New Jersey Lottery to begin reopening headquarters for in-person claims

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jplayer33 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 01:26:22 GMT

I hit the New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 straight in May and submitted my claim form within two days by USPS overnight mail. I did not receive a check until the end of July. in the weeks in between, no one ever answered the lottery customer service number and no messages were ever returned. Emails were also not answered. So I had no way of knowing what was going on with my claim. I know COVID-19 played a big role in the delay, but nearly three months for payment is unacceptable when we must pay INSTA... [ More ]

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DELotteryPlyr — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:33:41 GMT

I am thinking Todd picked up the phone and said 'I think its time to open up for IN PERSON claims' And they jumped and made it so

New Jersey Lottery to begin reopening headquarters for in-person claims

Lottery Post — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:07:22 GMT

Lottery will allow some in-person claims starting Monday

By Kate Northrop

Starting Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, the New Jersey Lottery will begin allowing players to file some claims in-person at Lottery headquarters in Lawrence by appointment only.

Since the closing of claims offices on March 19 affected the ability to claim winnings from tickets that were due to expire during the pandemic, in-person claims will resume in a limited capacity for tickets purchased between Mar. 19, 2019 and Se... [ More ]