Buying lottery tickets online

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Todd — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 06:59:21 GMT

Those were cases tried and won in court. There probably have been many more winners who were smart enough just to keep their mouth shut and say they bought the ticket at a local retailer -- just to avoid the hassle.-Todd

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MrHappy — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 03:02:24 GMT

Really? They paid? Are those sites still up or where they taken down by threats of legal actions or legal actions? I know that one state lottery said if someone got lucky enough to win on a 'Ebay' ticket, they would refuse to pay. Any idea what the jackpot were and how officially 'happy' the lotteries were when they paid the prizes

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Thomas Covenant — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:04:01 GMT

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kaadog — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:59:57 GMT

what website for buying tickets online

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Todd — Sun, 11 Aug 2002 21:39:12 GMT

Winners have hit the jackpot twice over the internet - once in Florida and once in Texas - and both times the lottery paid the prize in full to the winner.-Todd

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MrHappy — Sun, 11 Aug 2002 10:31:50 GMT

Actually, if you hit just 5 out of 6 numbers, you would likely NOT get paid. They would give you any number of reasons of why the ticket wasn't bought. Just because they claim they are buying tickets doesn't mean they are. And if you hit 6 of 6 numbers and went after them with lawyers, the most you probably end up with is a computer and rights to their web sight address domain name. Nothing more. Unless they fax or email pictures of the tickets they buy you BEFORE the drawings, they are likely s... [ More ]

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RJOh — Sun, 11 Aug 2002 06:01:27 GMT

The websites that I've seen actually don't sell tickets but purchases lottery tickets as instructed by their customers and charge for their services. These services probably work fine until you think you have won a large amount of money which is not likely to happen given the odds of winning in the lotteries. RJOh

Buying lottery tickets online

Thomas Covenant — Sun, 11 Aug 2002 00:38:31 GMT

There is at least one web site that is selling tickets online. I thought this was illegal? I give you the URL if anybody wants it IF I am allowed to.