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A $248 million lawsuit was filed today against GTECH Corporation, operator of the Texas Lottery. \u00a0A group of 520 lottery players sued to collect their winnings from the controversial Fun 5’s scratch-off game. \u00a0The suit alleges that GTECH programmed its computers to reject winning tickets as losers even though the tickets met all the requirements of being winning tickets under the official regulations for the Fun 5’s game.<\/p>\n

The dispute revolves around Game 5 of the Fun 5’s game. \u00a0The instructions on the ticket read as follows:<\/p>\n

“Reveal three \u201c5\u201d symbols in any one row, column or diagonal, win PRIZE in PRIZE box. \u00a0Reveal a Money Bag \u201c \u201d symbol in the 5X BOX, win 5 times that PRIZE.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The official regulations for the Fun 5’s game read as follows:<\/p>\n
- \u201cGAME 5: If a player reveals three \u201c5\u201d Play Symbols in any one row, column or diagonal, the player wins the PRIZE in the PRIZE (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
  A $248 million lawsuit was filed today against GTECH Corporation, operator of the Texas Lottery. \u00a0A group of 520 lottery players sued to collect their winnings from the controversial Fun 5’s scratch-off game. \u00a0The suit alleges that GTECH programmed its…<\/span><\/p>\n
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