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Recently someone in our country just won a whopping 401Million Pesos(7+Million dollars) from our 6/55 Grand Lotto and another Winner of 5.9Million Pesos(105k Dollars) from our 6/42 Lotto draw. I am happy for these two winners but I am a little worried since the Lotto Organizer mentioned what city they are from. I hope that the Lotto organizer never mentions their names since these people who just had a life-changing experience could be in danger if they ever revealed their names.

here's the link if you are curious about the article https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1178611

There are people who win the lottery and even voluntarily go on the news because they like everyone to know about it, when they are putting themselves in the crosshairs of criminals.

In this case, if they have only said the city, it is not a problem, but the winners can also put themselves in the target of criminals if they make ostentatious expenses.

I certainly wouldn't voluntarily appear on the news showing my face to let everyone know that I have won many millions.

Prior to that, there are several people who won the jackpot too within just a few months.

Don't worry, if you are not used to following the PCSO lottery, they never ever tell or mentioned the names of the jackpot winner in the public. I'm sure you are watching some news before and you don't remember that PCSO named the jackpot winners.

If they will be in danger, then they can't control it anymore. They just have to keep it secret as much as they can and always be safe. But personally, for me, that's not the issue they will face but surely, if they will be known as a jackpot winner, lots of people and strangers might try to ask for "balato" on their home. Another one is, and that's common here in PH, they will be having more relatives if you know what I mean. :D

Mentioning the winner's city isn't revealing his full identity. What if the winner lives in a big city?
Revealing the winner's identity, when he or she lives in a small city could become a problem.
The crime rates in the Philippines must be really high, so the lottery winners have to be extra cautious. There isn't such problem in my country and most of the people, who won the national lottery reveal their identity without any hesitation(even though this is completely voluntary).
I assume that the Lotto organizer isn't allowed by the law to mention the winner's names unless they give him permission.

Well, if this is the case, I think PCSO would transfer the amount of money in cheque thru their affiliated banks for the security of winner. Another option would be to hire a lawyer when claiming the cash prize at their office especially when you are really in doubt.

But the funny thing is, most of the Filipinos who won lotteries loses their cash winning due to the suckers in their family as well as poor financial management. And personally, winners should be more afraid to the people who know them personally.

I think there is nothing to worry about if the Lotto Organizer mentions their places.  I think it is an SOP to announce where are the winning ticket and the outlet that sells it. I am sure they will keep the name of the winners in private since it is also one of the SOP unless the winners expose themselves.


True that, because those winners lack financial education and aren't ready to handle huge amount of money.

I am very happy for them.I feel them,I imagine their excitement,I always play my favorite state lotto here 6 from 49 and I never managed to won more than some lower prizes,worthless prizes compared to the person who has won the 6 numbers correctly.I don't know how often they organize the lotto in your country but here is different every time based on the amount of the tickets sold,usually we have it once every two weeks but some times even weekly when sales keep going on better than predicted.

The problem here is that the winners are every time in TV to get the check to their bank account,however up until now no one has been kidnapped for ransom hopefully this will be the same even in your country.I agree though it would be better for full anonymity of the winner/s.

In a country like ours? yeah, might be good to hide their names and faces because they might be a target for criminals here. But I think there are countries who exposes their lottery winners, maybe just to proved that someone really won their lottery and it's not rigged or something. So it's really up to the winners on how they are going to protect themselves and their winnings too. They might be a target for their relatives hehehe, we know how Filipinos are, who have a lot of extended families. Hopefully, the winner will learn where to invest the money they have won so that they can live a better life with their children and their next generation.

In my opinion it is always good to keep the names hidden from the rest of the world. It is not just because of criminal threat, but the people close to them will also start expecting. I've seen people helping the one that helped them in their hard days. In such a way helping others and giving on request is different. For many reasons what the lottery firm have decided to do is really good.

Amazing congratulations to that person, I think the winner now is already hiding from various threats, besides the villain, I think a lots of gambler friend in the blankets that come out when they smell money :D. Agreed it's actually better to be anonymous but the Lotto organizers also need a proof to show that public they are legit, so that other gamblers don't have to worry about the prize funds, because usually a lot of gamblers have questions on that side.

Hopefully the Lotto organizers can learn from this experience so that in the next event, they will not mention the name of the winner and which city they are from. This can trigger crimes committed by people with bad intentions to steal money or rob their homes.

Winning the Lotto prize requires a lot of luck and not everyone can get it. These Lotto winners will surely fulfill their dreams by buying the things they want.

I was one of those who bet for that jackpot but no luck to win. Haha. I’m not a regular lottery bettor but I always purchased ticket every year whenever the jackpot price was already close to half billion pesos. Since this is a government lottery, Sometimes I wonder if they are cheating the result or not since they have the power to do it considering how many corrupt people has high position on government agency.  :D

I think they are just trying to tell people that there is a  legit winner though its bad for the security of the said winners, but what i also see in other countries that the lotto winner shad been announced their  cities or provinces .

but congratulations to those winners ,I hope that they are deserving that wins and will spend in rightful manners than just another gambling activities.

This is too much money for anyone living in the Philippines and they should remain vigilant for the next few days and weeks. Criminals and thieves are looking for such people but since this news is public, they should not try to mess up here.

I am afraid that their names won't remain hidden for long as they will need to present their identity in order to get the checks and someone will reveal their identity to the outside world.

I think by revealing only the city name, the casino are not endangering the players real identity. In the 2020 census, Iloilo City had a population of 457,626 inhabitants, with a 0.42% population annual growth rate. For the metropolitan area, the total population is 1,109,649 inhabitants. Source : https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/iloilo-city/m04wdb1?hl=en (So finding a single Lotto winner in a metro with 1,109,649 people will be extremely hard)

Some winners even allow the Lotto operators to publish their name, without the surname for promotion and publicity, because it gives some credibility to the lotto operation.  ::)

The wise thing to do after winning such a huge money  to me is usually to change your location as quickly as possible to avoid issues. After collecting your earnings, for safety reasons do not be stingy and decide to stay in your home that everyone knows, you know good news travels fast, to avoid being robbed or unnecessary billing(demand) from people, stay in a hotel and tell only very few trusted friends your whereabouts, after a few days in the hotel, make arrangement to travel, or move to another city or location to start afresh away from the eyes of people who know your story.

Congratulations to both of them and I wish that they'll spend that money wisely and they won't go broke after a few years just like what I've watched with those past lotto winners.
I think it's also possible that the announcement where they've won could also be a trick and not serious to hide the identity of the winner. But if it is for real, it should be kept confidential.

The lotto organization in that country I'm sure it's from the Philippines has no record of mention of their names they name a city but never the exact names, its the policy of the lottery and other countries are implementing full anonymity unless the winners stated that his name be exposed, they in fact have guidelines for winners they even gave them a lesson on how to handle their winnings but the lottery organization can do what's on their policy, it's the winner's money he can do whatever he wants to do with his money and how he will manage it.

I'm glad someone is lucky enough to win such sums in gambling. On the one hand I support the situation when personal data about the winner is hidden for security purposes, but on the other hand I would like more transparency for users.
This is what is good about cryptocurrencies, because you can always see the transaction of sending money to the winner.

O you don't have to worry about it that much, there's been a bunch of winners in the past and they haven't really (afaik) released any personal info pertaining to the winners. City isn't really a problem since there's a LOT of people out there living in the same city most likely.

And I don't think the winners don't know the risks involved with them winning. They're probably off preparing a bunch of stuff already to maybe move out or temporarily live somewhere else.

I guess I'm overthinking it. I just can't stop thinking about it especially when there were cases where the winner got robbed, killed, or their family kidnapped, etc...

I believe that the mentioned Lotto Organizer should know better than to reveal their winners identity. They know if they do that, then they would be putting their winners in a very dangerous situation. Especially in a poorer country with criminals known to do anything just for a small amount of money. Whether 7 million or 105k Dollars, thats still considered a huge amount.

Hopefully they can move to a better place and live a better life.

This is exactly why Bitcoin is so important. You can announce the winners without mentioning them by name. Although that would be poor opsec as well, perhaps.

Even if the organizer didn't mention their name, I'm pretty sure the winners will spread the news and tell the world that they are the winner. It's actually good to have a real winner since there's a rumors that those are the fake winners, and I'm glad that is not true. Let's hope that the winners will spend the money wisely or else they will ended up broke again. Lotto is a one time big time opportunity, if luck in favors you expect a huge reward from it, lotto is not for me i believe.

There is no need to brag about what he has won because if he does that, his life and that of his family may be in jeopardy or he may be brought close to a disaster caused by people with bad motives. Especially now that robberies and housebreakers are rampant again due to the intensification of poverty.

If I were the lucky winner, I would just be lowkey and I wouldn’t want to let everyone know that I was the lucky one that won the jackpot prize.

On the one hand, the anonymity of the winners is a really good option for them in terms of security, but on the other hand, there are many additional questions. Firstly, how can you be sure that the draw was fair and the organizers really gave the prize to someone (or did not give it to their relative)? Secondly, what is the situation in the country that a person should hide his wealth? If everything is so bad, then after receiving the money, it would be reasonable to simply leave for another country where the police work better.

Some people can be very concerned about privacy, but not everyone. I do not know how the lottery is done, but there have been some people that would win but not want their names to be mentioned if they win, but some people will even want the whole world to know how lucky they are. Also it depends on the rules to follow as well.

Some people can say it is a lie that nobody win anything, but as their name is mentioned and if they are funded what they won, people will believe that they actually won the money and received the money, so nobody is deceived and nobody will believe in deception if there is transparency.

Your concern is valid.

If someone got suddenly rich with that amount, you would really think of your safety and you'll have to play and remain lowkey for your relatives and friends not to know that you've become rich.

There is nothing wrong if you're prioritizing your safety because of the news that you've heard before about those winners. And that's why, don't broadcast it and I think they've been debriefed about it.

I think it's fine since it's just the location and imagine how much is the population for that area. Well, the winners would be on lie low now considering that grand win, better to claim it when the time is right and no one is talking for that. This is not the first time that location was being mentioned for lotto winners.

Well, PCSO never mentioned the name of winners. So, no worries about that. As they know the winner and their families might be in danger if they will reveal it to public. As long as the winner will keep his/her profile low key and not gonna keep on buying things continuously. The community where he lives won't suspect. If I were the winner. I'm gonna move to another place. It's the first and best move to do.

The danger they would be from is their closest relatives i do hope that you understand the fact that people even though they might seem absolutely harmless but they can do anything for money as well, therefore I do think he needs to be wary of his relatives and understand the fact that privacy needs to be taken care of thus he needs to take it to the company as well this case might not be the sole one as well, if the companies are trying to publicize themselves they need to understand that it's better done in a way where no one can get harmed, i hope the winners are able to sort it out and make sure they are treating the winners properly in the future as well.

Mentioning their cities might not be as risky as mentioning their names. congratulations to both of them, their names were not revealed by the Lotto organizers so there is nothing to worry about. I haven't tried Lotto before but will like to have an experience and hope to get lucky when i do because Lotto has changed lots of lives even as so many has lost to it as well.

It seems to me that $100,000 is not an amount that would put people at serious risk. Many people have that kind of money which they successfully keep in banks. Or for example, a lot of people have a lot of cryptocurrency, which is much more dangerous when someone finds out about it. Many people drive expensive cars, but somehow bad things don't happen to them as often... So why should anything bad happen to those who win a large sum of money in a casino?

In the states it's common to announce the winner.  Depending on what state you live they announce or they allow you to stay anonymous.  There have been plenty of bad stories about lottery winners and things that people do to them strictly for the money. 

if the organizers just mention which city the winner is from it doesn't matter. but who is very afraid if the organizers mention his name. because surely there will be many criminals who are after their money or property to be stolen.
if this happens in my country, not only criminals are targeting the lottery winner but the bank will ask for wealth tax even if it is only from gambling


i know what you mean. there will be many people who claim to be brothers after winning the lottery ;D

As long as they don't mention the real names of the winners, I think they are just fine. Its the winners who should be taking their security seriously because if they also announced they won something big,  their relatives will start coming. They need to protect themselves from the long lost friends and relatives who might suddenly show up on their doorstep.

And also he needs to protect himself from himself, don't start living like a king. People hate it when you don't look like a winner in life but got a lot of money.

I think the organizer did that for a little transparency and to confirm and inform the bettors that someone already won. As long as they didn't mention the exact location then I don't see any harm with that. I just hope that the winner would be able to handle and use his winnings wisely because there were big lotto winners that revealed their identities after losing their winnings for mishandling and misusing it.

Chill man it was only the city that was revealed and not their whole identity. The lotto organizer also knows the dangers of doing it but I think in other countries like in the U.S, the lotto winners' identities there are being revealed. Oh well, this was a rich country so people here has a less interest to rob someone else than to those are in a poorer country.

Good for you that you are happy for the winners but to some, especially to those who also bet on that lotto game, they will feel bad and badly beaten up their selves on why they can't win like that. Well maybe god has a different plan for them? Who knows? And money isn't all anyway but there are still things there that can make us happy.

I'm curious about documentaries about lottery winners that either went broke after winning or managed to really change their lives with it. Because their faces and names are revealed. I'm not sure about every documentary but I know there are a lot of videos concerning people that have won and just went broke after a while.

I do know that they manage to just announce where the ticket was bought and then just stay at that. Knowing that in a 3rd world country, it would definitely be given hot eyes or something. Being subjected to gossip as well.

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They need to understand that winning in something like this is impossible. You definitely have a higher chance of being struck with lightning than winning this. So if they are butthurt that they didn't win, then they don't understand statistics. How are they even going to be badly beaten by themselves? Were they hoping to win? It's definitely a very low chance and the winner is just damn too lucky.

anything that is done secret is not really worth it but in aspect of giving someone gift or helping someone to achieve success it can be done without letting anyone know because it is a something that will be returned to God if anything good or positive comes for it I believe that so many people are like agenda of something hidden so that nothing or nobody will know anything concerning their plans and the success we are it come from that is only mentality why people always do something hidden this is from my suggestion

Even if their names are not mentioned in the news, their life could still be in danger knowing their neighborhood will spread the news, for sure a lot of them were eyeing the new millionaires. Either they will ask for some "balatos", or worst some eyeing them to steal some money. That is why most of the grand lotto winners just leave their homes so they won't get in troubled, or have some vacation in other countries so they can stay away from those scammers.

Revealing the city in which those people are living is not really a problem as long as the city is big enough, however most time the ones that are going to reveal the fact that they won the lottery are the winners themselves, after all now people share all kind of details of their life in social media not understanding that they are putting themselves at risk by doing so, after all there are criminals that are always looking for people that have gotten a significant amount of money recently and then they try to steal it from them or they decide to kidnap them and ask for money for their safe return.

Lottery jackpot winners must be careful about who approaches them, because the main reason why it's happening it's due to their recently received prize. People want to be their friends, partners and romantic affairs to take advantage of the winners, what can also lead to abuses, scams and even crimes on worst cases. I say that because I've already seen this happening in my country when a elder won a considerable sum of money on the lottery and instantly engaged in a new relationship with a woman who ended murdering him for his money.

Depending where lotto winners live, it's highly suggested they move to a safe area or neighborhood as soon as they receive their rewards.

since I was born I have never heard of anyone from my country who has won a lottery and they have revealed his name and photo and he himself will take the check himself, I have never heard that my country's lottery winner has been robbed. maybe this kind of cases happen in other countries, but in my country it has always been a tradition for the lottery winner to show his face and say his name, the prize has always been delivered in person and covered by TV channels and newspapers. I'm surprised to see in this thread that there is a possibility of robbing someone who won the lottery and for that reason you have to preserve the name and face of the winner

Yes, I also read and received the same news yesterday and they are quite fortunate enough to win especially that one person that had won that whooping $7 Million+. That will surely change their life for the better and they deserve to buy all their want and needs but I also hope that the money will not be wasted easily on some nonsense things that will make the money go down the drain fast.

It's pretty natural that they will announce or mention the city where they came from, it's not the complete address and the city is so wide just to find that certain person. I know news travel fast but these people who have won the jackpot is faster as they also know what to do in this kind of weather.

Not really that an issue if the organizer would be telling the city of that winner yet if you do tend to look for that person then it would really be vast for someone to look or to those people who had bad intentions so i dont see for it to be an issue on mentioning the place but at least the community or bettors do know with that little bit of info and as some sort if transparency.
This is the best thing when you do make out bets on lottery where chances of hitting life changing amounts could really be possible but we know that
odds and chances for those hits are something close to impossible but well, you do need all of the luck of this world for you to be chosen with those number combinations.  ;D

Your country has good people and that's why even the winners there are not scared to reveal who they are and how they've won. Unlike in some countries, there really is a need for them to hide themselves and make it private who the winner is.
That's for the protection so, don't be surprised if it's different in other countries because when it's about money, many talks and many wants to listen.

That's why I said that if there's a danger they can't control it anymore. They don't know what will be on people's minds.

For sure, better than anyone else, these winners already know the risks and will try to keep it secret as much as they can. But since secrets are bound to be revealed, the winners might have some plans already on how they will keep their families safe.

As for me, if I will experience that, of course, I will set a plan for our safety. And I think unlike before, there are more options now on how to receive the money in the winner's preference. The physical appearance of the winners is just a mandatory requirement for verification purposes.

Being mentioned the winner's name in public or not, there are always people who will try to do bad actions. We don't know what's on the mind of these people. Let's just hope that there will be no cases of inappropriate actions that these winners will experience at the hands of these types of people. I also think of that too once I become a jackpot winner (yes I always bet on the lottery here about 4-5 times a week). But before that safety procedures, I like to win first as that safety can be planned later.

But with this recent news about winners, I have never seen yet a worst-case scenario happened to these winners.

It's all good and hopefully, it will keep that way.

Mentioning the name is a very big no-no and its just that common sense that organizers wont really be doing that because they would really be thinking of the safety of the winner
because winning millions on a jackpot lottery is just too big and we know that there are indeed criminals which would really be thinking neither abducting or something in related
for that someone if ever they would really be getting any hint on where he/she do lives.Mentioning the place or city wont really be that much in concern
because no one will really be intending to find every person who do live on that vicinity.

I've saw that in the news! Such a very luck persons.  As far as I know Lotto Organizer in our country tells the public where does the winner resides, I think for hyping people up in that area to bet and bet to have a chance to be like that winner. Luckily on the Philippines, You have a choice to be anonymous. Not like other countries that winners are being revealed to the public. 

There's nothing to get worried about mentioning the city since its hard for anyone who think about bad things to locate the guy since the city is huge and besides the organizer hides the name of the winner so he's fine and for sure lying up on his bed comfortably with millions of pesos.

Also imagine how huge the amount won by a person and for sure he's future is now totally secured.

I mean the Lotto organizers can hire people to take down and threaten the winners, think about this way if they wanted to.
Your point is fine, but people do jump on social media themselves and let everyone know that they have made it which will bring the attention of bad actors.
That's why crypto is best, no one knows who is behind that address (unless he shares the details himself).

I dont think its a big deal if they mention the place where the winners came from. This way people will know that there's a legit winner and its not fabricated. As long as they will not reveal the identity of these winners im not seeing it as a problem.

Anyway its a huge amount and life changing, from being poor to rich in just a snap.They are certainly lucky to hit the jackpot.

It might not be a big deal if the casino doesn't reveal the full identities of the winners and only mentions names as there are lots of name similarities from other people so it's still perfectly safe.
But it's possible that if the casino could mention his first name or alias, it would be more secretive and people who saw or heard of the name wouldn't be curious.
But it is also possible for the casino to mention the lottery number instead of the name and the person concerned can come to the casino by showing the lottery.
It would be a complete secret to the winners so they could keep their identities public.

I think just mentioning which country got the jackpot is still a normal thing and most likely won't be a problem because only the country is published while the owner's name is not included so that it will make privacy a little safer, the problem is they, the people think that this gambling place provides false data so that even though the problem is very small, it will become big when there is no solution to muffle the voice of the people.

Is it so dangerous to name the city where the lottery winner is? If he lives in a safe city I don't think it will be a problem, but maybe if there is a conspiracy between people who have access to the winner's data it will harm the winner, but I'm sure the lottery organizer will makes sure everything runs smoothly until the winner actually gets the money

In many lotteries it is up to the winners whether they decide to go public or not, they should be free to stay completely anonymous but naming a city or region where the winners live is also common practice. In cities with millions, or even hundreds of thousands of people, it is hardly outing them. Besides that, if these are such life changing sums of money ($105k may go a lot further in your country than elsewhere) then they will likely move into safer neighborhoods and maybe hire security guards in extreme situations, alternatively they might even relocate to another country. Whether they can be identified or not without their permission should already be clearly stated in the upfront terms of the lottery. Besides that, as long as they are given the option to stay anonymous, it can actually be beneficial if the occasional winner goes public because it shows that they're real and the money is not being fraudulently paid out elsewhere.

Is it that dangerous if the identity of the lottery winner is announced? I'm trying to understand, I'm wondering, I understand very well that this can invite the action of any crime targeting lottery lottery winners with fantastic amounts of money, but in my opinion, isn't that as a citizen everyone is protected by security laws and authorities. and it's not that the receipt of money in the announcement event is symbolic, the organizers will transfer the money to the winner's account no, I think it's safe until here even though the identity of the lottery winner is announced. I'm sorry, I'm just trying to understand the identity disclosure issue that this thread is about.

The lottery organizers can not do beyond paying the amount won by the winner and nothing more than that, they can not protect the winner after that, the winners have to protect themselves. It would have been better if the name were not disclosed, but I think that may be impossible because the winners of a lottery supposed to be declared sometimes which is how the lottery organizers want it, then in this case, it can not be hidden, but the winner have to be very careful of the people around them.

In my country, they reveal the place where the ticket is bought too! First, they say the amount won and they finish with "the winning ticket comes from the city ...". I guess it's the same everywhere, they always share from where the ticket is coming from! I don't see some big deal here as well...

It's definitely a life-changing situation, for better or worse... there are crazy stories about lottery winners and their families! For some of them hitting that jackpot was the beginning of the end...

lotto is designed for the luckiest people in the world , meaning this is once in million or billion chances ,only very few had win while multiple losses, so if you really wanted to start a good life in this chances best to accumulate all the funds and start a small business over time and you will succeed more compared to waiting for this million chance.

That's also my advice to my partner that he should just save the money he spends instead of betting on the lottery. But he doesn't want to listen and obey, he wants to take a chance and maybe he'll get lucky. I know that there is nothing wrong with expectation but I hope he also limits his spending because sometimes he spends more on gambling than what is needed such as food. He always bets because that's the only thing that will make him rich when he wins. I also don't expect him to do business.

Not all of us can save up enough money to start our own business, even a small one, but a lotto ticket is not that expensive and almost everyone can afford to buy it. That is why lotto is so popular among gamblers who have no experience to play other games. Besides, he who constantly plays lotto never loses hope that he will win someday.

That's easier said than done.
Most people doesn't want to gamble their savings into business as they are afraid of failure. To have your business a higher chance of success, it needs most of your time. So, not everyone is willing to sacrifice and gamble their day jobs to focus on business.
Whereas, purchasing lottery ticket is much easier than saving your $0.5 daily. Not everyone is capable and patient enough to save the kind of amount for long term. 1 whole year will only give you $180+, not that much and you'll most likely end up using it in purchasing your wants than putting up a business.

they are lucky and really something we must consider as chance of a lifetime


while that is reality but practically still having business is much better than letting your life to gamble for the whole life.
ticket lotto amounting to a dollar or even lower ? that is cheap than trying to invest in a business.

Have been buying ticket lotto for 5 years now yet i only managed to win 400 dollars  ;D but yet I will continue betting till time i reached my goal winning at least 6 digits  ;D

I think we can start saving money little by little until the money is collected to start our own business. Of course, it will take some time until we can have enough money to start but it is very worth it because we will appreciate our hard work while raising that money. But if we just rely on the lottery and continue to buy it with the hope that we can win a lot of money from the lottery, I don't think it's a guarantee because we don't know when we can win it. But it's up to each person because their choice will be different.

What a false statement, and 4 have quoted you after your comment without mentioning it.

The lottery is designed for nothing more than for the lottery owners to make money, and it works very well because you give people the false hope that with a probability of about 0 it will change their lives.

For a reason it is known as the tax of the poor or the stupid:

The lottery is a tax on poor people and on people who can't do math. (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6585041-the-lottery-is-a-tax-on-poor-people-and-on)

The French philosopher, Voltaire, is reputed to have said that “lotteries are a tax on stupidity.” (https://nexusinvestments.com/insight/a-tax-on-stupidity/)

In business, too, there are no guarantees (unless you have a relative of the mayor of the city or the governor)  ;D It is probably very sad for several years of your life to work with maximum return, to invest your money, and in the end to see that your business was unsuccessful. In this sense, the lottery makes sense - for little money you get hope for success that businessmen never even dreamed of.

There were testimonies about Lotto bettors who have been betting most of their lives with the same number combination but still ended up with nothing. They believe that only Lotto could change their lives from being poor to wealthy and luxurious but yes, Lotto is for the luckiest people on earth. If it is not your fate to hit the jackpot, then you'll only be losing most of your life betting without any profit returns.

I would imagine that they are smart enough to realize that it would be putting someone in danger but listing their names in a public forum or "public way".  I think it's insane for any names to ever be mentioned when it comes to gambling winnings, unless that person who won was okay with letting their name be out there.  Hopefully these lotto winners are smart about their winning and don't go blow it or be flashy with it and put themselves in harms way!

I hope so too, I've heard of stories of lotto winners and other gambling winners blowing their jackpot money by gambling away their winnings or wasting it in some other ways. great investment and financial planning could secure their family and even their future generation's fortune if they made the right choices.

I don't think it's necessary to give your personal details when you win the Lotto as it's a prize given to the person holding the ticket.

Also some people arrange for a lawyer or a representative to get the winning prize so they remain anonymous.

They're going to be fine.

A similar thing happened in our local where the winner's ticket was intentionally stolen. It happened inside the claiming area. It's only strange that there are no securities that time so everyone is wondering that it might be an inside job.

I only don't know if what happened next, like if the outlet has been shut down and if the officials were fired out or maybe some of them are in jail now. Don't just say yet that crypto is best or safe for gambling because there are those crypto gambling sites which requires you to do a kyc whenever you win big and some of the winners can also let others know that they win big but that was risky and must be avoided.

You wont really be that confident if you do trust up on claiming the prize on other people and most cases the winner would be the ones who would be the one to claim.They cant just trust up someone to hold that huge
amount of money which its just common sense that you would really be minding about the risk of those money to be taken away from you or would be simply be on risk on losing it all
thats why its no brainer that you would be the ones who would be getting those winnings.

Whether you do like or not about your privacy then it would really be still exposed on some individuals but of course you do have the money then you could always
opt in on having a bodyguard or security. hehe