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on Wednesday August 05 2015, @03:37PM
from the corrupt-random-number-algorithm dept.
from the corrupt-random-number-algorithm dept.
Aleksandar Vulovic, czar of the Serbian state lottery, has resigned from his position after winning numbers were mysteriously broadcast on television before they had been drawn.
Allegations of fraud abound on every hand following the incident, reports the Associated Press.
In what was presented to the public as a live broadcast on Tuesday evening, one of the numbers in the winning combination was revealed before the number appeared to be drawn.
"That sparked accusations that the numbers had been chosen in advance," according to AP.
Vulovic has denied there was any dodginess and explained that the incident was due to a "technical mistake".
He added that he was stepping down from his position, not out of guilt, but out of "moral obligation".
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Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn
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(Score: 2) by wantkitteh on Wednesday August 05 2015, @05:33PM
Youtube link posted above for those whose browsers are busy hating Flash right now.
But yeah, this is just a couple of screw-ups (a mis-typing and a failure to fix it) and a coincidence coming together in the space of 15-20 seconds or so. It's awesome! I guess the guy doing the graphics doesn't get the audio feed from the girl commentating the event.