Legislator demands greater scrutiny of Florida Lottery

Comment #15

THRIFTY — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:19:34 GMT

Where in the h$ll is California's lottery profits going to

Comment #14

THRIFTY — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:16:43 GMT

Sell all lottery tickets through the Internet.

Comment #13

THRIFTY — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:15:09 GMT

It feels great to see lottery players demanding changes from the lottery. Are you still playing the lottery

Comment #12

THRIFTY — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:12:41 GMT

The lottery was created as a revenue source for the government.

Comment #11

thaencyder — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:23:48 GMT

Don't waste your time on pickoneforme. Dude is tin foil afficiando. He's complainng about poweball and MM which are a nationwide games.

Comment #10

Stack47 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 02:04:08 GMT

The Post's six-month investigation revealed that roughly 200 people were defying lottery odds over the last decade to cash in tens or hundreds of winning tickets worth $600 or more.

Or the obvious that 200 people are buying and cashing tickets worth $600 or more from the real winners at a reduced cost. The only question should be is it legal to buy a winning lottery or any ticket from another player?

In other states, such winning patterns have been found to be associated with criminal a... [ More ]

Comment #9

duckman — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 02:01:46 GMT

Don't know if this is related to pressure to clean things up:

FLORIDA LOTTERY ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF THREE BROWARD COUNTY RETAILERS

TALLAHASSEE -Today the Florida Lottery announced it has suspended the sale of its products at three Pompano Beach retailers after an on-going investigation determined fraudulent activity may have occurred involving the sale of lottery tickets. The Lottery has suspended sales at the following locations:

Akel Market, 502 NW 6th St, Pompano Beach... [ More ]

Comment #8

Get paid — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:18:43 GMT

I agree owners should,not play at their own store. An workers should not play were they work. I know you heard the story of willis willis.

Comment #7

psykomo — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:29:25 GMT

Dear Setator Snatch:

All a Psyko can say is:

U DO UR THANG and Psyko will DO my THANG 22222222!!!

When I'm N FL YES play D lottery N UR state as much as possible when dare!!!

Note:

Take my WIN'$ N UR state take my losse'$$$$$$$ 222222222222222222!!!

Like D YES 2 D FLORDIA lottery$$$$ seem 2 BREAK even

Comment #6

noise-gate — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:10:54 GMT

Picker..California lottery Commission has its own Lottery Cops - they arrest vendor's and pull out their equipment if they play fast loose with the rules.

The Host of To catch a Predator ( Chris Hanson ) did a ride along with some of the enforcers out here to nail some vendors who had crossed over to the dark side. The lottery out here does not mess around with crooked Vendors, its jail time.

They did still do sting operations where they will have the Ca-lottery make a $500.00 scratch off... [ More ]

Comment #5

LottoMetro — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:43:04 GMT

The Post found six of the top 10 prolific winners were store clerks or owners.

There's your smoking gun. Think about how many tickets pass through their hands every day. A couple clerks who play, sure, but 6 of the top 10 winners

Comment #4

pickone4me — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:00:17 GMT

I also demand it for california and new york too.

Comment #3

noise-gate — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:40:47 GMT

Good question G.

As always Store Clerks are associated with Criminal behavior, along with other parasites hell- bent on screwing the playing public. .

Comment #2

Gleno — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:28:52 GMT

So how did Florida not have a state gaming commission? Or at least a state lottery commission?

State Committees seem to be short lived, as memebrs come and go, very often as the result of newly elected representatives.

This article raises alot of good points.

Comment #1

MADDOG10 — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:09:25 GMT

And when it happens on your watch, would you be saying it still needs greater scrutiny Sen. Sachs? Then maybe it would be time for big brother

to step in then? Do all these democratic lawmakers see life as smoke and mirrors? As long as nothing is being done illegally, why would you think they needed more scrutiny? I wonder if the same argument can bve said about your voters Sen. Sachs?

She needs to pay attention to things at hand, instead of trying to gain her 15 minutes of fame.

Legislator demands greater scrutiny of Florida Lottery

Lottery Post — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:00:40 GMT

The vice chairwoman of the Florida Senate Gaming Committee, Sen. Maria Sachs, called for greater scrutiny of the Florida Lottery after a Palm Beach Post investigation revealed some people are winning big prizes against enormous odds.

Sachs, D-Delray Beach, has been an advocate of folding the lottery into a state gaming commission, which would be overseen by legislators and include all forms of gambling in the state. She said The Post's investigation further emphasized that need.

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