New York Lottery pauses prize payments after computer systems malfunction

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
NEW YORK (WABC) -- An internal computer systems malfunction has caused the New York lottery to pause prize payments.

The service says it's working to reestablish the system.
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All wages have been recorded.

Organizers say those with tickets less than $600, purchased on or before Saturday, can be paid at a retailer.


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Everyone else with a winning ticket will be able to redeem them once the system is fully recovered.

The New York State Lottery does $10 billion in sales annually, so they have a lot of data to process.



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