WARNING-Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets and Ebay

Statement by

THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

Regarding the purchase of Holiday Millionaire Raffle™ tickets

TALLAHASSEE--It was recently brought to our attention that Florida Lottery Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets were being offered for sale in a manner inconsistent with state laws governing the purchase and sale of Florida Lottery tickets.

Specifically, some Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets were being offered for sale or auction on the Internet Web site eBay in apparent violation of both Florida Statutes and eBay's own terms of service. The Florida Lottery Division of Security has contacted eBay's Division of Trust and Safety requesting that those auctions be closed.

Doug Pitts, Director of Security for the Florida Lottery said, "The integrity of our games is paramount to us. Without the public's confidence in our security procedures, we risk the ability to accomplish our mission of selling lottery tickets in an honest and fair manner in order to raise funds for Florida's education system. We take these responsibilities seriously and will pursue and investigate any violations of the law."

It is important to note also that anyone purchasing a lottery ticket from a non-authorized source risks obtaining a counterfeit ticket, which will not be honored for payment. In an effort to help our players avoid being scammed, we are taking this opportunity to reinforce with the public some important laws regarding the purchase and sale of Florida Lottery game tickets.

Florida Statute 24.117 prohibits the sale of tickets by any person or business not under contract with the Florida Lottery as an authorized lottery retailer. The same statute also prohibits the sale of Florida Lottery tickets at any price other than the official, established price. Violations are first-degree misdemeanors and are punishable by fines and jail time. Moreover, Florida Statute 24.115 prohibits the payment of a prize on any ticket sold or purchased in violation of the statutes. Specifically, this means that the Florida Lottery may be prohibited from paying cash or other prizes on tickets acquired through the Internet or other unauthorized sources. Additionally, the same holds true for tickets purchased for an amount other than the original, official price. Finally, Lottery retailers who sell lottery tickets at a price other than the face value are subject to criminal prosecution and termination of their Lottery contract.

The Florida Lottery is delighted by the overwhelming popularity of the game and looks forward to conducting the official drawing on January 1, 2007. In the meantime, we are reminding players who purchased a Holiday Millionaire Raffle ticket to avoid misplacing it and to check to see if they are a winner on New Year's Day.

Free Holiday E-Book

I have a nice ebook about holiday traditions that I would like to give to you absolutely FREE of charge. Please email me dottye789@earthlink.net to get your copy.

Pay Day Loans

Many people who go overboard playing the lottery take out something called a Pay Day Loan to raise cash for more tickets.This is something that I do not endorse doing! What has been your experience with Pay Day Loans? Were they helpful, or did you just get stuck in a rut because of the high fees, getting deeper and deeper in debt? Post your thoughts here!

Does Money Buy you Happiness?

Here's the picture of me from the National Enquirer, taken after my Fantasy Five win:



Do I look happy? YOU BET!! Because that money enabled me to leave a relationship that was becoming abusive and start fresh in a place of my own. Also, my ex's reaction when I won the money was telling. he was NOT pleased. He got angry- thought it should have been him.

Here's an article that backs up what I have been saying:

By MALCOLM RITTER,
AP Science Writer Sun Nov 26
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NEW YORK - Does money buy happiness? It's sometimes said that scientists have found no relationship between money and happiness, but that's a myth, says University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener.

The connection is complex, he says. But in fact, very rich people rate substantially higher in satisfaction with life than very poor people do, even within wealthy nations, he says.

"There is overwhelming evidence that money buys happiness," said economist Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England. The main debate, he said, is how strong the effect is.

Oswald recently reported a study of Britons who won between $2,000 and $250,000 in a lottery. As a group, they showed a boost in happiness... compared to their levels two years before they won.


As Freya Aswynn says: "Money does not solve all problems, but it makes most problems bearable!"

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