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Ontario Lottery launches a new type of instant ticketReply
The way that reads, it seems like there is a vulnerability introduced: If you can find out the winning numbers (since they were already drawn), hack a lotto ticket machine to print out a winning ticket. Also, if a player can immediately, after purchase, scan the ticket to see if it is a winner, it seems much like an instant draw game. I've never played an instant draw game because its a computer draw.
Jan 15, 2024, 5:31 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
Standing in line next to the ticket machine at Publix to buy a few tickets I watched an old guy buy one $5 Monopoly - he scratched it right there and it was $1000 5X ...... he could hardly speak English - muttered something and showed me the ticket - told him I'll give you $100 cash money for the ticket ... he walked away... The Madness ticket below is not a claimer by any means - but $150 has the highest odds for winning ..... 1 in 1,712 ........ the $500 is 1 in 136 ....... G
Oct 6, 2023, 5:59 pm - skeptic - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

$1.33 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in OregonReply
Maybe the winning ticket was purchased at a self serve lottery ticket vending machine located within the airport terminal building.
Apr 8, 2024, 1:27 am - LooneyGambler - Lottery News

Washington woman checks lottery ticket months after draw and discovers $135,000 winNews Story
A Washington woman bought a lottery ticket from a vending machine but didn't realize until months later that it was a $135,000 winner. The Lynnwood woman, identified as M.B., told Washington's Lottery officials she bought her Hit 5 ticket from a vending machine at her local Fred Meyer store while picking up groceries for dinner. M.B. said it wasn't until several months later that her husband reminded her to check the ticket, so she scanned it at a vending machine and received the instruc
Feb 28, 2024, 9:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Store-specific lottery ticket paper?
Today while getting a Powerball ticket at a Quick Trip, I asked why their fast-processing machine wasn't working yesterday. The clerk said it was because the machine ran out of paper, and they had to wait on the lottery service to deliver more paper that was specific for that store. What I found interesting is that the clerk said the paper was store specific. Maybe as fraud prevention in case someone figures out how to thermally print a fake ticket after a draw?
Feb 24, 2024, 8:35 pm - Wavepack - Lottery Discussion Forum

California man asks clerk to choose a lottery game for him, ends up picking out a ticket worth $10MReply
Great story but we all want to know how much he tipped the clerk for this. This is why I would never ask for a quick pick. The timing of a clerks fingers on a machine is what you are basing your selection of numbers on. It is different with a scratch ticket though. They are up there on the wall and it does not matter how long it would take him to select one for you. Having the clerk select the right ticket deserves a far larger tip since he is making a decision for you rather than hesitating wit
Oct 20, 2023, 10:53 am - billybucks - Lottery News

Arrested for buy too many Lottery tickets?Reply
I stopped at a liquor store one night. I purchased a soda and a scratch off. While I was standing in line, I heard the lottery machine printing. I went back to my car and scratched off my ticket. If I'm not mistaken, I won $10 on the ticket. Decided to purchase two more tickets. I went back inside and heard the machine was still running. I noticed the amount at the bottom was $500+ I thought it was a nightly audit or something. Nope. Someone had called the store and played their numbers. That wa
Aug 29, 2023, 4:02 am - LottoNoobie - Lottery Discussion Forum

Accidental lottery ticket purchase nets Maryland couple $2 million in PowerballReply
Maryland resident here! Once you scan an old ticket, the machine will ask if you'd like to replay your numbers or not. If the ticket is too old, you would manually enter your numbers. Another function I love about Maryland machines is that you can actually see the QP numbers on the screen and choose to throw those back or purchase that ticket. I noticed in VA and NC that those machines don't allow you to see the numbers first.
Apr 12, 2024, 12:27 pm - luckyleo822 - Lottery News

California couple face felony charges for stealing $135 worth of Iowa Lottery ticketsReply
That playslip gizmo reminds me of what an idiot did. You scan the scratch ticket above as you know. this fool forced the scratch ticket into the playslip thing and shut the whole machine down.
Jan 13, 2024, 3:24 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Casino dream
Dreamt I was at the casino and hit the jackpot on the machine I was playing. I also had a winning lottery ticket in my hand. I just can't remember or see clearly what the numbers were on the ticket. Any numbers for casino and jackpot? Winning ticket? Thanks in advance!
Oct 17, 2023, 10:06 am - dbello - Mystical Forum