Curious about rules on selling lotto tickets

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duckman — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:09:50 GMT

There should be no problem playing and winning your state lottery as much as you would like. The only exception would be if you were an insider or cheating the lottery by manipulating the outcome from within (for example if you worked for the lottery and modified the computer program).

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Reply #3

RJOh — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:05:48 GMT

I assume by huge jackpots, you're talking about more than the top prizes in a pick3 or pick4 game.

With so many lottery retailers around why would you care? Now maybe if you won more huge jackpots than there were retailers selling tickets in your area then you might have a point but I'm sure the lottery itself would be checking you out at that point.

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mjwinsmith — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:35:51 GMT

If you won the Lottery, I can see no reason why the retailer would not continue to sell you lottery tickets.

Even if they did, I am sure there are other retailers that would be happy to take your money.

If you were to hit a jackpot again, (odds are really against it) it would be better for the retailer as his/her establishment would go down as having mutilple winners, which in turn would in and of itself help sales.

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Guru101 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:28:43 GMT

I don't know why a retailer would do such a thing because they get a bonus if they sell a jackpot winning ticket.

Curious about rules on selling lotto tickets

petergrfn — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:23:37 GMT

I was wondering if there are any rules that would allow a lottery agency or retailer from selling an individual lottery tickets. This is purely hypothetical as of right now. I was just thinking about when I win a huge jackpot could a retailer or agency stop selling you tickets? Many people including past lotto winners have said they will continue to play. I would be ready for the looks I would draw when I bought tickets after my win. The reason I asked is because I have to gone to Las Vegas and