Replacing over 90,000 pieces of equipment statewide — no small feat
By Kate Northrop
The Ohio Lottery is due for a major upgrade to its gaming technology and machines this month, which will replace over 90,000 pieces of lottery equipment statewide.
The Ohio Lottery will embark on a major transformation of its gaming system and lottery equipment, marking its first major system overhaul in nearly 20 years.
Beginning this October, the Lottery will start rolling out an entirely new gaming system and all-new state-of-the-art lottery equipment across the state, a project called "The Upgrade," whose scale rivals the last major conversion of 2008.
A UK man didn't believe his wife had won £1 million (US$1.3 million) in the lottery considering she had just pranked him with a fake win two weeks earlier.
A Michigan woman had never played the lottery before in her life, but her first ticket, which she received as a gift, was all it took for her to win a $500,000 prize.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is urging a mystery lottery winner to come forward before a $40 million (US$28 million) Lotto Max jackpot slips away at the end of the month.
The Holiday Millionaire Raffle is underway in Kansas, giving players in the state their best odds at winning $1 million before the end of the holiday season.
Lottery players across the state of Maryland have collectively hit it big after one week of wins valued at $10,000 and more resulted in a massive total payout of $29.5 million.
The North Carolina Lottery has paid out exactly $1 million post-tax to a player who won a top prize in a game that factors in taxes to guarantee the million-dollar amount.
The British government is weighing a proposal to ban licensed betting operators from taking wagers on the outcome of the newly launched Powerball draw game in the United Kingdom.
