Wisconsin Republicans to hold hearing on lottery privacy bill

Comment #16

Eighty0uts778 — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 03:33:38 GMT

Comment #15

Stack47 — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:24:37 GMT

Have no idea how many of the Wisconsin legislators play lottery games, but to get this bill through the Committee on State Affairs and eventually passed the argument for has to make sense. When the Wisconsin Lottery and all state lotteries started, rules were created to address almost every possible scenario. The same arguments for anonymity you're making today existed when the lottery began in 1988 and when they joined Lotto America the next year.

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Comment #14

music* — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:00:48 GMT

Yes, I do think I make sense, I'd play but I'll probably win and I don't want to be harassed and/or threatened.

Each person is unique and I do not know what they are thinking.

If you say NO to Aunt Carol you could be harassed by family.

Comment #13

Stack47 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:57:44 GMT

Apparently I made a major mistake asking you a simple question that you never answered BTW. You said:

Fraud and harassment are major hazards that if reduced could see more players for the Lottery's bottom line. We do not know how many players do not play because of threats.

You said nothing about huge jackpot winners and it sure looks like you were saying more people would play but won't because if they beat 300 million to 1 odds, they might get threats. There is a huge difference betwee... [ More ]

Comment #12

Artist77 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:30:28 GMT

That is false. The majority of non-anonymity states do not allow trusts or allow an attorney to claim on their behalf. Some that allow trusts, may insist on publishing the name behind the trust. Check out the top pinned post in the jackpot forum.

Comment #11

Coin Toss — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:21:37 GMT

From a book about investments talking about windfalls, any windfall, inheritance, lottery, etc....

The less people that know about your windfall the less potential scammers.

Comment #10

MsBee18 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:26:36 GMT

I'm not a fan of anonymous winners. It takes the excitement out if it. Part of the entertainment is hoping to snag the BIG jackpot. Then if you don't win, waiting to read the news report on who won. If you're lucky a few questions to the new multi-millionaire. Most people have no real threat to their lives. It is a perceived threat. So basically you are acting out of FEAR.

Currently there are ways to get around your name being published, such as a trust or hiring lawyers to claim on your beh... [ More ]

Comment #9

music* — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:07:41 GMT

Stack47, You have not been threatened or harassed since you have not won a jackpot.

I am talking about, The Curse of the Lottery. Past winners have made major mistakes. The attorney for the last PB winner in Wisconsin, Marco, is Andrew Stoltmann and he represented six winners who were conned out of their winnings.

I agree with mikeintexas when he writes that we must be aware of family and friends and not so much strangers. He does include the businessmen who wear suits and ties.

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Comment #8

mikeintexas — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:34:59 GMT

So they say the transparency is to show public trust. To which I call BS

Why is it BS? That's not ALL they say for wanting transparency; as I mentioned in my previous post, they claim that it drives lottery sales. What I don't understand is that people trust the lotteries to award the money (cough-Tipton-cough) yet don't trust them when they make the claim it helps sales? Again, their claim that it brings interest to the games makes sense to me.

If a mega winner wants to take a lump sum,... [ More ]

Comment #7

Bluegal1 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:00:50 GMT

They claim they have to be transparent because the lottery is funded by the public, those who buy tickets. So they say the transparency is to show public trust. To which I call BS. If a mega winner wants to take a lump sum, they get 50% of the jackpot, what happened to the rest of it, not talking about the taxes?? Dont they have to run the lottery system and pay those lottery host?? Do they disclose that?? What about salaries for those host and clerks, and mailrom people?? I dont see them talkin... [ More ]

Comment #6

Stack47 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:42:41 GMT

Who are the they that keeping saying it's about transparency and public trust?

And they could say that about any public local, state or Federal agency. Most people that care want transparency in government agencies.

FYI, there is no United States lottery, but are currently 44 individual state lotteries with two more (Alabama and Mississippi) starting in the near future. Each state legislation creates rules that govern their state lottery and have no effect on any other state lottery. Sever... [ More ]

Comment #5

mikeintexas — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:07:31 GMT

I was researching per capita lottery spending for ea. state a few yrs. ago because I was one of those who argued for transparency in the lottery, but mostly because I do believe the lottery entities when they say it drives sales. Who doesn't like to see some winner grinning from ear-to-ear while holding that big check? It's just not the same when it's Some anonymous winner in Texas is now a hundred million dollars richer! Anyway... I found just one comparison that could make my case and that was... [ More ]

Comment #4

Stack47 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:45:14 GMT

It goes back to when lotteries were created by individual states and it's never been one size fits all . In some states full disclosure was part of negotiations for having a lottery in the first place and some states have full public information acts. It's not really a problem for states that never had or had very few large jackpot winners.

We do not know how many players do not play because of threats.

I've played lottery games for years and not once did I get threatened or even harass... [ More ]

Comment #3

Sorrento — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:07:48 GMT

They keep saying they need to broadcast winners for transparency and to build public trust in the lottery. Australia has allowed anonymity since the 60s and Australians play the lottery like crazy every single week. There's been no lack of trust or suspicion that real people aren't winning. Or are Australians more trusting and Americans too suspicious

Comment #2

Coin Toss — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:41:57 GMT

There really isn't any valid reason for all states not to let winners remain anonymous.

Comment #1

music* — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:13:09 GMT

Wisconsin could be another domino falling in favor of winner's safety.

I am assuming there are safeguards in place to catch the Eddie Tiptons now.

Fraud and harassment are major hazards that if reduced could see more players for the Lottery's bottom line. We do not know how many players do not play because of threats.

Wisconsin Republicans to hold hearing on lottery privacy bill

Lottery Post — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:19:53 GMT

Wisconsin Republicans are planning to take public comments on a bill that would keep lottery winners' names secret.

The Legislature's Committee on State Affairs is set to hold a hearing on the measure in the state Capitol on Wednesday afternoon.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos introduced the bill in April on the same day that 24-year-old Manuel Franco of West Allis came forward to claim a $768 million Powerball prize. Franco said he started feeling paranoid as soon as he realized he had the win... [ More ]