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Texas Lottery adds age verification to self-service vending machinesNews Story
State-issued ID scans now required at vending machines By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery has implemented age verification measures on its self-service vending machines across the state to deter ticket sales to underage individuals. As of Dec. 30, 2024, the Texas Lottery has officially introduced an additional step when purchasing tickets using a self-service vending machine that aims to curtail underage gambling. Under Texas state law, players must be at least 18 years of age to
Jan 9, 2025, 7:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

MegaMillions ticket reprint fraud by a store associate?Reply
Funny you mention that. The lottery machine at my store does that too. You have to bend way over and look for the ticket. It doesn't drop out, it sticks up there. Pain in the keister.
Dec 30, 2024, 5:05 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

California Mega Millions lottery ticket splitting $395 million jackpot will expire in one dayReply
You should keep everything you purchase, even if a ticket gets damaged in the machine or is a misprint. Just hang on to it until after the drawing is over.
Dec 7, 2024, 1:08 pm - db101 - Lottery News

Playing randomlyReply
with the lottery I like to buy a ticket where I choose number's. As well there are day's where I will buy one from the cashier with what the machine chooses. I hope I have luck either way!
Nov 10, 2024, 7:35 am - Elizabeth03 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Frustrating lottery vending machine error helps Illinois man win $9.2 million jackpotReply
it was not a Broken machine it was your Angel . Happen to me too the machine won't accept my lottery slips only scratch offers so l took the $10 scratch ticket won $100 am still waiting for my $10,000,000 Congratulations and pls don't get a New Wife
Oct 22, 2024, 2:40 pm - Powerball765 - Lottery News

Missouri woman admits to stealing $24,000 worth of lottery tickets at her own workplaceReply
So true, buying whole books of scratch-off lottery tickets does not guarantee a top prize win. In her case stealing books of tickets would not cost her anything if she did not get the top prize, she was wrong. On Youtube Mr. Beast purchased 1 million dollars in scratch-off tickets and did not win a top prize. With scratch-offs, we will never know what store or vending machine a top prize lottery ticket is in.
Jul 2, 2024, 8:23 am - winterhug - Lottery News

Pennsylvania: 9/1 - 9/30/2024Reply
OMG, @loosechange I am so sorry to read that. I take it that, your barcode is exposed and someone cashed the ticket before you could? I am so sorry to read that! That internet has it's advantages and disadvantages, this is one of those disadvantages. One day, I went to quick trip, ran my playslips, got the tickets and the playslips back from the clerk. So, when the numbers dropped, I knew I had a winning ticket for $350 str/box. I had the playslip, but, not one of the t
Sep 27, 2024, 12:58 pm - MzDuffleBaglady - Pick 3 Forum

Missouri: 9/1 - 9/30/2024Reply
OMG, @loosechange I am so sorry to read that. I take it that, your barcode is exposed and someone cashed the ticket before you could? I am so sorry to read that! That internet has it's advantages and disadvantages, this is one of those disadvantages. One day, I went to quick trip, ran my playslips, got the tickets and the playslips back from the clerk. So, when the numbers dropped, I knew I had a winning ticket for $350 str/box. I had the playslip, but, not one of the t
Sep 27, 2024, 12:53 pm - MzDuffleBaglady - Pick 3 Forum

"Dumb luck": Maryland man wins a second time in one year at the same lottery vending machineNews Story
Player has fine tuned which tickets he buys and where he buys them from By Kate Northrop A Maryland man says it was dumb luck that he ended up winning a $50,000 scratch-off prize from the same lottery vending machine he had won at earlier this year. In just this year alone, one Maryland lottery player won two big scratch-off prizes from tickets purchased at the same vending machine. The anonymous winner told the Maryland Lottery that it was all thanks to dumb luck and circumstanc
Aug 23, 2025, 8:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Is there any method or system that can an predict the first digit that will fall in Pick 3Reply
How long would it take to print every Powerball ticket? AI Overview Printing every possible Powerball combination (over 292 million) using a single, standard lottery machine would take roughly 3,000 days or over 8 years . Even if printing 10,000 combinations per hour, the time required, combined with the 2-3 day window between drawings, makes it impossible for one person to buy all combinations. Key Takeaways Total Combinations: 292,201,338. Time Calculation: Assuming 1
Feb 21, 2026, 1:58 am - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum