Connecticut Lottery retailer license suspended after illegal slot machines discovered

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wander73 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:48:28 GMT

im just here for the comments.

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KY Floyd — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:24:58 GMT

where they discovered five operational slot machines.

Were they simply operational or were they being actively used?

Investigators found that the machines were turned off but plugged in and were capable of printing a paper ticket in the chance of a win, which could be redeemed at another location. The machines were padlocked, but Bhura was only able to provide agents with a key to three of the machines.

I guess that's a no . Even if they were being used there's a lot of irony in th... [ More ]

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grwurston — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:05:08 GMT

YW. It took Md a long time to even open the first casino in Sept 2010. Until then residents were going to all the neighboring states to play.

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billybucks — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:10:25 GMT

Other than losing his lottery license nothing will happen to him but that in itself is going to be fairly costly to him.

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Bleudog101 — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:47:03 GMT

Thanks for the info. Lesson learned about MD lottery.

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grwurston — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:00:59 GMT

Here's a few.

PRIZES

All Maryland Lottery retailers are authorized to redeem winning tickets with prizes of $600 or less. Winning tickets up to $5,000 can be redeemed at Expanded Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) retail locations. Maryland s six licensed casinos are authorized to redeem winning Lottery tickets valued up to $25,000. Prizes larger than $25,000 must be claimed at the Lottery s Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only .

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Tucker Black — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:05:52 GMT

Right, the feds (who oversee no lottery games at all) are going to test RNGs because some people are nuts and make outrageous claims.

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Tucker Black — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:03:30 GMT

What casino cashes lottery tickets

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Petrust99 — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:52:46 GMT

No big deal ...

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Brock Lee — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:34:03 GMT

they're trying to get a bigger fish by going after the small fish first. the guy they arrested doesn't even have the keys to the padlocks on some of the machines, lol. i hope the cut he was getting was big enough to justify all the trouble he's in now, but i doubt it was.

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grwurston — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:25:16 GMT

You can walk into a casino and cash your lottery ticket, but you can't walk into a lottery retailer, cash your lottery ticket and play a slot machine in the back. Probably because the casinos want you to cash your lottery ticket and hit their slots instead.

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billybucks — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:12:15 GMT

They way overreacted. Just telling the guy to get rid of the machines or they will suspend his lottery contract would have been enough punishment for an initial violation. Yet they allow Draft Kings and Fan Duel among others to charge .20 lines + on major league baseball games.

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sully16 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:11:17 GMT

oopsy doopsy, have fun in prison.

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Stat$talker — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:02:26 GMT

Wonder when the FEDz are gonna do random on-site visitz to Retail Store'z Lottery Terminalz, ..Ensure certain sides of townz aren't biasely spittin out winning tickets...cauze

There'z a BIG difference btween...

CAVIAR Poke N Beanz

-Stat$talker

Connecticut Lottery retailer license suspended after illegal slot machines discovered

Lottery Post — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:15:58 GMT

Raid on lottery retailer confirmed illegal gambling activities

By Kate Northrop

A Connecticut Lottery retailer had its license suspended and its owner arrested after investigators discovered illegal slot machines on the premises.

Officials suspended the lottery sales license of a Connecticut Lottery retailer after agents discovered multiple gambling machines being housed at the business.

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