Bill granting limited lottery winner anonymity passes in Florida House

Comment #18

CDanaT — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:24:06 GMT

It's a start towards complete anonymity and a heck of alot better than what TN currently offers... We are still floundering around like a fish

Comment #17

Artist77 — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:16:14 GMT

Not a great start Florida. Booooo Every winner does not want to flee and hide.

Comment #16

Coin Toss — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:59:04 GMT

hearsetrax,

Little they have to work with? Like Abraham Shakespeare

Comment #15

KY Floyd — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:56:12 GMT

As is, FL will release a name right away, but it's already possible to have them release a name that's not yours.

If your plan after winning a jackpot is just to get out of Dodge I suppose the 90 days lets you claim the prize in a hurry and then after you've claimed the prize you can use the 90 days to do things you should have done before claiming it, except for choosing what name gets released if you ran to the lottery office too soon.

Comment #14

kao1632 — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:33:17 GMT

They already have something like 180 days (in Florida) after the draw to get their affairs in order before they have to have to come forward and claim the prize.... This 90 days is, I guess, only after they claim the prize..

Not much of an improvement.

Comment #13

TheGameGrl — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:03:08 GMT

Weird.

Most winners rarely are high profiled or hiding under their beds.

The few gems that were hyped up for their extraordinary circumstances are becoming the broad stroke of: gee if it happened to them...I better hide .

Be transparently wise. If you can't handle the responsibility ... Don't play or claim. This entire anonymous claim bill being herald is an appeasement .

Comment #12

Todd — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:36:08 GMT

LOL, that's what I was thinking too.

Comment #11

quicksloth35 — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 07:33:16 GMT

This is horse manure.

Comment #10

fellini — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:21:16 GMT

You got three months to get out of town.=0p

Comment #9

dannyct — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:23:45 GMT

Here in Australia, all winners have the right to remain anonymous, very few winners go public. It goes back to the 1960s, when a lottery winner's son was kidnapped and killed, the right to anonymity was introduced after that. The vast majority agree with the right to anonymity, as they would like to have the same right, should they be so lucky.

Comment #8

hearsetrax — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:05:20 GMT

I'm sure a fair amount of thought was put into it with what little they have to work with

Comment #7

MADDOG10 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:54:02 GMT

Why pass a Bill for limited hidden Identity? Should have been total hidden Identity, I mean c'mon, even if the individual moves he'll still be found. To me, this Bill was a waste of time.

Comment #6

hearsetrax — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:36:10 GMT

Comment #5

Coin Toss — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:09:56 GMT

FL lottery:

Congratulations, you've won $250,000 or more, that was good luck!

Now you can stay anonymous for 90 days, good luck with that too!

for LP members in FL, possible winners, let's hope the powers that be in Florida see this thread and comments.

Comment #4

Raven62 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:43:28 GMT

House of Representatives setting a new bar for do nothing Legislation.

Comment #3

Mata Garbo — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:17:13 GMT

This is a good gesture by the lawmakers, but 3 months is not a lot of time if you suddenly win 300 million dollars. There are a lot of crooks and scam artists in Florida. I also had no idea DeeDee used the i'm writing a book scam on Shakespeare before ripping him off and killing him. Thanks for the info Kate.

Comment #2

Think — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:14:40 GMT

Really? After what we have just been through (and are still going through) they want to etch 90 days in stone?

It should at least allow some circumstances to be taken into account if everything is shut for whatever reason.

A 90 day dictate whether it makes sense during unforseen situations or not.

I hope that if this bill does not contain qualifiers depending on the situation that whoever proposed it gets voted out at the next election.

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Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:16:13 GMT

Ninety days to get your affairs in order? This is just a step above doing the lottery players there anything to write home about.

Bill granting limited lottery winner anonymity passes in Florida House

Lottery Post — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:37:13 GMT

New legislation offers temporary reprieve from public eye for wins over a certain amount

By Kate Northrop

The Florida House passed a bill that would allow lottery winners of $250,000 and over to keep their identity hidden from public eye for 90 days.

On Wednesday, the Florida House voted nearly unanimously to pass a lottery bill that prevents winners of $250,000 or more from having to divulge their identity for a limited amount of time.

With a vote of 114-1, there was little to... [ More ]