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Iowa Lottery wins International Gaming-Compliance award for work in lottery rigging investigationNews Story
Long-running case culminated in 2017 guilty pleas from three men The Iowa Lottery has won an international gaming-compliance award for its work in the long-running lottery jackpot investigation that uncovered fraud against U.S. lotteries and resulted in guilty pleas from three men. GamblingCompliance on Wednesday named the Iowa Lottery its 2018 recipient for outstanding achievement in compliance. The organization's annual awards that recognize excellence in 11 categories focused on regulat
Apr 19, 2018, 10:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

NH Lottery Commission wants Powerball winner's lawsuit dismissed, citing Right-to-Know LawNews Story
The New Hampshire lottery commission is asking a judge to dismiss a recent lawsuit brought forward by a local woman claiming to own the winning $560 million Powerball ticket and fighting to remain anonymous. Petitioner's desire for normalcy and anonymity is substantially outweighed by the public's right to transparency in the operation of lottery games, wrote Assistant Attorney General John Conforti. According to the state's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, the lottery commission believes i
Feb 13, 2018, 10:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery rigging mastermind sentenced to 25 years in prisonNews Story
A former lottery security chief was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday for rigging the computerized lottery drawings in several states so he could collect the jackpots. Eddie Tipton, former security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), received the maximum sentence from an Iowa judge, who mentioned Tipton's greed in his sentencing. I certainly regret my actions, Tipton told the court. It's difficult even saying that with all the people that I know behind me that
Aug 22, 2017, 4:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Hot Lotto multi-state lottery game to end in OctoberNews Story
By Todd Northrop Hot Lotto, a multi-state lottery draw game currently played in 14 states, will end this October. The final Hot Lotto drawing will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 28. It is normal practice in the lottery industry to change your gaming mix and keep products fresh in the field. Based on overall performance after 15 years, it was time to make a change, West Virginia Lottery Director Alan Larrick said. The 14 lotteries that offer Hot Lotto are working on new game options that w
Aug 9, 2017, 8:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Man sues California Lottery for not honoring winning $5M Scratcher ticketReply
..This Dad's mistake was sending the son in to cash the tickets.He probably was too lazy to get out the car do it himself -why? Because as he said he has had his son do it in the past. As a parent player, he knew the rules, it's printed on every ticket scratcher- must be 18 years and older to play, but he kept breaking the rules now want to go after the commission. The lawsuit should target the vendor, and come to some settlement, after all they both broke the rules.l would be extremely surprise
Jul 21, 2017, 10:00 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News

Lottery jackpot rigger's Iowa convictions dismissedNews Story
Has little practical impact on case The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed the conviction of an Iowa man who just last week pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related with rigging lottery computers in order to win jackpots. The court issued a ruling Friday dismissing Eddie Tipton's conviction for tampering with lottery equipment. The ruling said the statute of limitations on one of the counts against him had expired and improper instructions given on the other count could have influe
Jun 23, 2017, 11:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Man files lawsuit over rigged lottery jackpotsReply
This guy Tipton sure gets around. Good luck with the lawsuit.
Jan 4, 2017, 9:04 pm - mypiemaster - Lottery News

N.C. Powerball winner target of $10M lawsuit by local pastorReply
One Shrewd Pastor who sounds very manipulating and now using a lawsuit to squeeze money from a verbal agreement.
Feb 15, 2016, 9:56 am - Gleno - Lottery News

With $63M jackpot expiring today, Calif. Lottery sued by owner of damaged ticketReply
The only way I would not toss his lawsuit out in the first 30 seconds is if he has time stamped video showing that he bought the ticket.
Feb 5, 2016, 12:27 pm - VenomV12 - Lottery News

Fired Minnesota Lottery executive sues for her job backReply
good luck with your lawsuit... It ain't gonna happen
Oct 7, 2015, 4:28 pm - JordanT1021 - Lottery News