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Lottery scam investigation comes to TennesseeNews Story
Includes video report The Tennessee Education Lottery is cooperating with investigators as they look into one of the most elaborate lottery scams in U.S. history. The scam was the work of Eddie Tipton, a former security director with the Multi-State Lottery Association. Tipton has been convicted of fraud and sentenced to ten years in prison. But his brother and his old college roommate were recently arrested as the jackpot fixing investigation expanded. Prosecutors in Iowa say sur
May 11, 2016, 7:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Third suspect surrenders in national lottery rigging scandalNews Story
A third man charged in a still-unfolding, multi-million dollar lottery rigging scandal investigation surrendered to authorities in Iowa on Thursday, his attorney said. Robert Clark Rhodes II was arrested last spring in his home state of Texas by authorities there, after Iowa prosecutors charged him with two counts of fraud for helping a then-top lottery security official allegedly rig multiple jackpot drawings. Rhodes challenged the arrest in court, claiming investigators did not have suff
Apr 28, 2016, 3:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Consultant lays out 'ambitious' vision for Arkansas LotteryNews Story
A consultant for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery envisions ticket sales steadily increasing from $450 million in the current fiscal year to $615 million by fiscal 2021 and net proceeds for scholarships rising from $85 million to $109 million in the same period. Camelot Global Services' self-described ambitious five-year business plan proposes many changes, including overhauling the portfolio of scratch-off and draw-game tickets, increasing the lottery's $5 million marketing budget to $7.5 mi
Mar 13, 2016, 11:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Senate bill includes privatizing lotteryNews Story
Critics say gaming corp. drafted language The Ohio Senate's latest version of the state budget bill includes language to privatize the Ohio Lottery that is nearly identical to legislation drafted by a gaming company hoping to manage the $2.5 billion agency's day-to-day operations. The language, drafted by GTECH, an industry giant that once ran the Ohio Lottery's back-office operations, was added to the massive budget bill virtually unchanged and without any public hearing. The inclusion of
Jun 2, 2011, 7:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Convicted embezzler to forfeit Kansas Lottery prizeNews Story
Paul W. Lyle learned that he won the grand prize in a Kansas Lottery second-chance drawing at his preliminary hearing 11 days ago. Trouble was: The former radio executive was facing a charge of felony theft for embezzling a reported $87,750 from his employer, American Media Investments, which owns three radio stations in Pittsburg, five in Joplin, Mo., and five more in Texas. The supreme irony: Lyle, 63, the company's chief operating officer until the theft was discovered in May, confessed th
Oct 3, 2009, 11:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

what state do you think has the worst lottery?Reply
By far the worst Lottery in the Country (and maybe even the world) is the Hoosier Lottery. Here are just some of the reasons why: A history of scandal and corruption: The Hoosier Lottery has a well documented history of scandal and corruption. These are just a few of the high...or rather low lights: 1. Jack Crawford was the Hoosier Lottery's first Director. He was forced to resign after news of an affair with his housekeeper hit the press. While this scandal was not related to lotte
Jul 2, 2007, 11:44 am - Uncle Jim - Lottery Discussion Forum

How an LP major jackpot winner could help lottery playersReply
Here's the Board of Directors for GTech. I'll confess they don't appear to be all that sinister. Dewey was Managing Director of Donaldson, Lufkin Jenrette Securities Corporation from 1983 through 1995, and as a member of its Board of Directors, and the name Jenrette has the ring of a US Senator or Representative involved in some scandal decades ago, but there mightn't be a connection, probably doesn't mean anything. No mention anywhere of any of these folks being on the MUSL board. A
Jun 26, 2006, 6:34 pm - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

Traveling PairsReply
Statistical Analysis: Target Digit Presence (3, 4, 5, 7) Based on the 63 Pick 3 drawings provided in the latest dataset, I have audited the frequency and distribution of the target set {3, 4, 5, 7} . Core Metrics Total drawings analyzed: 63 Hits (Draws with at least one target digit): 46 Misses (Total Vacuums / xxx ): 17 Percentage of Occurrence To determine the efficiency of this specific digit set across the analyzed states: $$\text{Occurrence Frequency}
May 6, 2026, 8:31 am - tokecap - Pick 3 Forum

$1.33 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in OregonNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $621 million Drawing was delayed by one state needing more time to process sales Updated with area that winning ticket was sold By Todd Northrop Around the United States, millions of people had to wait an extra three hours last night to find out if they won the unbelievably massive Powerball jackpot, due to one unnamed state's inability to deal with the huge amount of ticket sales data. When the drawing did finally occur Sunday morning, it turns o
Apr 7, 2024, 8:13 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