Missouri will allow lottery winners to remain anonymous

Comment #23

CDanaT — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:32:07 GMT

Anyone with an IQ 4 points higher than a handball that plays the lottery has heard of Eddie Tipton and his criminal shenanigans. He was caught and so were his conspirators,which had nothing to do with remaining anonymous. Look at the articles on this site to verify. Cheating a computer lottery system(RNG) is always possibility (IMHO).. Cheating and anonymity are 2 separate issues. This about people's personal safety and right to having privacy with their winnings/earnings. Not every persons weal... [ More ]

Comment #22

Stack47 — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:08:07 GMT

No kidding and I never said the Court's ruling on student athletes effected any state lottery.

Do I and probably most LP members wish all states would be anonymous

Here's a free tip, only play lottery games in states allowing winners to claim anonymously.

Comment #21

Stack47 — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:54:00 GMT

Like I said in the last post, because of the Court ruling, The NCAA's interim policy, which takes effect Thursday June 24, allows athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness as long as they follow any relevant state laws.

State law makers can decide how athletes can benefit from their name, image and likeness in that state only. Just like state law makers can decide if lottery winners can claim anonymously. I never said the Court ruling had any effect on lottery winners.

Comment #20

KY Floyd — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 05:41:26 GMT

The similarity is state legislators can create laws on how lottery winners and college athletes' likeness and images are use in their state

There's absolutely nothing new about that, and no connection to the court ruling. The entire reason that lotteries have been using winners to promote the games is because state legislators wrote laws that either specifically allowed it or that the lotteries interpreted as requiring them to release the names of winners. Even if a majority of the court sud... [ More ]

Comment #19

Oscargrouch05$ — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 03:45:17 GMT

Kansas does that picture an name

Comment #18

Slicktime — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 03:40:04 GMT

People who have more money than lottery winners walk around every day with no problem if you are concerned about safety. Eventually caught meaning it could be years of cheating going on and it could have been you that won not the cheater.

Comment #17

Slicktime — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 03:37:40 GMT

You have never heard of Eddie Tipton??? People will always try to cheat any system whether they are rich or poor.

Comment #16

Bleudog101 — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:24:53 GMT

Noise-gate...you could swim in shark infested waters if your Legislature ever allowed for Megaplier or Powerplay on your lotteries

Comment #15

Stack47 — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:41:39 GMT

Probably should have said effects how the athletes use the likenesses.

Don't live in Missouri so I don't know if the Missouri Lottery used pictures of lottery winners holding a gigantic check for ads or not, but according to the new law, winners decide if that lottery can use their names and likeness. Because of the recent Court ruling, state legislators can create laws on how the likeness of college athletes are used.

Because of the ruling, The NCAA's interim policy, which takes effect... [ More ]

Comment #14

noise-gate — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:37:58 GMT

The day that the California Lottery does this, l will swim shark infested waters.

Comment #13

Bleudog101 — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:05:09 GMT

Might as well plaster their pictures next to the winning

Comment #12

MzDuffleBaglady — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:42:56 GMT

This is how the list looks now!

News :: The Official Web Site of the Missouri Lottery (molottery.com)

Yes, folks so nosey, they look at this list, and when they see you , I see you won $3,250.00 on pick 4 ?

Will not have to hear that again, lmaooooooooooooooooooooo.

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Like this right here, I knew about it, before it was published, because, he shops at a gas station I frequent.

Be safe and enjoy your winnings.

Show Me Cas... [ More ]

Comment #11

dannyct — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:01:26 GMT

The UK National Lottery, where winners have always had the right to anonymity and the vast majority of winners choose to avail of the option, is the most successful lottery in the world.

Comment #10

CDanaT — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:36:40 GMT

Fraud by who ??? Please enlighten me on the scheme(s) and how it involves lottery officials( check issuers

Comment #9

Wendy777 — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:27:44 GMT

Safety and confidentiality are most important. Not everyone has intentions to defraud the lottery. Those who do are eventually caught and can then be plastered on TV.

Comment #8

Bleudog101 — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:23:14 GMT

The SCOTUS ruling has no bearing whatsoever on any lottery. Do I and probably most LP members wish all states would be anonymous....a resounding yes

Comment #7

Lynn-Lynn — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:30:38 GMT

I live 3 miles from Kansas and buy all my tickets on the Kansas side. I never wanted to be in the public eye.

Comment #6

KY Floyd — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:01:55 GMT

The Supreme Court just made a similar ruling that effects colleges from using the likenesses of athletes.

Unless there's a different case that I haven't heard of that's not even remotely close to what the ruling was. About a week ago the court ruled that the NCAA couldn't limit colleges' educational benefits to student athletes. If the court had issued a (probably pointless and irrelevant) ruling that colleges couldn't use student athletes' likenesses without permission I can't imagine what... [ More ]

Comment #5

MADDOG10 — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 01:08:15 GMT

Great. As soon as other States follow, Lottery Players will be a lot Safer.

Comment #4

fellini — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:43:38 GMT

Now all the paranoid lottery winners form Missouri don't have to worry.

Comment #3

Stack47 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:37:02 GMT

The bill reverses the state's longtime stance on using winner's likenesses as promotional material for the Lottery.

The Supreme Court just made a similar ruling that effects colleges from using the likenesses of athletes. Wonder if that might have the same effect on every state lottery and allow all winners to remain anonymous

Comment #2

Slicktime — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:06:57 GMT

I still don't like this. It doesn't need to be easier to commit fraud.

Comment #1

hearsetrax — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:17:38 GMT

and another cloaking device is activated LOL

Missouri will allow lottery winners to remain anonymous

Lottery Post — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:00:12 GMT

New law takes effect in August

By Kate Northrop

Lottery winners in Missouri will soon be able to claim their prizes under full anonymity once a new law takes effect in August.

On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Mike Parson signed four bills into law, one of which allows Missouri Lottery winners the ability to keep their names a secret.

According to a press release from the Governor's website, HB 402 prohibits the Lottery Commission from publishing a winner's name unless they have w... [ More ]