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Same lottery numbers win game twiceReply
This event stands to add fuel to the fire for opponents of computerized drawings, who insist that state lotteries should only use traditional mechanical drawing machines, because of the inherent problems and suspicions with computerized drawings. That's an understatement! All they are doing is making our point even stronger against computerized drawings! I love it when they do things like that!
Feb 14, 2006, 3:37 pm - BaristaExpress - Lottery News

Eddie Tipton released from prison on paroleNews Story
Convicted lottery rigger continues to plead innocence By Kate Northrop Lottery rigging mastermind Eddie Tipton has been released on parole after serving a prison sentence for 4 years. In 2017, Eddie Tipton, 58, was sentenced to a maximum 25 years in prison for rigging multiple computerized lottery drawings in several states so he and other accomplices could collect multi-million-dollar jackpots. In a plea deal, the former lottery security chief also agreed to pay about $2.2 mil
Jan 31, 2022, 7:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

Canada lotteries changing biggest games to computerized drawingsReply
As LottoBux said, they are changing the Lotto Max game, not Lotto 649. They are two separate games, in the same way that Mega Millions and Powerball are two separate games. Both are changing to computerized drawings, but only the Lotto Max game is changing its number matrix. This move to computerized drawings for the two games is a real nail in the heart of all the Canadian lotteries. It's as if suddenly BOTH Powerball and Mega Millions changed over to computerized drawings. For Canadians, th
Apr 25, 2019, 9:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Live drawing fluke puts Maryland lottery machine maker in spotlightReply
One time I saw a nj Pick-5 drawing where the hostess had to reach her hand in and while looking away she grabbed out the next 2 # after the machine got stuck. nj has stopped live broadcasts of its Mid-day drawings. So maybe you can't always see things. In fact during a live draw the camera zooms in on the tube so you don't see the balls trying to enter. Online casinos are probably all computerized. I don't know about Poker but other games almost have to be. The idea to have computerized
Aug 29, 2009, 12:53 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery assures public no computerized drawings used in stateNews Story
Disastrous computerized drawing scandal sparks public distrust, even in states with real lotto ball drawings Other states may be tainted by an alleged lottery scam involving rigged winning numbers, but not South Carolina, says S.C. Education Lottery executive director Paula Harper Bethea. We don't have the random-number generator in South Carolina, and we don't sell the Hot Lotto game, Bethea said Tuesday in response to a query. Instead, she said, We do live draws, where a human being
Dec 23, 2015, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lotto America to switch to computerized drawingsReply
Computerized drawings = fraud fraud fraud. Never play lottery unless it's mechanical drawings.
Apr 17, 2023, 7:00 pm - hoptran - Lottery News

NJ Lottery announces new evening draw times and other changesReply
This is the type of thing all state lotteries that have computerized drawings should be doing. They can use mechanical drawings in their facilities and stream the drawings for everyone to see. All of the members here that live in these states that have computerized drawings should be bombarding their inbox with this request. People all have smart phones, tablets, computers, etc and can go to the websites and view the streamed drawings. How can we trust the computerized drawings that run on a com
Jun 23, 2020, 1:42 pm - lottobrain - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery now using computerized drawingsReply
Not good. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if more states go to computerized drawings due to virus concerns for staff members (and then never return to real drawings after the virus threat has passed). It would be a strange twist of fate if a computer virus then infected and influenced the computerized drawings...
Apr 13, 2020, 11:51 am - duckman - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery pulls second computerized drawing machine over duplicate numbersReply
You're doing some good work Jade, thanks. I'd recommend sending an e-mail to the Arizona Lottery directly for verification of the date of switch-over to computerized drawings. Unfortunately the switch back to real ball drawings is only temporary, as they are scheduled to go back to computerized drawings on Dec. 11. Here is the Arizona Lottery's Contact Us page: http://www.arizonalottery.com/en/contact-us
Nov 29, 2017, 8:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

NJ Lottery adding Quick Draw game to its lineupReply
My understanding is that they no longer use the drawing system created by Tipton. I question why they continue to use computerized drawings at all at this point, but at least they did change the system. Hopefully players will keep pressure on MUSL to change all of its drawings back to real ball drawings. (This is off-topic to the discussion about the new NJ Quick Draw game, but worthy to mention because of the computerized drawing angle.)
Apr 21, 2017, 2:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News