Whittaker sued by casino over bad checks

Comment #38

libra926 — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:42:36 GMT

6/12/2006

It's all extremely interesting to me. I never knew that....But, I totally concurr w/you. When you stop and look at all the Hardships across the US in the last year...starting w/Hurricane Katrina....well I can tell you the Catholic Church would accept Lottery donations...and that's wonderful......

Comment #37

lottolove06 — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:20:30 GMT

Someone needs to learn how to check his bank balance

Comment #36

libra926 — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:46:08 GMT

6/12/2006

DD ....you know I have great faith in you My Friend......your day will come.....

Comment #35

justxploring — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:38:07 GMT

Uff Da, I have no idea what churches, synogogues or charitable groups will accept. I guess I was only assuming that the Salvation Army had that policy since it was in our local paper that they gave back the money to that lottery winner. Who knows what happened and why? I realize that many people look at the lottery as evil or sinful as a form of gambling, but I can't believe that a loving God would refuse hungry people the opportunity to eat or find shelter through those donations. After all, wi... [ More ]

Comment #34

Uff Da! — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:35:06 GMT

justxploring wrote:

The Salvation Army will not accept charitable donations if the person won the money gambling.

I read elsewhere that that was a local decision, and that the same decison might not be reached elsewhere. I can't say how accurate that statement is, as I don't recall the source now. But realistically, unless someone makes a big thing of it in a news conference, most organizations aren't going to check on what the source of all their large donations is. Therefore, no doub... [ More ]

Comment #33

justxploring — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:05:02 GMT

I do recall that there was another winner of a large jackpot (from Florida, I think) who tried to donate to Salvation Army, and that donation was refused.

Yes, Uff Da. He lives on Marco Island about 35 miles south of me. The Salvation Army will not accept charitable donations if the person won the money gambling. Too bad, because they could have fed a lot of hurricane victims with that money. It's true what RJOh wrote - nobody has ever heard anything about this winner again. At least I... [ More ]

Comment #32

RJOh — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:39:44 GMT

From what I've read about Jack Whittaker, as a millionaire contractor before he won the PowerBall jackpot he was no stranger to local news coverage but winning the PB jackpot create a national interest in him. Jack probably always acted the same way but before his PB win nobody outside West Virgina cared. One of the reason America Most Wanted show has caught so many criminals is it takes local crimes and give them national coverage. Most people don't know what's happening two hundred miles... [ More ]

Comment #31

SassyOhio — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:02:49 GMT

Well I think that it wont take long for him to be broke ... now I am not saying that its gonna be in the next year BUT it will be with in the next 5

Comment #30

LckyLary — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:22:37 GMT

Whittaker is in the news FAR more than most winners.. I have not heard ANYTHING about the Wests, the Lerners, or Rebecca Jemison, or most other big winners after they initially won. Jack's been in the news regulary for almost four years now. I don't think Windfall (the show) will get past 1 year. You're not going to read many stories about people who did good with their winnings because it's not newsworthy enough. Lerners gave a big donation to Seton Hall and that's the last I heard. Probabl... [ More ]

Comment #29

delS — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:09:33 GMT

I would love to take you up on a bet, but that would make me feel pretty lousy. Like I was waiting for someone's misery. I do think he is going to have a tragic ending.

Comment #28

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:05:34 GMT

anyone want to take a bet on how soon he goes broke

Comment #27

TheGameGrl — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:37:41 GMT

Woah Word up! PONTIFICATION is alive and well. Some folks are gonna need a ladder to get off those high horses.

(Thanks to the poster who perviously recognized this trait)

Stop assuming JACK is a poster child of what not to do with your winnings. Spend it how ya wish and learn from it. Save it and stash it some where. But whatever ya do, do it and make sure it doesnt hit the papers :) Thats the only thing that deters any winner. Being recognized for ones character flaws....

Comment #26

LckyLary — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:05:52 GMT

Let's see.... Jack's in the news again... that itself isn't news.

Bounced checks??? I doubt he completely ran out of money, maybe they were to an account that he had not deposited enough into or an old account, whatever.

Was he expecting to win more than 315 million in the Casino? Isn't the best jackpot there only 10 million?

(I thank him for visiting my home state so often! We visit his sometimes.)

Is he going to sue Windfall for stealing his idea?

I heard he developed a slot m... [ More ]

Comment #25

DoubleDown — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:37:31 GMT

That's the sad reality- lottery winners are truly random, so we get what we get.

Deserving people win every once in a while.( pleeeeaaase ??)

It sure looks like you and me are overdue, Sass..

DD

Comment #24

SassyOhio — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:36:45 GMT

I think that its something that is just horrible but yet it something that makes me want to just smack the Hell right outta him!!! I mean I being a responsible person AS WELL as a lotto player I cannot in ANY WAY understand how someone can win CASH OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS and be that ignorant. Ok SO WHAT IF HE DID BUILD CHURCHES??? SO WHAT IF HE DID GO TO STRIP CLUBS?? The point of it is HOW HE HAS CONDUCTED HIMSELF AND WITH HIS GOOD FORTUNE that he Obviously has no grace for nor does... [ More ]

Comment #23

ochoop17 — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:28:21 GMT

The Jack Whittaker Story . A great TV movie.

Comment #22

delS — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:06:18 GMT

We are just as fascinated with Jack Whitaker as the world is fascinated with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Osama Bin Laden. Its interesting stuff about folks who have a chance to have it all, yet they blow it, time and again.

Jack is news, it sells

Comment #21

Uff Da! — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 05:56:35 GMT

Oops! Now that I re-read my reply above (post 19), I see that I goofed. I said, I was trying to establish a fact - did the pastors refuse his donations or not? From what I read, I believe they did. But I meant From what I read, I believe they accepted the donations.

It is at times like this that I wish we could edit posts for a longer period of time.

Comment #20

mangeydog — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:32:30 GMT

I wasn't specifically referring to you Uff Da! Just any and all that think because someone mentions Christ or christianity in public automatically makes them a good person and above reproach. If he was truly filled with the spirit of Christ he would not have even mentioned anything about it in public and just did good works in the spirit while remaining as anonymous about it as he could. So many people wear their religion on their sleeve while not actually getting the spiritually uplifting essen... [ More ]

Comment #19

Uff Da! — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:00:04 GMT

mangeydog said:

And I have a question for all you christians who automatically assume he is a good person because he donates money to organizations of your faith.

I don't know if you are including me in the category of all you christians who automatically assume he is a good person because he donates money to organizations of your faith, but since I was one of the few who commented about his donations to churches, perhaps I should clarify. I said nothing about whether he was a... [ More ]

Comment #18

mangeydog — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:28:48 GMT

He has repeatedly blamed all of his troubles on hs grand-daughter's druggy friends. The gambling problems, the sexual harassment, the drunk driving, etcetera, are not in any way shape or form anyone's fault but his own. And like so many good people he always has to blame someone else rather than accept responsibility for his own actions. Hell, anyone who has to take over half a million in cash into a seedy strip joint is obviously trying to compensate for a lack of true inner character. And I... [ More ]

Comment #17

chasingadream — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:50:28 GMT

This is the person that the camera's should have been following. A show about him would definitely be top rated.....if people watched The Newlyweds on MTV I know people would watch this man's circus parade. lol

Comment #16

four4me — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:23:23 GMT

Right he is building not the pastors.

Jack tried donating his money to have the a churchs built i'm pretty sure he had em built. No body wants to go there.

The church of god does not knowingly accept money from gambling.

One of the first things he did after winning was go to the pastors of three churches. they dised him on the spot. Wanted no part of his lottery winings.

the links i tried to post are not working but this has been go over before. he has built a church that no one... [ More ]

Comment #15

DoubleDown — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:19:08 GMT

Thanks, Libra926 !!

It's not for a lack of trying I assure you.

DD

Comment #14

Uff Da! — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:58:59 GMT

The pastors refused his offer to help the churches? That's a new one to me. All the articles I'd read previously had, I thought, indicated that they had accepted the money. Here is a quote from one old article:

This week's tragedy doesn't seem fair, said his pastor, the Rev. C.T. Mathews, for whom Whittaker is building a $4 million church on a hilltop here.

And from another:

Since then, Whittaker has been pulled between Christian charity and trouble. He is building two churches, fe... [ More ]

Comment #13

libra926 — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:25:55 GMT

HAPPY THURSDAY... BELLYACHE ...

You know, for all that's said and done, Jack stays in his own world. In his town, among his family. He has done a great deal for his community, he was never selfish. He has a genuine 'wild streak' in him, that needs to be tamed, but, I think the death of his Granddaughter, who was really his life is what ultimately became his emotional downfall. No one expects to bury their Children let alone their Grandchildren, and Brandi was his only grandchild. He's Hea... [ More ]

Comment #12

libra926 — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:09:06 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by DoubleDown on June 8, 2006 Why am I not surprised at this latest in the long line of Jack Whittaker stories ?

The broken record just keeps on keepin on...

DD

HAPPY THURSDAY...... DD .....6/8/2206

I certainly hope you win very soon, because I would love to read a story about all the wonderful fun things that happen to BIG WINNERS....W/BIG PRIZES.....I get tired of all the doom and gloom

Comment #11

Littleoldlady — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:06:57 GMT

IT is not terrible..it is what he deserves. Anyone who had been blessed with that kind of money who has done nothing but go from one idiotic thing to another deserves that and more. He still has to win the wrongful death suit filed against him. He is pitiful to say the least.

Comment #10

Just6ntlc — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:22:08 GMT

It's terrible that Whittaker is getting sued for $1.5 million for gambling. Whittaker needs to limit gambling.

Comment #9

fxsterling — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:20:41 GMT

he said that he had 5 years left in life just shows 300 million and 5 years wasn't worth it

Comment #8

sergiou2 — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:02:04 GMT

From what I've read, he already had the gambling problem and was already going to strip clubs long before he won the lottery. His granddaughter was already using drugs.

He also had a website where anyone could request anywhere from $3 grand to $3 million dollars from him.

I'm not saying he's a good guy for giving away money or even offering those churches money. I think he was about as far away from being a role model for playing the lottery.....and winning.

Comment #7

nomoneybabe — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:59:22 GMT

Hmmm, please don't tell he can not handle 1.5M check! It's really terrible

Comment #6

bellyache — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:55:09 GMT

I wonder if one day he will actually better himself or is he going to keep on doing these tired acts.

Comment #5

four4me — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:48:22 GMT

Yea it's tragic that a self made millionaire and well respected member of his community would allow himself to get into all kinds of turmoil. He won enough money to take care of his family for generations to come. Instead he let it get to him and destroy himself and his family. I still think when he offered to help his church pastors and they refused his offers for financial help to build churches etc. that Jack flipped out. He felt as tough he was abandon by the pastors and community. For whate... [ More ]

Comment #4

DoubleDown — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:38:58 GMT

One more thing:

This is the modern day corporate casino , so they sue..

Back in the day, Jack would not have to worry about a lawsuit-

The only suit he would have to concern himself with would be the suit of plaster over all the broken bones he would have received.

DD

Comment #3

loves2lotto — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:46:29 GMT

The never ending cycle.

Comment #2

HiYoSilver — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:48:35 GMT

Anyone that wins a large jackpot should be given a copy of all the articles about him so that they can learn what not to do.

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:38:26 GMT

Why am I not surprised at this latest in the long line of Jack Whittaker stories ?

The broken record just keeps on keepin on...

DD

Whittaker sued by casino over bad checks

Lottery Post — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:24:01 GMT

Caesars casino is suing the winner of a $315 million lottery jackpot, claiming he bounced checks worth $1.5 million trying to cover gambling losses.

Jack Whittaker, whose Powerball win in 2002 was at the time the largest undivided lottery jackpot, claims he doesn't owe the money.

In a filing made in response to Caesars lawsuit, Whittaker said the casino actually owes him money because it agreed to give him a percentage of revenue from a slot machine he developed and to credit his gambling... [ More ]