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ILLINOIS LOTTERY MOVES TO COMPUTERIZED DRAWINGSNews Story
By Todd Northrop If the Illinois Lottery issued stocks, now would be the time to sell. Despite widespread player sentiment that is strongly against computerized drawings, the Illinois Lottery stated Friday that it is dropping real lottery ball drawings, and moving to the despised computerized draws. Computerized drawings are conducted by having a computer system that picks the winning numbers using a Random Number Generator, or RNG . Players generally dislike the fact that it is imposs
Sep 25, 2015, 2:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery chief offers advice to fledgling Wyoming LotteryReply
Well at least Wyoming won't be able to screw up most of the drawings when they start off (like Tennessee's computerized drawings) because Wyoming has only authorized mutli-state games to start with. Of the multi-state games, only Hot Lotto has the dreaded computerized drawings. NOTE TO WYOMING LOTTERY BOARD MEMBERS: Do not listen to anyone who says computerized drawings are a great way to save money and contribute more to education . Computerized drawings only serve to piss off your loyal pla
Jul 10, 2013, 12:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

VIDEO: Why we hate computerized drawingsNews Story
You'll never want to watch an animated lottery drawing again By Kate Northrop If you know Lottery Post, you know we hate computerized drawings, but it's not that we dislike computers and technology... so why all the hate? There are far too many documented incidents that prove again and again why computerized lottery drawings are too risky, no matter how many safety precautions and procedures are in place. Lottery players overwhelmingly prefer traditional ball machine drawings b
Jan 28, 2022, 5:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Computerized lottery drawing glitch picks same numbers for 3 daysReply
Jack,That's what I've been trying to say ever since I started the petition. With computerized drawings, the lottery draw operators cannot possibly see what program code is actually generating the numbers every night, so there's no way for them to have the slightest clue if they are being scammed by a hacker or insider. The only way they can know everything is OK is by guessing -- looking at the results and trying to somehow sense if something is wrong.Now we clearly see the results of th
Dec 23, 2005, 8:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

NM Lottery Pick 4 computerized drawing glitch made many tickets worthlessNews Story
Players can get a refund IF they held onto losing tickets By Todd Northrop When the New Mexico Lottery introduced its latest lottery draw game, Pick 4, in early February, players had no idea that many of the tickets they purchased were completely worthless with no chance of winning. That's because the game's computerized drawings were incorrectly programmed, making combinations with repeat digits impossible to be drawn. Only combinations in which every digit was different were able to b
Feb 21, 2019, 7:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

HOT LOTTO DRAWING CHEAT CHARGED WITH RIGGING MORE JACKPOTSNews Story
Computerized drawing nightmare: Colorado, Wisconsin jackpots may have been rigged Authorities say criminal enterprise ongoing for years Includes video report By Todd Northrop Authorities on Friday filed new charges against a former Iowa Lottery security officer who was convicted months ago of rigging a Hot Lotto game so he could win a $14 million jackpot. Authorities are now asking the public to report any similar cases around the country. Representatives for the Iowa Lottery a
Oct 9, 2015, 8:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery mulling changes to drawingsReply
The NJ Lottery broadcasts its evening drawings live on TV, and all drawings are broadcast live on the Internet. No computerized drawings here. Maybe that's why the games continue to be so popular in the state. I disagree with you about the probability that moving to computerized drawings would not harm sales in Illinois. Computerized drawings are horrendous, and many people (including myself) are far less inclined to play when they are used. Perhaps you are not aware that Indiana switched fro
Apr 16, 2014, 10:34 am - Todd - Lottery News

VIDEO: We think these are the best lottery drawingsReply
Computerized drawings are a big NO....
Feb 10, 2023, 7:35 am - SAJAN123456 - Lottery News

Lottery rigger Eddie Tipton released on paroleReply
Looking at the timeline included in the article is a trip down memory lane. It's pretty wild that Lottery Post has been covering this story for 11 years now, starting before any kind of crime was known about, to inklings of something wrong, to conviction and imprisonment, to parole. Hopefully Lottery Post's coverage of this story has helped the public to understand the risks and pitfalls of computerized drawings. Although computerized drawings have made inroads in some states, I'd like to th
Jul 21, 2022, 8:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

VIDEO: Why we hate computerized drawingsReply
Missouri Lottery gives inside view of computerized drawings | Lottery Post
Jan 29, 2022, 12:38 pm - MzDuffleBaglady - Lottery News