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Washington Lottery takes down AI website after it generates topless photo of userNews Story
Controversy surrounding preventative measures for inappropriate AI image generation By Kate Northrop The Washington's Lottery AI-powered website was discontinued following a user complaint that it had generated a topless photo using her face. What began as an innocent way to help lottery players envision their lives after a big win turned into a disturbing controversy after the Washington Lottery's AI-powered website essentially generated softcore pornography of one of its users.
Apr 5, 2024, 6:59 pm - Lottery News

Man photoshops himself with $343.9 million lottery check to get more Tinder matchesNews Story
It worked By Kate Northrop A Tinder user was feeling discouraged by the lack of matches he was receiving on the popular dating app, so he changed his approach by photoshopping himself into a picture of a well-known Powerball winner. A man who goes by the name of Hieu Thai (in his photoshopped image) came up with an idea to draw more attention to his dating profile on Tinder, and it worked. In a sneaky, and admittedly detailed, job of careful editing, some TikTok users have bran
Mar 4, 2022, 5:20 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery winner puts half of $500,000 prize into BitcoinNews Story
An Illinois resident who won $500,000 in the state lottery has revealed he put half of it into Bitcoin (BTC) back in May. Reddit user Joxnlol posted an image of himself clutching the Illinois state lottery check on Nov. 5, with the caption: Did this. Then put half into BTC in May. Remind me in 8 months if I f****d up. Later, Joxnlol posted multiple images of himself and the winning ticket as proof of his claim. 65% gain to date Joxnlol's winning ticket sealed him the $500,000 bounty
Nov 5, 2019, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Australian woman's winnings stolen after she posts selfie with winning ticketNews Story
Includes audio report By Todd Northrop A Perth, Australia, woman who won $825 on the Melbourne Cup horse race was shocked to find someone else claimed her winnings before she could, using details from her celebratory Facebook selfie. Chantelle told radio station Triple M she was thrilled to have won hundreds after picking 101-to-1 shot Cup winner Prince of Penzance. She posted a selfie of herself posing with the winning ticket to celebrate. When we found out we naturally took a bit o
Nov 4, 2015, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post moves to total encryptionNews Story
All 2 million+ pages of website now secured by SSL encryption By Todd Northrop As of June 26, 2015, Lottery Post is serving all of its pages over SSL encryption. Previously, security-critical portions of the website, such as the Log In page and the password change page, were protected by SSL encryption, but the remainder of the site was transmitted over normal, non-encrypted HTTP communications. To make the transition to all-SSL connections, the website is currently redirecting all n
Jun 26, 2015, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post Founder featured in John Oliver HBO segmentNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop On the final episode of HBO's Last Week Tonight for the year, host John Oliver took a look at state lotteries and argued that they disproportionately take money from the poor by selling hope while failing to deliver on the promise of a better life or improved funding of state programs. Included in the segment was an examination of how difficult the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game is to win. The show borrowed a clip from CNN's New Day program
Nov 10, 2014, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Damaging evidence against former Mass Lottery overseerNews Story
Former Massachusetts state treasurer Timothy P. Cahill was directly involved in the state lottery's decision to launch a $1.65 million taxpayer-funded advertising blitz seen as benefiting his campaign for governor last year, according to e-mails and other documents obtained by local media. In August 2010, Cahill met for lunch with Hill Holliday chief executive Michael J. Sheehan, according to e-mails between lottery officials and the Boston firm. Following that lunch, Diane Anderson, then the
Jun 22, 2011, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Confucius lottery tickets draw ireNews Story
Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher who prodded his fellow countrymen to seek their fortunes in a decent manner, would now find his portraits and sermons printed on lottery tickets, the only form of gambling allowed by the Chinese government. Late last month, lottery stands in east China's Shandong province began selling Confucius-themed tickets that carry a top prize of 300,000 yuan ($44,000). But the tickets have drawn ire from netizens and columnists who claim that putting Confuc
Feb 3, 2010, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Lottery Results Almanac is first mainstream lottery results reference bookNews Story
Creator of Lottery Post publishes milestone title Lottery players finally get the respect they deserve, with the publication of the first in a series of lottery results reference books geared to a market that has been largely underserved by mainstream publishers. Lottery Post 2009 Lottery Results Almanac, United States Edition (ISBN 978-0-9826272-0-4), written by the creator of the popular Lottery Post web site and published by Speednet Group, is available for purchase immediately online a
Jan 24, 2010, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

'Mind reader' lottery stunt debunked by British paperNews Story
The Lotto miracle performed by telly illusionist Derren Brown left millions mystified but today a British newspaper revealed how he might have done it. The Sun reckoned the slick magician used a split screen technique to make it look like he had correctly predicted the six winning numbers in the midweek National Lottery draw. Their conclusion came after we called in experts who analysed footage of Derren's Wednesday night show broadcast on Channel 4 at the same time as the draw was made on
Sep 10, 2009, 8:59 pm - Lottery News