th
Nov 21, 2015, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Florida lawmakers move to allow lottery sales as gas pumps, ATMsNews Story
Florida legislators are moving forward with a bill that would allow lottery tickets to be sold anywhere you can swipe a credit card, including gas pumps and ATMs. Under this bill, you could get your Powerball, Mega Millions and Florida Lotto tickets at the gas pump, said the bill's sponsor, State Rep. Holly Raschein (R-Key Largo). It will generate new money for education without expenditure of taxpayer dollars. As expected, any attempted change in lottery laws brings out the anti-gamblin
Nov 18, 2015, 9:12 am - Lottery News

NY judge sides with attorney general against fantasy sports websitesNews Story
New York convinced a state court late Monday to reject demands from DraftKings and FanDuel two popular fantasy sports operators to issue restraining orders blocking the state attorney general from making good on his threats to shut them down in New York. The state's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, is demanding that the world's leading online fantasy sports wagering websites stop operating in New York because he claims they're too much like a lottery, even though New York operates a state
Nov 17, 2015, 10:44 am - Lottery News

Suspended CT lottery game had too many winnersNews Story
The Connecticut Lottery and state Department of Consumer Protection shut down the 5 Card Cash game after noticing there were more winners than the game's parameters should have allowed, and determining that some lottery agents were manipulating machines to print more winning tickets and fewer losers. The investigation is ongoing, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan Harris said Friday afternoon, but lottery retailers found to have cheated could face criminal charges. Loss of license
Nov 13, 2015, 10:06 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery suspends 5 Card Cash sales after retailers found cheatingNews Story
Game sales should resume next week Includes video report The Connecticut Lottery has halted the sales and payouts for its 5 Card Cash game after it learned some retailers might have been cheating the system. According to Connecticut Lottery officials, some retailers might have intentionally manipulated the reporting mechanism on the lottery terminals for their own personal gain. Officials did not say which retailers or exactly how the terminals were being manipulated. The game was su
Nov 13, 2015, 10:26 am - Lottery News

Florida lawmakers seek to automate lottery ticket salesNews Story
The Florida Lottery and education in the state go hand in hand, with the department contributing more than $28 billion to education trust funds since 1988. Lawmakers think they can get that number to up with a bill that would make it easier for consumers to buy a ticket. The idea for automated lottery terminals comes from a state study where it has been noted for two years in a row that ticket automation could increase revenues. The Florida Lottery is coming off a record-breaking month. Mo
Nov 10, 2015, 8:30 am - Lottery News

California Lottery computer glitch shuts down terminalsNews Story
It's an unlucky day for the California Lottery. A computer glitch on Monday shut down lottery terminals around the state, preventing players from getting numbers for Powerball and other games. Only the scratch-off tickets were still being sold. Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso says there was a loss of signal that prevented the terminals from connecting to the system that generates the numbers. Traverso says about 350 out of 22,000 stores were affected, some for as long as five hours, but
Nov 10, 2015, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Australian woman's winnings stolen after she posts selfie with winning ticketNews Story
Includes audio report By Todd Northrop A Perth, Australia, woman who won $825 on the Melbourne Cup horse race was shocked to find someone else claimed her winnings before she could, using details from her celebratory Facebook selfie. Chantelle told radio station Triple M she was thrilled to have won hundreds after picking 101-to-1 shot Cup winner Prince of Penzance. She posted a selfie of herself posing with the winning ticket to celebrate. When we found out we naturally took a bit o
Nov 4, 2015, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery warns about Powerball scam spreading through FacebookNews Story
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission is warning the public of a new scam that is affecting Facebook users nationwide. The Oklahoma Lottery says there is a post circulating on Facebook that allows users to click on a link taking them to a website claiming the Powerball is giving away $1 million jackpot instantly. The website address reportedly includes various misspellings of Powerball, including Powerbooll and Pawerball. Officials say there is also a letter circulating with a fake offer fro
Oct 22, 2015, 12:34 pm - Lottery News

Texas authorities had previously investigated brother of lottery cheatNews Story
By Todd Northrop The outrageous Hot Lotto rigging scandal that started in Iowa is now spreading into other states including Texas. Officials are taking a second look at a $570,000 winning multi-state lottery ticket purchased a decade ago in Colorado by a Central Texas judge. The investigation does not involve the Texas state lottery. Tommy Tipton, the subject of the investigation, is a Fayette County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3, based in Flatonia. According to records from the T
Oct 14, 2015, 10:01 am - Lottery News