Lottery Post’s warning to the lottery industry about computerized drawings, issued more than a decade ago, is about to be confirmed as fact by Eddie Tipton, a former Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) security director.Insider Buzz, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Law Enforcement, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Court
A single winning Powerball lottery ticket matching all six numbers was sold in California and will claim a $447.8 million jackpot.Powerball, California, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game
Two New Yorkers were tossed behind bars in the state’s first-ever arrests of lottery scammers accused of secretly claiming winning tickets for people who owe child support, back taxes or other debts.New York, Scam, Retailer, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime
By Saturday evening, the multi-state Powerball lottery jackpot will almost certainly become the largest US lottery jackpot since the game’s monstrous $1.6 billion record in Jan. 2016.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
An examination of the difficult balance between running a secure lottery and ensuring that Iowa Lottery games are accessible and friendly for players, while still turning a healthy profit for the state.Financials, Iowa, Security, General Interest, Investigation
If world events have got you down, maybe the rising Powerball jackpot is just the thing to lift your spirits and your dreams.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Two $1 million-winning Virginia Millionaire Raffle lottery tickets drawn on New Year’s Day have not yet been claimed — and are due to expire by the end of June.Virginia, Unclaimed Prize, Raffle
College scholarships funded by New Mexico lottery proceeds will cover 60 percent of tuition costs for the next school year — down from 90 percent — as state education officials announced changes Wednesday aimed at stretching dwindling revenue for the financial aid program.New Mexico, Financials, Scholarship, Education, Government
A year ago this month, the Smith family’s lives changed in an instant when they won the $429.6 million Powerball jackpot.Powerball, New Jersey, Winner Stories, After the Big Win, Pool, Charity, Multi-State Game
One of the top New York Lottery winners won Quick Draw prizes of $600 or more at least 1,400 times in the last seven years, but according to statisticians he probably lost a lot of money doing it.Winner Stories, New York, General Interest
Five players from across New York have won at least 500 times during the last nine years — and nearly two dozen won at least 200 times, according to an analysis of lottery data.Winner Stories, New York, General Interest, Lucky
Michigan Lottery players have discovered a way to play the lottery’s online games so that they win every time they play — and the lottery seems to be OK with it.Michigan, Online Gambling, Technology, General Interest, Keno, Online, Video
Online poker and rummy may soon be classified as gambling in one of India’s states.
The government of Telangana is reportedly looking to place the two card games, which are currently considered as skill games in the country, with other forms of gambling and betting.
According to local media outlets, the Telangana Gaming Act, 9174 may be amended with an ordinance from the state government, while a new definition of “cyber space” will also be inserted in the gaming act.
Under the amended gaming act, playing online matka, sports betting, poker and rummy will incur criminal penalties that could range from a fine of INR5,000 (US$77) for the first offense to an imprisonment and higher fine for a second offense.
The mysterious purchaser of a $24.1 million Lotto jackpot came forward to claim the winning ticket — just two days before it was set to expire.Winner Stories, Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, New York
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. board voted Tuesday to approve Gov. Matt Bevin’s appointment of Tom Delacenserie as the new president and CEO of the state’s lottery.Administration, Kentucky, Director
The National Lottery is expecting a rush for tickets this week as a must-win £25 million (US$32.5 million) jackpot means the odds of winning the top prize are six times better than usual.UK National Lottery, Jackpots
The vice president for policy at the Mississippi Center for Public Policy writes an anti-lottery column, and illustrates how lottery opponents feel they should be able to decide how you live your life, the type of entertainment you should be allowed to enjoy, and how you should spend your money.Starting a Lottery, Opinion, Mississippi
A EuroMillions lottery jackpot winner’s story goes a long way toward explaining why tigers eat their young.
This week, The Sun reported on the “fury” of some UK National Lottery players over the fact that the jackpot has rolled over nine times without being claimed by a winner. The prize currently stands at £22.9m for Friday’s draw.
Lottery operator Camelot made jackpots harder to win one year ago by adding 10 balls to the original 49, which it claimed would boost interest by allowing the jackpot to climb to Powerball-worthy heights, but which also reduced the odds of winning the jackpot from from one in 14m to one in 45m.
Frankly, given the ‘monkey’s paw’ legacy of many lottery winners, we’re not sure winning a lottery jackpot is worth the bother. That legacy wrote another sad chapter this week after a UK judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a son against his lottery winning father.
The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident in which a woman in the Virginia county was bilked out of nearly $30,000 after being promised lottery riches, court records show.Virginia, Scam, Theft, Crime
A Bronx bartender won $7 million from a scratch-off ticket he bought while killing time at a laundromat — and now plans to spend big bucks on fishing gear, he said Tuesday.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games