Prize payouts from New York Lottery frozen for the past week
Lottery commission lacks transparency; blames glitch for delay; players frustrated
Update: Lottery Post has prize data published
By Kate Northrop
Some players are still unable to claim winnings from the New York Lottery since they froze prize payouts last Wednesday.
The Lottery has put a hold on prize claims for the Powerball, New York Lotto, Cash4Life, and Take 5 games, blaming the delay on a glitch.
On Thursday, June 10, the Lottery put out a statement on social media to alert ...
Jun 15, 2021, 10:55 am - Lottery News forum
Local retailers worry about future of UK National Lottery in stores
Convenience stores worry about the Lottery moving closer to digital sales channels
By Kate Northrop
Lottery retailers in the United Kingdom are expressing concerns about the future of the lottery in brick-and-mortar stores now that the contract for operating the lottery is up for grabs.
Camelot Group has run the National Lottery for nearly three decades. Now that the contract is up for renewal, local retailers worry that a new operator would mainly prioritize online sales and push out s ...
Jun 7, 2021, 11:44 am - Lottery News forum
Massachusetts Lottery processes first mobile ticket prize
By Kate Northrop
The Massachusetts Lottery announced yesterday that it processed a remote prize claim through its mobile app for the very first time.
In what it called a significant step in the introduction of digital technology, the Lottery celebrated the successful use of its mobile cashing service that it believes will provide multiple benefits to customers as well as the environment.
Making remote ticket cashing transactions available is a terrific advancement for the Lottery in ac ...
May 6, 2021, 11:59 am - Lottery News forum
New Jersey Lottery ticket sales temporarily unavailable
Lottery is halting ticket purchases during morning hours tomorrow
By Kate Northrop
The New Jersey Lottery today announced that ticket sales for all draw games will be temporarily suspended Friday, Feb. 26.
The Lottery will be applying an upgrade to its wagering system used for purchasing draw-based Lottery games. Players will not be able to buy tickets for those games between 12:01 am and approximately 10:00 am Friday.
However, midday drawings for Pick 3 and Pick 4 will not be interr ...
Feb 25, 2021, 11:57 am - Lottery News forum
New Hampshire wins appeal; Wire Act does not apply to lotteries
By Kate Northrop
The New Hampshire Lottery has prevailed against the US Department of Justice when a federal court ruled Wednesday that the Wire Act does not apply to lotteries, cementing the legality of participating in the state lottery over the Internet.
In August of 2019, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a notice of appeal following the decision by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to find in favor of the New Hampshire Lottery in the long-awaite ...
Jan 24, 2021, 9:16 am - Lottery News forum
Lottery courier service pioneers online sales model in Texas
Massive multi-state jackpots fuel surge in online ticket sales
By Kate Northrop
Lottery courier service theLotter is changing the way people in the state of Texas are buying lottery tickets, and two multi-state mega jackpots combined with pandemic-driven online sales are proving to be the perfect storm.
As 2021 kicks off with two multi-state lottery jackpots swelling over $1 billion combined, players are buying up their tickets in a frenzy any which way. Online ticket sales are surging ...
Jan 14, 2021, 6:59 pm - Lottery News forum
USA Mega unveils new and improved website
By Kate Northrop
Speednet Group, a leading lottery technology company, announced today that it has re-launched the USA Mega website with an updated, modern look that works equally well on mobile devices, computers, and tablets.
USA Mega offers players and industry professionals a myriad of tools and resources for playing Powerball and Mega Millions, including the latest lottery results, jackpot analysis, news updates, statistics, official drawing videos, and the entire historical record of ...
Dec 18, 2020, 8:06 am - Lottery News forum
Misprinted Kentucky Lottery tickets lead players to mistakenly believe they won
IGT software error dashes players' hopes and excitement
By Kate Northrop
Quite a few Kentucky Lottery players thought they had won big time when they saw matching symbols printed on their Tic Tac Cash Fast Play tickets, but that joy quickly dissipated when they found out that those symbols were not indicators of winning the lottery at all, rather they were a result of a software error.
According to the Kentucky Lottery, a vendor software issue affected some lottery vending machines in O ...
Dec 17, 2020, 5:19 pm - Lottery News forum
Sequential numbers drawn in South Africa Lottery stirs up suspicions of fraud
20 players share the jackpot after consecutive numbers are drawn
By Kate Northrop
An unusually perfect series of sequential numbers that came up in South Africa's most recent PowerBall drawing has led to accusations of fraud, while others jumped in to defend the integrity of a game based on pure luck and chance.
The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday, Dec. 1 were all consecutive numbers, including the PowerBall itself 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and PowerBall 10.
20 people purchased a ticket with t ...
Dec 3, 2020, 1:03 pm - Lottery News forum
Massachusetts Lottery to allow prize claims via mobile app
New method for claiming winnings to become available next spring
By Kate Northrop
Players who are tired of traveling to claim centers or mailing away their winning lottery tickets to claim their prizes will soon have a new option. Next spring, the Massachusetts Lottery will begin allowing players to claim larger prizes through their phones.
The Massachusetts Lottery plans on expanding the functionality of its mobile app to give players the options of having winnings deposited directly i ...
Nov 30, 2020, 8:50 pm - Lottery News forum
