Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash and remain anonymous

Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by baddox on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @02:25PM (#16369911)

> The question is whether the law establishing the lottery permits that

But that’s shouldn’t be the question. The question should be whether that law is extremely dumb (obviously it is), and whether it threatens to place undeserved stress on an individual going through a major life event (it does).

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Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by gameshot911 on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @03:11PM (#16370291)

There are good reasons for forcing winners to be publicly named. One of which is that it helps the integrity of the game - harder for the lottery organizer to just not pay out, or to cheat and pay it to their lackeys every time.

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Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by baddox on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @03:39PM (#16370527)

I understand, but that’s not the real story here, because her lottery allows anonymous trusts to accept winnings.

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