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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

COMPUTERIZED DRAWING GLITCH STRIKES ARIZONA LOTTERYNews Story
This is why computer ized drawings are bad Undiscovered problem existed for 2 months some tickets had no chance of winning The lottery had no idea until players started complaining By Todd Northrop Due to an error in the computerized drawing system for the Arizona Lottery Pick 3 game between June 10 and Aug. 3, replacement tickets are being offered to eligible people who purchased tickets during that time frame, according to a press release. Pick 3 is an Arizona Lottery draw game
Aug 20, 2013, 9:30 pm - Lottery News

Ohio legislators move to ban Internet lottery salesNews Story
While country moves forward, Ohio may move backwards The Ohio Lottery has not joined the move to sell tickets directly to players on the Internet, and a provision in a state budget bill would make sure it doesn't. The bill, which has passed the House and gone to the Senate, would prohibit Ohio from following the lead of states that already let players buy tickets via their computers and handheld devices. Online sales could help lotteries attract younger customers and compete with more g
May 24, 2013, 9:35 am - Lottery News

Ultimate Poker to become first legal, real-money online poker site in USNews Story
But you have to be physically present within the state of Nevada to play On Tuesday, UltimatePoker.com is expected to launch what will become the country's first fully legal online poker site, with one major catch: it will be limited to those physically present within the state of Nevada. Neither the site nor state regulators have said precisely what means they will use to determine a player's location, but Nevada state officials said previously that it would be far more extensive than sim
Apr 30, 2013, 3:07 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery gears up for online sales in springNews Story
The Michigan Lottery plans to begin selling online subscriptions for games such as Mega Millions and Powerball starting this spring. The state says the move will bring in more revenue for schools and improve the lottery experience, but some businesses are concerned it will hurt in-store ticket sales. Daily 3, Daily 4 and Club Keno would not be part of the initial program, which allows customers to sign up for multiple ticket purchases over a period of time. A new system called iLottery
Feb 28, 2013, 8:55 am - Lottery News

Tech industry sets its sights on gamblingNews Story
Look out Las Vegas, here comes FarmVille. Silicon Valley is betting that online gambling is its next billion-dollar business, with developers across the industry turning casual games into occasions for adults to wager. At the moment these games are aimed overseas, where attitudes toward gambling are more relaxed and online betting is generally legal, and extremely lucrative. But game companies, from small teams to Facebook and Zynga, have their eye on the ultimate prize: the rich American
Feb 18, 2013, 11:46 am - Lottery News

Mass. bill would allow for online lottery salesNews Story
Massachusetts Lottery players would be able to purchase tickets and play lottery games online under a bill being filed on Beacon Hill. The bill would authorize the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission to create internet gambling games, including establishing the price of tickets, the number and size of prizes, the manner of selecting winners and the frequency of drawings. The bill would also require the commission come up with a way to block sales of online tickets or other lottery games
Jan 25, 2013, 8:16 am - Lottery News

Lottery player says scanner not accurateNews Story
One man's faith in the reliability of Florida's lottery system has been shaken after an odd incident. It was around 8:30 p.m. the evening after a drawing. Robert Campisi, 48, a retired business owner and electrical contractor, was in the Exxon at 7624 Front Beach Road. Campisi said he was engaged in an activity that is all too familiar to him. And like most of the time, as he scanned the Powerball and Quick Pick lottery tickets at the external scanner, an all too familiar message appeared
Sep 16, 2012, 3:04 pm - Lottery News

'Robot' to replace Michigan Lottery readersNews Story
It's the end of the line for the three people who read the lottery numbers on Detroit TV. WWJ Newsradio 950's Sandra McNeil reports Aggy Usedly, Beth McCleod and Darryl Wood will no longer announce the winning numbers on TV. Usedly said she and the two others who read the numbers got the word a couple of weeks ago and it came as a surprise. Our contract was up September 29th and our union rep had been contacting this gentleman in Lansing about getting together to renew the contract and
Sep 14, 2012, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

GTECH launches lottery developer networkNews Story
GTECH Corp. has launched the lottery developer network, a game development program, which it says lays the foundation for significant advancement within the lottery industry. The gaming subsidiary of Rome's Lottomatica Group SpA described its LDN project as the lottery industry's first open-development platform. The platform enables casual and social game developers to work to build games on their own, which can later be offered for real-money gaming on official and regulated lottery plat
Sep 11, 2012, 11:58 am - Lottery News