Ex-cop told to lie to claim Illinois Lottery prize

Comment #7

CASH Only — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:14:03 GMT

I'm surprised at the categories of people not allowed to play the Illinois Lottery.

Comment #6

MADDOG10 — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:01:26 GMT

come on folks, common sense would go a long way here...! whats good for one, should be good for another. another lawmaker gone haywire..

Comment #5

BobP — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:52:36 GMT

Usually your family at the same residence can't play either or something like that. The link has to be out far enough you wouldn't trust them with the winning ticket. BobP

Comment #4

Maverick — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 00:23:13 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Littleoldlady on January 18, 2005It's not worth the fall out. If they can't play, they can't play.True losing their job isn't worth it, but if they did have the urge to play, couldn't they just have a close friend/family member buy the ticket for them/claim it also? Loopholes I think it's called.

Comment #3

Littleoldlady — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:54:45 GMT

It's not worth the fall out. If they can't play, they can't play.

Comment #2

Maverick — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:35:40 GMT

Article says: Lottery and all other Revenue Dept. employees are not allowed to play the Lottery. I wonder what their salaries are. But I guess it doesn't matter if they have no urge to play. But if they did, couldn't they just have a close friend/family member buy the ticket for them/claim it also

Comment #1

qutgnt — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:30:12 GMT

This is the one thing wrong with America, common sense is sometimes so hard to find with the bureaucracy of things.

Ex-cop told to lie to claim Illinois Lottery prize

Lottery Post — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:21:01 GMT

Ron Smith was surprised to learn in August that he was banned from claiming a $995 Illinois Lottery prize because he had been working a security job with the state agency that oversees horse tracks.He continued to be amazed a couple of weeks later when a Lottery staffer called and asked him if he wanted to travel to Springfield and claim the cash on an apparent wink-and-nod basis. A telephone message later left at his house told him he could get the cash in Des Plaines, closer to his Will County... [ More ]