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China probes yet another lottery official suspected of corruptionNews Story
Try as it might, China's sole form of legal gambling simply can't escape allegations of corruption committed by the officials in charge. This week, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs announced that Wang Suying, the former director of the China Welfare Lottery Issuance Management Center, was under investigation by the ministry's disciplinary inspection and supervisory departments for what was described as serious violations of the [Communist] Party discipline. The 57-year-old Wang began wor
Sep 15, 2018, 8:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery scammer rigged more drawings than first thought, records showReply
There is nothing random about these drawings. Todd ,was constantly keeping the LP. members updated on what was happening in this case. Todd warn these people that something like this could happen before it became news. Todd had a guest speaker from Lottery Commission Board [good guy] we give questions/ he answer as many as he could in a hour. This case was on going then so he could answer questions related to it. We all wanted to know how the lottery planed to handle ty
Feb 20, 2018, 8:59 pm - cbr$ - Lottery News

S.C. lottery glitch could result in $35 million in prize payouts; NJ firm will investigateNews Story
South Carolina lottery officials say a computer glitch that made winners out of everyone who played a holiday game for two hours on Christmas Day could result in a more than $35 million prize payout nearly double the initial estimate. The S.C. Education Lottery Commission announced the new figure Tuesday at a special meeting called to discuss the ongoing fallout from a programming error. The mistake had players of the Holiday Cash Add-A-Play game seeing three matching Christmas trees print
Jan 23, 2018, 6:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery director not embarrassed about computerized drawing fiascoNews Story
The head of the Arizona Lottery says he's not embarrassed that his department overlooked a potentially costly failure of its computerized drawings. Over a six-day period starting Sept. 28, lottery machines spit out the same numbers in consecutive games. (See Arizona Lottery computerized drawing machine generated identical winning numbers, Lottery Post, Oct. 6, 2017.) The Lottery is now offering refunds or exchanges for anyone who played the Pick 3, Fantasy 5, All or Nothing, and 5 Card
Oct 17, 2017, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Substitution Works - TX Pick 5/37Reply
If you are referring to the Alpha Signatures, the answer is Yes. My goal is to choose the partial signatures having the highest total and then mix and match to get as many as possible into play. The difference in audit totals don't change much, so, once you make your choices you just ride them until there is a reason to change. If you play Tx C5, the five signatures I mentioned could help you win, provided you choose the correct integers. If you are referring to integer patterns, the
Aug 7, 2015, 9:16 pm - bobby623 - Lottery Systems Forum

China reveals misuse of $2.7 billion in lottery fundsNews Story
China has uncovered widespread misappropriation of 16.9 billion yuan (US$2.72 billion) of funds from its state lottery program, underscoring the extent of official corruption as the country tries to root out graft. Funds were misappropriated through the buying and building of office buildings and hotels or embezzled, the National Audit Office said in a report on its website. The state auditor said the irregularities accounted for a quarter of the total of lottery funds received in its 2012
Jun 25, 2015, 8:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Player sues Oregon Lottery, charging video poker game riggedNews Story
The Oregon State Lottery's rigged video poker games have cost players $134 million, a man claims in a class action lawsuit. Lead plaintiff Justin Curzi claims the video poker machines' auto-hold feature misleads players about how to increase their odds of winning a hand. The auto-hold feature recommends playing strategies, and allows players to automatically discard and draw new cards with a single button, according to the complaint. Thus, relying on the auto-hold feature is the easies
Jan 7, 2015, 6:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Post your scratch ticket resultsReply
Some info - Topic 419 - Gambling Income and Losses The following rules apply to casual gamblers. Gambling winnings are fully taxable and must be reported on your tax return. Gambling income includes, but is not limited to, winnings from lotteries, raffles, horse races, and casinos. It includes cash winnings and also the fair market value of prizes such as cars and trips. For additional information, refer to Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income. A payer is required to issue you
Jan 28, 2014, 3:20 am - inittowin - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

TAX... lower tier prizesReply
I think it must be confusing, because we see tax questions every other week it seems. A KY lottery pick-3 $1 straight ticket pays $600 and the KY lottery says Claim form is not required for prizes less than $600. and goes on to explain how To claim a winning prize over $600: . The $600 prize will not be reported to the IRS, but the question of is it taxable income still exists. If Dudley Dooright wants to declare any and all lottery winnings on line 21, it's none of my business and none of
Dec 7, 2013, 2:40 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

200 Winning Pick 3 TicketsReply
Once you start they'll audit you for the last X number of years . . . http://www.irs.gov/publications/p529/ar02.html#en_US_2012_publink100026911 Gambling Losses Up to the Amount of Gambling Winnings You must report the full amount of your gambling winnings for the year on Form 1040, line 21. You deduct your gambling losses for the year on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 28. You cannot deduct gambling losses that are more than your winnings. Generally, nonresident aliens cannot deduct
Mar 1, 2013, 12:30 pm - Domeman - Lottery Discussion Forum