Lottery News for April 2021

April 2021

Friday, April 30, 2021

Lottery Post now live on Instagram 12:10 pm - Starting today, players have a whole new avenue of getting their lottery news, site updates, exciting announcements, and more through Lottery Post's official Instagram account. 25 comments (last)

Thursday, April 29, 2021

UPDATE: New Jersey Lottery restores Fast Play sales following glitch 4:16 pm - The New Jersey Lottery today announced that sales for its Fast Play family of games will be restored this evening after a software issue forced ticket sales offline and provided details regarding compensation for affected tickets. 1 comment (last)

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

New Jersey Lottery suspends Fast Play sales due to software issue 3:18 pm - The New Jersey Lottery announced last night that ticket sales for the Fast Play family of games was suspended due to a vendor software issue. 6 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Michigan man who lost everything in a flood wins $2 million 11:38 am - A Michigan man turned his life around when he won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off a year after he lost everything in a flood. 10 comments (last)

Irish lawmakers look to crack down on private lotteries 7:29 am - Talks of tighter controls in the lottery and gaming industry to prevent bookies and commercial gambling operations from managing their own private lotteries are starting to ramp up in Ireland's Senate. 1 comment (last)

Monday, April 26, 2021

Virginia Lottery announces new Pick 3 and Pick 4 feature 9:44 pm - One week from now, players will have the opportunity to try out the Virginia Lottery's new Pick 3 and Pick 4 Fireball feature. 5 comments (last)

North Carolina Lottery adds Cash 5 Double Play feature 4:08 pm - Saunday marked the release of the North Carolina Lottery's Cash 5 Double Play add-on feature, which gives players the chance to win a prize twice in one night for an extra $1 per play. 2 comments (last)

Multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game starting daily drawings in July 1:04 pm - This morning, the state lotteries participating in the multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game announced that players will get daily opportunities to win $1,000 a day for life starting this summer. 13 comments (last)

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Australian couple hid $100,000 lottery ticket in a safe for eight months 7:39 pm - A man and a woman from Australia purposefully waited eight months to collect their $100,000 prize and kept their winning ticket hidden away in a safe before making the claim. 7 comments (last)

Thursday, April 22, 2021

NJ man admits running illegal "Pick 6" lottery, evades $65,000 in taxes 2:55 pm - A man from Ocean County, New Jersey pleaded guilty to operating an illegal lottery on Tuesday after having drawn in $250,000 in cash proceeds from the scheme. 25 comments (last)

Florida considers partial lottery winner anonymity 9:44 am - Florida lawmakers introduced a new bill that could grant lottery winners of $250,000 or more a three-month period of anonymity before their identity is revealed to the public. 15 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Powerball will stay in Idaho 2:02 pm - The Idaho Lottery today announced that Powerball, Idaho's longest running and most popular lottery game, will continue to be offered in the state. 6 comments (last)

South Carolina Lottery to end participation in Lucky for Life game 1:23 pm - Yesterday, the South Carolina Lottery announced that it will be removing the Lucky for Life multi-state game from its lineup. 4 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Idaho lottery players get a new game and more drawings starting this week 5:39 pm - This week the Idaho Lottery began offering the multi-state 2by2 game for the first time and expanded its in-state Weekly Grand game to daily drawings. 2 comments (last)

Missouri man who won multiple $1,000 lottery prizes finally nabs the $100,000 top prize 5:21 pm - As if he wasn't lucky already, one Missouri man stuck with his favorite lottery game to finally bring home a $100,000 top prize after winning multiple $1,000 prizes in the past. 2 comments (last)

Triple zeroes — Virginia Lottery players cash in on 0-0-0 9:53 am - Yesterday, the Virginia Lottery announced the results and prize payouts of the Pick 3 afternoon drawing in which players broke the bank after the combination 0-0-0 was drawn. 7 comments (last)

Monday, April 19, 2021

UK National Lottery raises minimum age to play the lottery to 18 4:47 pm - In an effort to reduce problem gambling, the National Lottery will be raising the minimum age to play the lottery in the UK from 16 to 18 on Thurs., Apr. 22, 2021. 5 comments (last)

Friday, April 16, 2021

Maryland Lottery director Gordon Medenica to retire 1:33 pm - Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director Gordon Medenica announced on Thursday that he will be retiring from his position as the head of the Agency on June 1. 9 comments (last)

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Legislation allows Montana lottery winners to remain anonymous 11:42 am - The Montana Lottery sent out its first news release Friday listing major lottery prizes won this week without including the names of the winners, following a new law allowing prize winners to remain anonymous. 7 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Alabama Senate passes lottery, gaming legislation 7:57 am - Tuesday night, Alabama state senators passed a constitutional amendment, along with three companion bills, to allow a lottery to be created in the state and allow for casino-style gambling. 9 comments (last)

Monday, April 12, 2021

Anonymous UK winner claims £122 million EuroMillions jackpot 9:10 am - An anonymous EuroMillions ticket holder has become the United Kingdom's fifth-biggest National Lottery winner after their £122 million (US$168 million) jackpot prize was paid out. 24 comments (last)

Friday, April 9, 2021

Daily routine helps Washington man win lottery twice at the same store 5:51 pm - A retiree is walking away from the same retailer with two lottery wins totaling $120,000 thanks to his rinse-and-repeat routine. 6 comments (last)

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Missouri Lottery to join Cash4Life multi-state game 1:04 pm - The Missouri Lottery announced this morning that it will be adding the Cash4Life multi-state game to its lineup, giving players the chance to win $1,000 a day for life. 2 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Pennsylvania man arrested after using scissors and glue to make winning lottery tickets 9:01 pm - Police arrested and jailed a Pennsylvania man on Tuesday after he was caught altering scratch-off lottery tickets to look like winners using scissors and a glue stick. 20 comments (last)

New York woman plans a return trip back to Florida to claim her $1 million prize 1:51 pm - The Florida Lottery announced yesterday that a New York woman had to book a return flight to claim a $1 million prize for a scratch-off ticket she bought while visiting the state. 6 comments (last)

Monday, April 5, 2021

North Carolina Lottery celebrates 15th anniversary 3:40 pm - On Tuesday, March 26, 2006, the North Carolina Education Lottery began selling lottery tickets. 15 years later, over $18 billion has been awarded to players in the form of prizes. 7 comments (last)

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Canadian woman memorializes $13 million Lotto Max jackpot with a tattoo 1:40 pm - A winner from British Columbia is making sure she'll never forget the day she won a $13 million (US$10.3 million) jackpot playing Lotto Max by tattooing the draw date onto her arm. 10 comments (last)