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Massachusetts Lottery celebrates 50th anniversary of first instant ticket
New scratch-off game to commemorate the world's first instant game will look familiar
By Kate Northrop
The Massachusetts Lottery is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its introduction of the world's first instant game with the launch of a scratch-off ticket that calls back to the original one sold in 1974.
Massachusetts lottery players will get a taste for the original scratch-off lottery ticket that made its debut 50 years ago with a new honorary instant game of the same name.
Jun 4, 2024, 8:51 am - Lottery News
Former Georgia Lottery inspector accused of taking bribes to pass store inspections
Inspector ironically skirts process for ensuring stores follow regulations
By Kate Northrop
A former Georgia Lottery employee was arrested and charged with three counts of bribery after investigators found he accepted bribes to pass store inspections.
A Georgia Lottery Corporation (GLC) inspector who took bribes in exchange for passing store inspections and has since been fired from his position and arrested.
Former GLC Compliance Inspector Michael Kessler, 62, of Rockdale County
May 22, 2024, 7:59 am - Lottery News
Washington Lottery retailer sells 3 winning tickets in 1 week, including $4.6M Lotto jackpot winner
Winners celebrate individually, but store celebrates lucky streak of its own
By Kate Northrop
A Washington Lottery retailer sold three winning tickets for three different games in one week, with two winning prizes in the six-figure range and one hitting a $4.6 million Lotto jackpot.
One suburban Washington's Lottery retailer may be seeing a few more players stopping by ever since news broke that it sold three winning tickets for three major prizes in one week.
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May 21, 2024, 7:52 am - Lottery News
Virginia Lottery retailers resume selling tickets following talks with Governor about skill game ban
Store owners hope for a quick resolution, but skill game critics say leave it alone
By Kate Northrop
Virginia Lottery retailers who participated in a boycott of lottery ticket sales over the weekend have begun selling tickets again, saying they are seeing progress being made in negotiations regarding the recent skill game ban.
Virginia Lottery retailers have paused their protest and have resumed selling lottery tickets again after hearing hopeful news from the Virginia Governor that
May 17, 2024, 10:19 am - Lottery News
Ohio Lottery details full extent of December cyber attack
More than 538,000 player names and Social Security numbers exposed
By Kate Northrop
The Ohio Lottery revealed that a cybersecurity incident on Christmas Eve 2023 resulted in over half a million players having their personal identifying information exposed, including full names and Social Security numbers.
The cybersecurity attack that was carried out against the Ohio Lottery in December 2023 impacted 538,959 lottery players, compromising full names, other personal identifiers, and So
May 13, 2024, 3:01 pm - Lottery News
Virginia Lottery retailers escalate boycott, halt ALL lottery ticket sales until further notice
Virginians could have a tougher time buying lottery tickets
By Kate Northrop
Nearly a month after hundreds of Virginia Lottery retailers participated in a temporary boycott of ticket sales to protest the ban of skill games, many of those stores are now refusing to sell tickets altogether.
In protest of a recent amendment made to a bill that regulates the operation of skill games in the state, licensed Virginia Lottery retailers have taken last month's ticket sale boycott a step furth
May 11, 2024, 8:03 am - Lottery News
Winner of $95 million Lotto Texas lottery jackpot gamed the odds to win
New Jersey based group turned the odds to win in their favor
By Kate Northrop
Around this time one year ago, the Texas Lottery's Lotto Texas jackpot was bursting at the seams, boasting the game's third-largest prize ever at a mouthwatering $95 million. One New Jersey-based group gamed the odds to win the jackpot.
Following a seven-month period without a winner, the Lotto Texas jackpot had ballooned to $95 million for the drawing on April 22, 2023, the game's largest in over 12 years.
Apr 28, 2024, 12:38 pm - Lottery News
Oregon woman who doesn't check lottery tickets wins $1 million in raffle
Winner would have forgotten to check tickets if it weren't for Powerball
By Kate Northrop
An Oregon woman admitted that if it weren't for Powerball making headlines, she would not have thought to check an Oregon Lottery Raffle ticket that turned out to be worth $1 million.
If it were not for seeing Powerball come up in the news, an Oregon woman would not have bothered to check her stack of lottery tickets, one of which held the winning numbers for a $1 million prize.
Leslie Carr,
Apr 25, 2024, 7:04 am - Lottery News
Ryan Mindell appointed Executive Director of Texas Lottery
By Kate Northrop
The Texas Lottery Commission announced the appointment of Ryan Mindell as the new Executive Director of the Texas Lottery in a press release issued Thursday.
With a track record of multiple leadership functions at both the Texas Lottery and in the lottery industry, Ryan Mindell will serve as the new Executive Director of the Texas Lottery.
With a unanimous decision, we are proud to appoint Ryan Mindell as the Texas Lottery Commission's newest Executive Director, Texa
Apr 22, 2024, 8:03 am - Lottery News
Virginia Lottery retailers refuse to sell tickets to draw attention to skill games amendment
Amendment would effectively prohibit most small businesses from having skill games in stores
Includes video report
By Kate Northrop
Hundreds of Virginia Lottery retailers across the state participated in a boycott of ticket sales on Monday to protest an amendment to a bill that regulates skill games.
Virginia lottery players may have had difficulty buying tickets Monday, since hundreds of licensed Virginia Lottery retailers halted ticket sales to voice their frustrations with the
Apr 18, 2024, 7:05 am - Lottery News