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Millionaire senator wins $853K in lotteryNews Story
You might not expect the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to go around buying lottery tickets, but Sen. Judd Gregg is glad he did.On a whim prompted by the frenzy over Wednesday's $340 million Powerball jackpot, the New Hampshire Republican bought a ticket that matched five of the six numbers in the Powerball game.He collected a $853,492 check Thursday.Gregg spent $20 on tickets this week at a Washington gas station, allowing the ticket machine to generate his numbers at random. As he was
Oct 20, 2005, 9:40 pm - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery adds self-service ticket machinesNews Story
The California Lottery placed an order with GTECH Corporation which among other things, will allow residents to purchase lottery tickets at self-service machines.The GTECH order included a variety of lottery products including additional Altura terminals, Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMs), and other self-service lottery solutions. GTECH is constantly looking for ways to enhance the performance of our lottery customers, while, at the same time, considering the various needs of retailers and
Sep 1, 2005, 5:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho man, 22, wins Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
A 22-year-old restaurant manager is the winner of Wednesday's $18.7 million Powerball jackpot.Eric Kyle bought the $1 Powerball ticket on a whim at a Big Smoke store last Tuesday, and didn't realize he held the winner until he saw news reports on Thursday. I was instantly shaking, Kyle said during a news conference at Idaho Lottery headquarters Thursday afternoon. It's something I dreamed about for a long time. After waking his roommate to check the numbers, Kyle called lottery officials. Then
Feb 25, 2005, 1:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Girl struck by lightning, wins lotteryReply
Children can be good luck charms lol. I once walked by a scratch ticket machine at my store carrying my 1 year old son. I asked which one should mommy get? He proceeded to point to the $1.oo sticket featuring a cow. So I bought it and scratched it in the car...lo and behold, I won $10.00! Most I've ever won sadly, but I won!! So I guess take your baby with you, or rub some passing childs head before making your pick. Thank god they come equipt w/luck. We don't want people pushing their kids out
Jun 20, 2008, 8:29 pm - Lotto*Love - Lottery News

Delware Lottery renews contract with Scientific GamesReply
A cooperative services agreement is where the vendor basically does everything, from marketing the game through the supply chain. Here's a link to the cooperative services page at Scientific Games: http://www.scientificgames.com/sgcorp/coop_services.aspAs far as I know, Scientific Games does not offer a drawing computer; just the systems that track the numbers played (among other things).I do agree with Greg as far as Delaware's awful computerized drawings are concerned. If I were a Delaware re
Dec 6, 2005, 7:56 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery News

Fla. Lottery official arrested on bribery chargesNews Story
A Florida Lottery district manager was arrested on bribery charges Friday after allegedly accepting payment from a Gainesville store owner he thought was seeking preferential treatment in getting a lottery ticket machine. Instead, the store owner was helping the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which was monitoring the action and arrested Donnie Hampton, district manager of the Florida Lottery's Jacksonville-Gainesville office, said Sharon Gogerty, an FDLE spokeswoman. Hampton was ac
Jul 28, 2003, 3:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

CVS employee accused of stealing $1 million lottery ticketReply
The article doesn't make clear whether the Illinois Lottery initially accepted the million dollar claim. If yes, that raises some questions. 1. Why would they accept a claim for a ticket that's cut in half. 2. Did they acknowledge the instant ticket machine malfunctioned. 3. Why didn't they investigate the sale further, such as viewing video - many lotteries do for top prize winners, especially when there are suspected irregularities. Again, this illustrates why lottery retailers and its empl
Nov 21, 2017, 10:27 pm - Ron5995 - Lottery News

Duo facing felony charges in lottery theft schemeReply
Nice thing about ticket machine dispensers...money first. Not so nice thing, when the tickets get jammed and no one will fix it. ! These suspects gambled at their own risk..... Stores in my area have nightly audits, Even a dollar off on the machines..... sends a red flag... For a store owner to not have audits in place.....rather foolish. Every ticket is counted and accounted for.
Apr 11, 2017, 10:00 pm - TheGameGrl - Lottery News

Canadian Super 7 lottery winner heads back to workNews Story
It's back to work for Shawn MacDonald even if this morning he is Canada's newest multi-millionaire. No, I have no plans to change any of that, the 33-year-old federal civil servant said yesterday as he picked up a check for $7.5 million. I'll just live my life as I always did. MacDonald, originally from Cape Breton but now working for the immigration department of the federal government in Halifax, picked up a ticket for last Friday's Atlantic Lottery Super 7 draw during a visit to a mall.He us
Sep 21, 2004, 6:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Whole Lotto troubleNews Story
As California jackpot fever heats up, sellers hope problem-plagued new machines keep workingWith today's California SuperLotto Plus lottery jackpot at $96 million, convenience store manager Gurjit Singh was hoping for a little luck.And not just because he wants to win.Singh also was concerned about the condition of his new satellite-fed lottery ticket machine, which has failed to dispense tickets a few times since it was installed last month.Staring at the biggest jackpot of the year, even a sho
Oct 22, 2003, 3:47 am - Todd - Lottery News