Update: Players sue Delaware Lottery for $2M over disputed Keno tickets

Comment #4

KY Floyd — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:41:13 GMT

Anyone who isn't a complete moron should know that lotteries frequently pay out very large amounts of money to players.

Anyone who isn't a complete moron should also know that if a game with high odds has the same winning numbers several drawings in a row there's likely to be a problem. That means they shouldn't be surprised if they don't get paid for anything after the first game with the repeated results.

The players who were smart made small bets, cashed their tickets in right away, and... [ More ]

Comment #3

LottoAce — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:31:06 GMT

sounds a little like the casino story.

The Lottery regrets any inconvenience caused to our players, the statement said

I don't know the whole story, but if it was

my million on the line, I would be upset to say the least.

Comment #2

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:20:43 GMT

Can't generalize.

TN lottery isn't claiming a malfunction for the 20 PB winners.

Those people knew something was wrong, why else did they start buying up tix as fast as they could when they realize the computer was playing the same numbers

Comment #1

ckrakowski — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 02:03:21 GMT

When are people going to learn whenever a lottery or casino has to pay out a large reward they will always either claim malfunction or glitch and refuse to pay out. Yet they have no problem taking your money, just giving you money you won.

Update: Players sue Delaware Lottery for $2M over disputed Keno tickets

Lottery Post — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:08:43 GMT

Two Delaware men are claiming they haven't seen a penny of the $2 million they say the state lottery owes them after a computer glitch spewed out multiple matching numbers.

John Brookings Jr. and Richard Spence played Keno a bingo-style lottery game in which players can win based on how many numbers they match and how much they wager at a retailer in New Castle County last December, according to the lawsuit.

(See Keno players cash in on lottery glitch in Delaware , Lottery Post , Dec. 24... [ More ]