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Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 to expire in two weeksNews Story
Six-figure prize might go out the window By Kate Northrop There's a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 laying unclaimed somewhere, and it's set to expire in two weeks. The Florida Lottery announced on Wednesday that a six-figure Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 is going to expire, and there's not much time left for the winner to step forward. Someone bought a Fantasy 5 ticket from the Publix grocery store on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach for the drawing on Se
Mar 2, 2023, 7:13 pm - Lottery News

California man claims winning $2.04 billion Powerball lottery ticket was stolen from himNews Story
Individual launches allegations after lottery winner steps forward to claim world's largest jackpot By Kate Northrop An individual has claimed in legal filings that he was the one to purchase the winning lottery ticket for the world-record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot and that the ticket was stolen from him. Another Altadena man named Jose Rivera has launched allegations that Edwin Castro is not the true winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot just over a week after
Feb 24, 2023, 11:03 am - Lottery News

New Mexico lawmakers introduce bill to end lotteryNews Story
Lawmakers cite concerns over gambling-funded education By Kate Northrop A bill introduced to New Mexico state legislature proposed the idea of ending the New Mexico Lottery entirely. Lawmakers in New Mexico are discussing a bill that may shut down the state lottery, citing concerns about where money for the state's scholarship fund comes from. We're funding education through gambling, State Representative Matthew McQueen (D) said. Bipartisan House Bill 369, if passed, will en
Feb 21, 2023, 6:46 am - Lottery News

VIDEO: February's Weekly Roundup in lottery newsNews Story
Ontario's youngest jackpot winner needed just one ticket to win literally By Kate Northrop Today, Lottery Post published the latest installment of the new Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories in the month of February. If you frequent Lottery Post's homepage or Lottery News forum, chances are you've seen quite a few notable stories this month, such as the one about Ontario's youngest jackpot winner ever who recently won a $48 million (US$35.6 mill
Feb 19, 2023, 5:48 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: We think these are the best lottery drawingsNews Story
You've heard us talk about how bad computerized drawings are now here is our favorite real lottery drawing By Kate Northrop Today, Lottery Post published a video on what we think are the best lottery drawings we've seen so far. If you know Lottery Post, you know we strongly dislike computerized drawings, so much so that we made a video on it and started a petition for true lottery drawings years ago that is still garnering signatures today. Recently, the German Lottery retired th
Feb 9, 2023, 1:38 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: January's Weekly Roundup in lottery newsNews Story
A lottery ticket thief and the lottery version of the Incredibles this week is about family By Kate Northrop Today, Lottery Post published the second installment of the new Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories this month. If you frequent Lottery Post's homepage or Lottery News forum, chances are you've seen quite a few notable stories this month, such as the one about a woman who stole a winning $1 million lottery ticket from her cousin and claim
Jan 27, 2023, 3:13 pm - Lottery News

Maryland and Massachusetts Lotteries announce $50 scratch-off ticketsNews Story
Two more states to join the $50 trend By Kate Northrop The Maryland Lottery and Massachusetts Lottery have both recently announced that they are on track to begin offering their first $50 scratch-off tickets this year. In February, Maryland and Massachusetts players will be able to pick out an expensive ticket next time they visit a lottery retailer. This year is a big milestone for the Maryland Lottery, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary since opening its doors on Jan. 2,
Jan 9, 2023, 5:24 pm - Lottery News

Allwyn to become new operator of Illinois Lottery after acquisition of Camelot LS GroupNews Story
New UK lottery operator's reach extends to the US By Kate Northrop European company Allwyn Entertainment will become the Illinois Lottery's new operator after they announced their acquisition of Camelot LS Group in December. The Illinois Lottery will have a new operator following the loss of Camelot's license as the operator of the UK National Lottery and Allwyn's acquisition of said company. Currently, the Camelot Lottery Solutions Group (Camelot LS Group), operates the Illinois
Jan 3, 2023, 11:27 am - Lottery News

VIDEO: Lottery Post's favorite stories of 2022News Story
Oh what fun we had! By Kate Northrop At this time of the holiday season on the brink of a new year, it's not uncommon to take inventory of how the past year went, whether that's reminiscing about things you accomplished, or perhaps there's something you would have liked to have done that you definitely want to do next year instead. Today, Lottery Post looks back at some of 2022's most notable moments in the lottery world. Grab some popcorn (or hot chocolate), cozy up, and join us as
Dec 31, 2022, 5:10 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery to switch to computerized drawingsNews Story
Lottery to leave behind traditional ball drawings in favor of embracing the future By Kate Northrop The Maryland Lottery announced today that it has plans to switch its draw methods from traditional lottery ball drawing machines to digital computerized drawings. Next week, the Maryland Lottery will officially retire the ball drawing machines and switch over to a random number generator (RNG) to conduct its in-state games. Lottery balls and machines have been part of the Maryland
Dec 12, 2022, 12:08 pm - Lottery News