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Indiana legislature rejects bill for online lottery ticket salesReply
Point well taken. Don't forget Indiana has twelve casinos. The law was changed so that riverboats were no longer required. Best of my knowledge each patron 'pays' the state $5 to gamble on them. I still remember having to pay $5 just to get on; luckily all the ones I have visited (4) that is no longer the case, the casino pays it. Going through security there is an electronic counter. The closest one, Caesars, was forced to sell due to IGC. Sent them an email regarding this and the
Jan 27, 2026, 9:42 am - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Data breach at lottery tech vendor Brightstar exposes personal info of over 100,000 individualsReply
Just happened to click on a greyed out area of the Kentucky lottery website. Said 18 people who won a trip in 2017 2018 Wheel of Fortune scratch tickets were possibly affected. Starting my journey with the VA (28 years too late) was griping all the security steps one has to take, through a private vendor, after reading this well worth it. Historically don't pay much attention to companies that I have small investments in, and sure enough IGT now Brightstar.
Oct 12, 2025, 8:00 am - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

U.K. National Lottery going on 36-hour break for huge technology upgradeNews Story
Massive technology refresh brings National Lottery into modern era By Kate Northrop As the U.K. National Lottery gets ready to undergo its most massive technology upgrade in three decades, ticket sales, ticket checkers, and prize claims will all experience a 36-hour blackout. The U.K. National Lottery is going on a 36-hour break starting this weekend, and officials are strongly recommending that players plan ahead. In a huge undertaking to modernize the technology that powers the
Aug 1, 2025, 7:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
Fast Plays are Scratcher-like games (some are duplicates of scratcher games) except instead of card, the play ticket is generated on the fly by the kiosk and replaces the play card. This opens up a number of security vulnerabilities in my mind if you have physical access to hack and reverse engineer a machine. I think they are putting too much confidence in a TPM chip securing the boot sequence. Some Fast Plays have progressive jackpots (9 of 36 games currently). A person can calculate the p
Jul 13, 2025, 6:36 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery adds age verification to vending machinesReply
Same thing with alcohol, there are people willing to buy it for you. The thing with alcohol is that you don't need to redeem it to drink it . Now, when that minor who bought a ticket wins the jackpot or whoever the minor sends in the store, then the guys back at lottery security check the cameras to make sure that the ticket holder is the actual winner and not a friend of Eddie Tipton, suddenly mom and dad are not the person on the frame and then the whole shenanigans begin and everyone
Jun 12, 2025, 11:37 am - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery alerts retailers to possible bulk buying attempt over $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpotNews Story
No evidence of couriers involved By Kate Northrop When an Idaho Cash lottery jackpot jumped up $126,000 overnight to $877,800 and was subsequently won, the Idaho Lottery had a suspicion a bulk buyer was at play. On Tuesday, Sept 30, the Idaho Lottery witnessed their Idaho Cash draw game jackpot reach a record level of $877,800, the highest prize the in-state draw game has ever seen. Based on sales figures, familiar signs from other similar recent activity , and reports from local Ida
Oct 18, 2025, 9:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKNews Story
United Kingdom lottery players will soon participate for massive billion-dollar jackpots By Kate Northrop The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the UK National Lottery have jointly announced that the US-based Powerball multi-state lottery game will be expanding to the UK. It's official: Powerball is growing beyond North America into the United Kingdom, where lottery players overseas will soon have the opportunity to play for the billion-dollar jackpots that only US lottery p
Apr 14, 2026, 6:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 BILLION: Powerball jackpot soars to 5th-largest in game historyReply
l asked my Ai very important question Good morning l have a good question. The Powerball jackpot is now $1,700,000,000 nobody won last night. So what will happen if the jackpot grows out of control to $5,000,000,000 curious Good morning! That's an excellent and fascinating question. The idea of a $5 billion Powerball jackpot is mind-boggling and pushes the limits of the lottery system itself. Here s a breakdown of what would likely happen if the jackpot grew to such an astronomical
Sep 4, 2025, 5:55 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

North Carolina grandmother with injured leg "took off running" after seeing $912,326 lottery winReply
Go Granny go! Fantastic win and love your lofty goals. WTG! Since I have everyone's attention wanted to update on two things I mentioned previously. Sorry for deviating from the subject matter. 1) Watched the Mgr load the lottery machine yesterday. She scanned each packet of scratch tickets whereas I thought the machine did that with purchases. 2) My ramblings about KY lotto update to mobile app was wrong. They, not IGT, investigated it thoroughly. It has to do with Andr
Jun 20, 2025, 9:20 am - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Winner of $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpot is infamous bulk buyerNews Story
Idaho legislation moves along bill to ban bulk lottery ticket purchases By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery's initial suspicions that a bulk purchaser was at play during a jackpot run that resulted in an $877,800 Idaho Cash win were correct when it was confirmed that an entity known for executing jackpot buyouts came forward to claim the prize. In response to restless national sentiment surrounding the nature of jackpot buyouts and a recent $877,800 Idaho Cash win, Idaho state legisla
Feb 25, 2026, 6:42 am - Todd - Lottery News