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Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by newbuser on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @03:18PM (#16370356)
No idea how the system works, but if the clerk is able to disable the scanner and manually press a hidden button that plays the audio of the losing sound, seems like a pretty easy system to break.
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Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by giarc on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @03:36PM (#16370499)
And print out an official lotto receipt on their official paper.... come on.
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Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by shawabawa3 on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @04:25PM (#16370925)
Who stays for their losing receipt?
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Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by giarc on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @05:01PM (#16371223)
Probably not many people do, but the point was made in regards to the comment that "a lot of people are cheated out of their winnings". I made the comment to simply point out that may have been the case in the future, but most modern lottery corporations have made efforts to eliminate that.
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Re:Lottery winner asking a judge to let her keep the cash an... by xsmasher on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @04:17PM (#16370854)
Or if the clerk scans a losing ticket of their own, from their pocket.
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