Created: June 14, 2021 06:01 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) There s a problem with the New York State Lottery. People are winning games like Take 5 and Cash4Life but they re not getting paid.
The state gaming commission wouldn t communicate with me Monday, but one state lawmaker who oversees gaming did. Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D, 89) said the lottery told him it is not a hack, but a glitch in the software where they can t verify numbers. So, out of caution, the lottery is sitting on the winnings.
That is affecting lottery winners like Mark Barton and his brother. Barton s brother won $2,500 in a lottery last week. They signed up to book an appointment to collect and then they were told it wouldn t happen.