Taking lotto slips is a criminal act?

Reply #20

edge — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:52:56 GMT

in NY , in front of lottery slips stand one finds a sign that says please take one , sign is ignored often:) many slips for certain games are missing, no one yells though, they just gladly take your money with a smile:) advice: take your business to a competitor

Reply #19

TNPATL — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:46:17 GMT

No you did not do anything wrong. I do that all the time. Being I wheel numbers I simply figure out which number combinations I will play and then fill out my slips at home. You don't PAY for blank lotto slips. He was being foolish. I wold play my slips elsewhere that way when you win someone else beneifts from the bonus money the stores get when they have a winner.

Reply #18

BobP — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:32:42 GMT

I'm not going to even try to pretend I know what the deal is for every lottery in every state and country. I know in Florida it isn't all that easy to get a lottery terminal franchise. The rep visits stores keeping the lottery display clean, replaces the scratch off odds sheet, fills the pencils and slips and stores extras under the display. I don't doubt slower locations are visited less often and get fewer slips, so it is possible they can run out and not be quickly resupplied. Though they can... [ More ]

Reply #17

petergrfn — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:58:04 GMT

No I don't think it's an actual crime to take playslips and bring them back. However in some stores people take too many and don't return so I guess the owner gets angry about having to refill the box. Do owner's have to pay for the playslips?? Or does the state send them the slips for free?? It just depends on the store owner I guess. I've been to some Gas stations where they get angry if you take more than a few minutes to grab something and make a purchase. I guess it's the owners perception... [ More ]

Reply #16

emilyg — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:15:26 GMT

You didn't do anything wrong. Call lottery and report the store.

Reply #15

diamondpalace — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:17:19 GMT

Just don't go there, it have bad mojo. I usually take half of what's available of each games, I have a stack here, and a stack at the office. Sometimes I work late and can't get home in time I just open up my excel and get the numbers, fill in the slips, and buy the tickets on the way home.

Reply #14

Shawn67 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:00:13 GMT

I'm given an unopened pack to take home and fill out. It takes me about 6-9 months to go through an entire pack.

Reply #13

lotterywannawin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:00:20 GMT

I guess that I committed a crime too. Because I am always taking a handful of slips from the store. The owner of the store see me and never say anything. One day he told me that he like it when I use the slips and wished that more people would use slips, because it would make his job easier.

Reply #12

Kidzmom — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:53:23 GMT

I'd be in jail with a lot of folk here and in Virginia. The store where I go don't care how many you take nor does the grocery store. I would go back and take the tickets and buy them at another store! lol....but that is just me...lol

Reply #11

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:19:53 GMT

You didn't do anything wrong. The slips are there to take. Every now and then, I take a handful of slips for different games because that way I have enough at home. Plus, I never fill out my playslips at the store. I think the store clerk was being a jerk. I would also contact the lottery office and not do business at that store again.

Reply #10

AriesDaRam — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:43:26 GMT

You were truly dealing with an idiot!

The stores that I play in always tell me to take some with me. They like it when the slips are already filled out. That's less traffic in the store when they can just slide your tickets and keep you moving. Every store that I play in is like that. Everything runs a lot smoother when everybody slips are filled out. This keeps the lines shorter and the store more managable.

Reply #9

BobP — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:31:40 GMT

Unless you were taking the last 10 slips for that game in the store, then the guy might make a case for not wanting to disappoint his other customers. Though the threat to call the cops was certainly over the top, wonder if he had a gun under the counter as well. Call the lottery and report the store, let lottery security know one of their agents is doing his job a little too well.

BobP

Reply #8

Todd — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:11:00 GMT

What an idiot.

Something like that would prompt me to write an e-mail to the state lottery, noting the name and location of the store. They take these things seriously, because if the person did it to you, they most certainly have done the same thing to others.

It's not like the stores pay for the lottery slips -- they get them for free.

I agree with time*treat: don't go to that store again.

Reply #7

time*treat — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:38:42 GMT

Geez, did I do anything wrong?

You went into the wrong store.

Is taking a bunch of play slips against the law?

No. Not yet.

Reply #6

Kaptainess — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:26:47 GMT

You had a bad day! I would go BACK to the same store and take TWICE the amount of tickets and see if the joker says anything to you. If he wants to call the cops, wait for them to come and watch the sparks fly - towards him! I would have been laughing so hard that when the cops came I wouldn't be able to get words out. ROFL!! Yes, it would have been that funny to me, no I would not have been angered, but overly amused.

You were not stealing. You were doing what every lotto player does, keep a... [ More ]

Reply #5

MillionsWanted — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:14:37 GMT

You should call the lottery company and ask about this and give them the name of the store.

Reply #4

grandpajohn — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:44:07 GMT

my son-in-law went into a store one day when he was with me and i asked him to see if they had something to do with the lottery and he came back with a stack of diferent games the onwer of the store gave him .so i guess the store owner is in trouble also now LOL

Reply #3

The Hitman — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:36:00 GMT

if it is a crime, guess i am guilty too. I have a car full of them.

Reply #2

grandpajohn — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:18:11 GMT

hope its not a crime i be in jail also.

i got a stack of them here on my desk.

Reply #1

vfigures — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:31:02 GMT

If it is a crime I should be in jail, I play so much the guy at my store gives me a whole unopened pack when I need them.

Taking lotto slips is a criminal act?

SmoothJuice — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:37:45 GMT

really really weird. went to the liquor store to pick up some pop. I grabbed 10 Daily games slips so I can take them home and fill them out instead of filling them out at the store. The cashier yelled at me in some foreign language( I think he was Indian) and said to put it back. I told him that I'm going to take them home to fill it out and give it to him in the morning. He said put them back, get out , or I'll call the police!!! . Geez, did I do anything wrong? Is taking a bunch of play slips... [ More ]