On Sunday, lottery buyers throughout the country of Belize, except for only two locations in Belize City, were unable to purchase their favorite numbers for that morning’s draw because someone hacked into the computer system which controls the printing of lottery tickets, shutting down the entire system.International, Systems Problem, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine
An Army veteran from Statesville, North Carolina, plans to give his $250,000 lottery jackpot to help people battling substance abuse.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Charity
Legendary actor Bob Newhart dusted off his Papa Elf costume from his turn in the Christmas blockbuster movie “Elf” to work with the Kentucky Lottery promoting its Holiday Gift Series Scratch-Off campaign.Scratch Games, Advertising, Kentucky, Marketing, General Interest, Video
It’s an enticing gamble: a few bucks for a chance to win $1 million, $4 million, or more. But all of those big, bright prize amounts we see stamped on scratch tickets won’t necessarily be given away.Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Retailer, Investigation, Video
Georgia Lottery President Debbie Alford, who has headed the agency that raises money for the HOPE scholarship and prekindergarten classes since 2012, is retiring from her post.Georgia, Administration, Resignation, Director
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lottery Post staff!Lottery Post, Holiday
The Arizona Lottery has taken a second computerized lottery drawing machine out of operation because it repeatedly chose duplicate numbers.Arizona, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Announcement, Computerized Drawings, Pick 3, Drawing
An Illinois man claims in a lawsuit filed last week that a CVS employee stole his winning $1 million Illinois Lottery scratch-off card.Legal, Illinois, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Crime, Lawsuit
A Colorado woman whose months-old scratch-off lottery ticket was rejected when she tried to enter it into a second chance drawing discovered it was actually a $3 million winner.Winner Stories, Colorado, Scratch Games
Russia’s state-run lottery company Stoloto says a retiree has won more than half a billion rubles (US$8.5 million), the country’s largest-ever jackpot.Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Record, Russia
The Michigan Lottery is placing renewed emphasis on cracking down on lottery retailers that cheat customers in order to enrich themselves.Michigan, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Security, Illegal Activities, Crime, Cheating
For the second time in three weeks, a North Carolina woman had an amazing streak of luck when she purchased two winning lottery tickets in the same day.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Won multiple times
A Kansas man who won a $50,000 lottery prize had to rush back to the store when he realized his winning ticket had accidentally been thrown away.Powerball, Winner Stories, Kansas, Retailer, Multi-State Game
Two former store clerks are in hot water after surveillance video captured them stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of scratch-off lottery tickets for months.Indiana, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime
Ripping a page from the 1980s, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is starting a new game on Sunday called Lotto America — the original name of what is now known as Powerball.New Lottery Game, Announcement, Multi-State Game, Lotto America
The odds of winning the lottery are pretty slim, but the chances of winning twice in a single day seem impossible. For North Carolina resident Kimberly Morris, this improbable event happened on Monday.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Won multiple times
A Maryland man plans to go back to work at the U.S. Postal Service despite winning a $10 million Virginia Lottery scratch-off jackpot.Virginia, Winner Stories, Maryland, Scratch Games
The Massachusetts Lottery terminal that sold the largest winning lottery ticket ever claimed by a single winner is now on display.Powerball, Massachusetts, Ticket Machine, Multi-State Game
If you buy a Mega Millions ticket, you normally have a 0.00000033 percent chance of winning the big jackpot. But at least 180 tickets were sold in Virginia on Friday that have a 0 percent chance of winning — and there may be many more that the lottery has not yet talked about.Mega Millions, Virginia, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Ticket Machine, Multi-State Game
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday affixed what he hopes will be a final patch on a $2.3 billion budget deficit by signing into law sweeping new gambling provisions.Pennsylvania, Legislation, Online Gambling, Gambling, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Casino, Keno, Government, Slots Machine