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California man sues lottery over denied $5M Scratcher winnings
FOX NEWS ^
| 22 JULY 2017
| FOX NEWS
Posted on 07/23/2017 3:38:58 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
A California man sued the state and California Lottery Commission alleging he was wrongfully denied a $5 million Scratchers ticket prize because his 16-year-old son bought the winning ticket.
Ward Thomas filed a lawsuit with the Los Angeles Superior Court claiming the commission's failure to discharge a mandatory duty, breach of contract, negligence and both intentional and negligent representation. The suit seeks unspecified damages.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: lottery
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I’m sure a 16-year-old could get an abortion in California....they just can’t buy a lottery ticket?
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posted on
07/23/2017 3:43:47 PM PDT
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
("You can't fix America without pissing off the people who broke it".....Bill Mitchell)
To: july4thfreedomfoundation
Oh, they can buy a lottery ticket, they just can't win on a lottery ticket.
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posted on
07/23/2017 3:45:02 PM PDT
by
fhayek
(,)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Thomas says his son bought five Scratchers tickets at a Mobil station on Bellflower Boulevard in Long Beach on Oct. 16 by exchanging other winning tickets. One of the five was a winning ticket with a $5 million prize, the suit states. Thomas validated the ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Long Beach that same day and then validated it again the next day at the lottery office in Santa Ana, the suit states.
If the ticket is a bearer instrument, he could say Elvis, Jim Morrison and Amelia Earhart chipped in and bought it together. As long as he is in possession of it and signs his name to it, the prize is his.
There is a missing piece to this story, methinks.
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posted on
07/23/2017 3:45:34 PM PDT
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: fhayek
Oh, they can buy a lottery ticket, they just can't win on a lottery ticket. A 16-year-old cannot legally buy a lottery ticket or a scratcher in California. The retailer who sold it to him is now in some serious trouble as well.
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posted on
07/23/2017 3:49:21 PM PDT
by
Bob
(Damn, the democrats haven't been this upset since Republicans freed their slaves.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
How fortuitous for the state. They get to keep the money!
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posted on
07/23/2017 3:50:50 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Some people consider government to be a necessary evil, others their personal Ponzi scheme.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
states shouldn’t be in the gambling business in the first place.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
For the second time this afternoon:
Play stupid games ...
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Uh, oh. ID is required while purchasing. Kinda like voting...
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:00:06 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
To: LostInBayport
For sure.
If I FIND a lottery ticket, and it has the right numbers, I’m a winner. Something about this isn’t right.
To: Libloather
Uh oh is right. I think that’s the explanation we’ve been looking for.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: JohnBrowdie
It’s not really gambling if they won’t pay out.
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:09:14 PM PDT
by
gundog
(Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
To: Libloather
Not in Kalifornia. You are reprimanded if you show ID at a precinct.
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:09:16 PM PDT
by
Fungi
(Mucor roxii is not a rock band.)
To: JohnBrowdie
I agree I hate Lotteries.....as far as I am concerned it is a stupidity tax. I have a problem with government being involved in any form of gambling. I also hate it when gambling is referd to as economical growth for a community.
The truth that gambling is economic masturbation....it creates no product provides no valued service all it does is rearrange where the money is being used in the economy.
I have no problem with a private citizen having a sports pool or playing poker but when government is involved or big business there is a problem because it is an economic stream that benefits only the government or the big corporation. it does not grow the economy in any way.
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:16:58 PM PDT
by
PCPOET7
To: gundog
Indian Chief: "Is this gambling?"
W.C. Fields: "Not the way I play it."
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:19:41 PM PDT
by
Bernard
(Drain The Swamp! (But be careful, the swamp can fight back.))
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The lesson to be learned here is to never ever EVER trust the government. They lie, cheat and steal more than anybody.
So what if his son decided to give him the ticket. He should still be entitled to the winnings.
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:27:43 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
If Jesus Christ sent the money by Western Union to Daffy Duck for the ticket, and Daffy rode on Santas Sleigh which was pulled by Mighty Mouse to the lotto store, it’s still me holding a valid ticket.
Pay up or be sued into oblivion.
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:32:02 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: unixfox
If an illegal alien can collect winnings why not a 16 year old.
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:36:48 PM PDT
by
notaliberal
(St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
To: Fungi
From the online rule book - Participants must be 18-years of age or older. That’s a shame.
And, for the record, the only gambling problem I have is that there isn’t a casino within 200 miles!
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posted on
07/23/2017 4:37:44 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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