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Colorado bill would ban credit card lottery ticket purchases and online salesNews Story
Lottery couriers nearly caught in the crossfire By Kate Northrop Colorado legislators have introduced a bill that would roll back credit card purchases for lottery tickets and ban direct online ticket sales. Some lawmakers in Colorado are not happy with the Colorado Lottery's unilateral decision to approve credit card purchases and direct online ticket sales, which the Colorado Lottery Commission approved in a meeting in November 2025. At the time the Lottery voted in favor of th
Mar 12, 2026, 9:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona lottery retailer employee sued after buying $12.8 million ticket knowing it was a winnerReply
$85 worth of tickets is a lot. it's weird for someone to try to buy that much, then look in their wallet and see they only have $60, then spend every last dollar on tickets. i wonder if it was someone buying for their lottery pool and miscalculated how much they had collected from the other members. if not, sounds like a gambling problem.
Feb 27, 2026, 12:33 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery News

Proposed bill would let voters decide on an Alabama state lotteryReply
Don't know if your state has sports gambling ads or not (if legal there). Anyway in regards to Louisiana, if you pay attention it says in small letters on the bottom in certain parishes only. Sounds so 17th century to me.
Feb 5, 2026, 6:00 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Michigan man claims record $32.9 million Lotto 47 jackpot with numbers he's used for 20 yearsReply
You should know this first hand Elmer. It's an old time saying. And your old. The phrase I'm buying new shoes is likely a reference to the common gambling exclamation Baby needs a new pair of shoes, which is often said by crapshooters to summon luck . Let me hit the lottery. Watch the b.s. I tell them. Tell them I'm buying a helicopter and a moutain and living on top of it in a tent.
Jan 14, 2026, 10:05 pm - Justing618 - Lottery News

South Carolina Lottery suspends license of retailer that sold ticket to minorReply
if the parents are right there by their little kid just letting him put the money in the machine, it's way less serious than a teen coming in alone to buy himself a scratch off. little kids just like they way it feels when the machine pulls the dollar bill out of your hands. a teen is old enough to have a real (and unhealthy) interest in gambling. since the sheriff's dept had to get involved, it's probably closer to the second scenario than the first.
Jul 24, 2025, 5:38 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery adds age verification to vending machinesReply
Much worse than a lottery machine is a gambling habit at such a young age. Those stores do not want to held liable and it is a good law even though there are ways around it.
Jun 13, 2025, 2:16 am - Wendy777 - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery adds age verification to vending machinesReply
Much worse than a lottery machine is a gambling habit at such a young age. Those stores do not want to held liable and it is a good law even though there ways around it.
Jun 13, 2025, 2:16 am - Wendy777 - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleReply
Paying for a ticket after it's determined to be a winner (in this case and the lottery club you mentioned) is not gambling. It's cheating. The ticket belongs to Circle K. By policy, they are required to buy the ticket when no one else does prior to the drawing. The money gets taken out of their lottery account the instant it is printed.
May 25, 2026, 3:17 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery News

Colorado bill would ban credit card lottery ticket purchases and online salesReply
banning credit card sales is good, nobody should be gambling with money they don't have. but what's their issue with online sales? as long as a player has enough money in their checking account to make a debit card purchase, it's up to the player how they spend their own money.
Mar 12, 2026, 11:42 am - Brock Lee - Lottery News

No winner again: Powerball jackpot hits $1.6 billion in longest-ever rollover runReply
I think having personal wagering rules is a great way to approach gambling in general. Just as good with lottery games as it is when going to a casino. It keeps you from making bad impulse judgments on the spot. Of course, everyone's rules should be personalized so it balances your fun with your own spending limits.
Dec 21, 2025, 2:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News