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Canadian man loses $27 million lottery jackpot by 7 secondsReply
If it were his own numbers I would empathize. The same numbers might not have been pulled had the machine produced the ticket even a second earlier. He should not feel robbed, and I think it was silly to sue. I also think it's weird that the machine doesn't go offline for an hour or two after the cut off time for each official drawing. He was told as much and accepted the ticket anyway. It might have been his strategy to play minutes before the drawing. I know people who do this.
Jan 30, 2015, 11:43 am - Original Bey - Lottery News

Montana's $1M lottery raffle winner sued for half of prizeReply
Yes, I use one in the grocery store sometimes, but I mostly buy my tickets at a locally owned (as are all here in Texas) liquor store because the retailer's cut would stay here in town and not go to some out-of-state corporation. I hope that if the store ever sells a winning ticket, the owner would give bonuses to his employees. The downside of using a machine is that they sometimes malfunction - it's happened to me three times before and I had to stay at the machine until management came to sor
Jan 10, 2015, 8:27 pm - mikeintexas - Lottery News

Store clerk's mistake helps N.Y. man win $10 millionReply
I am waiting for the lottery machine to make a mistake and print out the winning ticket for me LOL
Feb 27, 2014, 9:40 am - dpoly1 - Lottery News

$230 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot rollsReply
Run the $5 play slip twice through the lottery machine, and you have spent $10 to qualify for the $2 free ticket.
Dec 1, 2013, 11:18 am - THRIFTY - Lottery News

$300 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge salesReply
I hope it rolls over, since I went to buy my PB ticket and the machine locked me out -- I ordered a half minute too late!
Aug 4, 2013, 12:37 am - HaveABall - Lottery News

Winning $217M Powerball ticket sold in VirginiaReply
And... the ticket was bought at the Lottery Express (self-service) machine located in the airport atrium.
Feb 9, 2013, 8:29 am - Artist77 - Lottery News

Ct. man claims he lost $254M Powerball ticketReply
Phew! I found the ticket in my washing machine. Everyone can carry on.
Nov 8, 2011, 1:47 am - CowboysFan - Lottery News

Undercover lottery investigation tests store clerks' honestyReply
I watched this segment on Dateline, and I was surprised they didn't mention the store clerks (and even some managers!...) scratching-off tickets they don't buy until a winning ticket is scratched that will pay for the non-winners, and they pocket the difference. This is one problem among many I have with playing scratcher games. Other irritating aspects of this type of gaming include store clerks not refilling the machines, tickets displayed on the machine that are different than the tickets dis
Sep 7, 2010, 11:01 pm - Daveyl - Lottery News

Lottery harder to win in Atlantic CanadaReply
How about a machine like an ATM that you can scan the ticket (it could require that the machine keep the ticket it scans) and then dispenses cash if the amount won is small, or if it cannot then print out a claim form! Already at the racetrack and the casino you can usually scan and cash in tickets at kiosks. Or they'll come out with a Lottery Card that is used to buy and redeem tickets and you'd put it in an ATM to transfer funds in or out. Better yet make everything online! The only people i
May 15, 2007, 8:49 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery winners not in a hurry to claim prizesReply
I believe the reason so many have not come forward may be because the MACHINES HAVE NOT WORKED. These people may not have checked their numbers and just relied on the retailers' machines, which can report incorrectly. I have seen this first hand... the machine read the ticket wrong, but I already knew it was a winner, so the clerk kept trying. It FINALLY told the clerk that I was a winner. I know of one person who threw away their ticket from one of these locations that have unclaimed prize
Jun 29, 2006, 7:36 pm - runner9175 - Lottery News