Man in Iraq wins $6.4 million Oregon Lottery jackpot

Comment #92

bainboy — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:49:54 GMT

Adding my two cents late to this story but unlike US winners or non US winners in most parts of the world who have options of setting up trusts etc to protect their identies this man may not have that option. And yes he should pay taxes!

Understand what Sully is saying regarding any lottery winner being at risk. Locally there are cases where people who won big on pick 3 and 4 lottos got killed or injured for their winnings.

Comment #91

KY Floyd — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 19:18:30 GMT

No one should be this stupid and stay in the gene pool.

I agree, but I'm not the one who can't understand a sentence that's simple and clear enough to be understood by anyone who can read at an 8th grade level. I'm not the one who's stupid enough to use a sentence that very clearly says A and try to use it as evidence for B.

I don't know why you don't understand it. Maybe you do, but you're just too embarrassed to admit that you didn't understand something so simple. Maybe you're one of t... [ More ]

Comment #90

MaximumMillions — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:53:45 GMT

Comment #89

Teddi — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:35:13 GMT

No one should be this stupid and stay in the gene pool. Of course exclusions apply you idiot. Other than your own total lack of understanding, name one thing exclusions do not apply to? How old are you? Do you have any comprehension skills at all? You flat out stated that oh no, they only get taxed on this or that, and UK tax system is just like the US. Right, because all of those same athletes are boycotting competing in the US, right? Oops, no they are not. Why is that? Why would they have no

Comment #88

KY Floyd — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:30:43 GMT

Congratulations on actually doing some research, but that's only part of the battle. You also need to understand what you've read. In case it's part of your confusion, you also need to know what you've said. In case you're unclear about the last point, here it is (in case you've forgotten, you're the one who thought it necessary to emphasize it by using all caps):

THE UK TAXES THE ENTIRETY OF THE ATHLETES' EARNINGS

Sorry, they don't. You just made it clear yourself by quoting from the ar... [ More ]

Comment #87

winoneday — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 23:32:43 GMT

I will try to make your prediction come true. I have my tickets. Bought legally by the way, and not through a reseller.

Comment #86

Teddi — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:53:43 GMT

I'm sorry, but if you're too lazy and too afraid of admitting you're wrong to simply look up ALL the facts I've already given you, that's on you. If you want to be a person who is okay basking in the glory of their own ignorance, again, that's on you.

It's obvious you have no actual knowledge of the UK and it's tax laws. It's also obvious that you would prefer to THINK you are right than to actually BE right. In which case there is no hope for you.

To those who actually want to know... [ More ]

Comment #85

KY Floyd — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 23:42:27 GMT

THE UK TAXES THE ENTIRETY OF THE ATHLETES' EARNINGS.

If you're going to make claims the burden is on you to establish that you're correct. If you're right it will be simple matter, but we'll never see anything credible from you.

These athletes hold no property there. Don't attend school there. Don't use the healthcare system. They don't burden the system in any way and millions in taxes are demanded from them if they so much as do a shilling of work on British soil.

And yet you're up... [ More ]

Comment #84

Teddi — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 01:22:56 GMT

The worst thing is to actually hear those in parliament argue for keeping the laws as is. A lot of sporting event planners have been lobbying to have the laws changed to be in keeping with most other nations, but so far all they've won is a temporary lift for specific sporting events.

Surprisingly, a lot of Britains agree with the law. And maybe I would too if I lived there. It's free money for doing absolutely nothing.

These athletes hold no property there. Don't attend school there. Don... [ More ]

Comment #83

Teddi — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 00:55:00 GMT

If you're going to try and correct me then YOU get your own facts straight. Now I see why you and Ridge were always at it. THE UK TAXES THE ENTIRETY OF THE ATHLETES' EARNINGS. The US does NOT do the same thing. Which is the reason Bolt won't run on British soil without receiving a special tax waiver. While some in parliament say the law is ridiculous and is alienating many famous athletes from competing in Britain, others want to claim that since athletes are given exposure while in Britain that... [ More ]

Comment #82

KY Floyd — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 09:41:43 GMT

Maybe you'd be less unhappy if you had a better understanding of how it works. I trust you at least realize that it's not a treaty that just says the US won't tax (some) income of UK residents. Tax treaties work in both directions and both governments expect to get something in return for what they give up. The treaty is about limiting double taxation (i.e., paying taxes to both countries), so since the UK doesn't tax gambling winnings, the US also exempts taxes on gambling winnings for UK resid... [ More ]

Comment #81

MaximumMillions — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:53:14 GMT

Let's hope other countries aren't as greedy and unreasonable. To expect a percentage of the years earnings and not just of local tournament wins sounds fishy, that is really a dirty thing to do for HRMC.

Personally, I'll happily take that break.

Comment #80

Teddi — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:05:24 GMT

I believe I had gotten my info from the Florida lottery site, and at that time they never showed those exceptions. Gotta say, I am not happy about this at all. Britain has one of the worst tax laws for foreign athletes, and I frankly don't think they should be getting this kind of break when American residents have to fork over 39.6% to the federal government.

Great Britain says that if a foreign athlete competes on British soil, that athlete has to pay them a percentage of their ENTIRE annu... [ More ]

Comment #79

MaximumMillions — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 04:28:02 GMT

Unless you are a citizen of a country that has a tax treaty with the US, like most EU countries. (Notable exception: Switzerland)

And because the executive at the European banking firm Unicredit lives in Britain he will not have to pay federal taxes on his winnings, only New York taxes, which means he will net $931,500 a year for the rest of his life.

Under a US treaty with Britain, income from lottery winnings and several other sources is not subject to taxation for British resident... [ More ]

Comment #78

Teddi — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:02:21 GMT

I'd looked this up a couple years ago, yes he has to pay taxes. Non-citizens who win have to actually pay more in taxes than citizens and legal residents do. What I'm not sure about is if they have to pay it all up front or not, but they definitely have to pay. There is no tax leeway given for foreign nationals who win a jackpot.

Comment #77

Teddi — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 02:41:22 GMT

From your lips to God's ears, since I'm a foreigner.

COME ON BIG MONEY

Comment #76

MaximumMillions — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 02:15:49 GMT

One can only hope

Comment #75

Bilionario — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 02:08:25 GMT

I predict that the next Powerball jackpot winner will also be a foreigner .Watch this space...

Comment #74

MaximumMillions — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:47:44 GMT

Haven't looked up the odds, maybe they are much better?

Or he was in Vegas and thought it was connected to the machines.

Personally I would have chosen CAs Superlotto Plus, attractive odds, high jackpots, less attention than multistate MM PB.

Comment #73

RedStang — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:42:08 GMT

I'm guessing he has friends or family in Oregon. Why would he play there instead of another state where the jackpots are larger.

Comment #72

Stack47 — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:25:21 GMT

People were murdered over lottery tickets and others destroyed themselves after winning a jackpot and most of them thought they were in the right place at the right time, but were really in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Comment #71

RJOh — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:42:44 GMT

For those who play lottery games with odds of 1:275M almost anything is countable .

Comment #70

Stack47 — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:01:45 GMT

We're still waiting for at least a link to a website showing where a countless number of jackpot winners were murdered.

Comment #69

sully16 — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:32:47 GMT

Hey everybody, Stack is a huge lottery winner, has big connections.

Maybe if you bug him enough he will share his secret.

Comment #68

Nikkicute — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:55:14 GMT

Really? whohoo! Thanks for clearing that up!

I did ask that question about US players but no one answered so I deleted it. I'm so glad USA players can play with TheLotter

Comment #67

Stack47 — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 03:21:59 GMT

Currently state online ticket sales are restricted to state residence or players physically inside the state. The Mass Lottery offers up to yearly subscriptions for some of their games.

Comment #66

Stack47 — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 02:57:34 GMT

You can pretend the word countess doesn't mean an amount to large to count all day, but that doesn't change the real meaning or the fact you said it.

We both know your 's, ky's, and b2b petty attacks are payback about Ridge.

My pointing out you were exaggerating the number of murdered lottery jackpot winners by using the word countless was not meant (by me) to be a petty attack. If anything I was suggesting you were continuing to make a silly argument.

I won't speak for the others, bu... [ More ]

Comment #65

mypiemaster — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:41:14 GMT

ALWAYS CHECK YOUR FACTS BEFORE POSTING. The info you posted is absolutely misleading{very wrong}. You can join theLotter in less than a few minutes depending on how fast you can type. People in the USA used to be able to play with their credit cards, but the politicians with the help of the banks, managed to screw it up. Right now if you want to play, you have to use bank transfers to send money.............theLotter. I can post the INSTRUCTIONS here but it might get zapped by Admin. If you are

Comment #64

MaximumMillions — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 20:35:13 GMT

You are very far off the mark.

US law forbids the sale of lottery tickets over the Internet, some states like Illinois allow it. TheLotter does not sell lottery ticets, what you pay for is money for a ticket + a purchase fee for somebody to actually go to a store in the US and buy a physical ticket. If you want to be able to play directly over the internet you should take it up with your politicians.

Comment #63

lotpot711 — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 19:48:26 GMT

The LOtter only allows customers to buy if they ARE NOT from the USA. If you try to register from the states you will not able to get pass log in. I don't know why Lottery Post even put their banner to support them if it's only for foreigners and not for disable citizens or someone who want the internet convenience - sounds very fishy to me. If someone from Iraq could buy a ticket online, I feel I should have that right to purchase tickets online and have the same opportunity as a customers like... [ More ]

Comment #62

Todd — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 13:15:24 GMT

It's humorous that you believe the definition of bigotry can be changed to suit your whims. But it's sad that you believe you can measure how smart people here are. That attitude betrays your snobbish and elitist character. People who think they are better than others are typically overcompensating for their own weaknesses.

You would be much better off if you would debate ideas rather than feeling the need to try to hurt other people by personally attacking them.

Comment #61

sully16 — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 10:35:32 GMT

I showed more, I could do research all day.

We both know your 's, ky's, and b2b petty attacks are payback about Ridge.

You are all smart enough to know, lottery winners are targets.

Comment #60

Nikkicute — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 04:22:11 GMT

I was thinking of Jackpot winners since that's what this thread is about.

Jeffrey Dampier Jr. (March 24, 1966 July 26, 2005) was the winner of an Illinois Lottery jackpot worth US $20 million in 1996. He was murdered by his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in 2005

I counted Jeffery, Khan and Abraham off the top of my head as three Jackpot winners who were killed.

Comment #59

Stack47 — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 04:15:44 GMT

You did say countless so it's too many to be counted. Does countless mean counted on one hand to you

Comment #58

sully16 — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 03:05:01 GMT

Virginia lottery winner who uses wheelchair robbed after cashing ticket.

NC- Lottery winners house robbed by four masked men.

Canada - lottery winner robbed ,Lottery post.com/news/222046

Jack Whittaker , car robbed of cash while he sat in strip club drinking.

Charlotte- Caught on tape , lottery winner robbed.

Ohio man wins lottery, beaten and robbed Lotterypost.com/news/267029

Sorry the bodies aren't stacked up to the ceiling, but the simple fact, lottery winners are targets an... [ More ]

Comment #57

sully16 — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 01:03:45 GMT

I don't care that he won, If the State of Oregon is going to give him special treatment, they need to extend that same treatment to anyone who wins in Oregon.

I don't care how dangerous his homeland is, Dangerous to live here also.

Comment #56

sully16 — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:27:12 GMT

How many have to be dead for you

Comment #55

Stack47 — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 22:37:34 GMT

Sheesh, can't you just say you exaggerated when you said I think Abraham Shakespear might disagree, or the countless other lottery winners who have turned up dead

Comment #54

Mattapan — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 22:34:57 GMT

I used to play on thelotter awhile ago but stop because of all the uncertainty with the online gambling bill congress passed and the fact that I didn't really know that I'd get my money. I think this is huge and will be a big boon for thelotter, since they've proven that they do as they say and you will get your money.

Comment #53

KY Floyd — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:38:55 GMT

The number of winners who have been harmed, besides being a tiny fraction of winners, is only part of the story. Maybe sully is being deliberately misleading, or perhaps she's just not able to understand the complete story, but most victims are their own worst enemies. That's especially true of her list.

The first couple hadn't presented the ticket to the lottery, so it's very obvious to anyone with a room temperature IQ that the lottery's policies on anonymity had nothing to do with it. Then... [ More ]

Comment #52

KY Floyd — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:27:13 GMT

I'm pretty sure you're much smarter than sully, but you've still got a narrow and incomplete understanding of what bigotry means. Even so, that limited definition doesn't change anything. The response of some posters isn't simply because he's Iraqi, but because they're making assumptions about his opinions based on his being Iraqi.

As for my post, the fact that somebody recognizes bigotry doesn't mean they're a bigot themselves. That said, I guess I too am a bigot, since I have some level of... [ More ]

Comment #51

LottoMetro — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:41:30 GMT

Rather than a lump-sum payment, the winner chose to take his payout over 20 years. The agency made the first payment of $256,000 last week (after withholding income taxes, as is the typical procedure).

Interesting. Prior to October 4th, the annuity for this game was 25 years. Now it is 30 years. Where does the 20 years come from?

Please see this article: http://www.ktvz.com/news/lottery-still-waiting-to-hear-from-bends-big-jackpot-winner/34917810

Comment #50

Tialuvslotto — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:33:52 GMT

According to the story:

Rather than a lump-sum payment, the winner chose to take his payout over 20 years. The agency made the first payment of $256,000 last week (after withholding income taxes, as is the typical procedure). The Megabucks cash lump sum payment would have been $3.2 million half the jackpot amount, before taxes are paid.

Comment #49

zip316 — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:01:32 GMT

My thoughts exactly.

Comment #48

Spiritualist — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:16:03 GMT

Since he is not a resident of the US will he be required to pay US Federal and Oregon State taxes on his lottery winnings? I would be curious to know if anyone has any answers or insight on this topic.

Comment #47

Bleudog101 — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:30:39 GMT

I for one am happy for this Iraqi Kurd. Shiites would no doubt kill him and his family if his name was released. I could care less what origin of country a winner comes from, doesn't affect me in the least. I do hope he gets his family out of that hell hole of a country.

My question is with the IRS; how will he get a refund since he is not a citizen? Tax laws aren't my speciality and maybe the stronghold of the IRS doesn't care where you are...you've got to pay. BTW he has a tax liability of... [ More ]

Comment #46

canyon — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:05:37 GMT

Do you know anything about the lottery?? Do you know anything about lottery winners in the US? I would say no you don't know anything at all! There are countless stories of lottery winners in the US that are assaulted or killed over lottery winnings not to mention lottery thefts! I automatically think of the man in Florida that was killed and buried by a real estate agent/broker for his lottery winnings! Please think and research and think again before you post

Comment #45

JoeCanWin — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 04:58:14 GMT

Not to mention the number of attempted murders, or the almost hired, murderer-for-hire, in order to get rid of some lottery winner, so a relative or some friend can get their grubby hands on it. Winning the lottery is NOT the safest thing that can happen to you. The lottery has a huge downside that most people that win find out about all to well. But most get through it ok. The biggest problem is that there is no prior experience for someone that has won the lottery for the first time, so they a... [ More ]

Comment #44

Shelby Mustang — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:47:12 GMT

I'm sorry but why else would you or anyone else mention terrorism, watch list or anything else in the like? What does someone winning the lottery have to do with terrorism

Comment #43

sully16 — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:30:31 GMT

Many stories don't make national headlines, not all lottery murders are over millions, but some are as low as 500 hundred dollars.

In Detroit you can die just for taking the last chicken wing, true story.

Comment #42

Nikkicute — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:04:39 GMT

That's it So you just added two more so my total is now 5, well 6 (for the couple).

You used the word countless like there were so many winners being killed you couldn't

even count them (because that's what the word countless means) thought I missed a whole lot of stories

here on LP.

Okey, dokey! So overall lottery winners are safe

Comment #41

Get paid — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:48:33 GMT

When a american citizen who wins a huge jackpot,wants to remain anonymous,its also for security reasons.

Comment #40

sully16 — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:39:46 GMT

William and Brenda Evans Detroit

Arthur Neal Detroit

Urooj Khan Illinois

Abraham Shakespear Florida

Comment #39

Nikkicute — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:17:16 GMT

The danger is in our heads? I think Abraham Shakespear might disagree, or the countless other lottery winners who have turned up dead

What countless lottery winners who turned up dead

I literally counted 3 off the top of my head, who are the others your

referring to

Comment #38

Todd — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:18:06 GMT

It's a highly personal situation, so I understand feelings on both sides.

Personally, I have no problem with it. In order to win a jackpot the person would have to pay into it, and frankly they've probably put a good deal more into other jackpots before winning this one. So whoever won those other jackpots was receiving money from this guy, as well as the thousands of other foreigners who have played in the same manner.

Plus, he's most certainly not the first non-US citizen to win a US jac... [ More ]

Comment #37

lotterybraker — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:01:01 GMT

I will say this much...I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the comments on this thread for sure..I think it shows how different people feel about the same circumstance...

As for me...the fact that he is an Iraqi was all I needed to here...because ,sure..the first thing I thought of is he is probably a Terrorist..and second...how in the hec did he win all the way In Iraq...I still think the U.S. lottery system should be for U.S. citizens only...

Lets not forget that our country

Comment #36

Todd — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:40:58 GMT

I'm afraid you don't understand what bigotry means. LOL You can't be a bigot by judging a person based on what country they are from.

Bigotry has to do with an intolerance against someone based on what their opinions are -- which is closer to what YOU have posted

Comment #35

yomibid1 — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:25:06 GMT

Thank you Todd for this story what a remarkable site that allows us insigt

into the world of lottery players.

Comment #34

MaximumMillions — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:34:49 GMT

Regarding the whole ISIS debate (on the grounds of nothing but his citizenship, no less!) I think it's safe to say the captured oil fields generate many times as much revenue as these measly 6M US$.

The Tzarnaev Marathon bombers came to the US when they were what, 7 years old? The FBI recognizes that the real danger to the US is home grown terrorists , which is astonishing when you take into account the us geopolitics of the last 20 years.

Back to the topic of actual lottery playing,... [ More ]

Comment #33

cbr$ — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:13:07 GMT

Congratulation to this man on his Oregon Megabuck win. The Oregon Lottery, made the right decision. This was a matter of Life Death for this person family members. It better to be safe then sorry.

Comment #32

Tialuvslotto — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:54:40 GMT

I sincerely hope that this guy uses the money to move himself and his family to a country where they can all live in peace. It must be a nightmare to never know if bombs will fall on your house, an IED will blow up your car or a stray bullet from a shoot-out will kill you when you go to buy groceries.

Since he's a US taxpayer for the next 20 years, maybe he can come here

Comment #31

sully16 — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:31:01 GMT

Oh goody another one who thinks he's so clever.

The danger is in our heads? I think Abraham Shakespear might disagree, or the countless other lottery winners who have turned up dead or have been hounded for hand outs might disagree.

All purpose bigotry, Well Mr. Clever, the definition of Bigotry: Having intolerance to those with a different opinion.

Now if you said I was prejudice you might be correct, Color me a wee bit skeptical towards people in countries that constantly scream Death... [ More ]

Comment #30

KY Floyd — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 06:25:53 GMT

So, if they will let this guy stay anonymous because the win might put him in danger, why won't they extend the same courtesy to US???

Because the danger to US is mostly in your head, whereas the danger to a lottery winner living in Iraq is much more likely to be real.

In case there's any confusion, the lottery decided not to release his name because he lives in Iraq, not because he's Iraqi. I expect that if you move to Iraq (or a number of other places) before claiming a prize you could... [ More ]

Comment #29

RedStang — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 06:08:41 GMT

Good point. It's almost worth paying the fee so know one finds out.

Comment #28

Teddi — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 04:03:02 GMT

Once again you hit the nail right on the head. Though to be fair, Ohio allows for anonymity regardless, but still, it would be interesting to see if a no anonymity state would give a foreign national protection. The lottery doesn't seem to care much if their publicity whoring puts an American winner in jeopardy.

Comment #27

Teddi — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 03:57:46 GMT

Ignoring the fact that so many are equating Iraqi to probable terrorist, ISIS is quite possibly the most well funded terrorist organization...ever. They have hundreds of millions to work with and you're all getting up in arms because an Iraqi citizen won 6.4 million. After taxes it's a drop in the bucket to what they have so let's try to keep things in perspective.

The government has enough backdoor ways of seizing or freezing someone's assets. If they can garnish winnings from someone behin... [ More ]

Comment #26

ArizonaDream — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 01:22:54 GMT

Totally agree with this. There may be good reasons for allowing anonymity for this person. But Oregon (and all other states) should extend the same consideration to their own residents.

Comment #25

Todd — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:48:12 GMT

Sully is right, there is no racism discussed, and nothing about Trump. You have introduced both into this topic. Do not attempt to go further into those off-topic discussions.

Comment #24

sully16 — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:16:03 GMT

There's not a single racist comment on this thread so far, but you had to make it political against Trump.

Your still not as clever as you think you are.

Comment #23

Shelby Mustang — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:31:45 GMT

Well it didn't take long for us to delve into the trump like racist comments did it. Maybe just a regular guy won. Cmon

Comment #22

sully16 — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:09:25 GMT

Yes it has.

Comment #21

sully16 — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:06:15 GMT

Exactly, I wonder if anyone bothered to check to see if he was on a terror watch list

Comment #20

bigbuckswede — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:09:18 GMT

No fees for me while using credit card to buy tickets, maybe depends on how you transfer through your bank? But tickets cost about 2.5 times more so I only play when the jackpots get high and only a few lines. 3-5 lines. And for the orher commentd above, all of us foreigners that buy tickets also contribute in raising the jackpots, why wouldn't we also be allowed to take part of the wins

Comment #19

music* — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:46:42 GMT

bigbuckswede, The fees are too high. My bank charged a cash transfer fee of $25.00 for one bet.

This experience has put me off on traveling anywhere international. I will travel here the U.S.

So, is this a rule or a law which makes you go public. Each lottery playing State will have different answers.

Comment #18

paneagle — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:40:50 GMT

I do not think letting USA lotteries played by foreign citizens of any state, but especially because it could be played by IS-IS members. Now would we want that?

Yes Is-is may have members in usa, but mostly there are few and far between, and in any case, this still makes it rife to let people in organizations with big money win the lottery, and more likely winners will not be USA citizens. That is, the lottery is US, not world, and so it should be kept in house, and probably in state, except... [ More ]

Comment #17

bigbuckswede — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:18:19 GMT

Well it's good news for all of us using this site, it means they are for real and won't steal the winnings. I trust them and have played with them a couple of years from Sweden (no big winnings of course). The site is also advertised from both lotterypost (jackpot page) and usamega which is also good. I hope this also will lead to better access to US lotteries from europe. The Lotter is good but as stated in the articles the fees are really high. And the most strange thing is that it's still ill... [ More ]

Comment #16

travelintrucker — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:05:53 GMT

Kind of pointless because you can remain anonymous in Ohio. I guess, they are trying to guarantee it in case laws change.

Comment #15

travelintrucker — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:01:27 GMT

It's BS that only he gets anonymity for security reasons. What about the winners in actual Oregon that have to deal with security threats in the state? I heard about this on NPR news while driving this morning.

Comment #14

Dd2160 — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:12:11 GMT

They are real!

i know someone who plays

Comment #13

SergeM — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:46:15 GMT

Good for a few kalashnikovs and belts.

Comment #12

RJOh — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:26:06 GMT

I don't play any of the Oregon Lottery games so it doesn't matters to me what they do. In Ohio some winners are choosing to use a trust to claim their winnings which has the same results.

Comment #11

Raven62 — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:19:27 GMT

Because the Government of the people, by the people, and for the people has perished...

Comment #10

Raven62 — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:11:00 GMT

But: What are the chances of that

Comment #9

lucky6025 — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:54:44 GMT

I agree he may or maynot be in danger if his name gets out but if the rules for this game and other games, state. name and picture will be posted of winners then all should be held to these rules. betting if he was from USA would not be allowed to skirt around this rule. I'm not against anyone playing and winning but should be the rules apply to ALL that play, there were players in this country that lost lives do to lottery winnings.

Comment #8

lotterybraker — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:26:54 GMT

Yeah and our friggin RETARDED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT did an investigation after a little digging into the truth on the CIA for giving away 12 billion dollars...THATS RIGHT..I HEARD 12 BILLION DOLLARS during the so called investigation...those friggin idiots just gave away 12 billion dollars to those idiots over there..and I bet a large portion of that money made it to the same people to make IED'S and bought plenty of ak47's and only God knows what else was bought...do you have any idea what 12 Bill... [ More ]

Comment #7

Lottery Playa — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:10:49 GMT

I think the bigger worry isn't this guy with a measly 6.4 million. It's the US govt. who has been funding and training these so called rebels to the tunes of BILLIONS!

Just sayin

Comment #6

lotterybraker — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:03:55 GMT

VERY GOOD POINT TIALUVELOTTO

I DPNT CARE WHICH COUNTRY HE IS FROM when the citizens passed the lottery in THEIR STATE it was, I BET, it was for OREGON CITIZENS..the fact is he an IRAQI does make a difference..being that most of those people in Iraq and Syria and a host of others over there hates AMERICANS , I would say it make a very big snip difference...

what if it turned out to be a member of ISIS and it was a POWERBALL JACKPOT worth 200 or 300 million dollars...they could buy... [ More ]

Comment #5

Tialuvslotto — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:59:16 GMT

So, if they will let this guy stay anonymous because the win might put him in danger, why won't they extend the same courtesy to US

Comment #4

IAMAWINA! — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:56:52 GMT

I quit playing the lottery online YESTERDAY!!!! Had a miserable morning feeling like my win may never come......and now THIS story!!!!! Thanks for the encouragement not to stop dreaming. I am a winner and that settles it!!!!

Congrats Man

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zephbe — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:42:02 GMT

Congrats to the winner Stay safe and enjoy.

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gocart1 — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:40:07 GMT

I always wondered if those on-line lottery web sights are real or just rip offs..

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mypiemaster — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:43:26 GMT

This is great free publicity for THAT COMPANY . I don't care if the winner is from Iraq or Syria, so far as that money is not used to support Jihadists or any other form of terrorism.

Man in Iraq wins $6.4 million Oregon Lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:11:09 GMT

Ticket bought online; Lottery withholds winner's name for security reasons

For the first known time in the Oregon Lottery's 30-year history, the ticket for a winning big jackpot has been sold through an international online lottery ticket sales site and the $6.4 million prize goes to an Iraqi national whose ticket was bought in Bend, and whose name won't be revealed in order to protect him from danger in his homeland, officials confirmed Wednesday.

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