SEA_tide t1_jb51mu0 wrote
Reply to comment by UnpopularCrayon in Boeing employee bought lottery ticket because it was at $747M, a nod to the aircraft. She won the jackpot. by ChickenXing
A number of states have laws specifically disallowing lottery winnings to be claimed by more than 1-4 people and require that their full names be disclosed. A name change later on is an option though.
[deleted] t1_jb53d84 wrote
It's funny to see how much worse the USA is in regards to lottery wins, than my country (UK)..
I always think of rights to privacy, less state intervention, less taxes, etc when I think of the USA. A country where individualism is king.
Yet in the UK you never have to tell anyone you've won a jackpot on a lottery, and there's zero taxes on gambling winnings.
Seems like such a cursed monkey paw wish to win hundreds of millions, only to have to broadcast the fact to everyone by law.
In the UK there's a running theme of big winners regretting going public (by choice)..
kevo31415 t1_jb6tmmd wrote
One of the only reason lotteries are legal (many are state sponsored) is the government tax the crap out of it. With that much money, there is also a history of fraud and cheating, so it doesn't surprise me that state governments are anal about lottery winners being on the public record.
UnpopularCrayon t1_jb536gx wrote
Right, but say it is claimed by one person. An attorney. Who you hired and contracted to claim it. And the money is then transferred into a trust for you by the attorney.
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