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Ohio Lottery cashing services restored after 'cybersecurity incident' in DecemberNews Story
Weeks after a cybersecurity incident at the Ohio Lottery made it next to impossible to cash in winning tickets over $599, the Lottery said all options are again available. The downside is that The Ohio Lottery confirmed that an unauthorized third-party likely gained access to customer and retailer information. The Lottery announced on Jan. 10 that it resumed allowing players to cash in winning tickets for $599, weeks after the agency fell victim to a Dec. 24 cybersecurity incident where
Jan 29, 2024, 8:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

One lottery ticket in Pennsylvania wins $206.9 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Updated with retailer that sold the winning ticket By Kate Northrop A single ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched all six numbers in the Powerball lottery drawing Wednesday night, lottery officials announced today. Someone in Pennsylvania is holding a ticket worth $206.9 million. The winner will have the option to take the cash payment of $122.4 million instead of the annuity. The winning ticket was sold at Sheetz located at 205 North Center Avenue in New Stanton. The retailer wil
Aug 4, 2022, 1:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts store clerk steals player's winning scratch-off ticket worth $1,000Reply
Can a Massachusetts retailer pay out $1,000 winning ticket? Everywhere I've lived (CO and OR) anything $600 and up has to be claimed at the Lottery Claims office. Also, how good is the MA lottery app? I ask because the Oregon app was great, you scanned a winning ticket and it told you how much you won with a little fireworks graphic. The Colorado lottery app however, sucks hard. If you scan a ticket it will either say sorry this ticket is not a winner or it will say this ticket may be a winn
Jul 20, 2021, 2:23 pm - shy1979 - Lottery News

Wildfires cause shutdown of some Oregon Lottery gamesNews Story
2020 continues to challenge the lottery and gaming industry By Kate Northrop 2020 just doesn't seem to let up, with wildfires in Oregon causing 115 of the state's lottery retailers to lose connection to the fiber-optic cables that support the selling of most lottery games. Over the weekend, 95 retailers in the Portland area and 25 on the coast were rendered unable to sell any video lottery games, Keno, and traditional draw games like Mega Millions and Powerball. Only instant scratch-off
Sep 23, 2020, 5:28 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts retailers resist Lottery's push for online salesReply
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, at least five other states Kentucky, Illinois, Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire have authorized their lotteries to sell at least some products on the internet. Wonder exactly how many and why Mass retailers are resisting Online lottery sales unless of course it's because the lottery will offer all games Online. But considering 67.7% of all Mass Lottery sales are scratch-off/instant tickets with another 6.1% in number games sales,
Jul 9, 2019, 12:53 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery investigation highlights difficult balance between security and profitsReply
That was not a very good report card. I think the comment that they don't want to stop the cheaters/lottery because they want the money it provides the state. As always follow the money. This lack of followup is what let Iowan Tipton steal millions with number manipulation almost right under their nose. Music you got one right, never trust any retailer. As for rewarding them? Not in this life. Their reward was in selling the winning ticket. Let the retailer take care of their employee(s) if t
Jun 6, 2017, 9:03 pm - lejardin - Lottery News

2 found guilty, 1 acquitted in $2 million Hoosier Lottery scamNews Story
A Marion County jury has found two of the three persons accused in a $2 million scam involving a bogus winning Hoosier Lottery ticket guilty on multiple counts, while a third defendant was found not guilty. Found guilty Wednesday were Ashlee Campbell Parsley, 30, and her brother-in-law, Jackie Parsley II, 35. Meanwhile, the charges against Joseph Parsley, 32, Ashlee Parsley's husband and Jackie Parsley II's brother, were dismissed by Marion Superior Court Judge Grant W. Hawkins prior to cl
Apr 28, 2017, 9:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Trial set to start for 3 people charged in $2M Hoosier Lottery scam caseReply
Well they are not getting away with it. I didn't know IN. State law prohibits the retailer or the employee of the retailer from buying tickets from a busi- ness authorized to sell lottery tickets. This mean even if they wanted to play they couldn't purchase a ticket at another store or vending machine. WOW!
Apr 26, 2017, 11:59 pm - cbr$ - Lottery News

Online lottery sales not approved by Massachusetts lawmakersReply
As somebody pointed out, the IRS defines it as gambling winnings so if the prize is $600 like the KY pick-3 pays, the winnings are $599. The KY Lottery agents do not issue a W-2G on $1 pick-3 winning straight ticket. Under your ten $500 winning tickets scenario, no W-2G would not be issued so no winnings are reported to the IRS. The KY lottery offers MM, PB, and its state game Cash Ball Online along with several instant play games some with prizes up to $50,000. Any wager winning over $600 is
Aug 3, 2016, 11:23 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Audit: Stores buying Michigan lottery tickets from playersReply
Once again, still not true, only technically. If I win scratchoffs or jackpots that are under $500, I will get cash in my hand from the retailer and no one is the wiser. If you are not intelligent, you will deposit in the bank and file it with the IRS, but that is your choice and your problem. You can go to the casino everyday, win $100 and there is no documentation or paper trail which will require you to pay any taxes, and that is reality. If I win $100 on a scratchoff, I walk in, hand the ret
Nov 19, 2014, 9:40 pm - VenomV12 - Lottery News