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Pa. lawmaker wants to give lottery winners right to remain anonymousReply
Yo, bro...you're the one that made the (false) claim, I just refuted it. You are more than welcome to check all the remaining states, I did my part. It's actually not uncommon in many non-anonymous states for Trusts to claim large prizes to keep a winner's identity hidden. Only a few states specifically disallow LLCs and Trusts from claiming prizes. So OK, here's one last one for you: http://www.louisianalottery.com/index.cfm?md=newsroom tmp=detail articleID=1050 Consider a Trust
Dec 10, 2013, 4:24 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Pa. lawmaker wants to give lottery winners right to remain anonymousReply
A tax refund means the government took out more of their money than they actually owed. It's not the same thing. When people have to pay forced/mandatory taxation, they deserve and have a right to know where their portion of the money goes. That's all people are asking for: where did my money go, not where everyone else's money went, but they care about that too. So, as for your independent auditor, they look at the financials. And they look at the lottery budget compared to the expenses. On
Dec 9, 2013, 8:24 am - Jon D - Lottery News

Pa. lawmaker wants to give lottery winners right to remain anonymousReply
It's not my right to know, it's the public's right to know what their government is doing with their money. The lottery is a government run monopoly gambling operation. Wouldn't you like to play pick 3 for $900 str at your local shop? You can't, because the lottery has a monopoly. Government is corrupt, and requires transparency so that the public and the press can inspect what THEIR government is doing and how funds are being spent. Lottery is essentially fundraising with an entertainment
Dec 8, 2013, 5:52 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Pa. lawmaker wants to give lottery winners right to remain anonymousReply
Good for Pa. I hope they do I think all states should do that Congress asks the WH for stuff all the time and they wont release much So if they can hide stuff..............why cant a lottery winners name be hidden also I have always felt that a large lottery winner should have the option to remain anonymous If they so chose to do so I also think they should not tax lottery winnings ( like Canada ) but we all know that aint gonna
Dec 8, 2013, 10:12 am - Astekblue - Lottery News

Are there any advantages to NOT being anonymous?Reply
The ability for others to see that the winner is someone real. Others get the chance to follow your story. You don't have to bother telling your friends and family you won. You get a lot of new friends and family. All the reality TV shows would already know who you are. As you can see, there really isn't any advantage to the winner. It benefits everyone else and that's it. I could actually get on board with a plan that would make the winner anonymous for two years and then
Dec 7, 2013, 3:25 pm - ttech10 - Lottery Discussion Forum

How BIG can a lottery pool be?Reply
I think the Iowa case is very different. In that case, the winner/winners wanted to remain anonymous. In the case I am describing, THE POOL OF INVESTORS who will buy the winning ticket, WANTS TO BE EXPOSED, PHOTOGRAPHED, FILE INCOME TAXES, GET A CHECK, BE RECORDED AS LOTTERY WINNERS. THEY ARE FOR ALL INTENT AND PURPOSES LEGAL WINNERS AS THEY POSSESS THE WINNING TICKET WHICH IS A BEARER INSTRUMENT. IF THEY WILL ALLOW A WHOLE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO SHOW UP AND BE RECORDED AS JOINT WIN
Oct 10, 2013, 11:48 am - d1nnl2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Inquiry in Iowa Lottery mystery touches CanadaReply
This is the part that gets me... ln December 2011, a 77-year-old New York lawyer Crawford Shawwaited until minutes before a one-year deadline to turn in a winning Hot Lotto ticket. Shaw signed the ticket on behalf of a newly created trust, claiming he was its sole trustee. The ticket was confirmed as valid. Shaw later said that he was representing an attorney for a person who purchased the ticket and wished to remain anonymous, and that he did not know the winner's name. He said the t
Jul 29, 2013, 11:37 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News

Mystery woman who paid $2,600 tab for strangers was not Powerball winnerReply
It still could be her. Who can you believe? I think todd needs to go down south and get to the bottom of this. Its too coincidental. We asked her if it was her and she said no. Oh that satisfies me. Maybe she just wanted to remain anonymous? With the incessant discussion about anonymity on LP, would you be suprised if she said no? When you win the jackpot and people comes up to you and asks are you the one who is just won 500 million are you going to say yes to everybody?
Jun 14, 2013, 10:13 pm - LottoBoner - Lottery News

Winner of record $590.5 million Powerball lottery jackpot announcedReply
You could not be more wrong. She had no choice in the matter. Except for 5 states (and Florida isn't one of them), you cannot anonymously claim your winnings. If you want to get the money, you have to allow them to release your name. In some states they even require you to give a press conference. Luckily Florida doesn't go that far. But her identity still has to be disclosed. She did everything in her power to be as anonymous as she could. She's staying somewhere other than her hom
Jun 6, 2013, 10:51 pm - Teddi - Lottery News

Would you remain Anonymous or have a Press Conference after winning the Jackpot?Reply
An LLC can be made private and I know this because when my boyfriend was setting up his business, I was there when his attorney was outlining his options. That was a couple of years ago so just to be sure I looked and found this: One of the benefits of forming a business LLC is that in most states, the owners of the business are not a matter of public record. This is not the case in all states. Some state do require that members of an LLC be disclosed and in some cases their addresses must
Apr 14, 2013, 10:52 pm - janem - Lottery Discussion Forum