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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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poverty, n.:
An unfortunate state that persists as long
as anyone lacks anything he would like to have.
(Score: 2) by Leebert on Thursday August 06 2015, @01:35AM
So if I play it just for fun, I'm screwed up in the head?
If you're doing it as an investment strategy, you're an idiot. If you're doing it because it's fun, well then, glad you're having fun.
You don't call people idiots for playing skee ball because the prizes they get from the tickets you win aren't worth what they payed to play the game, right?
Now I will grant you that a huge percentage of the people playing the lottery ARE in fact idiots. But there's also a very large contingent of people who have the money to waste, and think it's fun to carry around a ticket dreaming about the possibilities.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Thursday August 06 2015, @03:00AM
If you don't expect to be screwed over, yes, you're fucked in the head. Some people are into being screwed over.