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California Lottery vending machine stolen and dumped on the side of the roadNews Story
Machine discovered battered and broken open in unusual crime Includes video report By Kate Northrop A California Lottery vending machine was found cracked open and dumped on the side of the road with unscratched lottery tickets still inside last week. A single, battered California Lottery vending machine was found haphazardly left in the dirt on a rural strip of road in Fresno County, California. On Sept. 16 at around 7:00 a.m., the lottery vending machine was found discarded
Sep 25, 2025, 8:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

[UPDATE] D.C. woman who tried to redeem faulty ticket admitted to forging second 'winner'News Story
By Todd Northrop A Washington, D.C. woman who enlisted the help of local media to try and claim a faulty Virginia Lottery scratch-off ticket actually tried to claim a second lottery ticket of the same exact game that she admitted was a forgery. Lottery Post reported Wednesday morning that Ardella Newman of Washington, D.C. is taking the Virginia Lottery to task for denying her claim of a scratch-off ticket that she claims is worth $20,000. The Virginia Lottery had issued a statement that t
Sep 9, 2015, 7:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

GTECH picked to run Indiana LotteryReply
They have vending machine to sell lottery tickets in many shoppong centers too.
Oct 4, 2012, 8:10 am - hsg2000 - Lottery News

Self-service lottery machines popular in PennsylvaniaReply
Does the McD vending machine have fewer choices?
Mar 18, 2005, 9:37 am - CASH Only - Lottery News

Thieves stole California Lottery vending machineNews Story
Investigators from the California Lottery are asking for the public's help in locating suspects who broke into a Lucky grocery store in Fremont over the weekend and made off with a Scratchers vending machine. The thieves broke into the store, which is located on the 40000 block of Mission Boulevard, about 3 a.m. on Saturday. Police located the vending machine a few hours later just a couple blocks from the store location. Most of the cash had already been removed from the machine before th
Mar 5, 2014, 7:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery vending machine stolen and dumped on the side of the roadReply
I do believe that there was NOT a lot of money in that vending machine. California has more lottery vending machines in more locations than any other state in the US. So it stands to reason that there was not a lot of money in the machine, just money from the people in that neighborhood. Besides most machines are now able to accept credit and debit cards so that also cuts down on a lot of cash being in them.
Sep 27, 2025, 6:43 am - winterhug - Lottery News

Thief steals $27,000 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery tickets from gas stationReply
The barcode on the back of the ticket is there just to tell the cash register what this is and how much it costs. The vending machine doesn't do that because it already knows what you're buying and how much it costs. The same is true for vending machines that sell anything else. When you buy a Coke from a vending machine, it doesn't scan the barcode.
Aug 22, 2025, 4:43 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery adds age verification to vending machinesNews Story
Government-issued ID required for all self-service machine purchases By Kate Northrop Minnesota Lottery players are now required to scan government-issued ID at all self-service vending machines when making a purchase. In an effort to curb underage gambling, the Minnesota Lottery added age verification at all ticket vending machines. Under Minnesota state law, players must be 18 years of age to purchase lottery tickets or redeem prizes at retailers. To further enforce the rule in
Jun 12, 2025, 8:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.76 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in CaliforniaReply
How does California have an unfair advantage, just because it has more lottery vending machine in more places than any other state in the U.S? California is singlehandedly keeping the lottery in business. I guess all other lottery playing states, residents should go to our lottery officials and demand that we get more lottery vending machine in our states than California.
Oct 13, 2023, 4:05 pm - winterhug - Lottery News

One ticket sold in California wins $1.08 billion Powerball jackpotReply
It does not surprise me that someone from California won it, considering it has more lottery vending machines in more places than anywhere else in the country. This means probably every mini mart, grocery store, Walmart, gas station and corner store has a lottery vending machine. In my state, my local Walmart just got its first lottery vending machine about a year ago.
Jul 20, 2023, 8:27 am - winterhug - Lottery News