Beating the lottery
July 31st, 2012 at 4:40:37 PM
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Lottery officials knew about Cash WinFall’s flaws, IG says
Cash WinFall was introduced in 2004. Every three months or so it became highly profitable for some syndicates. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe staff/file 2011)
By Andrea Estes
Globe Staff / July 31, 2012
Massachusetts State Lottery officials knew for years that a small group of gambling syndicates had virtually taken over a game called Cash WinFall — winning most of the prizes during high payoff periods — but did nothing about it until the Globe began investigating, according to state Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan.
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Cash WinFall was introduced in 2004. Every three months or so it became highly profitable for some syndicates. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe staff/file 2011)
By Andrea Estes
Globe Staff / July 31, 2012
Massachusetts State Lottery officials knew for years that a small group of gambling syndicates had virtually taken over a game called Cash WinFall — winning most of the prizes during high payoff periods — but did nothing about it until the Globe began investigating, according to state Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan.
Secret Administrator's Note: Due to the Wizard's policy on copyrights, the remainder of this article has been removed. A Google search found the article here and here.
July 31st, 2012 at 4:43:09 PM
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I hope some of the forum members here profited from this game.
July 31st, 2012 at 4:54:01 PM
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Seems to have been a rather open secret in the Northeast ... all those campus computers programming the opportunity.
Its a wonder MIT didn't come up with a physical ticket marker so as to distribute the purchase of tickets geographically using runners.
No surprise that it all comes to light largely as a result of the fifth estate or more likely, a reporter getting wind of it after one of the participants had enjoyed a fifth of Scotch.
Its a wonder MIT didn't come up with a physical ticket marker so as to distribute the purchase of tickets geographically using runners.
No surprise that it all comes to light largely as a result of the fifth estate or more likely, a reporter getting wind of it after one of the participants had enjoyed a fifth of Scotch.
