Keno Player Hits It Big At Watering Hole In Willington

WILLINGTON, CT — A Willington Watering hole had the touch recently in the statewide Keno game.

On May 26, a local player named "Laura B" was playing Keno at the American Eagle Saloon & Cafe on River Road.

She hit for a $10,000 prize, according to CT Lottery officials.

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The CT Lottery has changed its policy on announcing winners in order to "protect" them from potential scams. For years, the CT Lottery policy had been to show the full names of all those who cashed in tickets worth $10,000 or more as a matter of public record. It then went to winners having the option of applying for anonymity over the past couple of years. Wednesday morning's update had eliminated all first names and replaced them with just first names and last initials while keeping the anonymity option.