Winning lottery ticket photocopy upheld in appeal

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DoctorEw220 — Wed, 12 May 2004 05:38:08 GMT

to think. in canada people can do this, but isn't photocopying a ticket considered fraud in the US

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CASH Only — Tue, 11 May 2004 21:17:17 GMT

Chas:You're so right, eh.

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keystonechas — Mon, 10 May 2004 13:44:08 GMT

Remember this is a case in Canada. The laws and final outcome could be much different in the United States.Chas

Winning lottery ticket photocopy upheld in appeal

Lottery Post — Mon, 10 May 2004 10:34:25 GMT

An Alberta court has upheld a decision ordering the Western Canada Lottery Corp. to award Calgarian Valerie Murphy $100,000 after she lost her winning ticket.According to an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling, Ms. Murphy lost the ticket when her wallet was stolen. She still had a photocopy of the original, but that wasn't good enough for the lottery corporation, which rejected her claim.The lottery corporation admitted the copy of the front side of the ticket was genuine, but argued the two differen... [ More ]