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Identical winning numbers crop up in hundreds of U.S. lotteries. Are the drawings really random?News Story
By Jason Clayworth America's popular and lucrative lottery drawings, in which computers randomly select numbers that turn a lucky few into instant millionaires, may not be as random as they seem. In dozens of the games across the United States, identical winning numbers have been generated within weeks or months of each other sometimes in consecutive drawings, a Des Moines Register investigation shows. Lottery officials, even some who have previously acknowledged concern with the nation
Jan 31, 2019, 11:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

After bawdy photos, California Lottery workers demand resignationsReply
If the investigation does not pan out with this poop stirrer, he or she may be able to buy California lottery tickets as an ex-employee.
Sep 21, 2018, 1:25 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

The man who cracked the lotteryNews Story
Crime story: A recounting of the biggest lottery scandal in history The file landed on Rob Sand's desk with something less than a thud. Despite holding the contents of an investigation still open after more than two years, the file was barely half an inch thick. Happy birthday, his boss said. It was not Rob Sand's birthday. His boss, an Iowa deputy attorney general named Thomas H. Miller, was retiring in July 2014 after nearly three decades of prosecuting everything from murder to fraud. H
May 3, 2018, 2:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Infamous lottery scammer says US computerized lottery drawings remain fatally flawedNews Story
Eddie Tipton warned them. As the head of IT at the Multi-State Lottery Association, Tipton pulled aside his boss and told him the computer software that randomly selected the winning numbers for million-dollar games in as many as 17 states had a terrible flaw. It wasn't really random. Though his boss listened, Tipton told state investigators that other officials with the nation's chief lottery system did not. They told him to fix it, then moved on. A disgruntled Tipton made some upda
Mar 19, 2018, 8:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Washington Lottery director accused of gender discriminationNews Story
Director resigned in September An outside investigation into complaints of a hostile workplace at the Washington state Lottery has found that the agency's director treats female employees differently than their male counterparts, calling them criers and excluding them from key discussions. The preponderance of the evidence came following interviews with 11 women at the agency concerning Lottery Director Bill Hanson, according to the report obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press through
Oct 12, 2017, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

California Super Lotto Plus Part 2Reply
Suspect this lottery -GREED -People of California should launch an investigation on the Directors of this lottery! There is a dead fish!
Sep 2, 2017, 3:54 am - Ricklou - Jackpot Games Forum

Bahamas 'web shop' accused of failing to pay winnersReply
I don't understand why Iowa using Indiana results are relevant. Why is there an investigation?
Jul 26, 2017, 4:12 pm - sam9009 - Lottery News

SCEL Runs Out of Tickets For Black Ice Millions Instant Scratch GameReply
There's gotta be an investigation into this! Someone's gotta be accountable for this!
Feb 16, 2017, 10:08 pm - toxicadam - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
Hey, remember when Donald Trump had investigators in Hawaii looking into President Obama's birth certificate, and he couldn't tell us the results now but it was going to be totally yooge when he did? MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell remembers, and in the wake of Trump happily nodding along with a supporter's assertion that our current president is a Muslim and is not even an American, O'Donnell questioned Trump Iowa co-chair and Apprentice runner-up Tana Goertz on when exactly we might see the results
Jan 18, 2017, 4:30 pm - bigbear29 - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
Trump's team made calls to Russia, so the investigation has to figure out what is going on.
Jan 13, 2017, 10:06 pm - bigbear29 - Lottery News