Virginia winners may have to pay for Lottery's mistake

Comment #6

jump1900 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:21:50 GMT

Statement From The Virginia Lottery About Fast Play Super 7s

October 20, 2008

The Virginia Lottery sincerely apologizes for the error with its new game Fast Play Super 7 s.

Unfortunately, there was a technical problem when the software was loaded on the computer gaming system. The problem caused misprinted tickets. Thanks to the Lottery s retail partners, the error was caught by 9:00 a.m. Sunday, October 19 and the Lottery stopped selling the game immediately. The Lottery sold

Comment #5

MaddMike51 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:13:39 GMT

I seriously doubt if GTECH will be going bankrupt anytime soon.They are one of the major players in computerized lotterys in the world.

Comment #4

savagegoose — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:17:22 GMT

but what if g tech go bankrupt?

then its up to the tax payer to bail out g tech and pay the people with winning tickets

Comment #3

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:14:47 GMT

Well said.

Comment #2

spy153 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:52:56 GMT

I agree completely! Computer errors are human errors somewhere down the line. The players shouldn't be the ones disappointed.

Comment #1

MaddMike51 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:38:59 GMT

The state should pay those that had a winning ticket,refund the price of a ticket to those that had a losing ticket and send the bill to GTECH because the errors were GTECH's fault.

Virginia winners may have to pay for Lottery's mistake

Lottery Post — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:33:31 GMT

Sometimes lotto luck lies underneath the surface of a scratch-off ticket. Sometimes it lies in the bounce of a ball. And sometimes it lies with the Virginia attorney general's office.

Hundreds of players thought they had struck gold when lottery terminals errantly spit out tickets that appeared to have won them as much as $7,777. Turns out it was a computer programming error, not lady luck.

Now the state's top lawyers will consult with the Virginia Lottery to decide whether the players get... [ More ]