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Winner of New York's biggest lottery jackpot sold himself the ticketReply
I must comment on the this story and I too am not in favor of retailers being able to play the NY State Lottery. Here is why: Most people are not aware that to speed up the cashing process of tickets (this is according to the NYS Lottery commision) no part of the front of any NY Instant Lottery ticket needs to be exposed. They calim to have built in security measures to keep dishonest retailers from cheating the system. They also claim that they can not reveal what type of system they use.
Jan 24, 2008, 2:29 pm - pontil - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery Commission votes to approve $50,000 prize claim to winner whose ticket was ripped upReply
I've never seen a retailer print on a winning ticket before that would be an expensive printer and time consuming. The Bar Code on the back is for Lottery and Retailer use only not for the consumer, so you could have a picture on your phone and scan it and the cashier would be apart of the theft. Black out works but it's too messy just cover with a thumb or fold the bar code out of view.
Dec 4, 2023, 11:58 am - Onelast8 - Lottery News

One ticket wins $15M Lotto Texas jackpotReply
I hope the retailers get organized and stop selling TX lottery products. Being a lottery retailer means extra overhead and needing to hire more people. Without the bonus program, it's probably not worth being a retailer for many of the little mom-and-pop convenience stores.
Nov 5, 2018, 1:14 am - oate - Lottery News

Gaming the lottery was this couple's retirement planReply
If you figured it out and you could do this, would you do it? Jerry asked. Absolutely I would. Wish I was as astute as he is. Had I known about it, I know I'd have wanted to do it because The Massachusetts border is about an hour's drive from my home. The big problem I'd would have had would have been finding a retailer that would go along with it because I don't know anybody that's a lottery retailer in Mass. One other thing; If I read the story correctly, The Selbee's and others were a
Mar 3, 2018, 8:31 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

Will NC Lottery players move online and hurt retail stores?Reply
Don't know about you folks but I'd like the physical ticket in my hand. Computers crash and are hacked all the time. In Wisconsin if a retailer sells a winning ticket they receive a percentage of the jackpot. Sounds to me the state is saving money by screwing the retailer. Also a way of the state to find out how much you accumulate (in small un-taxable winnings) during the year. Hello IRS.
Dec 4, 2017, 3:34 pm - LiveInGreenBay - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery investigation highlights difficult balance between security and profitsReply
If the employee was stealing the store's tickets and if the retailer had proper accounting procedures in place, the retailer would have noticed the irregularities with the employee clerk a long time ago. Don't they do ticket counts and cash counts at the end of each shift and reconcile lottery purchase/sales reports?
Jun 7, 2017, 6:02 pm - duckman - Lottery News

Iowa man denied $100,000 lottery win because he's underageReply
While it's illegal for someone under 21 to purchase an Iowa Lottery ticket,--isn't it then illegal for the retailer to sell a lottery ticket to someone under 21? Did they check to see if he was 21 before the sale? Is the retailer going to be prosecuted for under-age sale?
Dec 24, 2015, 4:30 pm - zephbe - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery is not paying, but people are still playingReply
because the state doesnt pay the $600 payouts, the retailer does. and the rules states claims under 600 can be claimed at a retailer. Im sure if you went to ,llotto HQ they would hand out an IOU
Nov 3, 2015, 7:35 pm - savagegoose - Lottery News

Va. store owner sells $3 million lottery ticket to herselfReply
No law or contractual agreement with the lottery against a retailer playing the lottery. The business entity that is listed as the retailer that sold the ticket is certainly entitled to any lottery bonus that goes along with that winning ticket. If she is sole owner of the store, then essentially she would get the bonus, which I think she should.
Mar 25, 2014, 10:14 am - duckman - Lottery News

Tech industry sets its sights on gamblingReply
To clear it up I emailed the Michigan Lottery and their response was Whether a retailer will allow a Lottery purchase with a debit or credit card is up to that individual retailer.
Feb 20, 2013, 4:26 pm - mightwin - Lottery News