By Kate Northrop
GEORGETOWN, Tx. — A thief who stole two whole bins of Texas Lottery scratch-off tickets from a gas station has been caught by police after he attempted to cash in a prize.
On July 19 at 3:00 am, surveillance cameras captured the moment Kendall Hayes, 27, broke into the Copper Ridge Market on TX-29 in Georgetown.… Read the rest
By Kate Northrop
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Lottery has added a new draw game to its arsenal for lottery enthusiasts to test their luck.
Virginian lottery players can now try their hand at Keno, a fast-paced lottery where drawings take place every four minutes and players have a chance to win prizes of up to $1 million.… Read the rest
Four tedious hours of searching later, and he has the winning ticket
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina man bent on finding the last top prize in a lottery scratch-off game conducted a modern day treasure hunt and came out the big winner.
Last Thursday, one North Carolina resident traveled to 40 different stores in a crusade to find the last top prize-winning ticket for a scratch-off lottery game.… Read the rest
With VIP guests and cash prizes galore, GameJam aims to encourage innovators to envision a new future of the lottery
By Kate Northrop
A new event aiming to spark innovation in lottery game development will kick off this week.
From July 31 through August 9, the Colorado Lottery will host GameJam, the first-ever hackathon specifically geared toward new game development and creating novel lottery products.… Read the rest
All it took was a well-placed $10 tip
By Kate Northrop
After a shift of delivering takeout meals to hungry customers, one Uber Eats driver decided to try his luck at a scratch-off lottery game with a $10 tip he earned from one of his orders. As it turns out, that tip was well-spent — it earned him a top prize of $200,000.… Read the rest