Question about Powerball

Reply #5

MeFirstYouLast — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:25:34 GMT

Will they pay off when the bottom line is a one hundred million dollars? Why should they? The just close up shop, open in two weeks under another name, and start collecting money again. Should they stay open for integrity purposes? HAHAHAHA! They have an advantage. They have thousands of people betting their own money, and if it hits, they get to keep the jackpot. Not a single expense on their side, all pure 150% profit. Sure they many pay-off on the thousand or several thousand dollar hit, but

Reply #4

shjamiller — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:24:01 GMT

Yeah the I saw the thing about having to be overseas, so I was just curious. And I probably wouldn't trust them giving me the money either, I was just wondering. Traveling for it is not that serious, I guess I'll just stick to the Mega Millions.

And thanks a lot for the responses.

Reply #3

Nirvona — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:54:09 GMT

I tried to use betslips and it would not let me. It said you live in the US and I could not register, so I assumed it was only for overseas. I am moving to Japan in a few months and wonder how can I still play

Reply #2

ThatScaryChick — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:53:14 GMT

I'm not familiar with bestslips or any other gambling services and big jackpots. They say they would pay you, but can you trust a stranger giving you millions of dollars if you won? Me, I don't think I could. And yes you can travel and buy tickets from other states.

Reply #1

dvdiva — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:46:33 GMT

Nothing prevents you from traveling to another state or another country for that matter and purchasing tickets for yourself. Using betslips in the US will mean you will have to hire a lawyer in any case for any legal problems.

Question about Powerball

shjamiller — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:28:07 GMT

New to the forum if you can't tell, so sorry if this is in the wrong spot.

I was wondering if I could play and win the Powerball if I lived in a state that did not offer the game. Say if I used betslips or something, would they let me collect