Florida lottery raffle tickets being illegally re-sold

Comment #18

rdc137 — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:08:08 GMT

It would not. It is technically illegal to ship an unplayed lottery ticket across any state line by mail. However, there has to be a blantantly obvious violation. I've seen Delaware police at a borderline store in Maryland stocking up on Mega Millions tickets when it runs high.

If you want to get a ticket, buy it yourself or have a relative do it. If you missed out on Florida, other states still have tickets (GA, SC, MD, DE, PA, NJ).

Comment #17

winnerpick3 — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:56:53 GMT

To get around these laws you could always offer a differennt item for sale like a christmas candy cane in an auction and advise the high bidder that they would recieve a florida lottery ticket as a bonus to the auction for beint the high bidder and i think this would get you around the laws

Comment #16

starchild_45 — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:41:11 GMT

i too am in a tight spot for money. yes the tickets do call my name too. still you have to be strong and stay within your budget that you have determined. if you don't you will have too many gambling problems and spiral out of control. i stick to my 1 dollar multi draw tickets and don't buy more especially i don't have much money now. so be strong and do any extra for the lottery. hold onto your money and hope you win the big one to pay off your debts.

Comment #15

DoubleDown — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:37:04 GMT

But isn't that the way the lottery marketing people want us to feel ?

I think you have nailed it here, girl. That is exactly what they want us to feel.

You didn't get the ticket, but you will live to fight another day, and yes, this is what they want us to do...

I am personally battling my lottery demons right now. Things are kinda tight, but those tickets keep calling.

I wish I could break my addiction and stay within budget.

Comment #14

justxploring — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:21:34 GMT

Thanks, mylollipop. What a kind thing to say! I know now that the money I play on Lotto with odds of 1 in 22M would have been better spent on a game with 1 in 125K odds, but plunking down $20 per ticket just didn't seem right at the time. I never wrote this, but I made a commitment to stay within a budget for the lottery and didn't want to break my promise to myself. I finally took the money out of the ATM ($100) but I don't know if I would have really spent it all on the raffle tickets. On... [ More ]

Comment #13

mylollipop — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:16:37 GMT

I would have hoped that you won. You seem like a very deserving winner. It personally broke my heart that you debated too long and missed this years chance. But then again, you have such a fantastic philosophy about it and other things. There'll be another chance someday .

Comment #12

justxploring — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:13:32 GMT

No, I don't live anywhere near GA. I live very far Southwest on the coast. If I drove 800 miles roundtrip it would cost me over $60 just in gas (and a very sore back!) If I was that eager to buy these tickets, I would have done it when they were still available. Maybe I would have won, maybe not. They'll be another chance someday.

Emily, I used Google and found a couple of links, but the listings were removed. I was just curious, but I'd never buy a lottery ticket on eBay.... [ More ]

Comment #11

emilyg — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:07:46 GMT

did not see any on ebay.

Comment #10

mylollipop — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:02:29 GMT

Justxploring, will you travel to next door Georgia to buy one of their raffle lotto tickets since you missed the Florida Raffle Opportunity?

It is amazing what is on eBay! I definitely would not buy a lotto raffle ticket for more than what it was sold for! I could get a plane and go to the states(s) offering the lotto raffle tickets for the extorted prices offered. I guess the sellers are thinking, if there is a GULLIBLE GOAT out there, I will get it! And the goats get gotten. No disresp... [ More ]

Comment #9

justxploring — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:48:10 GMT

Funny - I just posted on this and then realized you already had this thread started. I can't tell if I deleted it or Todd did, since I got a message that the page was unavailable when I clicked on the Delete button.

I don't understand why anyone would buy a raffle ticket on eBay. Of course, people buy cow manure and other things I'd never dream of wanting.

Comment #8

mylollipop — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:31:19 GMT

Buyers Beware! Informative post

Comment #7

KY Floyd — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:26:10 GMT

It's pretty clear that it's illegal to sell lottery tickets if you're not an official lottery vendor. In most places it's also clear that it is legal to sell your right to future lottery payments. What happens if you sell your rights to any future payments on a ticket for which the drawing hasn't yet happened

Comment #6

CA LotteryGuy — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:24:35 GMT

johnph77...there doesn't seem to be any gray from the Florida Lottery's standpoint. From the Florida Lottery website:

Florida Statute 24.117 prohibits the sale of tickets by any person or business not under contract with the Florida Lottery as an authorized lottery retailer. The same statute also prohibits the sale of Florida Lottery tickets at any price other than the official, established price. Violations are first-degree misdemeanors and are punishable by fines and jail time. (This puts... [ More ]

Comment #5

johnph77 — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:49:22 GMT

Ticket scalping may be illegal in most areas, but it goes on anyway. Go outside the stadium of any sold-out prefessional football game and watch the scalpers at work, even though law enforcement personnel are present and on duty. And what about those ticket-reselling agencies who promote their services in the classified ads in every major newspaper in the country, offering tickets to every sold-out sporting and cultural event - and collect a hefty fee for doing so?

The sellers and the lottery... [ More ]

Comment #4

CA LotteryGuy — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:48:30 GMT

Wow...compare this story to the one below where some people think $20 is too much for a lottery ticket. Now according to this article people are willing to pay hundreds for a ticket. Go figure

Comment #3

Bradly_60 — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:20:54 GMT

Besides being illegal....it is brilliant....I wish I would have thought of it....haha.

I would definetly not pay for Florida's though since the odds are so high.

Maybe in MI, PA, or some other state that has better odds.

B-rad

Comment #2

floridian — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:16:58 GMT

Wow a raffle of a raffle. Man! this practice is not worth getting caught. Ticket scalping is against the law in most places anyway. I realize it is also illegal because of the the laws set up governing the sale of lottery tickets. It seems to be illegal on 2 levels. I wonder what the penalty is if you get caught. I hope it is stiff.

Floridian

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:56:56 GMT

$100,000 for how many tickets ?

People will stop at nothing in their quest to part with their money...

Florida lottery raffle tickets being illegally re-sold

Lottery Post — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:14:45 GMT

Special Florida Lottery $20 holiday raffle game tickets that sold out over the weekend are now appearing for sale illegally on an online auction site, in some cases for thousands of dollars.

Since the Florida Lottery only printed up 1.25 million tickets, the Holiday Millionaire Raffle is the best chance ever for Floridians to win a $1 million.

However, some Floridians are trying to cash in early by illegally selling their tickets.

We found that these $20 slips of paper are in extreme... [ More ]