Couple learns downside of lottery pools -- the hard way

Comment #20

CASH Only — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:51:04 GMT

I thought Sioux City, IA was the lawyer capital of the US.

Comment #19

bellyache — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:32:17 GMT

In the US I think you can sue someone to make them pay your attorney fees.

Comment #18

hsvscubaski — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:11:07 GMT

I guess in UK they have a loser pays law. We need one!!!!!!!!! Anyone can sue anyone for what ever reason. If they would be liable for other sides expenses there would be fewer frivolous and marginal lawsuits

Comment #17

CASH Only — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:35:03 GMT

Comment #16

fwlawrence — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:31:43 GMT

I never play in a pool. I'm afraid the tickets might get wet.

Comment #15

whitmansm2 — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:12:41 GMT

I agree that there has to be written rules if you are to play in a pool. Have the same SMALL group of people playing everytime. The scanning and distributing thing seems to work for someone that posted earlier and that's cool. There seems to be always someone in the news that's pissed because they should get a share and blah blah blah. I personally think they should just take the money they would have spent on lawyers and buy a buttload of more lottery tickets

Comment #14

Pick-4_Master — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:19:55 GMT

Lottery Pools in my opinion are a bad idea I always play the Lottery games alone too many unforseen problems arise from Lottery pools even when you try and do things right.

Comment #13

jeffrey — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:58:24 GMT

Just distribute copies of the tickets in a pool. The copies provide contract protection and end all argument. I feel for these people but you pay your money and you take your chances. If there is no proof, I don't think I would have risked sueing. That is a crap shoot even with proof.

Comment #12

bellyache — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:24:06 GMT

That type of situation is one reason I don't play in groups. I like to pick my own numbers and I like to play by myself. I have no desire to play in pools or such.

Comment #11

rlevins — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:15:54 GMT

not playing in group is ones choice and that is ok but anyone who is playing in a group there must be some sort of written document (email or signed paper) which should list the rules in a clear way. In this case I do not see any reason for not playing in a group.

Comment #10

rundown99 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:05:18 GMT

This is why I ALWAYS play the lottery alone.

Comment #9

RJOh — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:31:23 GMT

This article should be title Couple learns downside of suing for money that they can't prove belongs to them . Even if someone from Camelot advised them that their dispute was a legal matter, it was the responsibility of their lawyer to be up front about the downside before pursuing the case.

Comment #8

psykomo — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:45:42 GMT

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Comment #7

RJOh — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:35:38 GMT

Some people think when they join a lottery pool, they not only share the fortunes of the pool but the fortunes of all its members. I've read stories about lottery pools that won and are sued by one its members that didn't pay and other stories about lottery pools suing one of its member for a share of his winnings from tickets bought on his own or outside of the pool. This is one reason some people who buy lottery tickets for themselves won't have anything to do with a lottery pool. Lottery po... [ More ]

Comment #6

rlevins — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:16:26 GMT

We have a pool at office of 8 of us who are close friends and we started playing lottery as a group around one year back. We take turns to buy tickets. I on my own also buy ticket for myself. We decided that the person who buys ticket will copy it or scan it and send/give to others either personally or through email. Sometimes we used to get copies before drawing and some time after, which bothered some of us. So we decided some rules for group.1)Ticket copies must be distributed before the draw... [ More ]

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DoubleDown — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:43:21 GMT

That is what I thought too...Never underestimate what money can make people do.

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whitmansm2 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:18:52 GMT

He probably actually won and created evidence to make it look like his dad won. They'll never know.

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bellyache — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:48:20 GMT

True, but they should take the blame themselves. Of course, it's easier for them to blame others then admit they were wrong.

Comment #2

fja — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:42:30 GMT

Its Human nature to blame someone else for your misfortunes.....

Comment #1

bellyache — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:05:06 GMT

Why would they blame Camelot? They choose to take legal action against East's dad for money that wasn't theirs to begin with.

Couple learns downside of lottery pools -- the hard way

Lottery Post — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:51:00 GMT

A United Kingdom couple faces the prospect of losing their home after the High Court dismissed their claim for a slice of a 7.2 million (US$12.3 million) UK Lotto jackpot.Tony and Kay Tomkins were handed an 86,000 (US$147,026) legal bill after claiming a fellow syndicate member struck lucky but secretly kept their share of the payout.After a seven-year wrangle, the court accepted evidence that pal Mark East's dad won the cash and gave him a 1 million slice.A judge struck out the Tomkins' cl... [ More ]