Convicted computerized drawing fraudster argues Iowa court appeal

Comment #11

DELotteryPlyr — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 09:34:57 GMT

If the prosecution was smart they would hire/use Todd as a consultant on this case

Comment #10

ArizonaDream — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:12:40 GMT

What I read before was that the rigged code was keyed to produce the desired numbers only on particular dates. It's no great stretch to assume the time was also set. Spit out his numbers only at 9PM on November xx. Pretests at any other time produce normal random numbers.

Comment #9

KY Floyd — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:44:17 GMT

It's an extremely safe bet that Tipton would have known that some minimum number of pre-drawing tests would be conducted, so there's no logical reason he would have bought tickets for those tests. That doesn't necessarily mean he wouldn't have needed to also play some other combinations, but if he had it would simply be more circumstantial, but very compelling, evidence. Of course that assumes the prosecution was smart enough to check. AFAIK, there hasn't been any news report indicating other ti... [ More ]

Comment #8

DELotteryPlyr — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:42:17 GMT

what about if he set up the computer to kick out 1 line of 5 or 10 pre-set lines. That way he just needed to play all 5 or 10 and he was covered, and reduce the chance of the pre-draw?

Hoping this judge doesn't kick the case, he needs to be in jail.

Comment #7

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:27:16 GMT

Yea, this is really weird. They pre-test all RNG computer draws. So, did his numbers come up in all those pre-tests for that particular day? Maybe that guy was just lucky and had to hide his identity because as a lottery official he couldn't play

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spartan1707 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:33:54 GMT

This case should be thrown out. They state that they test each computer before each drawing and that it is totally random...well they say he planted the said virus a month ago sooooooo...all thos drawings are now null and void. They also say that its under constant security watch. They Muliti State Lottery are a for profit company and get contracts from other states stating they can increase profits. Well how can other than RIGGING THE SYSTEM...Picking the lowest picked numbers for all drawings,... [ More ]

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noise-gate — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:09:59 GMT

Stowers would have us believe that Eddie is a stand up guy, an altar boy-nothing less than a person whose walking with Angels..

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mypiemaster — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:30:26 GMT

It never hurts to try. Stranger things have happened in courts before.

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Bleudog101 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:00:52 GMT

Cry me a river. These white collar type of criminals think they can get away with most anything. Too many electronic trackers in use these days.

Comment #2

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:00:00 GMT

If he's innocent, why did he try to hide his identity? Guilty as charged

Comment #1

HaveABall — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 05:29:46 GMT

Thanks Todd and AP for a wonderfully written and fascinating article

Convicted computerized drawing fraudster argues Iowa court appeal

Lottery Post — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 00:18:52 GMT

The attorney for a former lottery official accused of fixing jackpots in several states argued Thursday that his client's conviction last year on fraud charges should be thrown out.

Eddie Tipton, the former Multi-State Lottery Association computer security director, appealed his July 2015 convictions related to fixing an Iowa Hot Lotto game in 2010, which resulted in a 10-year prison sentence. He is free on bond during the appeal.

Tipton's attorney, Dean Stowers, told a three-judge Iowa Co... [ More ]