The cyber security expert and brainpower behind a lottery rigging scandal that netted $2 million in illegal winnings from five state lotteries pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of ongoing criminal conduct charge.Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Court
This week Illinois Lottery players face a triple-whammy: Not only will the popular Powerball and Mega Millions tickets be off the shelf, but also any big winners of any of the other draw or instant games will have to wait to collect their cash.Mega Millions, Powerball, Financials, Illinois, Government, Multi-State Game, Budget
Iowa Lottery officials pledged Tuesday to tighten security of lottery tickets and bolster efforts to obtain restitution from persons convicted of lottery-related crimes.Financials, Iowa, Retailer, Security, Investigation
A Chicago woman won $250,000 from her first-ever lottery ticket, which she wasn’t even planning to buy.Winner Stories, Illinois, Scratch Games, Lucky
A network of dummy online stores offering household goods has been used as a front for internet gambling payments, according to a recent investigation.Financials, Online Gambling, Technology, Investigation, Fraud, Crime, Web Site
Trips to neighboring states to observe their lottery operations have shed light on the types of decisions that must be made should Mississippi opt to enact a lottery, two Northeast Mississippi legislators recently said.Tennessee, Financials, Louisiana, Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Arkansas, Government
The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed the conviction of an Iowa man who just last week pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related with rigging lottery computers in order to win jackpots, but the dismissal has little practical impact on the case.Insider Buzz, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Crime, Multi-State Game, Court
A Michigan man has won his second Michigan Lottery Fantasy 5 jackpot in 18 months.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Michigan, Pick 5, Won multiple times, Anonymous
Your ability to buy lottery tickets from vending machines in Kansas may depend on how many lawmakers show up for the ceremonial last day of the session Monday.Kansas, Legislation, Retailer, Government, Vending Machine
A bill passed in the Pennsylvania House would allow casino-style gambling in airports, veterans halls, and truck stops.Pennsylvania, Financials, Legislation, Gambling, Casino, Government, Slots Machine
The Oklahoma Lottery is revamping its products and marketing strategy in light of a recent law change removing the requirement that 35 percent of its profits go to education.Oklahoma, Financials, Legislation, Education
Eddie Tipton, the now-infamous former security chief at the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), is accused of installing software on Random Number Generators that allowed him to predict winning combinations for drawings that occurred on three dates every non-leap year — Nov. 23, Dec. 29 and May 27.Insider Buzz, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game
A 2006 inquiry by the FBI into a lottery won by Tiption, a Texas judge, failed to uncover a jackpot rigging conspiracy. A decade later, the inquiry stands out as a missed chance to stop a jackpot rigging scandal that would corrupt the $70 billion lottery industry for years while enriching a tiny group of insiders. The FBI didn’t uncover one fact that its informant knew but didn’t see as significant: that Tipton’s brother, Eddie Tipton, was a lottery industry employee.Insider Buzz, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime
A slot machine told her she hit a massive jackpot, but the casino claimed it was a machine error and offered her a meal on the house. Now, she’s taking this to court.Legal, Jackpots, Dispute, Casino, Slots Machine, Lawsuit
The association that runs the popular Powerball lottery and Mega Millions games will drop Illinois at the end of June without a budget agreement.Mega Millions, Powerball, Financials, Illinois, Government, Multi-State Game, Budget
On Thursday, Antionette Andrews, the former girlfriend of slain lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, won $1 million on a $20 Florida Lottery scratch-off game.Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Death, Crime
Within a 48-hour time span a Little River, South Carolina, man realized he had won the lottery, twice.Powerball, South Carolina, Multi-State Game, Won multiple times
A Lakeland, Florida, man is suing a friend who he says cheated him out of money from a $1 million lottery ticket.Florida, Legal, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Dispute, Lawsuit
For the owners of a Menifee, California, liquor store, a bad year just got $1 million better.Powerball, California, Jackpots, Retailer, Multi-State Game
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