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New York Senate passes bill allowing lottery winners to claim prizes anonymouslyNews Story
Anonymous claims may be in the cards for New Yorkers By Kate Northrop A bill allowing lottery winners to remain anonymous when claiming prizes passed in the Senate, bringing total player privacy one step closer for New Yorkers. In February, a bill granting full anonymity to lottery winners passed with little pushback in the Senate, teasing the real possibility that New York players might no longer have to reveal their identities when claiming prizes in the future. On Feb. 25, 202
Mar 11, 2025, 9:41 am - Lottery News

Thieves win €500,000 lottery prize with stolen credit card, card owner offers to split the moneyNews Story
Card owner offers unusual plea deal to criminals By Kate Northrop Thieves who stole another French man's credit card used it to buy a lottery ticket and won 500,000 (US$524,000), after which the credit card owner offered to split the cash with him. In a bizarre string of events, a French man whose credit card was stolen, used to purchase a lottery ticket, and won 500,000 is extending an olive branch to the thieves who took it in the first place. On Feb. 3, two thieves broke into
Mar 3, 2025, 4:03 pm - Lottery News

Texas Senator threatens to defund the Texas LotteryNews Story
Legislator wants to shut down Texas Lottery if they don't comply By Kate Northrop A Texas State Senator threatened to shut down the Texas Lottery if they were not to enforce a Senate bill prohibiting lottery couriers in the state. Senator Bob Hall has made it clear that he would choose to defund the Texas Lottery should they violate a potential state law banning lottery courier companies. Hall has consistently delivered scathing criticisms of the Texas Lottery since a purchasing
Mar 1, 2025, 7:20 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery says NJ group tried to buy another Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Lottery reveals thwarted attempt at another jackpot buyout By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery revealed in a hearing this week that the same New Jersey-based group that had orchestrated the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot bulk purchase event in 2023 was actively trying to buy another jackpot. During a Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting on Monday, Texas Lottery leadership disclosed to legislators that in December there was another attempt at buying out all the possible number co
Feb 28, 2025, 8:50 am - Lottery News

Attorney General investigates "suspicious and potentially illegal" Texas Lottery jackpotNews Story
State Governor orders all eyes on Texas Lottery, Lottery Commissioner resigns By Kate Northrop There have been several developments since the Texas Lottery announced a ban on lottery ticket courier services , including the resignation of a Lottery Commissioner and new actions taken by the Lottery against courier companies. This week marks a series of sweeping condemnations against lottery courier companies in the state of Texas. On Tuesday, one day after enacting the ban, the Tex
Feb 27, 2025, 9:34 am - Lottery News

Ireland man avoids jail after stealing grandmother's partner's lottery winningsNews Story
Drug debts and intimidation drive grandson to desperate measures By Kate Northrop An Ireland man escaped jail time after he was caught stealing a portion of his grandmother's partner's lottery winnings to repay drug debt. An Irish man's deceptive plan was cut short when he was caught siphoning the lottery winnings out of his grandmother's partner's bank account, and he narrowly avoided jail time. Luke McGann, 20, of St. Catherine's Green, Rush, pleaded guilty to 24 charges of the
Nov 26, 2024, 7:52 am - Lottery News

Undercover Oregon Lottery investigation found retailer employee stole $25,000 winning ticketNews Story
Retailer employee faces charges following integrity check By Kate Northrop An Oregon Lottery retailer employee is facing charges after an undercover investigation revealed they had stolen and attempted to claim a $25,000 winning lottery ticket. The Oregon Lottery and Oregon State Police (OSP) caught a lottery retailer employee red-handed during a sting operation, exposing the theft of a ticket worth $25,000. On Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, the OSP and Oregon Lottery initiated a Reta
Oct 27, 2024, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Burglars plow truck through California convenience store to steal $350 worth of lottery ticketsNews Story
San Francisco store owner had nearly exact same crime happen before Includes video report By Kate Northrop Four individuals were arrested on Tuesday after they allegedly plowed a truck through a California convenience store to steal lottery tickets. A San Francisco lottery retailer was left with thousands of dollars' worth of property damage after a truck slammed through the building to steal lottery tickets. On Tuesday at 9:39 p.m., police responded to a commercial burglary
Sep 23, 2024, 9:29 am - Lottery News

Florida felon with 22 prior arrests apprehended after stealing $1,500 worth of lottery ticketsNews Story
She's a bad girl, and she'll steal your stuff. Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Florida ex-con was arrested in August after being caught stealing around $1,500 worth of lottery tickets at a convenience store, but it was not her first encounter with the law. One Florida woman is taking a trip to jail instead of a trip to Florida Lottery offices after she stole lottery tickets and immediately cashed them in, making her wins rather short-lived. Samantha Young, 38, was c
Sep 11, 2024, 8:34 am - Lottery News

Missouri woman admits to stealing $24,000 worth of lottery tickets at her own workplaceNews Story
Former retailer employee snatched a whopping 36 books of lottery tickets By Kate Northrop A former Missouri Lottery retailer employee admitted to stealing over $24,000 worth of lottery tickets from her own workplace over the course of six months. A Missouri woman stole about 36 books of lottery tickets for an estimated value of $24,000 from her own workplace, even going so far as to cash some of them right at the store she worked. Public Missouri Government court documents detail
Jun 29, 2024, 8:26 am - Lottery News