Manufacturers opinion
In North America most lottery tickets produced by only a few companies, such as Scientific Games, Gtech Printing и Pollard Banknote. These firms control most of the production of various gambling solutions., and also develop their algorithms. At the same time, state lotteries largely depend on their experience..
Ross Dalton (Ross Dalton), President Gtech Printing, admitted, that the burglary resistance of lottery tickets is an ongoing problem. (several other printers declined to comment)
“Every lottery knows, that one scandal can close it ", - says Dalton. “This is a constant race, to stay ahead of the bad guys
In recent years, says Dalton, manufacturers pay more attention to forensic examination of coverage violations, as criminals use new imaging technologies, to reveal information under the protective layer. " (Previous hacking attempts involved the use of special solutions, for swelling hidden ink, and careful use of X-Acto knives)
Also, manufacturers are now worried about the use of barcodes on tickets., as this data often contains information about payments. “We are constantly looking for new methods of encryption and protection”, - says Dalton. "There is a lot of money at stake in these games."
While the printers insist, that all their tickets are safe, - "From past security breaches, - says Dalton, - there is suggestive evidence, that some state lotteries were susceptible to such a hack ". Consider the statistics of payments for 2003 a year in the states of Washington and Virginia, calculated by Srivastava. (Many organizers publish information about the prizes paid). Both states have lottery games, generating examples of abnormal payments, which must be extremely rare.
