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N.J. store owners win lottery jackpotReply
Well, if you think of the lottery as just another business to be run, then it makes sense for them to adjust the retailer bonus to the least possible amount before it starts affecting whether a retailer wants to sell tickets or not.So, from the lottery's perspective, why should they pay $10,000 to a store for selling a winning ticket if the store will sign up anyway for a $2,000 bonus?The lottery exists to make as much money for the state budget as possible, so giving away excess money to a reta
Aug 3, 2005, 12:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Bill would reward Tenn. retailers for cashing lottery ticketsReply
Ouch. I hope so too. Then retailers can be less strict on the players. Some retailers are very picky. They are uptight about cashing in free instant tickets for online games. But some retailers have no problems with it. I wish they would make a set of rules that every retailer has to abide by. The TN lottery said it was up to that retailer how they cash in free tickets. Some retailers will give you the money. Some will cash in those tickets for other tickets and some if they don't have
May 31, 2005, 2:02 am - Tnplayer805 - Lottery News

If you found a winning lottery ticket what would you do?Reply
What do you think the odds are that anyone of us would actually find a winning lottery ticket? lolJust go to your local lottery retailer and ask for the bucket or trash can that people throw there scratch off's in I'm willing to bet that somebody threw away a winning ticket. I asked a retailer for them because I needed them for tax purposes he used to give them to me. After work I would go thru them and find a couple dollars once in about every three pickups. One time I scratched the bonus area
Jan 11, 2004, 11:09 pm - four4me - Lottery Discussion Forum

Hoosier Lottery Commission votes to approve $50,000 prize claim to winner whose ticket was ripped upNews Story
Commission votes in the same meeting to deny $500 payout to another player By Kate Northrop Within the same meeting, the Hoosier Lottery Commission voted to approve a $50,000 prize claim to a winner whose ticket was ripped up and to deny a $500 prize to another scratch-off winner who posted their winning ticket online. The Hoosier Lottery Commission was faced with two rather interesting cases regarding the validity of two very different prize claims and ultimately voted to approve on
Dec 2, 2023, 7:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

What happens when Michigan lottery retailers try to game the systemNews Story
Includes video report A Detroit gas station and convenience store owner scratched hundreds of instant game tickets the Michigan Lottery sent him for sale to customers, trying to identify the winners so he could buy them himself and claim the prizes, officials say. For each package of tickets, Mubarak Morshed calculated whether the total prize money exceeded the purchase price. If not, he reported the pack of tickets missing. If yes, he purchased the tickets and sought to collect the cash,
Sep 13, 2019, 10:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

New MM websiteReply
Doesn't matter how or why that is. If you're a retailer in TX, one of your customers winning big one day is a retirement plan for you. If you're a retailer in NJ, one of your customers winning big one day means you'll have some spending money. Which state would you rather be a retailer in, TX or NJ? Probably also affects the way the store owner treats you when you come in to buy tickets, in which the TX retailer would act in a way to encourage repeat visits whereas the NJ retailer
Aug 10, 2008, 8:14 pm - tookabath - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winner of New York's biggest lottery jackpot sold himself the ticketReply
I must comment on the this story and I too am not in favor of retailers being able to play the NY State Lottery. Here is why: Most people are not aware that to speed up the cashing process of tickets (this is according to the NYS Lottery commision) no part of the front of any NY Instant Lottery ticket needs to be exposed. They calim to have built in security measures to keep dishonest retailers from cheating the system. They also claim that they can not reveal what type of system they use.
Jan 24, 2008, 2:29 pm - pontil - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery Commission votes to approve $50,000 prize claim to winner whose ticket was ripped upReply
I've never seen a retailer print on a winning ticket before that would be an expensive printer and time consuming. The Bar Code on the back is for Lottery and Retailer use only not for the consumer, so you could have a picture on your phone and scan it and the cashier would be apart of the theft. Black out works but it's too messy just cover with a thumb or fold the bar code out of view.
Dec 4, 2023, 11:58 am - Onelast8 - Lottery News

Joining a lottery club?Reply
According to Texas lottery GT1200 (Retailer Terminal) default to CVO; retailer toggles to choose annuity and GT20 (Self-service Lottery Ticket Vending Machine) CVO only designated on draw game Quick Pick buttons.
Apr 1, 2023, 9:32 pm - ah1963 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida Fantasy-5 PlayersReply
I figured that had something to do with the retailer payout amount of $600, but they could have made the 4-number winner $599. I'd like to know why the retailer payout is so low. In PA, it's $2,500. Huge difference.
Mar 26, 2023, 5:00 pm - fla33023 - Pick 5 Forum