The Florida Lottery is warning players about social media scams and fake accounts offering money and other prizes.Florida, Scam, Technology, Video
Category Archives: Lottery
Paper-jammed lottery ticket turns out to be $22,000 winner for Kansas couple
A paper-jammed Kansas Lottery ticket turned out to be lucky for a couple from Tonganoxie, Kansas.Winner Stories, Kansas, Multi-State Game, 2by2
Free lottery ticket wins N.J. woman $1K a week for life
A New Jersey woman who bought a lottery ticket with a buy-one-get-one free coupon she clipped from a newspaper ended up winning a big Cash4Life Prize.New Jersey, Winner Stories, Multi-State Game, Cash4Life
No bidders for Brazil’s Lotex instant lottery privatization
Brazil is proving equally incapable of privatizing its instant lottery operations as it proved incapable of legalizing other forms of gambling.
Monday brought the deadline for bids for the 15-year exclusive concession to run Lotex, the instant lottery scratch card business currently managed by the Caixa Economica Federal bank. But the deadline came and went without a single company filing a bid, leaving the government scrambling for the appropriate response.
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance had hoped to raise BRL542m (US$144m) from a July 4 auction for the Lotex concession. The money was supposed to help fund the National Public Security Fund. The auction was originally scheduled for June 14 but was pushed back in order to give companies more time to prepare their bids.
Companies that had previously expressed interest in the Lotex concession, including international lottery giants IGT, Intralot and Scientific Games, ultimately opted not to file any bids.
Visiting father discovers son's lifetime lottery win
A Michigan man said he might have never known about his $25,000 a year for life lottery jackpot if his father hadn’t come to visit.Winner Stories, Michigan, Multi-State Game, Lucky for Life
WV Lottery Commission establishes rules for sports betting
The West Virginia Lottery Commission has set its rules for sports betting in the state, following an emergency meeting Thursday.West Virginia, Gambling, Sports Betting
California Lottery issues new rules for retailers after rash of thefts
A rash of thefts of California Lottery tickets in San Jose prompted the state this week to roll out a new system aimed at preventing store owners from paying out purloined scratchers.California, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Crime, Video
Are Florida lottery tickets being sold illegally in Bermuda?
The Bermuda Government was advised more than two years ago that the sale of American lottery tickets on the island appeared to breach “numerous” laws in the United States, including some designed to stop money-laundering.Florida, International, Retailer, Sales, Illegal Activities, Lottery Tickets
Better Business Bureau releases study on sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams
A new report by the Better Business Bureau says sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams are using ever-changing methods to hurt victims financially and emotionally.Scam, Jamaica, Study, Costa Rica, Sweepstakes
Massachusetts official warns lottery could become "irrelevant"
With time running out again on a bill that would authorize the Massachusetts Lottery to move online, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg offered a message to business leaders Wednesday morning: We don’t want to go the way of Toys R Us.Massachusetts, Legislation, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Sports Betting, Director
Winning week for Georgia Cash 3 and Cash 4 lottery players
Georgia Lottery players are enjoying a winning streak with “triples” and “quads” falling in Cash 3 and Cash 4 within the past week.Georgia, Winning Ticket Announcement, Pick 3, Pick 4
The Oregon Lottery is moving aggressively toward mobile phone betting
The Oregon Lottery wants for the first time to open up gambling on mobile devices, which could massively expand the accessibility and audience of state-sponsored games.Online Gambling, Oregon, New Lottery Game, Technology, Sports Betting
$1.5 million lottery ticket spent five weeks on the fridge
An Australian man who won a $1.5 million lottery prize said the ticket spent five weeks stuck to his refrigerator door before he discovered he was a winner.Winner Stories, International, Australia
NJ man claims $315.3 million Powerball lottery jackpot
Tayeb Souami was all smiles Friday as New Jersey lottery officials announced that he was the winner of the $315.3 million Powerball jackpot.Powerball, New Jersey, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
New law would stop Illinois Lottery from selling tickets after top prizes are gone
The Illinois Lottery would have to provide players with daily updates on how many top prizes remain in scratch-off games — and wouldn’t be able to keep selling tickets for those games indefinitely — under a proposed change in state law.Legislation, Illinois, Scratch Games
Sweepstakes, lottery scams cost Americans more than $111 million in 2017
A new study reveals sweepstakes, lottery and prize-related scams cost Americans millions of dollars each year. The Better Business Bureau calls these schemes some of the “most serious and pervasive frauds operating today.”Scam, Theft, Technology, Jamaica, Study, General Interest, Fraud, Crime, Costa Rica, Sweepstakes
Pennsylvania becomes the seventh U.S. state to sell lottery games online
The Pennsylvania Lottery has launched PA iLottery, interactive games played online on a computer, tablet or mobile device that offer chances to win up to $250,000.Pennsylvania, Online Gambling, New Lottery Game, Technology
Texas lottery winner battled Alzheimer's as daughter stole $250,000
Five years after winning $750,000, a Texas woman was broke and evicted from an Alzheimer’s care facility due to her daughter’s theft of $250,000 from her account.Mega Millions, Texas, Legal, Winner Stories, After the Big Win, Theft, Death, Law Enforcement, Crime, Multi-State Game
SC lottery error prompts class-action lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the South Carolina Lottery Commission and Intralot, claiming that refusing to pay the prize money for a game glitch is a breach of contract.Legal, South Carolina, Error, Technology, Intralot, Lawsuit
Hundreds expected at funeral of 'Lotto Angel' who gave away most of $10 million jackpot
A former hospital worker — who died last week — gave away an astonishing £5.5 million (US$7.3 million) of her £7.6 million (US$10.1 million) lottery jackpot win.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, After the Big Win, Death, Charity