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Last defendant in large Jamaican lottery scam convictedNews Story
A federal jury in North Dakota on Friday convicted a Rhode Island woman of helping scam elderly Americans out of millions of dollars, capping a large-scale Jamaican lottery scam case that authorities have been investigating and prosecuting for six years. Jurors found Melinda Bulgin, 28, guilty of 15 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering, after 3 1/2 hours of deliberations over two days. Defense attorney Kevin Chapman said he likely will appeal. The Providence woman was the last
Sep 15, 2018, 8:36 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Sweepstakes, lottery scams cost Americans more than $111 million in 2017News Story
A new study reveals sweepstakes, lottery and prize-related scams cost Americans millions of dollars each year. The Better Business Bureau calls these schemes some of the most serious and pervasive frauds operating today. In the past three years, the group says more than 460,000 Americans have reported losing a total of over $330 million to such scams. The Better Business Bureau says these crooks are professionals. They might take advantage of someone in your family, and they can be very c
Jun 5, 2018, 3:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News

NY credit union chief accused of embezzling money from fund, spending $3.55M on lottery ticketsNews Story
The head of the city's oldest credit union embezzled money from the fund for years splurging on millions worth of lottery tickets by submitting bogus invoices for dental work and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Kam Wong, 62, from Valley Stream, L.I., who heads the Municipal Credit Union, allegedly used the ill-gotten gains to purchase some $3.55 million in New York State lottery tickets, according to Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman. He also obtained numerous other
May 8, 2018, 9:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.Y. men arrested for redeeming winning lottery tickets for people in debtNews Story
Seven retailers suspended for colluding Two New Yorkers were tossed behind bars in the state's first-ever arrests of lottery scammers accused of secretly claiming winning tickets for people who owe child support, back taxes or other debts. Eduardo Moran-Barrera, 63, of the Bronx, claimed a total of 686 tickets worth a whopping $1.48 million in lottery winnings between 2012 and 2016, officials said. Neil Ferguson, 50, of Manhattan, raked in $273,139 after claiming 91 winning tickets over
Jun 10, 2017, 7:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
Before I did a lot of scratch-offs, my original place to wast-, er, spend money was to go to Dave Buster's. It was about a year and half though before I figured out I could game the system and collect enough tickets to redeem for stuff that was actually worth having. They definitely had that coin-style game like they do in the gas stations mini-arcade/casinos but I never had any luck with it. Thanks to D B, I must have a couple thousand dollars worth of equipment I paid nowhere near retail to
Jan 15, 2017, 1:06 pm - zzplayfaster - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Scratcher storiesReply
I think my story Friday evening was kind of funny. Where I live, there isn't a Chase bank for at least a 50 mile radius. After getting off work, I was trying to figure out ways to get a good amount of money because I wanted to buy several books of Super Millions, a $20 ticket. I've been playing that ticket for a while with other people on the FL Lotto thread. This was going to be my final splurge as I was getting a bonus paycheck from my job that I initially didn't factor. Four books co
Nov 22, 2016, 4:00 pm - Dracos - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Report finds no conspiracy in CT Lottery scandalNews Story
New details of how vendors outsmarted their lottery terminals and printed themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars in instant, winning 5 Card Cash tickets, are revealed in the Connecticut Lottery Corp.'s final assessment of the scandal. Frank Farricker, chairman of the board overseeing the lottery, sent the eight-page assessment of the fraud to the state Department of Consumer Protection on Friday. The department regulates the lottery and investigates the wrongdoing. In a Sunday intervi
Nov 1, 2016, 12:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New York State lawmakers vote to legalize fantasy sportsNews Story
Months after being halted by the New York attorney general, daily fantasy sports won a major victory early Saturday as state lawmakers moved to legalize the online games. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, has not yet indicated that he will sign the bill, but the final legislation included proposed modifications from his staff, suggesting at least some degree of support. Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general who first declared war on the industry last fall, declaring fantasy sports to
Jun 18, 2016, 2:53 pm - Todd - Lottery News

The Lotter cancels sales of Oregon MegabucksReply
My spidey sense is tingling here. Looks like a possible scandal. So they must have wanted to cut the cord. You have a RNG game, programmed by a MUSL employee. (Red Flag #1) Tipton is RNG fraudster extraordinaire.. The number one reason why Todd has a petition to end RNG lottery. FRAUD!! (Kudos Todd on being proactive in regards to transparency.) So now you have a Iraqi National. (Red Flag#2). Any number of American war profiteer companies/mercenaries could get expedited
Feb 20, 2016, 12:08 am - SilverLion - Lottery Discussion Forum

MUSL CHIEF OUSTED OVER JACKPOT-RIGGING SCANDALNews Story
Key industry official has run Powerball from its inception Bret Toyne appointed interim executive director A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after a jackpot-fixing scandal inside his organization got bigger, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Charles Strutt, executive director of the association since its 1987 founding, was stripped o
Dec 23, 2015, 2:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News