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Texas man charged in Iowa lottery case contests extraditionReply
Prosecutors theorize that Tipton in November 2010 inserted a malicious software program into a computer that ran the random number generator for Hot Lotto, allowing him to manipulate the winning combination for the jackpot. It didn't take much evidence to get a Grand Jury indictment for fraud against Tipton because they have video of him buying the ticket, but they might need more than a theory to convince a Texas court Rhodes was involved. They have phone records proving Tipton spoke to Rhod
Apr 20, 2015, 5:56 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Court rejects Colorado man's claim to full $4.8M lottery jackpot he unwittingly split with scammersReply
the numbers Tipton selected had the same chance of matching The numbers that Tipton rigged had zero chance of matching the overwhelming majority of numbers picked by an RNG or by players. If Tipton hadn't eliminated the overwhelming majority of combinations he wouldn't have had any advantage because he'd have been playing against the same odds as layers who weren't cheating. Still, feel free to explain why the odds matter when the drawing was rigged. Tipton rigged the drawing, but never
Jun 25, 2019, 2:09 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Court rejects Colorado man's claim to full $4.8M lottery jackpot he unwittingly split with scammersReply
Not quite. The odds of Massihzadeh or anyone else playing the set of numbers that were drawn were the same as the odds of picking the set of numbers that would have won if Tipton hadn't changed the outcome. It was almost ten years before Massihzadeh found that a Colorado Lottery EMPLOYEE rigged the drawing and suied that lottery to get the share of that jackpot the Colorado Lottery paid Tipton and his brother. It looks like your missing the point because the numbers Tipton selected had the
Jun 24, 2019, 6:09 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Colorado man who unwittingly split a $4.8M jackpot with scammer is fighting the Colorado LotteryReply
l seriously doubt Tipton ever intended to pay restitution. I mean his whole aim was to have money flowing into his bank account, not going out. I noticed that he signed the restitution agreement followed by his attorney s then the Attorney General of certain States. Tipton probably figures, peace treaties are signed all the time before the ink is dry, the bombing commences. People sign child support agreement, then they go missing, to Tipton signing a piece of paper is no big deal.
Apr 29, 2019, 4:58 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News

Lottery scam investigation comes to TennesseeReply
Iowa Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand alleges that Tipton installed software known as a root kit that enabled him to manipulate numbers in computers that were supposed to randomly generate number combinations for several lottery games. The program would then self-destruct leaving no trace. Tipton denies that allegation. They prove to the jury it was Tipton that bought the Iowa ticket, but proving a self-destructing program existed might be very difficult. If the AG could replicate the self
May 11, 2016, 10:24 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Lottery scam investigation comes to TennesseeReply
People need to vote with their dollars and their voices.: Your voice doesn't mean a thing if you don't back it up with your wallet, and the lotteries have an enormous amount of evidence that people don't do that. How many people said they were going to cut back or even completely stop buying PB tickets when MUSL increased the odds a few months before selling over a billion dollars worth of tickets for a single drawing? The lottery waves a bunch of money in the air and people buy tickets to t
May 11, 2016, 2:51 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

First lawsuit in state lottery-fixing scandal seeks millionsNews Story
It was one of those feel-good moments that lotteries love to promote when Lucky Larry Dawson smiled as he claimed a $9 million jackpot, surrounded by kids and grandkids. But five years later, the Iowa man could become a key player in a barrage of litigation that threatens to cost state lotteries tens of millions of dollars in damages in an insider jackpot-rigging scandal. A Des Moines law firm filed a lawsuit Wednesday on Dawson's behalf seeking to declare that his Hot Lotto jackpot in May 20
Feb 4, 2016, 9:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Jackpot-fixing investigation expands to more state lotteriesReply
State lotteries in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma have confirmed they paid jackpots worth $8 million to Tipton associates, including his old college roommate, Robert Rhodes. They said Tipton rigged the Hot Lotto drawing in Iowa that could result in his buddies winning a Hot Lotto jackpot in another state, but Colorado and Wisconsin are not Hot Lotto state. There is a very serious problem if Tipton is rigging jackpot game drawings in several states. One would think if they proved he rigged
Dec 19, 2015, 12:05 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Extradition trial begins this week in $16.5M Hot Lotto fraud caseNews Story
Legal wheels turning after rigged Hot Lotto drawing uncovered After months of investigation and legal wrangling, legal actions against two men accused of rigging a multi-state Hot Lotto computerized drawing are proceeding. When Sugar Land, Texas, resident Robert C. Rhodes endorsed Eddie Tipton on the professional networking website LinkedIn, he deemed his friend and former business partner as someone very focused on the bottom line and someone he would work with again in a second. The
Jun 7, 2015, 9:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Eddie Tipton's new trial delayed until 2017News Story
The second trial for a former lottery official accused of fixing jackpots in five states will be postponed until next year. An Iowa prosecutor and Eddie Tipton's attorney told a judge Wednesday they've agreed to a Feb. 13 trial date. The judge hasn't yet set a location for the trial. The former information security director for the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) was convicted last year of fraud for attempting to rig a 2010 Iowa Hot Lotto drawing. He's appealing. After his convic
Jul 1, 2016, 9:53 am - Todd - Lottery News