Ontario store employee charged with stealing lottery prizes

Comment #10

BevsPicks2 — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:06:42 GMT

Tenaj....you are absolutely correct.

Comment #9

KY Floyd — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT

People will marvel at the convenience and security of it all.

Apparently they already are.

Sounds good.

Comment #8

Tenaj — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:22:57 GMT

I wouldn't be surprised if a clerk did just that. They have earned a reputation of not to be trusted and dishonesty.

Just on the news tonight. A clerk in a town next to us was sneaking in at night and printing lottery tickets. $30,000 over a period of time. The owners couldn't figure out why they were not making as much money an people were buying lottery tickets, so for 3 days they staked out the store to see who was doing it.

This one guy who worked there - using his key, turned of... [ More ]

Comment #7

tntea — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:52:50 GMT

Sounds good.

they would probably find a flaw in it.

Someone would say that clerk put their finger under yours or something.

Comment #6

time*treat — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:43:12 GMT

I can envision a future where:

You will give your playslip to the clerk and place your finger on a 'reader'. The clerk will press a button and hand you back your playslip. The 'system' will record who played which numbers in what amounts. The cost will be deducted from your nazional account. No physical cash will change hands. After the drawing, any winnings will be deposited to to your nazional account (minus any taxes). People will marvel at the convenience and security of it all.... [ More ]

Comment #5

Tenaj — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:09:39 GMT

Sometimes dumbass cashiers scan a ticket and don't cash out for some reason and don't check to make sure that the ticket is not left in the paid status. The ticket holder goes to the next store and it registers paid. A lady made the news in my city when she had to go to the lottery commission to have it straighten out just because a dumbass cashier didn't do her job right. It took her months to get paid.

Sure we have crooks but everybody ain't dishonest when a ticket shows paid. In case you w... [ More ]

Comment #4

dx123 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:49:33 GMT

Good folks in the LP>>

As Americans and Canadians on this big North American continent that our ancesters built for us to use, we come from descent law abiding families with good civil intentions of holding respect for everyday life and the people in it, there is a problem to solve. This note is intended for those who are on the fence and about to do something stupid that will affect the rest of their lives and perhaps your victims too!

Don't you know by now [as in wake-up] that our law-ab... [ More ]

Comment #3

tntea — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:28:24 GMT

We have had people bring in tickets from other stores where they have already collected and asked to cash them again.

We tell them that the ticket has already been paid and they argue with us.

There are ways to tell where the ticket is bought, where it was cashed in , etc.

I cannot wait until the day has a fit and calls the lottery commission to set up jail time for themselves.

Comment #2

Tenaj — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:49:57 GMT

Goody, goody.

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:23:59 GMT

I'm glad that TPTB have finally taken measures to try and stop store clerks from ripping off their customers. This seems like a good step. Although, I still believe that people need to check their tickets themselves and not rely on the store clerks to do it.

Ontario store employee charged with stealing lottery prizes

Lottery Post — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:24:00 GMT

New prize redemption rules aimed at reducing theft

A former convenience store employee in North Bay, Ontario, is facing theft and fraud charges for allegedly redeeming two customers' scratch-and-win lottery tickets.

Sgt. Chris Williams of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's Investigation and Support Bureau says these are the first such charges the unit has laid since its inception Jan. 1.

The unit, comprised of provincial police officers, investigates claims of insider lotter... [ More ]