Ontario Lottery adds signature requirement for claiming prizes

Comment #10

Drivedabizness — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:19:46 GMT

Guys:

This winner notification technology has been around for 20 years (the tunes that play any time a winner is validated) - plus most lottery terminals (at least the 65% of US market share that come from GTECH) immediately begin printing a cash receipt any time they validate a winner. Personally, I don't like the idea of a longer tune (with a voice) when you win and a shorter tune when you don't win - stores are generally crowded and noisy and the short tune is just as likely to confuse som... [ More ]

Comment #9

Tenaj — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:34:24 GMT

Comment #8

spy153 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:04:11 GMT

yes, some people do not pay attention to what they are giving the clerks or the change they receive. I caught the same clerk cheat me three times. It was usually in the morning rush hours, when people are less likely to sit there and check their change for the correct amount so they can hurry up and get to where they are going. But I have a habit of carrying big bills, so I have learned to count my change. She wasn't even trying to give me the correct change. She would give me a few small bills... [ More ]

Comment #7

Think — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:06:58 GMT

Hmmm.....I wonder when we will first hear about some Ontario ticket seller recording the non-winning sounds and playing them back with each unsigned ticket and then making it look like they are throwing the ticket away only to scoop it up after the sucker leaves.

Ditto for faking the flashing lights or claiming the display is broken if they cant figure out how to fake them.

I wonder if these people just pull money out of their wallets without looking and expect the correct change back for

Comment #6

dx123 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:07:02 GMT

chasingadream et al...>>> NO. You and others still don't understand it. Perhaps this will help clear it up for you.

The 'moron' who has a winning ticket here in Ontario [moron-probably 25% of society by the way] NOW has all the bells and whisltes for him to be alerted to a win on his ticket signed or unsigned. Whether he is picking his nose at the time the clerk is checking his ticket or looking at the cigarette rack or chocolate bars types he now has the great noise of the government eye... [ More ]

Comment #5

Nirvona — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:31:58 GMT

This is great. This week I drove over the border to SC from GA to play the powerball. When I had my tickets double checked, it showed up on the register if I was a winner or not and the amount. I thought that was GREAT, since I have not seen that feature in GA.

Comment #4

chasingadream — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:19:37 GMT

soooo.....if the clerk tells the ticket holder that the ticket was a non winner and no need to sign it...

lol now the lieing stealing store clerk can add a forgery charge for taking someones winning ticket. I love it.

Comment #3

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:06:55 GMT

I totally agree! I am glad they are finally taking some action against all this fraud that is going on with sales clerks in Canada.

Comment #2

dx123 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:40:10 GMT

Ontario is a very unsophisticated over-socialized politically-correct governed provincial state. It is filled with individuals who seem to be ignornat when cashing or checking a lottery ticket, but oh so brilliant as to when they buy one. They seem 'not to know what to do' after they buy a lottery ticket! Did I say unsophisticated?

People here want 'all forms of government' to hold their hand when they check their ticket, but not when they buy it!!! Talk about a controversy! [OH, OH, I can se... [ More ]

Comment #1

spy153 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:24:56 GMT

Good. More security measures are needed. I hope we incorporate them here in the states too.

Ontario Lottery adds signature requirement for claiming prizes

Lottery Post — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:42:00 GMT

Starting this week, retailers are not allowed to validate Ontario lottery tickets unless customers sign them on the front.

Players are also asked to sign the back of Instant Win tickets until a new signature box is added to the front in the coming months.

The signature requirement is the second new measure added by the Ontario Lottery Corp. in as many weeks to improve security.

New musical chimes and voice alerts took effect Jan. 22 at all lottery terminals to help inform players of the... [ More ]