Arkansas bill to keep lottery winner names secret fails

Comment #10

occasion — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:52:43 GMT

This. I wish people in California would do something like this: stop buying tickets for a few weeks, or for months if necessary, would make them change the law immediately. I'd totally be part of it. No idea how to organize something like this though.

Comment #9

Technut — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:25:03 GMT

Arkansas Legislators are just puppets to the media. They don't care about the safety of large jackpot winners. They want stories like JP winner murdered to get prize. just bunch of low lifes.

Comment #8

Coin Toss — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:04:43 GMT

States and countries that allow winners to remain anonymous don't have any problems with it.

Comment #7

grwurston — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:09:02 GMT

Keeping the information secret would prevent the public from knowing if there was any misconduct in the state lottery.

The public would only know of misconduct in the lottery if the media reported it. If they didn't...

That said, If something funny was going on, savvy players would pick up on it way before anyone else, including the media. We've done it before.

Comment #6

Coin Toss — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:10:43 GMT

From the OP;

The measure was opposed by media groups who said keeping the information secret would prevent the public from knowing if there was any misconduct in the state lottery.

Yo, Arkansas media groups, do your homework. There is more misconduct in the states that do no allow winners to be anonymous than states that do.

Comment #5

ronki — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:10:07 GMT

What a bunch of MORONS

Comment #4

LottoLucy — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:03:57 GMT

You are absolutely right. If lottery players could some how organize as a group and cohesively put pressure on both their representatives AND their state lottery offices you would see these no anonymity rules drop pretty quickly. Get everyone to write. Work actively to get candidates elected who are for the people not special interest groups. It will never happen but just imagine if you could get everyone in the state to not buy a ticket for a certain draw. THAT would get the lottery s attention... [ More ]

Comment #3

music* — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:51:14 GMT

Arkansas voters and those who play the Lottery will have the opportunity to elect representatives who will do their bidding. A vote is a powerful tool.

Comment #2

lejardin — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:39:25 GMT

Opposed by media groups, what a crock. Anything for a story, pathetic.

Comment #1

hearsetrax — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:13:18 GMT

Arkansas bill to keep lottery winner names secret fails

Lottery Post — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:06:37 GMT

An effort to keep the identities of some lottery winners secret has failed in the Arkansas House.

The proposal to allow winners of more than $500,000 in the state lottery to keep their identities confidential failed in the House on a 39-30 vote last week. The sponsor of the measure said the bill was aimed at protecting lottery winners' safety.

The measure was opposed by media groups who said keeping the information secret would prevent the public from knowing if there was any misconduct in... [ More ]