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Iowa Lottery security chief to grill NY lawyer over Hot Lotto ticketNews Story
Meetings to take 'several days' Includes audio report The Iowa Lottery's security chief says it will likely take several...days of face-to-face meetings with a New York attorney and others to get all the questions answered about a winning Hot Lotto ticket. The ticket was sent via FedEx to a Des Moines law firm and turned in at Iowa Lottery headquarters just hours before the deadline. Steve Bogle, the vice president of security at the Iowa Lottery, says he needs to determine the c
Jan 17, 2012, 1:37 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Do Rng Computers Know What Numbers Not To Pick?Reply
The other is that cyber security is a broad term that refers to all aspects of security. True, but the question here is there a cyber link between an RNG drawing the numbers and another computer tabulating the combinations played and if so, is the RNG programmed to not to draw combinations that would create huge payoffs. SD only has one drawn game which uses an RNG and to save a dollar they may have linked it the main computer to record the drawing results instead of having an official do i
Apr 15, 2016, 5:11 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Trouble with Lottery PostReply
I got this pop up on my screen today when I was on LP...did anyone else get this message...? Security Alert The identity of this web site or the integrity of this connection cannot be verified.. The security certificate is from a trusted certifying authority. The security certificate date is valid. The name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site. This last one that is mentioned had a yellow triangle in front
Nov 19, 2014, 7:44 pm - Dee88 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Kentucky Lottery manager faces lottery ticket fraud chargesReply
It's the temptation, many cannot resist. Lottery employees and vendor/contractors, with their inside access to information, people and systems, will always be tempted to take advantage of their position. That is why they are not supposed to be allowed to play the lottery, because of the potential for abuse and fraud. But that rule doesn't stop them. Just like the previous case of a lottery security official with ticket fraud: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/263544 They cannot resist
Feb 10, 2014, 7:32 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Lottery ticket plucked from trash wins $100,000Reply
Quote: Originally posted by biglooooser on February 19, 2005Personally as one of the biggest skeptics of the lottery, I investigate things as entirely as I can! I am not sure if anyone is aware. I am sure I mentioned it already, yet give this some thought.The security guy in an earlier game who was working for the lottery was busted with his two friends. the security guy in INDIANA told two friends where the winning ticket was at.Apparenty they have this info, so they know if the winning ticket
Feb 19, 2005, 7:42 pm - emilyg - Lottery News

Lottery ticket plucked from trash wins $100,000Reply
Personally as one of the biggest skeptics of the lottery, I investigate things as entirely as I can! I am not sure if anyone is aware. I am sure I mentioned it already, yet give this some thought.The security guy in an earlier game who was working for the lottery was busted with his two friends. the security guy in INDIANA told two friends where the winning ticket was at.Apparenty they have this info, so they know if the winning ticket is at a Safeway, Albertson, or Don's Deli on 5th and main.Th
Feb 19, 2005, 6:33 pm - biglooooser - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery gives inside view of computerized drawingsReply
Nothing is safe, if it is in regards to computers or anything else. The only thing you can be 100% sure of is DEATH TAXES. You think you are safe, and not to change the subject, but read this article from CNN on 04/16/2010. (CNN) -- Nathanael Paul likes the convenience of the insulin pump that regulates his diabetes. It communicates with other gadgets wirelessly and adjusts his blood sugar levels automatically. But, a few years ago, the computer scientist started to worry about the securit
Apr 17, 2010, 10:55 am - butch2030 - Lottery News

Parole revoked for lottery rigger Eddie TiptonNews Story
Decision to release former security director reversed By Kate Northrop Eddie Tipton, the former MUSL Director of Security who was convicted of rigging multiple lottery drawings in several states, will not be released from prison after his parole was revoked. In January, Tipton re-entered national headlines when the Iowa Board of Parole decided to grant him his release from prison. However, the board revoked his parole in March after an incident involving him in prison came to light
Apr 9, 2022, 5:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News

MUSL settles lawsuit with man who won Hot Lotto jackpot marred by riggingNews Story
A national lottery group rocked by an insider's jackpot-rigging conspiracy has settled a lawsuit brought by an Iowa grandfather who said a $9 million prize he won in 2011 should have been far larger. The Multi-State Lottery Association and Larry Dawson informed a judge of the settlement this month, canceling a trial that had been scheduled to begin next week in Des Moines. Dawson's lawyer, Nicholas Mauro, said that the terms of the deal are confidential but that his client is relieved that
Nov 26, 2019, 10:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Journalist faces subpoena in lawsuit over lottery scandalNews Story
An Iowa journalist who wrote a book about the lottery insider who rigged jackpots in several states has been subpoenaed to turn over notes related to his reporting. Perry Beeman received the subpoena last week from lawyers for Larry Dawson, an Iowa jackpot winner who contends that the rigging reduced his prize by millions of dollars. Beeman co-wrote the recent book The $80 billion Gamble with former Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich. It tells the story of how now-imprisoned lottery security cont
Aug 28, 2019, 9:50 am - Todd - Lottery News