South Carolina Lottery suspends license of retailer that sold ticket to minor

Comment #10

Hermanus104 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:32:23 GMT

The U.S. Virgin Islands Lottery (Caribbean Lottery) asks you your date of birth before granting you access to their website. It's probably easy to lie, but it may discourage some junior citizens.

Before I was of age, I would play the lottery by writing down numbers in my notebook and watching the drawings to see if any came up. I don't remember if I ever won. I actually didn't buy my first ticket until I was 19 (legal age was 18).

Comment #9

KY Floyd — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:48:52 GMT

little kids just like they way it feels when the machine pulls the dollar bill out of your hands. a teen is old enough to have a real (and unhealthy) interest in gambling.

An 8yo might not have had a clue what they wee even buying. It's possible the parents gave the kid some money and told him to get something from a vending machine, and for whatever reason that's the machine he chose.

These teens nowadays look like adults could be an honest mistake

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Comment #8

Justing618 — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 03:28:00 GMT

Either way. If you think about it in the simplest form. If there caught. The lottery can refuse to cash the ticket. So it's more free money for the lottery. I would not even take the chance. Imagine winning a life time changing amout of money. And the lottery tells you . No money for you. U violated the rules.

Comment #7

Bleudog101 — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:10:54 GMT

My cell phone thankfully receives no scam calls. But my roommate's does quite frequently, even T-Mobile can't stop them it seems. Anyway if I get to answer I'll say how are you Mr. Patel

Comment #6

welington — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:44:22 GMT

These teens nowadays look like adults could be an honest mistake

Comment #5

noise-gate — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:29:01 GMT

* Years ago Lottery post kept us fully informed of when a store clerk named Patel deceived or attempted to deceive a customer by telling them they had a losing ticket when it was just the opposite. It's now replaced with this. I find it hard to believe we ran out of Patel's cause we know they out there. I must confess, l miss those glory days

Comment #4

Brock Lee — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:49:51 GMT

ok, that's pretty bad.

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:47:35 GMT

They were about 50' away in Wendy's eating and he was in Pilot playing away. Barely in line of sight.

Comment #2

Brock Lee — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:38:12 GMT

if the parents are right there by their little kid just letting him put the money in the machine, it's way less serious than a teen coming in alone to buy himself a scratch off. little kids just like they way it feels when the machine pulls the dollar bill out of your hands. a teen is old enough to have a real (and unhealthy) interest in gambling. since the sheriff's dept had to get involved, it's probably closer to the second scenario than the first.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:46:37 GMT

Probably six or so months ago watched maybe an eight year old put money in the lottery machine and buy scratch tickets. Don't know if his parents spoke English well or not, but told them this is illegal...he's not 18! Yes, he did stop this nonsense.

South Carolina Lottery suspends license of retailer that sold ticket to minor

Lottery Post — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:40:13 GMT

Store banned from selling lottery products after violation

By Kate Northrop

A South Carolina Lottery retailer had its license suspended after deputies caught staff selling a lottery ticket to a minor.

The South Carolina Lottery temporarily suspended the license of a retailer located in Columbia in response to allegations that the store had sold a ticket to an underage individual.

In South Carolina, it is against the law to sell lottery tickets to an individual under the age of 18... [ More ]