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Do You Think??Reply
I assume you're talking about Scratchers. As far as Scratchers go, we know it can be done and as RJOh mentioned, it already has been done in Indiana. We know that Lottery Officials, employees or security personnel either know or can find out where winning tickets are going and we just have to trust that they don't use that information to enrich themselves. I personally play Scratchers very, very rarely so I don't really think about it much. I don't believe that is being done with the big j
Jan 11, 2014, 5:22 am - rdgrnr - Lottery Discussion Forum

California waiting for Mega Millions winner to emergeNews Story
With each passing day, the mystery deepens. Someone, somewhere, is in possession of a lucky Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $324 million that was purchased at a small San Jose shop on Dec. 17. We know the winning numbers: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 and a mega number of 7. But what's still unknown is who holds the golden slip of paper that represents a passport into the land of unfathomable riches. We're still waiting, said Russ Lopez, a California Lottery spokesman. But we're urging them to
Dec 31, 2013, 1:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Can lottery organizations control the location of jackpot winning tickets?Reply
Can they? Anything is possible. Somebody somewhere along the line knows where they are. But are they? I don't believe so. The more people that know where they are, the more potential for abuse and fraud. There have been cases in the past of internal/security people engaging in this activity. But I don't believe it is widespread. You can check out some of my previous maps of Scratch Ticket Winners to see how the winners are spread out: https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/257573
Dec 23, 2013, 12:01 pm - Jon D - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Question? How does one deposit $550 million in the Bank?Reply
Tax nightmare? Hardly. You just get two checks. 1 big one of a few hundred mil, and one little one about 10 mil, followed by 29 more little ones every year after that. What tax nightmare? I'd always take the cash, I feel I can spend and invest responsibly. No lecture needed here, thanks. Not saying this half and half option is for me, but it might be an option for security and diversificatoin with a huge jackpot. Many have expressed concerns with such a large half billion jackpot, who w
Dec 15, 2013, 7:12 pm - Jon D - Lottery Discussion Forum

Question? How does one deposit $550 million in the Bank?Reply
I agree with chipp here. I guess you could build a small bank for 1 million. And then store your own money in the bank in a expensive vault, and pay a ninja to guard your cash. That's only like 30,000 per year overhead for the lethal security. And then maybe you could go into the banking business, and give loans to small business. You could loan to startup a business, called CASH4$hit.com People will outsource to this company to pick up what your dog let LOOSE outside my window. They
Dec 14, 2013, 4:10 pm - LottoBoner - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is it immoral to work if you've won enough to not work?Reply
That's quite a misguided attempt at the blame game. The real culprits are those in our government who adhere to what follows below and the clods that vote for them. What follows is very reminiscent of your posts and what you support, hopefully someday you'll realize it, tovarich. From libertryzone.com: ARE Americans practicing Communism? Read the 10 Planks ofThe Communist Manifesto to discover the truth and learn how to know your enemy... Karl Marx describes in his communist manif
Dec 10, 2013, 10:42 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

What future Republican president would have the courage to write an executive order to totally ban aReply
noise-gate i don't put as much stock as you in which side gets to be president. It gives one side or the other bragging rights for 4 years but thats about all. It doesn't fix the overspending. The elite rich who i assume you dislike control both parties and are not going to let either party finance the big ticket items ever with their money, sorry. The middle/lower classes are paying for all of it with their taxes and job security. I believe you are misinformed about the hijacking of the tea
Nov 14, 2013, 6:57 pm - veganlife125 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida man wins multimillion lottery jackpot for 2nd timeReply
Yeah, it depends on the amount. If he won $10M previously, he probably got a few million cash after taxes. That's not life changing but mainly privides security for himself and his loved ones. Sounds like he didn't change his lifestyle much, which is smart with that amount. He continued to play the lottery as usual. After all, what's a few hundred a year for lotto fun when you're set for life? And as for the annuity on this $3M win, just because of his age, it's most likely not just for
Nov 2, 2013, 12:12 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Would you continue to buy lottery tickets at a store where the clerks are ill mannered ?Reply
I will usually complain too. Usually the owner doesn't realize what's happening. I took my birthday voucher for a free lottery ticket to a Stinker last year, and I couldn't even get the clerk to try to redeem it. She kept telling me that she and her boyfriend both tried theirs and they don't work. I pushed the paper towards her on the counter one final time and asked her to try it. She recoiled like it was going to bite her, and said there was nothing she could do -- maybe I should take it up
Oct 31, 2013, 11:34 am - HoLeeKau - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery winner who blew $14.5M happy to be working in cookie factoryReply
Totally agree. I could easily be set for life with $8million. People make the mistake of buying a whole bunch of big, fancy things, forgetting there's a lot of big ongoing maintenance costs forever after. Why buy a mansion? First, you remove a big chunk of principal that could be earning you interest income to live on. Then there's the huge property taxes, insurance, security, electricity, water, gardeners, etc. And if you insist on rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous, then you're goin
Sep 3, 2013, 4:15 pm - Pita Maha - Lottery News