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The state of NH makes it an option for lottery winners to keep their identity private. I know this decision was praised but to me without full transparency those close to the process will be tempted to pass winning tickets to themselves/family/friends.

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You're not anonymous to the lottery, just to the general public.

I think that's my point.

The lottery itself is not going to have the manpower to check if every winner was or was not childhood best friends with workers at the lottery. Being in the public would be more likely to bring that to light + would scare people off.

I donno about New Hampshire but he’d definitely be better off as “Florida Man”

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