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Alleged high-tech roulette scam "easy to set up"News Story
An alleged high-tech roulette scam that saw three people walk out of a London casino with 1.3 million recently sounds too implausible even for a movie plot.But a physicist who developed a technology-based system that famously beat the wheel in the 1970s has told New Scientist that in theory it would have been fairly easy to carry out with a little know-how and the right tools.Two men and a woman were arrested on 16 March after raking in a huge win over two evenings. Suspicious casino staff are
Mar 25, 2004, 5:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Minnesota retiree scores his second big payout in 2015News Story
Turns out, when it comes to beating long odds, Jeffrey Bock has just the right touch. For the second time this year, the 65-year-old St. Paul retiree has struck lottery gold, with his latest odds-defying reward proving even more lucrative than the first. Bock scored a $100,000 top prize payout by matching all 12 numbers in Sunday's All or Nothing drawing, Minnesota Lottery officials said Tuesday. About eight months ago, Bock won $20,000 with a $2 scratch-off ticket. After Sunday's dr
Sep 2, 2015, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Hampshire crushes lottery winners with new 10% taxNews Story
Two $1M winners rush to get prizes before taxes skyrocket Will higher taxes have the wrong effect and reduce revenue to the state? The day before a massive 10 percent state tax on lottery prizes went into effect in the Granite State, two winners claimed separate $1 million jackpots something never before witnessed by a 20-year veteran of the lottery. Milford High School teacher John Kasparek, 42, of Brookline, took a lump sum cash payment of $650,000 before taxes after a NH Millionaire'
Jul 1, 2009, 8:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Study: N.C. Lottery scammers have cheated state out of $7 millionNews Story
Lottery scammers have cheated North Carolina out of an estimated $7 million in back taxes and delinquent child support since 2009, a non-partisan arm of the General Assembly said. At the request of a state legislator, the Fiscal Research Division teamed up with a UNC-Chapel Hill statistician to calculate the loss following an Observer investigation that found dozens of players winning the lottery so often that their luck defies logic. Highlighted in the Observer's series was a lucrative se
Dec 7, 2016, 3:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Are repeat Wisconsin Lottery winners playing fair?News Story
Since 2009, Khalil Audi of Cudahy has cashed in lottery tickets 33 times to the tune of about $80,000. His $10,000 win from Badger Cash Blowout? A one-in-72,000 chance. When he bought a $30 Super Millions scratch-off ticket, he had a one-in-200,000 shot of winning $5,000 the same odds as giving birth to conjoined twins. But that ticket was also a winner. Audi's success is surprising, but he is not the luckiest person in Wisconsin. According to Wisconsin Lottery data obtained by Gamin
Mar 25, 2018, 10:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

$675 MILLION: POWERBALL SETS ALL-TIME LOTTERY JACKPOT RECORDNews Story
Saturday Powerball jackpot rewrites the record books with the largest lottery prize the world has ever seen Jackpot of unthinkable size will almost certainly be even bigger by draw time By Todd Northrop It's been four years since the last lottery jackpot record was broken, but Wednesday night it finally happened again. The old record of $656 million, set by the multi-state Mega Millions game in March 2012, was shattered Wednesday when nobody won Powerball's $524.1 million jackpot, an
Jan 7, 2016, 1:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Landmark bill would ban computerized lottery drawings in DelawareReply
Nothing personal, but you anti-electronic drawing guys and gals are self-deceived. Random number generators do not equal corruption or any intent to pay fewer prizes. Make sure you get your facts straight before you jump on the emotional bandwagon of fear. It's a pretty easy jump; easier than doing a little research and using common sense.First fact: Lotteries across the country, including Delaware, Indiana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, etc., are paying out a higher percentage of sales in these rece
Feb 10, 2005, 3:03 pm - bigbets - Lottery News

$330 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears record highReply
Please bear with me; I am going to post a lengthy description of odds calculations for multiple ticket purchases. Please follow the logic, and don't get frustrated. Some folks here are having a difficult time with the mathematics of odds calculations. My guess is that dealing with huge numbers is causing a problem for them. Maybe if we talk about small numbers, things will become clear. After all, the subject of mathematics works the same way no matter how big or small the numbers are.
Jan 4, 2011, 12:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

TV station investigates repeating Kentucky Lottery scratch winnersNews Story
Is it luck or something else? The Kentucky lottery sells hundreds of millions of dollars in scratch off lottery tickets each year. While it's difficult to hit the big one, people beat the odds time and time again. WHAS11's investigative reporter Adam Walser traveled the state, trying to discover how some people repeatedly get so lucky. For thousands of Kentucky residents, playing the lottery is favorite pastime. Sometimes players win big, but usually, the outcome is not so lucky.
Jul 29, 2009, 2:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Preliminary hearing rescheduled for Tommy Tipton in lottery rigging caseReply
I am not surprised at all. This is going on in every State, or almost all. Why? No one is watching the 'watchers'. Rigged Lotto means no one will play. I have said forever that the Texas Lotto uses the Store address and the zip code to go with the winning numbers - how do they decide AHEAD of time, since it is usually a Quick Pick? I mean, what are the odds of a store's address and zip code figuring into a QP? It would have to be BEFORE the supposed ball drawing. Want an example? Got one for
Apr 29, 2016, 4:29 pm - CashCrown - Lottery News