Census Should we know who wins the lottery?

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/08/19932443-minnesota-man-comes-forward-claiming-a-share-of-448m-powerball-jackpot?lite{/URL}]Minnesota[/url] man claims share of Powerball jackpot (worth 86 million)


I say no... there's no value in knowing how people like that now have no financial worries in their lives. Their happiness isn't national news!

 

On the other hand, often it's their choice whether or not to come forward so *shrugs* I don't really care either way, if they want to come forward fine, if they don't, then leave them be.

 

Are you asking if they should remain anonymous if they want to? If so, I say yes. The lottery commissions want advertising, but they seem to have little trouble attracting people in states where winners are protected. If you're asking if there should be some sort of "ban" on news related to the lottery, I say I don't give a ****.

 

Yeah, it's about a ban on lottery news stories.

 

Have you considered just ignoring them?

 

I do, for the most part... I wanted other folks opinions.

 

News is reported. You don't have to consume it.

 

I don't see any good coming out of everyone knowing who just became a multi-millionaire, no

 

I don't believe that it's necessary to identify lottery winners; however I insist that after they have been swindled/cheated/robbed out of
their winnings by their drunken, unemployable relatives and friends, they should be exposed and humiliated for their blundering altruism
on programs such as AMERICAN GREED.

 

Yes. I want to know who to hate. And take advantage of.

 

The lottery is a business like any other. Winners' names are made public in order to keep the lottery on the up-and-up.

Let's say lottery winners did in fact remain anonymous....what would stop the lottery officials from lying in order to pocket money from a non-winning drawing?

If a car dealership were to put a brand new Toyota up for raffle, sell a few thousand tickets for it, then, after all is said and done, claim "Yes, as a matter of fact there was a winner, but they wish to remain anonymous", they'd be hauled into court for operating a scam. The lottery is no different.

 

Actually in some states, it is the law that the winners names are kept quite unless they themselves choose to come public with the fact they won. I believe one of the states involved in the last mega Powerball jackpot prior to this has one such law.

 

No, it's not. Lotteries in the U.S. are run by states. In California, for example, 87% of the revenue (13% being allocated for administration) is supposed to go back to the public in the form of prizes and funding for things such as education.

 

UK Lottery gives you a choice if you want publicity or not. If I won (fat chance) I'd probably say No.