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D.C. fines lottery operator $1.4M in ticket scamNews Story
GTECH Corp., the operator of many government lotteries worldwide, was fined $1.4 million by the District of Columbia this month over charges that its subcontractors or a partner firm hacked into the district's lottery system and printed winning tickets for themselves two years ago. The fine, which GTECH calls a blatantly political move, comes as the firm is locked in a long battle to retain the New Jersey contract it has held for more than two decades. GTECH and its Washington, D.C., partn
Sep 26, 2008, 9:56 am - Lottery News

UNC Charlotte student wins $1M lottery jackpotNews Story
Mary Baker, a UNC Charlotte freshman nursing student, is one of the lucky winners of a scratch-off lottery game with a jackpot of $1 million. The lucky student paid $20 for two scratch-off tickets at the Bloom grocery store near campus. On the first ticket she won $10. But on her second try, the ticket revealed that she was the big winner. Monday, officials with the North Carolina Lottery presented her with a ceremonial check. Baker will receive 20 annual installments of $50,000.
Sep 8, 2008, 5:29 pm - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery officials mull GTECH systems failureNews Story
Kansas Lottery officials already had more than their hands full with the selection of gaming license applicants for their four casinos so they really didn't need another problem. But, there it is: a casino data systems failure from GTECH, the Providence-RI-based firm that manages the state's lottery activities. It was defective software, pure and simple, said Ed Van Petten, lottery executive director, in describing the systems failure. GTECH, a former publicly-traded American company, was
Jul 15, 2008, 11:00 pm - Lottery News

Contractors steal $70,000 in lottery prize moneyNews Story
Computer system breached; technicians printed bogus tickets, investigators allege D.C. officials were told last year that lax enforcement of security procedures made it possible for a handful of contract employees to steal tens of thousands of dollars in lottery tickets and prize money, according to records released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board. An investigation conducted by Battelle Memorial I
Jan 9, 2008, 3:53 pm - Lottery News

Happy New Year 2008!News Story
To all our loyal members and visitors who have helped Lottery Post to become the world's largest and most popular lottery community, we wish you a happy, prosperous, and lucky 2008!
Jan 1, 2008, 12:04 am - Lottery News

D.C. Lottery thefts tied to lax security processesNews Story
D.C. officials learned last year that lax enforcement of security procedures made it possible for a handful of contract employees to steal tens of thousands of dollars in lottery tickets and prize money, according to records released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the District of Columbia Lottery Charitable Games Control Board. An investigation conducted by Battelle Memorial Institute in August 2006 determined the ticket thefts were most likely com
Dec 21, 2007, 12:34 pm - Lottery News

Winning $151M Powerball lottery ticket sold in Rhode IslandNews Story
One lucky person from Rhode Island is holding the winning ticket from last night's $151 million Powerball drawing. Lottery officials aren't sure who the lucky winner is yet. Donald J. Cataldi, a sales manager for the Rhode Island Lottery, confirmed that the winning ticket had been sold at Warren Mart on Child Street. Someone's going to have one heck of a Christmas, Mr. Cataldi said. Rhode Island players have been lucky lately. We had a million dollar player a month ago. Tony Elhaj
Nov 29, 2007, 11:35 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery Lucky 7's raffle resultsNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Lucky 7's, was drawn last night, awarding over a million dollars in prizes. The winning numbers can be found here: https://www.lotterypost.com/ky-lottery-raffle-2007-08-13.asp Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Kentucky Lottery, with a limited number of $5 tickets. With only 500,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds to win $500,000 of any Kentucky Lottery game. There is one drawing
Aug 14, 2007, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery Lucky 7's raffle draw delayedNews Story
The drawing date for the Kentucky Lottery's latest raffle-style game is being postponed due to slower than expected ticket sales. Dubbed the Lucky 7's Raffle, the winning numbers were set to be drawn and then announced on July 7th (7-7-07). As of July 1st, there were still 305,730 of the game's 500,000 tickets remaining. With only 39% of the overall tickets sold, Kentucky Lottery officials decided to push back the draw date to allow players more time to purchase tickets. There were seve
Jul 3, 2007, 6:01 pm - Lottery News

Happy New Year 2007!News Story
To all our loyal members and visitors who have helped Lottery Post to become the Internet's largest and most popular lottery community, we wish you a happy, prosperous, and lucky 2007!
Jan 1, 2007, 12:35 am - Lottery News