Elderly man, claiming he was cheated of lottery prize, wins settlement

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CASH Only — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:40:19 GMT

But at least Canada doesn't tax lottery prizes.

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JimmySand9 — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:36:07 GMT

Employees are allowed to play? That would never go over here in the U.S. But I ought to think about applying for a job there. That's the only hang-up I have about working for a lottery, not being able to play.

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LotteryBuddy — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 02:00:08 GMT

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's actions are despicable. They refused to answer reporters' questions on what happened. Instead of being open and accountable to the public, they are very secretive of what all those employees with six-figure salaries are doing.The Canadian lotteries do not understand the concept of conflict of interest and negligently let ticket sellers and other insiders win their own lotteries. All employees involved with the draw are allowed to play so they all... [ More ]

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CASH Only — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:37:26 GMT

So we don't know what he settled for

Elderly man, claiming he was cheated of lottery prize, wins settlement

Lottery Post — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:27:00 GMT

An elderly man who claims he was swindled out of a winning lottery ticket has won a court settlement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.But under the terms of the agreement, Bob Edmonds isn't allowed to discuss the details. Edmonds spent years fighting the lawsuit against the OLGC, alleging he was robbed of the $250,000 he won with an Encore ticket, validated at Coby Variety in July 2001.He had already settled a suit with Phyllis and Scott LaPlante - the prize claimants and owners of the C... [ More ]