Supermarket chain accused of allowing lottery sales to minors

Comment #21

plumsage — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:28:28 GMT

Exactly if it had been a big winner I don't think the parents would be crying foul.

Comment #20

Grovel — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:57:46 GMT

How does it accomplish nothing when it would prevent this situation from happening in the first place. You say it would be expensive but do you know the exact cost or are you just assuming it would cost too much. Also everyone seems to be complaining about our lottery director, but it alawys seem to be people who live in other states. I have not heard one person who actually stays here complain about him.

Comment #19

RedStang — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:10:57 GMT

Could of been a different story if the kid hit a top prize. The dad would of sued for the money and the lotto would of said too bad.

Comment #18

faber98 — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 20:51:06 GMT

no, it would be a major expense and accomplish zero. the inept, incompetent, and otherwise inefficient bishop woosley must have gone to the major expense to do this in AK. just another example of why this guy needs to be replace as arkansas lottery director.

Comment #17

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:16:41 GMT

Exactly.....

Comment #16

PrisonerSix — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 15:14:02 GMT

It's that way here in Louisiana too. I have to scan the code on the back of my driver's license before it will sell me a ticket. I sometimes wonder if the machine retains the information or not.

Comment #15

CDanaT — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 14:02:02 GMT

A 14 yr old buys a ticket that they would have to have an ID to cash in on should they win ??? I seeee....well, there we have it...major pandemic right there..almost the crime of the century..lets lock things up, hire police officers to inspect identification on anyone that purchases the ticket(s) that is in that machine......Good Lord people, use some common sense..Coffee is on and the roses have bloomed eyeroll

Comment #14

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:58:35 GMT

That's a good idea

Comment #13

Grovel — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:54:51 GMT

Here in Arkansas, you have to swipe you ID before you can use a lottery vending machine. It would cost money for them to switch the machines out, but it seems like a simple solution to their problem.

Comment #12

maringoman — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:56:44 GMT

I prefer buying from the machines because the machine is cold and unconcerned...not that I buy lot of cards, because I don't. Maybe they can introduce machines with ID scanners to fix the problem. CT lottery has had them for a while now

Comment #11

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:29:38 GMT

This is ridiculous and sounds fishy so because a child decided to break the law adults have to be punish(locking the machines) where was the boys parents 14 year can't drive so somebody took him to the store.

Comment #10

noise-gate — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:33:20 GMT

The 14 year old guys that l knew growing up were deep into schoolwork or deep into Girls. I don't know any 14 year old whose thinking of winning the lottery.

Comment #9

Stack47 — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:50:14 GMT

There is a huge difference between selling any taboo item to a minor and finding out minors purchased those items from a vending machine. And what makes this story even more silly is most vending machines give credits for the value of winning tickets. Minors still must hand their winning tickets to clerks if they want cash making how they bought their tickets irrelevant.

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Comment #8

shadowlady — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:37:34 GMT

Yes, they are trying to make it impossible to use the machines. Like that will help stop the underage purchasers, if they really want to buy them.

Comment #7

whiteballz — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:36:45 GMT

can you imagine having to ask a clerk to allow you to use the self service machines? That would make self service machines essentially useless.

Comment #6

whiteballz — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:30:33 GMT

with all the horrible things that can happen to children now this is what they focus on? I only hope tax payer's money wasn't wasted on this.

Comment #5

LottoMetro — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:53:02 GMT

lock the machines so that an employee must unlock them to allow their use

Rigggghhtttt.....I'm sure that would go over like a lead balloon

Comment #4

haymaker — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:38:29 GMT

Let em buy all they want, just make it clear they will not collect on winners, and the $ will be added to the next JP,

not for whatever the state wants to use it for !

It's called no incentive

BTW I also remember not only getting sent to the store to get cigs. for people, (I quit years ago)

but I placed my first bet at the racetrack when I was 14.

Ohh the horrors, I still go to the track and always see people letting their kids pick the horse from the program,

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Comment #3

music* — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:18:03 GMT

The U.K.'s Callie Rogers comes to mind. She was sixteen when she won legally. She was not prepared for all the publicity and temptations. Thank God she is still alive and doing well.

Comment #2

KKLK$DAY7 — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:31:39 GMT

I don't agree with minors having access to purchase items like alcohol and gambling products. Having said that; it all falls back to parental supervision. People claims the government is overreaching yet still they want their state to lock up public machines so their wayward children don't access them.

Question, how is it legal for an eight year old to go to a gun range in Arizona and shoot but cannot buy a scratch off? SMFH

Comment #1

One-Day — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:09:11 GMT

Ridiculous. Where is the harm that will be done to this 14 year old kid? Oh he'll turn out a gambler. BS! Maybe his dad or relative asked him to buy it, who knows. This will probably have many old timers going, when I was a kid... and I didn't turn out... .

Ridiculous! In my opinion this age limit to buy a darn lottery ticket is beyond ridiculous. Same as being old enough to kill people at wars but not old enough to be allowed in a bar? Ain't that lovely? This Thanksgiving and Christmas, as... [ More ]

Supermarket chain accused of allowing lottery sales to minors

Lottery Post — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:13:58 GMT

Children hoping to buy lottery tickets from vending machines may soon find it more difficult.

Northeastern University's Public Health Advocacy Institute is demanding that Star Market remove scratch lottery ticket vending machines from its Massachusetts stores after, PHAI claims, a 14-year-old was able to purchase tickets from two stores.

According to NECN, PHAI sent a letter to the company stating that a 14-year-old boy was able to purchase tickets at Star Market locations on Beacon Street... [ More ]