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Then add on top of it the scandal that happened in the past where a lottery official was selling the winning numbers to certain people in return for a kickback
by jrs235 11y ago
Then add on top of it the scandal that happened in the past where a lottery official was selling the winning numbers to certain people in return for a kickback from the winnings.
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/with-14b-lottery-jackpot-scandal-seems-all-but-forgotten/ http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/with-14b-lottery-ja...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/01/09/the-company-that-runs-powerball-had-a-16-5-million-jackpot-rigged-by-a-former-employee/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/01/0...
And the wiki article explains a little bit more on how he did it[1]: "When his trial began on April 13, 2015, evidence was introduced by the prosecutors to support allegations that Tipton had rigged the draw in question, by using his privileged access to an MUSL facility to install a rootkit on the computer containing Hot Lotto's random number generator, and then attempting to claim a winning ticket with the rigged numbers anonymously."
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Lotto_fraud_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Lotto_fraud_scandal