New York Senate passes bill allowing lottery winners to claim prizes anonymously

Comment #18

welington — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:58:37 GMT

Cuomo should have signed the last bill his excuses were lame at best. Hope it pass and the new Governor this time around signs it.

Other states have anonymity and there lottery's runs just fine . Even New Jersey have anonymity. Get this done New York

Comment #17

Think — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:59:13 GMT

Yes but even if the lottery reveals the names of the winners you still do not know if the lottery is legit.

Either they grant anonymity to the players or they identify everyone who works for the lottery including their names, addresses, relatives names and addresses and amount of pay. That way if someone wins you could cross reference it against workers and relatives to make sure nothing shady is going on with friends and relatives of the lottery workers.

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Comment #16

CDanaT — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:33:10 GMT

At least you have something. Our Open Records Act does not currently allow any anonymity....yet

Comment #15

Artist77 — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:01:14 GMT

Not true. The correct info is pinned to the top of the jackpot topics.

Comment #14

Artist77 — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:28:03 GMT

I agree about people showing up at your door and likely sending letters demanding money. That is not a YOU problem. That is a greed and entitlement problem of people who did not win a fortune. We have seen evidence of this greed more than once with big jp winners.

Some people can be jealous if you buy a new car. I never understood the jealousy thing.

Comment #13

winterhug — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:23:06 GMT

VA is NOT entirely an anonymous state. A winner has to be revealed if their winnings are 10 million dollars or less. Currently VA lawmakers will be voting to make VA a fully anonymous state like Maryland

Comment #12

KY Floyd — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:29:22 GMT

Cuomo added that individuals who wish to keep their name and information out of the public view have created LLCs to collect their winnings on their behalf.

What always puzzled me about that is that he basically said you can already do it, but we don't want to make it easy enough for the stupid people to do it. There are plenty of good reasons to use an LLC anyway, but allowing anonymity could still simplify the process and potentially let you get the ball rolling a bit sooner.

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Comment #11

Lavender Roses — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:26:29 GMT

This is common sense and should exist in all states that do not already have this law. People become victims when win, especially a large amount. Who wants people showing up at their door and calling them begging for money.

There must be some other way to verify the money is actually being won distributed. A government agency or some type of oversight.

Comment #10

JoeBigLotto — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:09:37 GMT

Count me in Powerball765 l really need $20,000 for my vacation to Las Vegas and Hawaii will pray for you

Comment #9

hearsetrax — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:04:08 GMT

keep positive and I'm still surprised that VA became an anonymous state

Comment #8

JustMaybe — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:21:50 GMT

I think giving them [winners] the ability to make the decision to protect their identity so they're not targeted is a good thing to do is a common sense thing to do, Woerner told reporters.

If the governor does not sign the bill, we all know what the governor would be lacking

Comment #7

Numeratism — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:44:51 GMT

As a NY resident, I really hope it passes this time. Perhaps, there is a financial incentive for the NY lottery especially when one considers the possibility that NY state probably loses a non-negligible number of lottery players to NJ purely due to the possibility of anonymous claims in NJ.

Comment #6

Fantasy5Fan — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:39:36 GMT

Good for New Yorkers if this passes. Every state should allow anonymity. Are you listening, California

Comment #5

Powerball765 — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:34:14 GMT

Good idea for thoes with problems winning and spending . But this is not for me because if l win l will give away $30,000,000 first year each will get $20,000 each on my Facebook. But there is one catch $13,000,000 and $19,000 give tax limit exemption expires this year unless Congress extends it. So for me to give away $30,000,000 means l must win Powerball or Mega Millions before 12 midnight 2025. At $20,000 per person l can give up to 1500 people but some people will get 1X or 2X or 3X or 5X o... [ More ]

Comment #4

hearsetrax — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:17:04 GMT

would be curious to see this pass

Comment #3

taxijohn — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:10:12 GMT

Thank goodness, now I'll increase my Lotto and Mega Million bets by 20%.

Last thing I need is a line of people at my front door after winning big LOL. Don't get me wrong of course I will help those in need.

Comment #2

Artist77 — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:57:08 GMT

Hope this passes. It seems like the increasing trend for states to change to some degree of anonymity really slowed down during covid and the past few years.

Comment #1

CDanaT — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:09:56 GMT

Congrats to the lottery players of NY. I truly hope your leadership passes the bill. Kudos to Sen. Addabbo. Rep. Woerner is absolutely correct, it is a common sense thing to do. As far as your esteemed Gov. is concerned in signing ? That maybe a stretch in wanting folks protected. Best of luck.

New York Senate passes bill allowing lottery winners to claim prizes anonymously

Lottery Post — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:41:25 GMT

Anonymous claims may be in the cards for New Yorkers

By Kate Northrop

A bill allowing lottery winners to remain anonymous when claiming prizes passed in the Senate, bringing total player privacy one step closer for New Yorkers.

In February, a bill granting full anonymity to lottery winners passed with little pushback in the Senate, teasing the real possibility that New York players might no longer have to reveal their identities when claiming prizes in the future.

On Feb. 25, 202... [ More ]