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New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over DrawingsNews Story
While the Delaware Lottery is launching its new Multi-Win Lotto game on Thursday, lawmakers will be continuing work on a measure stipulating that the lottery must convert back to mechanical drawing machines and live television broadcasts.But lottery officials say their high-tech system provides top security and ensures the offerings remain games of chance.Inside lottery headquarters in Dover, an auditor from an outside firm and state lottery office personnel gather in a secure room to draw the n
Jan 22, 2005, 1:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Shouldn't we want more computerized lottery systems?Reply
First of all it's sequitur not sequiter . And I doubt I have to demonstrate it to the entire LP community because I assume most here understand basic physics. True randomness does not exist, because it cannot exist! Everything operates within the boundaries of a finite system. Sure the variables are there but even these have finite limits. Cause and effect=not random. Because of this, patterns have the possibility of existing, because they MUST exist. Whether or not this correlates to the number
Mar 12, 2011, 3:51 pm - mayhem - Lottery Discussion Forum

ARe Hackers 1 step ahead in the lotto??I always had a hunch..Reply
Nice post. The thing is, there is an alarming number of states that don't use real mechanical drawings -- they use computers. (Click State Lottery Report Card in the Results menu to see which ones.) To say that no drawing has been hacked may be true among states with real drawings (save the single incident in Pennsylvania many years ago), but with computerized drawings the fact is we just don't know. The only thing we know for sure is that major incidents have occurred, some existing for s
Dec 23, 2009, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery confirms that Quick Picks are not generated by "central computer"Reply
OK, this is getting a bit far-fetched. At the very least, when someone uses a RNG, they use the computer's built-in system tick clock as the new RNG seed value before each use of the RNG. The article I posted in the other thread stated that state lotteries use a much more dynamic and unpredictable seed value than that, however. Frankly, the concept of the lottery using a RNG seed value to manipulate ticket combinations is not a viable theory, because it would not work. You are giving t
Dec 2, 2008, 12:30 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Connecticut Lottery considering switch to computerized drawingsNews Story
Apparently new CEO looking to make things even worse at beleaguered lottery By Jon Lender The Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CLC) is quietly examining possible changes to the drawing procedures by which it selects winning numbers in its various games from the daily Play 3 game on up and one option under consideration is to discontinue live TV drawings that have been broadcast on local stations since 1977. Another option could be that, in addition to taking the drawings off TV, the lottery w
Dec 30, 2018, 10:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery oversight committee to convene in NovemberNews Story
By Todd Northrop Accounting firm to audit lottery and provide results to committee Following a disastrous couple of months for Tennessee Lottery, the legislature has decided to convene a meeting of the Oversight Committee and audit the lottery's operations. Senator Bill Ketron and Representative Ulysses Jones are co-chairs of the committee. According to a staffer in Senator Ketron's office, the committee has met several times in the past, mainly to discuss issues related to education
Sep 20, 2007, 11:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery rigger Eddie Tipton released on paroleNews Story
Final decision after back-and-forth fate of convicted former MUSL Security Director By Kate Northrop Convicted lottery rigger Eddie Tipton was released from prison on Friday following a series of events that had his freedom in limbo. According to the Iowa Department of Corrections online prison records, Eddie Tipton, 59, was released from prison in Clarinda, Iowa on parole. Tipton changed lottery history forever when he was sentenced to the maximum 25 years in prison for rigging
Jul 21, 2022, 7:45 am - Todd - 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

Website now accepting claims in $4.3 million lottery scam settlementNews Story
A website that was set up for people with losing tickets to seek refunds under a $4.3 million lottery scam settlement is now functioning. Since 2011, Lottery Post has been reporting on the multi-state lottery jackpot and subsequent investigation and prosecution of the rigged computerized drawing scandal. Those who wish to submit a claim can do so online at www.lotterygamesettlement.com or call 877-872-3816 for more information. A class-action lawsuit linked to the largest lottery scam in U
Sep 9, 2019, 9:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News