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Winner who claimed half of $395 million Mega Millions jackpot sues California Lottery for other halfNews Story
Winner accuses California Lottery of wrongfully denying second half of prize By Kate Northrop The California winner who claimed half of a $395 million Mega Millions jackpot sued the California Lottery for the other share of the prize, alleging that he is entitled to the second half. On Friday, Faramarz Lahijani filed a lawsuit against the California Lottery for the other half of the $395 million Mega Millions jackpot, which expired over the weekend. The lawsuit, obtained by Lott
Dec 11, 2024, 7:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK Lottery refuses to pay out £4 million win on suspicions ticket was bought with stolen bank cardNews Story
UK Lottery officials have refused to pay out a 4 million (US$5.2 million) jackpot to two players who they suspect had purchased the winning ticket with a stolen debit card. Lottery operator Camelot grew suspicious of Mark Goodram, 36, and Jon-Ross Watson, 31, when it emerged neither of them had a bank account to receive the winnings. The pair reportedly could not explain where the debit card had come from, claiming it was a mystery friend named John but could not give his surname, address
Apr 26, 2019, 10:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

how could the computer find patterns in a lottery?Reply
Lucky Loser One - an apology to 'dr san' for taking this thread in a different direction. Two - I can't believe you can view an actual drawing and not see the 'chaos' caused by numerous balls being randomly disturbed by a mix of air, motion and paddles in an enclosed vessel. Three - Yes, the MIT students applied various math-based theories to find and exploit weaknesses in a poorly designed lottery game. However, this was a one-time effort that required the participation and financial r
Nov 3, 2018, 4:59 pm - bobby623 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery jackpot rigger's Iowa convictions dismissedNews Story
Has little practical impact on case The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed the conviction of an Iowa man who just last week pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related with rigging lottery computers in order to win jackpots. The court issued a ruling Friday dismissing Eddie Tipton's conviction for tampering with lottery equipment. The ruling said the statute of limitations on one of the counts against him had expired and improper instructions given on the other count could have influe
Jun 23, 2017, 11:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

11 more retailers suspended by Florida LotteryNews Story
Includes video report The Florida Lottery, suspecting fraud, has suspended sales at 11 more stores, bringing the total to 14 since a Palm Beach Post investigation revealed startling patterns of winners. Two of the stores were owned by winners profiled in The Post's investigation. Amit and Nita Thakker have owned or operated various stores in and around Gainesville for years. Since 2005, they've cashed in 226 big lottery prizes worth more than $560,000. Lottery officials seized equipm
May 17, 2014, 2:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida Lottery announces changes in response to reports of repeat winnersNews Story
The Florida Lottery on Tuesday announced that it would adopt several safeguards to prevent fraud and protect players. The announcement follows a Palm Beach Post investigation published Sunday that revealed that many players may be winning big prizes too often. It also comes as legislators consider taking more control of the lottery by placing it under a gambling commission. The lottery will adopt software to track frequent winners in real time, roll out more self-checking terminals at its
Apr 3, 2014, 9:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery tries to recover $12.5M insider winNews Story
Chung family created 'spider web' of properties, bank accounts More than seven years after a Toronto-area woman cashed in a stolen $12.5 million Lotto Super 7 ticket, Ontario's lottery corporation is trying to recoup the money, but the lengthy wait may have cost the Crown agency. CBC News has learned that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) filed a lawsuit in March against the woman who claimed the ticket, Kathleen Chung, and her family and associated companies for deliberatel
Nov 15, 2011, 8:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

$2M Michigan lottery winner defends use of food stampsReply
B$Rizzle i tell you why, its how tax laws are, their made toward robin hood thinking best of intentions with the worst outcomes. i know of people with house paid off, no Debt, the beep have found ways to abuse tax bucks you would not belief what sully16 just said, am not shocked this is happening all as she claims, the amount of greed ,evil off rest of us is inreal for instance, some people with house paid off i seen , get part time jobs, don't pay crap, get fired lol, and for Months
May 18, 2011, 10:41 am - joshuacloak - Lottery News

D.C. first in USA to offer Internet gamblingReply
its rather simple and fair way to fund a govt and Keep them in check make it funded by donations only soon as any level fo govt, like what DC now says, you can only play online betting games form us, the donations would stop they would work for us, and not agiant us. why should i be forced to support other people, Its Wrong, its the must evil method by majority rule ever invented by humans taxs and its time it dies. in united states, i feel like majority of you really think am som
Apr 13, 2011, 7:50 pm - joshuacloak - Lottery News

Florida shopkeeper accused of taking tourist's lottery winningsNews Story
Naji Farah thought it was his lucky day: a $5,000 lottery prize. The only problem, police say, the lottery ticket wasn't his. The Miami Beach market owner is accused of scamming the rightful owner, telling the man the ticket was worth $600 and pocketing the rest. Police arrested Farah, 45, this week on a charge of felony grand theft. And Florida lottery officials have suspended his store's license while the criminal charges are pending. Miami Beach police say Farah took advantage of
Dec 10, 2010, 7:11 am - Todd - Lottery News