A judge in Iowa gave the winner of a Hot Lotto jackpot the green light to proceed with a lawsuit against the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the state lottery that contends if a lottery vendor had not rigged a drawing in 2010 he would have won millions more. On October 12, Iowa District Court Judge Karen Romano said that neither the MSLA or the Iowa Lottery are immune from the lawsuit filed by Larry Dawson of Webster City, Iowa and […]

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In Iowa, prosecutors involved in the fraud case involving a former official from the Multi-State Lottery Association have asked for permission to subpoena records from two attorneys they believe could also be tied to the lottery scam. According to a report from the NBC television network, Eddie Ray Tipton, who had worked as the Information Technology Security Director for the Multi-State Lottery Association, was convicted on two counts of fraud in 2015 and given a ten-year prison sentence although this […]

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After new evidence was uncovered of their plot to rig lottery jackpots, charges have been filed against the brother of a former lottery security director by authorities in Iowa. Felony charges of ongoing criminal conduct were filed against Tommy Tipton on Wednesday by Iowa prosecutors. Tommy is the younger brother of Eddie Tipton, the Multi-State Lottery Association’s (MUSL) former security director. On Wednesday, Tommy Tipton surrendered to authorities and was later released on a $25,000 bond, according to CalvinAyre. Fifty-two-year-old […]

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After increasing from $450 million on Saturday to $700 million on Thursday, the Powerball jackpot has surpassed every other lottery game’s jackpot in U.S. history by reaching $800 million for Saturday’s drawing. It’s been almost four months to the day since the former information security director of the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for rigging a Hot Lotto drawing. On September 9, fifty-two year-old Eddie Ray Tipton of Norwalk, Iowa was convicted of […]

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Kansans whose regime includes purchasing lottery tickets find themselves questioning whether or not they have a fair chance at winning, or if the money they’ve spent is like so much water down the drain. The Kansas Lottery can now be included in the growing list of state lotteries involved in a multi-state scandal involving fixed winnings. Fifty-two year-old Eddie Ray Tipton of Norwalk, Iowa is accused of using his position as Director of Information Security at the Multi-State Lottery Association […]

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The continuing investigation of multiple jackpots in multiple states being awarded fraudulently and the US lottery industry fears consumers are losing confidence. In September a MultiState Lottery Association (MUSL) computer was rigged by 52 year-old Eddie Ray Tipton of Norwalk, Iowa to produce a set of pre-programmed winning numbers. The result of which was a $14.3 million Hot Lotto jackpot in December 2010. Tipton received a 10-year prison sentence for the crime. Nobody claimed the jackpot for a year, then […]

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