Bill would allow N.C. lottery winners to remain anonymous

Comment #21

hearsetrax — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:33:51 GMT

Comment #20

Shelby Mustang — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:06:33 GMT

Bad idea I want to know real people have won and not just some anonymous person. It could be anybody who won, but to make sure there is no fraud we need to know their names and see their faces. We dont need addresses or anything like that. I mean how do we know it's not lottery officials or their families who are winning all these prizes if it's anonymous? If you make it anonymous all we have is their word that they or their families are not winning and or even playing. Nah keep it public there... [ More ]

Comment #19

justxploring — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 06:56:05 GMT

I'm currently staying in Western NC and think this is a wonderful idea. In Florida almost everything is a public record.

Maybe this will give me a reason to stay here

Comment #18

Scratch$ — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:46:50 GMT

Amen

Comment #17

Teddi — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 15:03:32 GMT

From this rep's lips to God's ear. Hope it passes and that other states follow suit. The transparency and integrity argument is hogwash. Let them show how anonymity has hurt any one of those six states, if they cannot, then move the bill forward.

Seems to me that all the harassment, deaths and frivolous lawsuits come from winners whose states refuse anonymity. And with cybercrime on the uptick, I predict we'll be seeing accounts of these publicized winners getting hacked. Just one more issue... [ More ]

Comment #16

TNPATL — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:16:22 GMT

I wish all states had this option.

Comment #15

CDanaT — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:28:45 GMT

Anonymity is not going to hurt sales nor will it stop fraud. By the way, as few large jackpots that are won in individual states as there are, they can't tell me that an investigative/audit branch of that particular state, can't take a look at the records of the few winners each year for verification of a ticket by someone who is authorized to claim their winning.

Really ?? REALLLLY ???

Sorry Lottery Reps, that doesn't fly with this participant. Allow the option

Comment #14

Suzy-Dittlenose — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:47:49 GMT

It's a very good idea to have the option to remain anonymous. When I win the big $$ I'm going to do everything I can do protect my privacy. No reporters, no cameras, no interviews. All communication will be done via my attorney. The Internet can provide too much information about a winner and his/her family. Safety is paramount with big wins.

Comment #13

pickone4me — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 01:01:23 GMT

I have to give two thumbs up for NC

As for the poor excuses to not have anonymity for lottery claims, that is just inhumane. I am a huge critic of the lottery, and I support anonymous lottery claims. Even for people in states that win more often then any others.

Comment #12

Think — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:21:39 GMT

If they go anonymous I hope they are not as schizophrenic as Michigan. Until 1988 Michigan lottery prizes were not taxed on Michigan income taxes and you were NOT allowed to remain anonymous. In 1988 the state income tax applied to the prizes and you were then allowed to remain anonymous on prizes over $10,000.

That was until we got the Multi State games. In Michigan you are not allowed to remain anonymous if you claim a Multi State Game Prize even though all the lower tier prizes are fund... [ More ]

Comment #11

wpb — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:21:55 GMT

I think this is a great idea, reveling the winners name only hurts the winner and I can't see how this will hurt the lottery

Comment #10

maringoman — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:23:29 GMT

The NC lottery can do what Delaware lottery does. It only reports of the win but omits the names and city/town of residence of the player. Personally I'd rather just see the pic of the ticket and maybe a few lines of how the ticket ended up in the hands of the winner.

In MA winners can form Revocable Trusts which is good enough for me

Comment #9

brees2012 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:11:38 GMT

Wished my state was Anonymous ...........

And it should be up to each individual person who wants to be anonymous or public ......

Comment #8

hearsetrax — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:13:28 GMT

should be interesting to see how this plays out

Comment #7

Original Bey — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:46:18 GMT

States as New York, Florida and California would never risk losing a penny of the huge revenues the lottery contributes to the state coffers by implementing such a measure. It might make the smaller states more attractive to play in. States as Delaware rarely produce winners so the public won't be slapped in the face with anonymous winner.... anonymous winner.

We all witnessed the extent to which lottery staff went to when they partnered with the media to expose Gloria when she won that huge... [ More ]

Comment #6

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:11:29 GMT

I was thinking the same thing. Those states that allow people to remain anonymous seem to be doing ok and I don't hear anything about the lottery being fixed from the people who live in those states and play. Besides, even those states that have the anonymity option still have people come forward with their names. So its not like everyone who wins will choose anonymity. Some people want the 15 minutes of fame that comes with winning or just don't care that people know that they won.

Comment #5

dk1421 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:05:53 GMT

When the NC lottery first started, you could choose if you wanted your photo taken. Every time I check up on the website, things are different.

I'm glad he's trying to get this through. The fact they caught the owner of the shop has nothing to do with this new proposed law. They'll still be getting all the information they'll need to pay out, just not disclosing it. I hate it when they try to twist things

Comment #4

Coin Toss — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:53:22 GMT

From the OP:

Lottery officials don't think the bill would be good policy and have decided to oppose it, said Van Denton, a spokesman for the N.C. Education Lottery.

He said the lottery's credibility could be undermined if winners' identities are concealed. The idea that government works best when it is transparent holds true with the lottery, Denton said.

The states that do allow winners to remain anonymous don't have any problems with it.

Comment #3

kennedygrandma — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:34:31 GMT

There are a lot of crazy and envious people and I would choose to not disclose my identity to the public.People have gotten robbed and killed in some places because their lottery winnings were made public.

Comment #2

haymaker — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:19:52 GMT

Lottery officials are opposed, of course, it doesn't effect them they're not allowed to play.

Jackson's Father won just 1 MIL. and had people calling him...see what happens when it hits home

Comment #1

Original Bey — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:05:35 GMT

Veteran lottery players will love this and demand their states be next in line for this legislation. Those who are obsessed with large jackpots must keep in mind the casual player is more likely to buy into the conspiracy theories. If those numbers decline, you can kiss super huge jackpots goodbye. I don't care either way. I have been playing long enough to have a plan.

Bill would allow N.C. lottery winners to remain anonymous

Lottery Post — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 14:56:26 GMT

Lottery players in North Carolina who win big money in the games from a Powerball jackpot to a $600 scratch-off ticket win can't keep it a secret.

State law says the names of lottery winners and what they won are public information.

But a House bill set for a hearing Wednesday would change that, requiring confidentiality unless the winners consent to having their information released.

The bill's sponsor, Rep. Darren Jackson of Wake County, said he's concerned current technology makes it... [ More ]