Internal investigation concludes Tipton acted alone to rig lottery drawings

Comment #25

Bleudog101 — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:45:20 GMT

Tipton could go work for IGT (International Gaming Technology); the Kentucky lottery where you can buy tickets on line is DOWN AGAIN. He could fix this mess once and for all!!

IGT said we're having problems with the KY Lottery and to try again this afternoon.

Comment #24

ArizonaDream — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:15:23 GMT

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/302131

The earlier story says they found tampered code and were able to duplicate the draw results. Now they can't find evidence?

What am I missing?

This current investigation sounds more like a whitewash to protect MUSL's reputation.

Comment #23

LiveInGreenBay — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:00:08 GMT

Hey Moto... Every time you turn around someone hacks or screws with computers. Who's making the lottery look bad? The people moving mechanical balls to computers or the hackers? Personally, I hope he gets away with it. Teach them a lesson. Will they learn? Nope.

Comment #22

MotoX2 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:19:03 GMT

This guy is a slimeball and makes the lottery look bad. I hope he gets sentenced 25 years to life.

Comment #21

Kingofearth — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 01:52:23 GMT

Did he buy the ticket or not? If he did: He wouldn't be able to collect it as he was forbidden from playing at the time. If he didn't: He wouldn't be able to collect it as it wasn't him who got it. The wrongful conviction lawsuit is possible, but not the jackpot.

Comment #20

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:58:25 GMT

I have a prediction on this case. A jury will throw out Tiptons conviction for lack of evidence. The lottery will be forced to pay him those jackpots and he will also sue the lottery for wrongful prosecution. This guy could end up being the Robinsons neighbor.

Comment #19

KY Floyd — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:54:15 GMT

The team's extensive review did not locate 'proof' of 'fraud or any other wrongdoing' such as 'manipulation' or 'prohibited play,' according to the four-page report

That does seem to cover any of the things he was accused of. I hope they didn't hurt themselves when they rushed down to the courthouse to have his conviction set aside.

Comment #18

Kingofearth — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 03:24:51 GMT

Considering how (un)professional their security and investigative departments have shown themselves to be, i wouldn't be surprised if no one would bat an eye at Tipton putting ping pong balls into the machine.

Comment #17

MonEl — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:33:45 GMT

Tipton needs to sue them for having been wrongfully convicted.

Comment #16

MonEl — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:31:23 GMT

If there was no crime, they don't have to refund.

Comment #15

MonEl — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:29:19 GMT

Is buying winning numbers a crime? Even if you do it several times or often.

Comment #14

MonEl — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:26:53 GMT

If mathematicians and the state lotteries say that you can't predict lottery numbers, because random events can't be predicted and you do predict lottery numbers, What then, Did you cheat and they don't have to pay you because you did what can't be done?

Or are they wrong and they have to pay you? What if you win often, How can mathematicians be wrong

Comment #13

MonEl — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:19:01 GMT

I would think that if there is no body of proof that then there is no guilt either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_delicti

How can they say that he is guilty if there is no proof of crime?

Don't they say that innocent until proven guilty ?

And there is no proof of wrong doing, there is no body of proof.

He could not have done by the use of telekinesis as there is no such thing, ergo he is not guilty.

Suppositions are just suppositions and nothing else.

Comment #12

helpmewin — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 22:10:49 GMT

Comment #11

LiveInGreenBay — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 20:14:54 GMT

Again... If he entered that room with a pocket full of ping pong balls no one would have noticed? LOL! I rest my case. If he scammed the scamers, more power to him.

Comment #10

Kingofearth — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:55:09 GMT

Surveillance footage showed Tipton entering the draw room, which housed the two number-generating computers, one month before the winning numbers were drawn, allegedly to update the dates on the computers. The next month, both computers were wiped, according to court records.

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/305412

Comment #9

LiveInGreenBay — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:34:10 GMT

About two months ago I emailed the Wisconsin lottery. My question was... Are the RNG computers separate from the lottery mainframe? They told me the RNG computers were indeed separate. There is no internet connection. The RNG computers (three of them) are locked in a secure cabinet, in a locked room on a secure floor.

My assumption is... Those computers are surrounded by video cameras and no single person is allowed in that room. That being the case, how did Tipton do this? If he in fact did... [ More ]

Comment #8

RJOh — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:04:31 GMT

Tipton's attorney, Dean Stowers, said Wednesday that the report shows his client was wrongfully convicted based on a now-discredited theory.

Sounds like any winner that picks his own numbers has to be suspected of cheating. Obviously there is a flaw in their system or Tipton would rot have been able to pick so many winners. They just weren't smart enough to find it.

Comment #7

LiveInGreenBay — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:37:59 GMT

So the only proof they have is that he bought six winning tickets in different states. Maybe he's just very lucky.

Comment #6

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:57:26 GMT

This news article was in Lottery Post on Feb 4, 2016 First lawsuit in state lottery-fixing scandal seeks millions

A Des Moines law firm filed a lawsuit Wednesday on Dawson's behalf seeking to declare that his Hot Lotto jackpot in May 2011 should have been nearly three times as big, had the previous one not been fixed.

He sued claiming that had Tipton not won the previous jackpot by fraud, he would have won an additional $10 mil cash when he won his jackpot.

Comment #5

CARBOB — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:21:28 GMT

I think MUSL may want to do some rethinking, if he was wrongly convicted. Put him in charge of MUSL or send him to Florida. He can't be no crooked than the ones we have. They are stealing the Florida players blind.

Comment #4

ieatdirt — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 05:01:22 GMT

I've read a few stories about this and maybe somewhat cursory. However I've yet to see any mention of how MUSL intends to compensate those who may have been stiffed as a result of the fraud. They should at least refund the monies received for the tainted draws, assuming you can prove you bought a ticket. Has this been addressed in any way

Comment #3

LottoBux — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 04:22:22 GMT

So What Time Will Tipton Actually Serve If Any

Comment #2

spartan1707 — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:49:00 GMT

Proves my point. They refuse to show what actually happen for it will reveal how they manipulate the numbers for pick3\4\5..Hot lotto,Cash5 ect...ect They are the ones who push for privacy laws to protect those who when aka win and don't wish to be known. Ringers in the system. He won and they got mad for he used their very system against them. Now for him to be set free, but they paid for a conviction soooooo.

Comment #1

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 02:15:47 GMT

The truth will prevail and the guilty will be punished.

Internal investigation concludes Tipton acted alone to rig lottery drawings

Lottery Post — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 01:40:00 GMT

An internal investigation into a national jackpot-fixing scandal has concluded that a single former lottery employee was responsible for any drawings that were manipulated, but it failed to uncover proof of his guilt.

The report for the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) found that the group's former security director, Eddie Tipton, worked independently to commit any fraud without help from current or former employees. But investigators also said they failed to determine how he pulled it... [ More ]