Retailer refuses to provide a sales receipt

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four4me — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:55:22 GMT

In Maryland when you present a winning ticket they validated the ticket it then generates 2 receipts one receipt is stapled to the ticket, and you get a cash receipt for the amount you won on that ticket. If the ticket had additional games on it not yet played they return your ticket. But if that ticket is done with all it's games and you won some money they usually keep it.

You can ask for your ticket back sometimes they will give it back sometimes they don't as it is stapled to the stores r... [ More ]

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Todd — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:01:33 GMT

You need to complain forcefully and loudly to the Hoosier Lottery. What that retailer did was just plain wrong, and they need to be reprimanded and/or punished in some way. That's theft.

You're right: the ticket belongs to you, and there is absolutely no rule or guideline saying that the retailer is to keep your ticket.

Retailer refuses to provide a sales receipt

H2Taylor — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:17:19 GMT

For the past 5 years my wife and I have always purchased our Indiana Lucky 5 tickets from a local Village Pantry Store. We don't like having to goto the store every single day.. so... we opted to check mark a 7 day evening play slip for $ 2.00 each day, which generated a $ 14.00 ticket.

In the past 5 years, this local store has always returned our play slip, regardless if it was a winning ticket or not. On April 11, 2009, I presented a $ 14.00 play ticket that had a winning amount of $ 6.00.... [ More ]