Lottery News for April 2019

April 2019

Monday, April 29, 2019

Lottery-scamming brothers avoid asset seizures by transferring property to their mother 9:50 pm - Two brothers who were behind the largest lottery scam in U.S. history and owe more than $2.3 million in unpaid restitution and court fees recently transferred several properties they owned to their mother. 22 comments (last)

Friday, April 26, 2019

North Carolina grandfather gives lottery winnings to granddaughter 1:42 pm - A North Carolina woman will be 'lucky for life' and be able to pay for college, thanks to her grandfather. 24 comments (last)

Tennessee man hits $2 million lottery, says 'I'm still a redneck' 12:51 pm - Timothy Seratt has lived paycheck to paycheck his whole life, but after winning $2 million dollars in the Tennessee Lottery this week, he said he'd like to invest and not just "blow of all it". 16 comments (last)

UK Lottery refuses to pay out £4 million win on suspicions ticket was bought with stolen bank card 10:43 am - UK Lottery officials have refused to pay out a £4 million (US$5.2 million) jackpot to two players who they suspect had purchased the winning ticket with a stolen debit card. 28 comments (last)

Texas Lottery to add new Fireball feature to Pick 3 and Daily 4 8:53 am - Texas Lottery players will soon have more chances to win when they play Pick 3 and Daily 4 by purchasing Fireball, a new add-on feature for both daily draw games. 13 comments (last)

Alabama Senate passes lottery bill 8:14 am - Without a vote to spare, a plan to let Alabama voters have their say on a state lottery for the first time in 20 years stayed alive today. 5 comments (last)

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Thinking of going off the grid after winning the lottery? Not so fast 3:29 pm - Everyone dreams of it: having a small piece of paper with the right numbers printed on it and winning the life-changing $200 million, $700 million or $1 billion jackpot. But what happens after you win? 22 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Canada lotteries changing biggest games to computerized drawings 6:19 pm - Starting mid-May, players of Canada's two largest multi-province lottery games will no longer be able to rely on real lottery ball drawings to choose the winning numbers. 14 comments (last)

GOP bill would keep Wisconsin lottery winners secret 2:28 pm - Two Republican lawmakers are introducing a bill that would allow lottery winners in Wisconsin to remain anonymous. 20 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Wisconsin man, 24, claims $768.4M Powerball lottery jackpot 3:04 pm - The winner of a Powerball lottery ticket worth $768.4 million has been revealed. He is 24-year-old Manuel Franco of West Allis. 55 comments (last)

Inexperienced lottery player's confusion leads to $150,000 prize 10:33 am - A novice lottery player in Oregon who ended up confused while trying to buy a Powerball ticket had his inexperience pay off when he won $150,000. 7 comments (last)

Friday, April 19, 2019

Alabama lawmakers head toward lottery vote 2:23 pm - Alabama lawmakers are heading toward a vote on lottery legislation, with the goal of eventually putting the proposal up to a statewide vote. 8 comments (last)

Lottery first-timer nearly threw out $387,000 prize 9:43 am - A first-time lottery player in New Jersey said a mistake when checking her tickets nearly landed her $387,391 jackpot winner in the trash. 8 comments (last)

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Long-lost $50,000 lottery ticket found one day before expiration 12:27 pm - A Missouri couple found a lottery ticket in their glove compartment and discovered it was a $50,000 winner just one day before it would have expired. 10 comments (last)

Arizona becomes latest state to shield lottery winners' names 8:51 am - Arizona joined a growing number of states allowing winners of big lottery jackpots to stay anonymous Wednesday after Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation letting winners of jackpots of $100,000 or more request that their names not be made public. 12 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

NC man 'counting his blessings' after winning lottery ticket almost blew away 10:00 am - A North Carolina man is "counting his blessings" after beating the almost 1-in-a-million odds to win a lottery prize, according to the NC Education Lottery. 7 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

New giveaway formed after $1 million Iowa Lottery prize goes unclaimed 3:09 pm - The Iowa Lottery released a plan for a new giveaway, funded by the money from an unclaimed prize in Nevada. 8 comments (last)

Mississippi lottery board adopts rules on ethics and records 2:09 pm - The governing board for the upcoming Mississippi Lottery is setting rules for ethics and public records, as well as taking steps to hire bankers to provide financial services and a person to run day-to-day operations. 3 comments (last)

Wisconsin man wins $1.19M on his first sports bet 10:28 am - A Wisconsin man collected $1.19 million after winning a longshot bet on Tiger Woods winning the Masters. 7 comments (last)

Monday, April 15, 2019

Colorado man who unwittingly split a $4.8M jackpot with scammer is fighting the Colorado Lottery 10:14 am - A man who split a winning $4.8 million Colorado Lotto jackpot with two brothers who were eventually convicted of rigging the numbers says he is owed the full amount because he had played the game fairly. 34 comments (last)

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Growing number of states move to shield lottery winners 8:26 am - A growing number of states are moving to allow the winners of big lottery jackpots to stay anonymous as privacy concerns are increasingly trumping lottery groups' wishes to publicize winners to boost sales and show that the games are fair. 32 comments (last)

Friday, April 12, 2019

Man rescues lotto ticket from garbage, wins $25,000 a year for life 11:55 am - A Michigan man will be making $25,000 a year for life after rescuing his lotto ticket from the garbage. 9 comments (last)

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Florida's biggest Powerball winner sues her own son after winnings squandered 4:02 pm - The 90-year-old winner of one of the largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history is suing her own son, alleging that she lost more than $10 million because of how her son and his investment manager handled her money. 62 comments (last)

Powerball winner-turned lawmaker opposes anonymity for lottery prizewinners 10:00 am - A Powerball jackpot winner from Bondurant, Iowa, who was elected to the state legislature says he would oppose efforts to let lottery winners stay anonymous. 38 comments (last)

Audit of California Lottery finds over $305,000 in improper or dubious spending 9:32 am - California Lottery officials tallied more than $305,000 in improper or questionable spending over the last four years that included travel, food, gifts to employees and entertainment expenses, a state audit concluded Tuesday. 11 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

DOJ 'did not address' lotteries in Wire Act opinion, Deputy AG Rosenstein says in memo 4:23 pm - A new memo from the US Department of Justice says that state lotteries are not at all impacted by the DOJ's reinterpretation of the Wire Act, a development that could mean the end of a federal court case brought earlier this year. 6 comments (last)

UK factory worker claims £71 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot 8:26 am - A factory worker who has won £71 million (US$80 million) in the multi-country EuroMillions lottery is quite happy to admit it "bloody well will" change his life. 5 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

$10M North Carolina lottery winner plans to spoil 12 grandkids 7:49 am - A North Carolina grandfather is planning to retire, purchase his dream house, and spoil his 12 grandkids after winning a $10 million lottery prize. 32 comments (last)

Nebraska bill requiring disclosure of lottery odds advances 7:32 am - Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill requiring the state lottery to prominently disclose the odds of winning the biggest available prize in its game advertisements. 4 comments (last)

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Wisconsin Lottery launches new All or Nothing game 12:24 pm - A lottery game format that has grown in popularity in recent years is now finding its way to Wisconsin. 14 comments (last)

Friday, April 5, 2019

Virginia lottery jackpot winners can stay anonymous, starting in July 7:35 pm - A new law passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed by the Governor prohibits the Virginia Lottery from disclosing information about big jackpot winners. 49 comments (last)

Thursday, April 4, 2019

48 hours before deadline, Canadian couple finds $1M lottery ticket in old book 11:27 am - A Montreal couple got a double dose of good fortune after they found a $1 million lottery ticket in an old book just 48 hours before the deadline to claim. 7 comments (last)

2nd lottery bill filed in the Alabama Senate 10:45 am - A second competing lottery bill was filed this week in the Alabama Senate that would establish a state lottery and limit it to paper-based games — a move that has drawn opposition in the past from senators who say it could give a major gambling entity in Alabama a unique advantage over others. 21 comments (last)

Former security chief grilled by CT Lottery lawyer at hearing 10:32 am - A hearing on an ex-lottery official's "whistleblower complaint" grew heated Wednesday over the question of why a Connecticut Lottery Corp. drawing team entered the wrong numbers into a computerized "random number generator" on Jan. 1, 2018, in a million-dollar blunder that required a do-over drawing two weeks later and has never stopped causing trouble since. 5 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Canada's Lotto Max to increase jackpot, add drawing in May 8:35 am - Canadians will soon have a chance to win a bigger lottery jackpot — and twice as often. 16 comments (last)

Man with stage 4 cancer wins lottery, plans to take wife on dream trip 8:28 am - A winning scratch-off lottery ticket has provided a ray of light for a North Carolina man who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. 6 comments (last)

Ireland Lotto winner had bank card declined hours before discovering €1m win 8:10 am - A 23-year-old farmer collected a €1 million (US$1.12 million) prize he had won in the Ireland Lottery just hours after his bank card was declined for lack of funds. 10 comments (last)

Monday, April 1, 2019

Florida Lottery will go offline for systems upgrade on April 15 4:48 pm - Florida Lottery officials say they don't anticipate problems as a multimillion-dollar upgrade of a vending system goes into place this month. 11 comments (last)

Washington Lotto ticket generated with two identical quick picks 8:44 am - Mitch Tracy beat the odds with a recent lottery ticket, but it didn't turn him into a millionaire. 16 comments (last)