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California Lottery computer glitch shuts down terminalsNews Story
It's an unlucky day for the California Lottery. A computer glitch on Monday shut down lottery terminals around the state, preventing players from getting numbers for Powerball and other games. Only the scratch-off tickets were still being sold. Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso says there was a loss of signal that prevented the terminals from connecting to the system that generates the numbers. Traverso says about 350 out of 22,000 stores were affected, some for as long as five hours, but
Nov 10, 2015, 8:24 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery officials still investigating cause of massive outageNews Story
The exact cause and circumstances of a five-day outage that blocked nearly half of New Jersey's lottery retailers from selling printed tickets like Pick 3 and Mega Millions earlier this month are still a mystery, but a few determinations are unanimous. The blackout, although anomalous, was unacceptable, may have been detected sooner and should have been handled better, state officials and executives from Northstar New Jersey, the group responsible for the lottery's sales and marketing, said a
Aug 20, 2015, 8:27 pm - Lottery News

N.J. lottery drawing games offline across the state over the weekendNews Story
Half of all lottery retailers across New Jersey were not been able to issue any tickets from Friday night through Monday as a result of a technical issue, a state Treasury spokesman confirmed Monday. The problem was touched off by a scheduled system upgrade Friday, according to an email from Treasury spokesman Chris Santarelli. The glitch interfered with retailer shops' ability to print out ticket for draw games, such as the Pick 3, Pick 4 and the Jersey Cash 5, and Cash4Life. Instant game
Aug 4, 2015, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Western Canada Lottery glitch causes ticket errorsNews Story
The Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is advising customers to recheck their tickets following a system problem. Officials said a delay in the draw results may mean that winning tickets weren't correctly identified. They weren't released to the system until 10:35 yesterday morning. When normally they would be available as the retailors were opening their stores, WCLC stakeholder relations director, Amanda Marantz, explained. Something that Gilles Caron found out the hard way.
Sep 22, 2013, 7:16 pm - Lottery News

Maryland lets problem gamblers exclude themselves from lotteryNews Story
Individuals on voluntary list must forfeit winnings Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday. The program is an expansion of the casino exclusion program launched in 2011, several months after Maryland's first casino opened. People on that list agree to be cited for trespassing if found in one of the state's casinos. Once signed up for the lottery exclusion list, a person is required to forfe
May 22, 2013, 7:17 am - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery director to step downNews Story
The Vermont Lottery Commission today announced that long-time Executive Director Alan Yandow would not seek another biannual appointment to the position. After nearly fourteen years as Executive Director, and working with three governors, Yandow will leave state service. Yandow said, I step down from one of the most interesting positions in state government. It has been an honor and pleasure to serve the State of Vermont and lottery players over the last fourteen years . Governor Peter
Feb 24, 2012, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

D.C. Lottery makes its pitch for Internet gamblingNews Story
This much is clear: D.C. residents, or at least the handful of Ward 5 residents who came out to the Lamond-Riggs Library last night, don't have much of a problem with Internet gambling. At the first of eight community meetings set to discuss the city's controversial new iGaming program, few moral or philosophical objections were lodged against the idea that city residents should be able to gamble online legally, with the city getting a cut of the action. But that's not to say that everyone
Oct 14, 2011, 7:00 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska lottery equipment upgrades coming soonNews Story
This summer, the Nebraska Lottery will be upgrading equipment at over 1,150 retailers, providing several benefits for lottery retailers and players. The centerpiece of the conversion is the new Altura GT1200 lottery terminal provided by GTECH Corporation. The Altura is state-of-the-art technology, making it faster both for the clerk in selecting transactions and printing Lotto tickets. Each terminal will be connected via secure satellite or 3G wireless links to the central processing system.
May 19, 2011, 7:54 pm - Lottery News

Nevada lawmakers discuss lotteryNews Story
Pointless annual exercise? By Todd Northrop In what would seem to outside observers to be an annual exercise in futility, the Nevada state legislature has again taken up the issue of creating a state lottery. With lines for lotto tickets like the one for Mega Millions this week in Primm, California, many residents believe Nevada should keep that money within the state and not send it to California. Some are calling for the state to use lottery-generated funds to beef up the state's educ
Mar 28, 2011, 11:25 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery upgrading retailer systemsNews Story
Iowa Lottery officials are ready to roll out a new computer system in April at 2,400 retail sites in hopes that it will boost sales of popular games such as Powerball and Mega Millions and reduce crime. The first new system in a decade will offer Iowa Lottery customers the promise of speedier service and a reduced chance of being cheated out of a jackpot by unscrupulous retail clerks, state officials said. For die-hard lottery players, and thousands of Iowans fall into this category, the b
Mar 16, 2011, 9:09 am - Lottery News