Players seek $250 million from Texas Lottery contractor

More than 500 players of a lottery scratch-off card filed suit against the game’s developer seeking about $250 million in contested prize money.

Confusion over the rules led many to believe they had winning tickets, but those tickets were not honored by the state. The suit contends that the lottery’s contractor, GTECH Corporation, owes prize money to the players because they wrote the rules and programmed the scanners to identify the winners.

GTECH Corporation spokeswoman Angela Wiczek said “we believe that the suit has no merit and we’ll defend our actions.”

Houston attorney Manfred Sternberg, who represents the players, said the rules imply that when people buy a scratch off ticket, they should “win whatever they said we would win.”

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