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North Carolina: 7/1 - 7/31/2025Reply
Cassie, I just moved here from H. Heights and C. Cove area!! We actually lived in between those two cities which is Killeen. The Texas lottery system stinks and has been in the news lately with threats to shut it down due to mismanagement and the Courier system that had been used for years. Texas had no online purchase for their lottery system, though..
Jul 10, 2025, 2:37 pm - a2rob1 - Pick 4 Forum

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
I would guess the lottery has determined mathematically that there is a chance somebody could purchase the jackpot once it grows to a certain size through bulk purchases. Even if tickets are quick picks, there will only be a certain smallish number that would overlap. So if they had lets say 5 or 10 percent of tickets that overlapped, they still might make a profit. I don't know the exact numbers, but I trust the lottery would make the rule in light of something they discovered. The fact tha
Jul 7, 2025, 2:46 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery alerts retailers to possible bulk buying attempt over $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpotNews Story
No evidence of couriers involved By Kate Northrop When an Idaho Cash lottery jackpot jumped up $126,000 overnight to $877,800 and was subsequently won, the Idaho Lottery had a suspicion a bulk buyer was at play. On Tuesday, Sept 30, the Idaho Lottery witnessed their Idaho Cash draw game jackpot reach a record level of $877,800, the highest prize the in-state draw game has ever seen. Based on sales figures, familiar signs from other similar recent activity , and reports from local Ida
Oct 18, 2025, 9:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery approves credit card purchases and online ticket salesNews Story
Skeptical legislators threaten to undo rule changes By Kate Northrop Colorado lottery players will soon be able to purchase lottery tickets online and pay for tickets using credit cards after the Colorado Lottery approved rule changes in a commission meeting this week. On Wednesday, the Colorado Lottery approved rule changes that will allow players to purchase lottery tickets online and use a credit card despite some state legislators expressing concern. Retailer advocates also s
Nov 24, 2025, 4:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

So if you find a winning formula, it's considered fraud?Reply
Nah that's not the point. I'm looking at it from two different scales. One has more money to play higher games, and the small fish playing pick 3 gets to go? If my 7yr old son magically finds a pattern, and because he can't play because he's underage and tells me numbers to purchase. I'm functioning as a courier right? And I go out and buy 72 tickets in a month. All winning. Okay. Fair enough!
Oct 19, 2025, 9:11 pm - Il2c - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winner of $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpot is infamous bulk buyerNews Story
Idaho legislation moves along bill to ban bulk lottery ticket purchases By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery's initial suspicions that a bulk purchaser was at play during a jackpot run that resulted in an $877,800 Idaho Cash win were correct when it was confirmed that an entity known for executing jackpot buyouts came forward to claim the prize. In response to restless national sentiment surrounding the nature of jackpot buyouts and a recent $877,800 Idaho Cash win, Idaho state legisla
Feb 25, 2026, 6:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
Congratulations to the Arizona Lottery for instituting this rule. This is exactly what we have been advocating for the past year, when the situation in Texas starting cropping up, and officials there wrongly blamed courier services. We strongly advocated for a bulk ticket limit to solve all these issues back in October of 2024: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/352288 Instead of doing that, the Texas Lottery doubled down on wrongly blaming couriers and banned them . The predictable resul
Jul 7, 2025, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery proposes rules regulating courier services to allow them to operateReply
Something you have to remember: Courier services charge for their service. That increases the price of a ticket. e.g. A US Powerball line costs me US$4 and a MM line costs $8.45. Are you willing to pay double every time you buy tickets just in case you win big ? I pay because that is my only option.. but I do limit buys to higher jackpots :) Your bank might have reporting responsibility locally. (Person X received Y dollars from lottery provider Z.) And.. avoiding paying state tax on a w
Jun 16, 2025, 5:53 pm - kao1632 - Lottery News

I am coming to your State 😁
Going on a two week vacation road trip from 7/6 to 7/20, passing through Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. Will make sure to buy any progressive jackpot in all the States that offer the lottery. Will skip the Casinos in Vegas - never been to one before, don't know how they play and the house always wins so they say Will definitely get a PB and MM in California - see if I win it there and if I do I will have a response to Kate's video on Do y
Jul 5, 2025, 11:05 am - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot-winning ticket worth $5.9 million expiring in three weeksNews Story
And three days left to claim a $50,000 Powerball prize By Kate Northrop Whoever has won a $5.9 million Pick 6 New Jersey Lottery jackpot still hasn't come forward to claim their big win, and time is running out. The ticketholder for a $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot has mere weeks to present it to New Jersey Lottery officials before it goes unclaimed for good. The New Jersey Lottery has been looking for the winner for over a week now, but given how players in the Garden State have on
May 1, 2026, 11:56 am - Todd - Lottery News