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Ontario Lottery chief firedReply
The downfall to this story is that Duncan Brown was only at the helm of the lottery over the past two to three years. It's sad because he is so respected in the lottery/gaming circles. The nicest guy who in fact was a civil servant before coming to OLG. The previous board(s) of directors had not done their job very well and really on the retailer level, players were too naive and taking the retailers word, instead of checking what they won. Where OLG went wrong was they didn't do enoug
Mar 24, 2007, 9:01 pm - Wintariofan - Lottery News

Georgia Trucker Claims Half of Record $390 Million Lottery JackpotReply
I take it that you also think that working a JOB is a fraud in that Uncle Sam does the exact same thing in taking 15 to 28 percent of your earnings...actually, the government takes even more than that from your weekly/biweekly/monthly paycheck...after the federal (usually always applicable unless military serving in hazard zone like Iraq/Afghanistan) and state (if applicable) tax, you are are hit with Social Security and Medicare. Those self-employed individuals have to pay self-employment tax.
Mar 8, 2007, 1:25 pm - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

Georgia Trucker Claims Half of Record $390 Million Lottery JackpotReply
I take it that you also think that working a JOB is a fraud in that Uncle Sam does the exact same thing in taking 15 to 28 percent of your earnings...actually, the government takes even more than that from your weekly/biweekly/monthly paycheck...after the federal (usually always applicable unless military serving in hazard zone like Iraq/Afghanistan) and state (if applicable) tax, you are are hit with Social Security and Medicare. Those self-employed individuals have to pay self-employment tax.
Mar 8, 2007, 1:24 pm - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

True personal story (getting ripped off)Reply
The best defense against this kind of fraud is to make sure the clerk scans the ticket (YOUR ticket, be careful! A shifty enough clerk could have a few $3.00 winners up his sleeve...) and the termial readout is facing you. (if facing away that's already a bad sign!) the terminal will say PAY (prize amount) or something similar or FILE CLAIM if it requires a claim form. The worst I had so far is when they forget to clear the previous customer's amount and end up adding it to mine. Know ahead
Mar 3, 2007, 12:08 am - LckyLary - Lottery Discussion Forum

New lawsuit claims Indiana Lottery did not award all prizesReply
Just because they have the ability to track winning tickets before they are claimed doesn't mean it's a good idea to do it. Having a record of where winning tickets were sent can potentially be useful for security reasons, but monitoring that distribution ahead of times offers potential for fraud. I forget if it was Indiana or a nearby state, but there's been at least one case where a lottery staffer used the information on where a winning ticket had been sent to allow others to buy all of the t
Jan 9, 2007, 1:32 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

The Central Computer SystemReply
I've long wondered how the centralized lottery computer system works. Total integrity therefore throughout the whole chain is the key to preventing fraud. The whole process is only as good as the weakest link. Thanks for that input.
Dec 30, 2006, 9:54 am - csfb - Lottery Discussion Forum

N.C. lottery ticket agent guilty in fraud caseReply
1. this is probably the first really interesting story about the NC Lottery. 2. people trying to fool the system is an attempt at fraud ... are our systems (tracking numbers etc.) that we use attempts to fool the system and thus fraudulent?
Nov 15, 2006, 9:59 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery conviction sends message about disclosureNews Story
More indictments may be forthcoming Voluntary public servants beware: Withholding information about your past could get you in serious trouble. Changes in North Carolina ethics laws will make it harder for appointed members of boards and commissions to hide potential conflicts of interests, and the new law stiffens penalties when disclosures are incomplete. But the five felony fraud convictions given by a federal jury Thursday to a former state lottery commissioner who lied about his p
Oct 18, 2006, 5:16 pm - Todd - Lottery News

E! Television to air 'Curse of the Lottery' SundayReply
The thing is.... I had no idea that my ticket was switched.... Life went on as normal... If security had not discovered the fraud... I would never have known that I was the winner and never would have ever thought about it again.... Life has not changed since receiving the money....I have not touched it.... locked in CD till next month and I will probably roll it over for another 6 months because I still have not decided how I will invest it.
Sep 25, 2006, 2:15 am - Bob21456 - Lottery News

E! Television to air 'Curse of the Lottery' SundayReply
I find it hard to feel sorry for anybody that tried to fraud anyone. What if the shoe was on the other foot ? What if he got away with it ? Where does it stop ? Who else has he done it to and gotten away with, even if it's a low-dollar ticket ? I agree, 5 1/2 years is a bit much, but it's the dollar amount - what if your financial manager squandered all of your winnings and left you with nothing ? Would you feel any different towards him/her ? It happens all the time
Sep 25, 2006, 1:41 am - guesser - Lottery News