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• justxploring

  

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  Dec 2, 2007, 9:08 pm

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  Quote: Originally posted by justxploring on Dec 2, 2007

  I know you didn't mean any harm by it, but why mention their race or nationality?  If they own a store where you live (legally) and you live, then they are Americans! 

  By the way, I'm not picking on you.  I say the same thing to the Latinos who call me an Anglo or Gringo or say "you people" since I'm getting sick of it.  Me - you - them - us

  There must be something wrong with my browser (or me)  I keep losing comments and the ones that do post are missing words.  Anyway, it's not important, but I wrote "and you live in the United States, then they are Americans!" 

  Never mind.
• BobP

  

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  No protection is ever 100% and it would be foolish to think it so.
  
  The idea is more often then not lottery customers return to the same location where they bought their tickets to have it scanned to determine if they are winner and of course to buy tickets for the next draw. 
  
  This is the point of oppertunity for a clerk to announce a lower prize win, pay off in cash and then claim the prize as if the legitimate owner of the ticket.
  
  As big wins are investigated, it would be quickly determined the ticket was purchased at the store where this person works. If it were illegal for this person to have purchased a ticket where they work lottery security would know something was up.
  
  Saw this in the news a couple of weeks ago.
  

  Ottawa - More protection announced today for people who play the lotteries.   The Ontario lottery and gaming corporation is turning over the investigation of lottery wins to a separate agency.

  Starting in the new year , any winnings claimed by a lottery insider  any “suspicious wins” will be investigated by OPP staff at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, instead of the OLG.

  “Which means we will not have insiders investigating insiders.”

  Theresa Roncon with the OLG says the definition of an insider is also being broadened to include family members or anyone who lives with a lottery retailer or OLG employee.   This move is part of a long list of initiatives to designed to restore confidence in the lottery system  after it was discovered that a disproportionate number of lottery insiders have claimed jackpots.

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• rcbbuckeye

  

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  When I cash in a winning ticket, I already know how much it's worth, (usually not much LOL). So there is zero chance of a clerk cheating me. I imagine there are people out there who rely on a clerk to scan their tickets, and that is foolish. There are many ways to check; TV, newspaper, and of course, state lottery web sites. One time I had a P3 ticket worth $400, and the clerk at Tom Thumb blurted out to anyone in earshot in amazement what it paid. I was annoyed, and said thanks, I know, you don't have to tell the whole store. So I stick with the little convenience store anymore.

  I would think that convenience store owners would not want to risk losing their privilege to sell lottery tickets due to greed, because usually they will be caught if they steal or cheat. The store where I buy my tickets is really busy, not just selling lottery, but gas, and food, and the usual stuff, cause it's in a very good location.  
• KyMystikal

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by chasingadream on Dec 2, 2007

  i think they should be able to play the online games @ their location but not the instant games

  

  I love doubles and remember, it's just a game!!!!!!