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Thief grabs N.C. lottery tickets from store displayNews Story
A thief stole a display cabinet full of North Carolina lottery tickets this weekend, but his ill-gotten booty turned worthless almost immediately. As soon as we are notified (of a theft), we deactivate those numbers, and the tickets cannot be redeemed, said Pam Walker, communications director for the N.C. Education Lottery. Each ticket has an identification number, and lottery officials keep computerized records of which tickets are allotted for each vendor in the state, Walker said.
Apr 11, 2006, 9:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery trial sheds lights on OLGC miscuesNews Story
An 81-year-old Canadian man, a cancer survivor, is suing the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC), saying it refused to properly investigate a retailer who allegedly cheated him out of a $250,000 winning Encore ticket.Despite feeling cheated by the store owners, Robert Edmonds settled his civil suit against them in January. While he was originally asking for $250,000 the value of the winning ticket and $500,000 in punitive damages, Edmonds settled for $150,000 because he'd heard they ha
Mar 8, 2005, 12:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Informant reported lottery scamNews Story
Agency criticized for silence in scratch-off case; director says he lacked evidence to notify policeMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said Tuesday that Hoosier Lottery officials knew for months there were potential problems with a scratch-off game, but failed to notify police about their suspicions of a possible scam.A day after charging ex-security agent William C. Foreman and two other men with stealing from the lottery, Brizzi said an informant, rather than lottery officials, alerted his o
Nov 10, 2004, 1:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Canadian man charged with theft, fraud after claiming $1M lottery prize meant for three winnersNews Story
Winner claims prize while excluding two co-players from winnings By Kate Northrop A Canadian man was accused of claiming a $1 million Lotto Max prize without including two other lottery players who were part of a group play arrangement. A Toronto man presented a winning $1 million Lotto Max lottery ticket to the Ontario Lottery (OLG) as though he were the sole winner, but there were two other players who argue they were owed a share of the prize. Alex Parucha, 70, was arrested by
Dec 9, 2025, 8:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

3 charged in theft of $250,000 lottery ticketNews Story
An employee at an Iowa lottery retailer is charged with stealing a winning $250,000 instant scratch ticket and working with her boyfriend and mother in a clumsy attempt to claim the prize, investigators said last week. Prosecutors allege that Casey's general store employee Ashley Bosler, 20, found the winning ticket by scratching off a corner and scanning the bar code that confirmed it was a winner of the game's top prize. She allegedly hadn't paid for the ticket and was too young to play,
Aug 5, 2016, 9:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

NJ man goes on 10-store, 900-ticket lotto theft spreeNews Story
An alleged lottery ticket thief was not lucky enough to get away with stealing 900 New Jersey Lottery tickets, let alone hit the potential $5 million jackpot, according to police. An investigation led police to arrest Andrew Miller, 20, of Scotch Plains, on Monday, and charge him with a slew of ticket thefts, said Springfield Township Det. Lt. Judd Levenson, the department's spokesman. Miller was found in Scotch Plains on Monday at 12:30 p.m. after Springfield police determined he had sto
Nov 17, 2015, 3:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

3 face charges in Indiana Lottery scamNews Story
Three people redeemed a fraudulent Hoosier Lottery ticket worth $2 million, buying a home and several vehicles with the money before police caught on to the scam, court documents allege. Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced in a news conference Thursday that two men and a woman all relatives are facing 15 criminal counts in connection with a lottery fraud scheme that raked in more than $1.1 million. Ashlee Parsley, Jackie Parsley II and Joseph Parsley face theft, forgery and mone
Apr 24, 2015, 11:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida man arrested after attempting to cash stolen $115,000 Fantasy 5 lottery ticketReply
His uncle owns the gas station where the ticket was purchased. Probably the buyer of the winner asked the uncle( owner) to verify the ticket, then he probably told him its a losing ticket, Probably didn't return said ticket then the purchaser reported it stolen . What is puzzling is why this wasn't resolved on October 2 nd the day of the reported theft
Jan 20, 2026, 7:50 pm - Tony Numbers - Lottery News

California Lottery vending machine stolen and dumped on the side of the roadReply
I feel like they are down playing the amount of money that was in the machine. These machines carry a minimal amount of cash more like there is a lot in there, but we don't want more machine theft. It does make sense, though.
Sep 26, 2025, 11:23 am - LottoNoobie - Lottery News

South Carolina legislation pushing to allow debit cards as payment method for lottery ticketsReply
To allow younger players, or corrupt inexperienced gamblers..... the lottery is A Tax On The POOR ..... if you going to allow that to happen, expect to see a lot more bank fraud debit/credit card an identity theft to accompany it
Jan 23, 2025, 10:30 am - poolshooter4 - Lottery News