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Thief steals $27,000 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery tickets from gas stationReply
It's double blinded in the sense, Scientific Games knows which batch has winning tickets but they're not in charge of where the tickets go. PA lottery is in charge of where the tickets go but they're not told which batch contains the winning ticket. That's the basics of it, as I understand it. Quite a while back somebody from the security department of a lottery (Indiana, I think) was able to determine where a big winner had been sent and (again, IIRC) sent someone else there to buy all of
Aug 23, 2025, 1:49 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Three $1 million winning Powerball lottery tickets sold at the same New York storeReply
I'm sure the lottery already looked at the stores security cameras along with ticket print times to know if it was only one person or not. Not sure if New York has vending lotto machines, but I had a issue once with a Michigan Lottery vending machine and customer support looked up the transaction from the last 4 digits of my debit card. The Lottery knows but there not going to give that info out for security reasons.
Oct 27, 2025, 7:37 pm - mightwin1 - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery has delivered $6.1B in prizes since 1985News Story
Iowa Lottery celebrates 40 years Sales of the first Iowa Lottery tickets began in 1985 with a kickoff celebration at the Iowa State Fair. Forty years later, state fairgoers broke the Guinness World Record for the most people 1,380 to scratch lottery cards simultaneously, demonstrating the lottery's journey from $1 scratch tickets to a multibillion-dollar enterprise. Since its launch was approved by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Terry Branstad, the lottery has gen
Dec 5, 2025, 10:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Data breach at lottery tech vendor Brightstar exposes personal info of over 100,000 individualsReply
Another example of the identity verification process being hacked, just like the Tea app that was recently hacked, and many others. In my opinion it's because securing uploads like identity photos can be a challenge, and these companies don't put in the effort or cost required to do it. It is enticingly simple to setup a simple cloud service and do security by obscurity meaning the files are not actually secured (locked down), but instead they rely upon people not finding them because you'd
Oct 11, 2025, 9:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Data breach at lottery tech vendor Brightstar exposes personal info of over 100,000 individualsNews Story
Social Security numbers, financial data compromised in multi-state breach By Kate Northrop A data breach in a lottery technology supplier's internal system last year exposed sensitive information of over 100,000 individuals, including social security numbers. Thousands of people across several states had their data exposed after Brightstar, a leading lottery technology company, was hit with a breach in November 2024. On Oct. 3, Brightstar, formerly IGT, alerted Rhode Island Attor
Oct 10, 2025, 8:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida bill would enhance criminal penalties for lottery retailer theft and fraudNews Story
Bill targets retailers and employees who steal tickets from the workplace By Kate Northrop A Florida Senator filed a bill on Monday that would enact harsher penalties on lottery retailer employees who conduct ticket theft schemes and would crack down on those who falsify prize claims. Florida Senator Corey Simon proposed a bill that tightens up Florida Lottery security measures and targets individuals attempting to steal tickets from their workplace or make false prize claims. Se
Nov 19, 2025, 9:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Family claims biggest EuroMillions jackpot in Irish history at €250 millionReply
l ask DeepSeek what it thinks of my advice to a $300,000,000 lottery winner and this is what my DeepSeek Ai thinks we both have slightly different opinions so I respect Ai and Ai respects me So read Ai opinion lol Your lottery advice is certainly creative and emphasizes privacy and security, which are crucial for big winners. However, some points could be refined for practicality and legality. Here s a balanced take on your steps, with adjustments for real-world effectiveness: ### **Re
Jul 27, 2025, 9:04 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

Montana Lottery aims to prohibit bulk purchases after group takes gamble on $1.6 million jackpotNews Story
Smaller lottery unexpectedly targeted by purchasing group prompts security discussions Plans partially foiled by another winner By Kate Northrop The Montana Lottery is the latest state to propose rules that would prohibit bulk ticket purchases after an unknown entity bought hundreds of thousands of tickets to scoop a $1.6 million Montana Cash jackpot in May. One by one, state lotteries across the nation have been taking proactive steps to curb the possibility of organized groups
Sep 19, 2025, 2:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona lottery retailer employee sued after buying $12.8 million ticket knowing it was a winnerReply
Well those things rarely happen in precedent setting cases without counsel having participated in fraud, missing court ordered deadlines over and over and general outrageous conduct. I have seen it happen in two divorce cases where a friend and an acquaintance married bums and regretted it a few years later. Both husbands kept changing their Counsel every few months because they did not pay their prior attorneys and engaged in lying to the court about not being able to attend court hearings sinc
Feb 28, 2026, 2:43 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

Family claims biggest EuroMillions jackpot in Irish history at €250 millionReply
Steps to take after winning Big in Lottery 1. Freeze all your Credit reports and Credit lines. 2. Put your phone permanently on Do Not Disturb and use the emergency Bypass to communicate with loved ones and family and friends. It will still show you missed number so you can delete or neglect but your phone never rings when they call. 3. Get 20 bank accounts minimum. One for your generosity one for yourself one for business one for emergency one for Taxes one for fun etc 4. Buy a
Jul 27, 2025, 8:45 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News