Software error stalls validation of some winning D.C. lottery tickets

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:46:10 GMT

Glitch delayed winnings for several dozen ticketholders; cause still sought

A mysterious software bug in 17 lottery machines used by the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board in Washington left several dozen winning instant ticketholders unable to immediately cash their prize tickets last week.

The problem, according to Jay Young, chief operating officer of the lottery board, was tracked to the proprietary software that validates instant tickets with winning numbers, but the exac... [ More ]