A man is unable to collect his price cos he forget where he bought the ticket.

[Lida93]

I have seen someone who had same experience and what causes this type of situation is playing bets at numerous gambling offices because when you gamble at different gambling offices then you may not know the exact office you place the bet except the agents address code is written on the bet slip.
 

As a gambler if two or at most three gambling officies is not satisfactory to your gambling engagement then there is something really wrong with the person(s) and which is possible they definitely need urgent gambling counseling against addiction.

Speaking of agent address code on the bet-slip, the ink that they do use nowadays fades off  too quick and a gambler could lose claiming his money if the codes are incorrect. What I do is to make sure I write those codes out into a jotter to keep at a usual safe place if it's a bet that the games are going to run for some weeks to avoid such ugly scenario whereby the gambling agents will deny me claim of my win.

[Ever-young]

I don’t buy lottery tickets but I imagine if I did I would be able to tell you where I bought them. At the very least I’d be able to give you a list of potential shops where I have purchased them in the past. The fact they even asked leads me to believe that someone likely complained about a theft of their ticket and this is the result.

I agree with you because I have also witness something like this and I think that might just the problem with it.

Maybe someone might lost his ticket and someone else might picked up the ticket and claim it to be his even when he know it's not his but might not be confident to talk about it as of that time because he might be afraid, so that he might be embarrassed or disgrace. Because for me and I'm sure I'm the real owner of it, I will make sure I will see the place or locate the place just to make sure I collect my price but if only I want to collect a good amount of price.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

My opinion on that story - that man should not get his prize, because his intentions on gambling wasnt serious. He has got that ticket without any hope to win a price, that is why I think, if he gets his prize in the end, he wont use it wise. Probably waste it in few days on bs. How much was that prize? A bit more than 1k? Add it to a next jackpot, give that man several lottery tickets and close that case.

What your saying for me is valid because anything you value there must be a certain preference given, I even doubt how one will buy ticket your hoping to win will not keep records of the place as it's the only means to get your money if there is a win.
If the person is saying of misplaced of tickets I would consider it as normal thing as it can happen to any one , based in individual difference of how caution we operate in keeping valid documents but booking tickets without knowing the place is some how though it all depends on individual.

[HelliumZ]

Very funny but sad thing is that even after winning the ticket in the lottery he is unable to collect the lottery money because he already lost the lottery. Since he lost and forgot where he collected the lottery from, there is no chance of him getting the lottery winnings.
However, all the lotteries that are organized by the government in our country are mainly sold through banks at various branches and if the tickets are lost for any reason, then if you contact the bank, you can collect duplicate tickets again, there is no problem in this case.

[Baofeng]

Very funny but sad thing is that even after winning the ticket in the lottery he is unable to collect the lottery money because he already lost the lottery. Since he lost and forgot where he collected the lottery from, there is no chance of him getting the lottery winnings.

If you read the article, the man was able to collect his prize winning. So he didn't lost the lottery, instead it was just drag for months and thanks to Canadian media and exposure, his case was put into the spotlight and so they have to pay him his prize.

However, all the lotteries that are organized by the government in our country are mainly sold through banks at various branches and if the tickets are lost for any reason, then if you contact the bank, you can collect duplicate tickets again, there is no problem in this case.

Never heard of lotto tickets though being sold through banks. Mostly, they are being sold by authorized dealer or shop by the government. So they will have the copy of the winning ticket as well and they know what branch have sold it.

[Solosanz]

Is there a note on the casino in order to claim the winning? if there's already a note on there, the gambler should be blamed since he's careless since he didn't read it. But, if the casino didn't have notes, the casino is shady since they want to make the gambler will not able to claim his winnings.

After all, this story will make people in this forum aware to ask the casino's employee to claim the winnings in order to avoid this case happened to them. Good information @OP.

[angrybirdy]

Is there a note on the casino in order to claim the winning? if there's already a note on there, the gambler should be blamed since he's careless since he didn't read it. But, if the casino didn't have notes, the casino is shady since they want to make the gambler will not able to claim his winnings.

After all, this story will make people in this forum aware to ask the casino's employee to claim the winnings in order to avoid this case happened to them. Good information @OP.

There's was an instruction on where to claim the prize. But if you will read the article, it indicates that the announcement of winner was done not a few weeks ago or a few months ago, but a year ago. Wherein, it is also said:

if you win over $1,000 you should get your cheque in six to eight weeks

That's also a long time ago that anyone would really forget where they purchase their ticket.

Then the first requirement to claim his prize is to confirm the location of where he purchased it which is being done to confirm if he's the real owner of the ticket.
He's lucky to still be able to claim the prize despite being a year late claiming it.

Anyways, yes, it's a great awareness for everyone to look into especially for those people who always buy a lottery ticket.

[Sim_card]

Maybe the gambler in question was on alcohol or high on cheap weed that will make him forget where he bought his lottery ticket from. If not how is that possible. Assuming he lost his ticket that is understandable, but this is about your own brain to think where he got that ticket from. Who knows if he claims to be the owner but he is not. Gamblers can be funny sometimes, and act funny, because of big dreams.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

           -   It is possible to forget where the ticket was purchased, especially if the person who bought it is old, or someone else may not remember where they bought it. Because the important thing is that he has the ticket, and it will be properly given to the person in charge if he ever wins the jackpot prize.

I have never heard of a lotto winner being disqualified just because they couldn't remember which lotto outlet they bought it from. Because they needed to claim their prize jackpot, they had to hold the ticket to prove that they really were the winner.

[Eternad]

           -   It is possible to forget where the ticket was purchased, especially if the person who bought it is old, or someone else may not remember where they bought it. Because the important thing is that he has the ticket, and it will be properly given to the person in charge if he ever wins the jackpot prize.

I have never heard of a lotto winner being disqualified just because they couldn't remember which lotto outlet they bought it from. Because they needed to claim their prize jackpot, they had to hold the ticket to prove that they really were the winner.

Ontario Lottery has different policy and I think other countries has different policy too over claiming lottery prize.

I read the article and I learned that they have a standard protocol of asking some questions to verify that the lotto winner is the rightful owner of the ticket. Also the victim in subject is not old but in mid range man which is capable on remembering where he purchased his ticket.

I believed the main concern is not answering security verification but rather the claiming time is already over due to the delayed transfer of the money until they use the security verification question as reason to delay the released of reward.

[Hispo]

That is kind of weird if you asked me,. here works different here in country he comes to lottery. One does not need to know exactly where or at what agency one acquired or purchased the winning ticket.
Actually, the only thing that matter is you have the ticket to proof you are the rightful winner then give that winning ticket to an agency which is an official representative of the lottery, it does not even need to be the same place where one bought the ticket.
If there is any reasonable explanation to this, then I cannot find it, beyond giving more excuses for lottery winners not being able to get their prize because little details which have be irrelevant when compared the high amount of luck he had to get the weight ticket. I am pretty much in favor on how it works here in my country, It is easier that straightforward enough for anyone never to lose their won money to administrative and inner regulatory stupidness by those lottery companies...  

[teamsherry]

Bet shops in my area operate in similar rules, if you can't provide the best slip or your ticket then you can't claim your mkney if you won it, so you would see a lot of persons holding on yo their slips cause they know its the olby way to get their money, there was even a man that played a long running game for about 3 months and when hiswon the game he had to start finding the slip, he Brought an only copy for them but they didn't accept, so he had yo start looking for it, luckily he found it in his old jeans trousers.

[Zoomic]

The spokesperson added, “When a winning ticket of $1,000 or more is presented for claim, the OLG Prize Centre is required to determine the rightful ownership of that ticket. As part of the standard prize claim review process, claimants are asked a series of questions to determine ticket ownership, such as, 'where did you purchase the ticket?', 'when did you purchase the ticket?' or 'did you purchase any other lottery products such as ENCORE or another game at the same time?'"

I see no need putting blames on the casino for their refusal to pay the supposed claimant, we are talking about a huge amount of money and it is very possible that anyone can just walk to the casino and try to claim what is not rightfully his. I find it hard to believe that someone will be unable to give any information on where and how he bought the lottery tickets, chances are that it is either he is lying or he bought the ticket from an unauthorised vendor. People can be tricky therefore we need to be smart not to fall for any form of blackmail.

If i ever play any lottery, I'll make sure i keep every documents pertaining to the lottery intact, including receipts, tickets and even the most insignificant writeups on a plain sheet. I should be able to proof that i am the bonafide winner. If at the end of the whole investigation and he is still not given the money, his carelessly caused me such great loss.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Maybe the gambler in question was on alcohol or high on cheap weed that will make him forget where he bought his lottery ticket from. If not how is that possible. Assuming he lost his ticket that is understandable, but this is about your own brain to think where he got that ticket from. Who knows if he claims to be the owner but he is not. Gamblers can be funny sometimes, and act funny, because of big dreams.

From what I read, the gambler tried reaching the physical lottery point severally through calls and emails, yet it was futile to claiming his  reward, they always assure him of its redemption, but its  all a deceit and kinda delay for him to forget about the ticket, but his activist friend rose up to the challenge and dragged the organization until they finally paid him off.

He might have been drunk or high as you said, furthermore very careless to only have observed that he won the ticket months later before he pursued his wins. Its possible that the lottery branch he played in had waited and since he's not showing up thought possibly that he's not going to come and achieved his funds, he showed up from nowhere to demand his wins forcing then to vomit what they've already swallowed which must've led to the longer time of unresponsiveness.

[Ultegra134]

Unless the lottery ticket was given to him for free or as a gift by someone, if not, how possible is it that one can't remember where they bought their lottery ticket from, or an event that he might have eventually won the ticket?
 
It might take him a little time to think, but it's not something that he can forget completely so easily. If it's a lottery ticket, he should go back to his credit card or debit card purchase history. Maybe he could be able to trace back where he made the purchase of tickets in the last few months.

And if it's a gift, as you claim, how does one confirm it was a gift by a third person who, upon hearing that the ticket was winning, might claim it was stolen by them? It's generally a complex matter, and it's understandable that they're asking questions to verify that he's the legitimate owner of the ticket.

The article mentions doesn't disclose what further investigation the OLG did in order to release the money and send the check; it only implies that it was received well over a year later, while it usually requires 6 to 8 weeks.

[wheelz1200]

Complete garbage.  Why would that even matter in terms of validating a winning ticket.  What if you are drunk and bought a lottery ticket and forget.  Who cares.  Just another way to collect tons of money with all these loopholes of why they don't need to pay.  So scammy.

[Nwada001]

Unless the lottery ticket was given to him for free or as a gift by someone, if not, how possible is it that one can't remember where they bought their lottery ticket from, or an event that he might have eventually won the ticket?
 
It might take him a little time to think, but it's not something that he can forget completely so easily. If it's a lottery ticket, he should go back to his credit card or debit card purchase history. Maybe he could be able to trace back where he made the purchase of tickets in the last few months.

And if it's a gift, as you claim, how does one confirm it was a gift by a third person who, upon hearing that the ticket was winning, might claim it was stolen by them? It's generally a complex matter, and it's understandable that they're asking questions to verify that he's the legitimate owner of the ticket.

The article mentions doesn't disclose what further investigation the OLG did in order to release the money and send the check; it only implies that it was received well over a year later, while it usually requires 6 to 8 weeks.

Indeed, it's a complex situation that really needs careful attention in order not to give out the lottery reward to someone who does not deserve it.
 
My own here is just that it's very uncommon for someone to forget about the origin of their lottery ticket. That's why I assume, "Unless it's something that was given to him or her by someone else and he doesn't know where the person originally got it from,. 
 
Since the reward was later handed over, it means the person has somehow cleared the air that it truly belongs to him and that it was not something that was illegally obtained.

[Egii Nna]

           -   It is possible to forget where the ticket was purchased, especially if the person who bought it is old, or someone else may not remember where they bought it. Because the important thing is that he has the ticket, and it will be properly given to the person in charge if he ever wins the jackpot prize.

I have never heard of a lotto winner being disqualified just because they couldn't remember which lotto outlet they bought it from. Because they needed to claim their prize jackpot, they had to hold the ticket to prove that they really were the winner.

Exactly to me, I see no reason why they will deprive him of collecting his price when he has already won the lottery. Although many casinos have their own rules, to me, I can just say that it might be that the casino didn’t want to pay him his money; if not, they would most likely be an indication that they might see and if the ticket has been sold in any other branch of the casino without any difference, so I see no reason to tell him to know the exact place that he obtained the ticket from.

Although I have ever encountered similar issues, that one is the winner at fault because he won the game but lost his ticket, which he has no proof to claim the money. That is why I prefer online casinos. All these issues will not be present, and it will be less stressful and also very confidential. No one will know your secret, no one will know if you are a gambler or not, and that is the best.

[Juse14]

The narrative of a man winning the lottery but unable to retrieve his prize as he could not recall where he purchased his ticket is rather fascinating. It brings into light the need to maintain a record of such purchases, perhaps more so if you still deal with physical tickets. An intriguing story indeed, with a valuable lesson to be learned.

If you are among the individuals who still use physical tickets, it would be a good idea to keep evidence of your purchase. For instance, jot down the date and place of purchase on the back of the ticket or hold onto the receipt from the transaction.

Remembering every place you bought a lottery ticket in the last six months might be hard, especially if you buy from many different places often. Keeping clean records can make it easier to substantiate purchases and sidestep situations where awards go unclaimed.

What do you think? Do you find yourself compelled to start recording where you purchase lottery tickets?

[Orpichukwu]

Complete garbage.  Why would that even matter in terms of validating a winning ticket.  What if you are drunk and bought a lottery ticket and forget.  Who cares.  Just another way to collect tons of money with all these loopholes of why they don't need to pay.  So scammy.

They could also consider it a security measure instead of directly calling it a means to deny the person access to the payment, but at the end of the story, their scam scheme didn't succeed as the man didn't give up. How he did it was not mentioned in the article, but it was later said he was later handed over a desire reward after several months of battle.