If I won big like that, no way would I give my first name and last initial. Too easy to track you down for some friendly begging. If I told anyone other than my Banker or Financial Planner (or the IRS), I would only tell them I won a much smaller sum.
That would allow me to share the joy with someone else just a little bit. If I won One Million, I would admit to having won ‘About $1200.00 after fees, ain’t I lucky?”
rotsa ruck, win events like that are about as private as a fishbowl.
I guess he could have won $16 Million and ‘cajoled’ the casino manager down to calling it $1.6
...for a piece of the pie???
You are giving up your “not to be used for identification” SSN on the spot.