Pa. clerk stole $48K in lottery ticketsReply
I guess some people just don't learn the lesson that CRIME DOES NOT PAY'. However, I want to know why it took the business owner so long to report this theft--someone should have caught her sooner if they had surveillance tapes running everyday.
Nov 17, 2009, 1:28 pm - Dollar419 - Lottery News forum

Kansas man claims state's largest Powerball lottery jackpot one day after winningReply
Good 4 them! Working 3 jobs at her age should be a crime. I'm happy that they were blessed! If it were me, I would have been at the claim office before the doors opened! Just being honest...I think I'd go crazy from worry about the ticket coming up missing...or some freak accident happening...like it being washed in the laundry...or food spilling on it...or the wind blowing it away...or a fire destroying it.
Nov 15, 2009, 9:06 am - dopey7719 - Lottery News forum

Cheated winner wants Texas Lottery to pay upReply
Umm no it is not the victim's fault at all, it NEVER is. If we went by your philosophy there would be a lot more empty jail cells. Preventing or preparing for a crime is irrelevant. Although it is certainly a good thing to do it still does not place blame on a victim because someone else decides to commit a crime. If that was the case we could all just go out and murder someone and say Well they should have known it was coming and had their door locked, it is their fault! Bullcrap. Willis did no ...
Nov 10, 2009, 2:33 am - sirbrad - Lottery News forum

Cheated winner wants Texas Lottery to pay upReply
Actually no it isn't his fault. You can't blame the victim in a crime. Buying an Ipod and a once in a lifetime lottery jackpot ticket are two entirely different things, especially when that ticket is a winner. Not to mention A LOT more expensive than an Ipod. That kind of money should be insured by the lottery, and yes they are liable. Again, you don't blame the victim in a crime regardless of how incoherent they are.
Nov 7, 2009, 1:20 am - sirbrad - Lottery News forum

Victim of stolen Texas lottery ticket says he knows how to get money backReply
I did say maybe , didn't I? Stealing money is a small crime compared with terrorism, drug dealing and fraud to the tune of untold millions and many suffering individuals. This man's loss is not small. I would love to see justice. It's too bad this man is so far away. I'm afraid that justice is dead for most people.
Nov 5, 2009, 4:15 am - jeffrey - Lottery News forum

Victim of stolen Texas lottery ticket says he knows how to get money backReply
This type of crime could be stopped if lottery commissions were serious about stopping it. In Ohio, some stores return tickets to their customers after they are checked even if a prize is won and paid. The clerks in these stores just keep the receipt for their records while other stores keep both tickets and receipts. If lottery commissions established a policy that required all stores to return all tickets to their customers after checking them then this would never happen.
Nov 4, 2009, 2:58 pm - RJOh - Lottery News forum

Arkansas man among the first to win $100,000 lottery prizeReply
Here is an interesting follow up to this story. This guy had to appear in court 3 days after collecting the money for a sex crime charge and tried to get a public defender because he didn't have the money to afford an attorney. It turns out the court knew he had won the money and made him supply his own attorney.
Oct 27, 2009, 9:46 pm - powerballin - Lottery News forum

What's to prevent Scientific Games or Lottery employees buying winners?Reply
If it is a small prize, there really isn't any security. With a larger prize they would look for unusual patterns (such as someone buying all the tickets going to one particular store). Also, people talk, and that's what usually catches someone who commits the perfect crime .
Sep 27, 2009, 11:42 am - Pinkpansies - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games forum

$260M Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by S.C. retireeReply
It is very common for African Americans to acknowledge each other as brotha or sistah or in this case black man ... I was not offended by it and I don't think Editgap meant any harm....... Remember, this is the internet...........we can't see each other.............and Editgap basically just revealed/shared his heritage to us......Seriously, there is no crime in that.
Aug 25, 2009, 8:59 pm - Perfecttiming2 - Lottery News forum

Hawaii residents now taxed on Vegas winnings even if they loseReply
i rise them a boycut i had plans on going their next late year sometime i know their so far removed form reality to the states, like if that was to happen over here, they be the laughed out of office i hear they have some insane gun control laws to boot, aka people who commit crime dont care about your laws and gun control is useless to stoping crime with guns crime dont care about no stupid laws. i guest the dumbest people get the dumbest laws, they deserve thi ...
Jul 31, 2009, 7:27 am - joshuacloak - Lottery News forum