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if you found a winning ticket that wasn't yoursReply
I'm not going to get into a big discussion about the IRS or ethics. I don't think the prizes should be taxed at all. But since you asked: If you have a hunch on a number and play it say $1.00 str 10 times on seperate tickets as apposed to playing it all on one ticket, is that tax evasion???? Yup!! For some reason people here think you're not supposed to report winnings or income under $600. That's not true. The law is that these payments must be reported by an employee or the payor
Jun 5, 2007, 10:26 am - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why Western States Win So OftenReply
Quote: Originally posted by jerryh on July 11, 2006 I am interested in your theory. I am an attorney and I have a client who bought a MM ticket for 9/9/05. His numbers did not match at all. When cleaning out his car a few weeks ago - he found some old tickets. He ran the #'s thrrough at a store and the 9/9/05 ticket showed he was a winner but didnt list the prize because he was beyond the redemtion period. Long story short - as we stand now the lottery has not told him the value of his ticke
Jul 11, 2006, 4:17 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

N.C. Lottery ticket plan may kill video pokerNews Story
One of North Carolina's top lawmakers Friday called for banning the sale of lottery tickets at businesses with video poker machines, a ban one operator said would effectively kill the video poker business.Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight proposed the ban in a letter to lottery commission Chairman Charles Sanders. The Dare County Democrat has long opposed video poker. While the Senate has repeatedly voted to ban the games, the House never has.An ongoing federal probe of the industry last ye
Nov 8, 2005, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director is Bush's Pick for Supreme CourtNews Story
Harriet Miers proved to be a tough, no-nonsense administrator during her five years heading the Texas Lottery Commission, firing two executive directors to stamp out scandal but leaving unexpectedly amid lagging sales and player interest.President Bush tapped Miers on Monday for the Supreme Court, a nomination that prompted closer scrutiny of Miers' years in Texas as a private attorney, a member of the Dallas City Council and chairwoman of the three-member commission that oversees the state's lo
Oct 3, 2005, 3:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery critic turns down selection committee postNews Story
A lottery watchdog who helped expose inflated Texas Lotto jackpots and a math professor whose students found problems with lottery advertisements were among 10 people chosen to help find the next leader of the struggling Texas Lottery Commission, officials said Friday.Dawn Nettles, a frequent critic of the lottery, later withdrew from the search committee, saying her participation would be a conflict of interest.C. Tom Clowe, who chairs the three-member commission that oversees the agency, appoi
Jul 24, 2005, 4:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

California's lottery retailer of the month is small family-owned storeNews Story
A relatively small Vallejo, California family business in a diminutive strip mall beat out more than 18,000 stores of all sizes to be named California's State Lottery Retailer of the Month for March.A ceremony was held at Vallejo's Market Town Liquor Deli on Tuesday.The accomplishment is remarkable considering Market Town's size, said Lance De Anda, a lottery official. The store has generated $4 million in lottery sales and contributed $1.5 million to public education since going into business
Feb 23, 2005, 2:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Legality of Tennessee-Georgia lottery partnership questionedNews Story
Lawsuit could delay games, lawmaker saysQuestions are being raised about the legality of the proposed marriage of the Tennessee and Georgia lotteries and whether a legal challenge by a jealous vendor could stall the start to the Tennessee lottery.State Attorney General Paul Summers was asked yesterday to examine the question of whether Tennessee and Georgia can strike a ''strategic alliance'' under terms of the law that created the lottery this spring.The request came from state Sen. David Fowle
Aug 14, 2003, 4:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.55 BILLION: Biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever to be drawn TuesdayReply
I am glad that we agree in part. It's also good that you said Ethics aside because where the rubber meets the road most rich people are only looking out for their interest. I am heavily involved with private foundations and over the years I can tell you for free that most rich people are not generous - they don't give because they have a generous heart, they give because of whats in it for them. The tax breaks. Im saying its available to you to decide how its spent. That right t
Aug 8, 2023, 10:02 am - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Would you still turn in dishonest Lottery Clerk even after they gave you your full amount?Reply
My short answer, in most cases, is no. There are so many variables though. If it's one of those dinky corner store joints, I just wouldn't go back there again, maybe post what happened on Yelp or Google. But if you mean report it to whomever the manager or owner is, first, there's the old your word against theirs stalemate, and then there's the set up where the clerk is the owner's relative, or more likely, it's such a minor thing, the owner just doesn't care. As long as the clerk wasn't stealin
Oct 5, 2021, 5:58 am - NJJim - Lottery Discussion Forum

Does your official...
Before we want to get into this question, I want to thank everybody on my other ethics thread for contributing. I was entertained by the dramatic family lively banter. I almost thought it was Thanksgiving in June! I have not responded there, because I am so busy with my workouts, doing five different states, with my JeetKuneAlmostCanDo methodology. But a lot of times ,in the middle of a workout, or data analysis, or macro designing, I get inspired. I go to import data. But that inspir
Jun 22, 2019, 10:41 pm - JeetKuneDoLotto - Lottery Discussion Forum