Missouri Lottery to reinstate limits on ticket purchases

(AP) The Missouri Lottery plans to limit how many tickets individuals can buy in one day. The Lottery Commission voted Thursday to ban the selling of more than $10,000 in tickets to one person in a 24-hour period. Former Gov. Eric Greitens administration removed a previous cap as part of an effort to reduce government regulation. May Scheve, executive director of the lottery, acknowledged it is rare for anyone to buy $10,000 worth of tickets in one day. But she said the change could stop someone from trying to bypass the system by buying a large number of tickets to win a major prize.