If an instant lotto ticket says u won $500 do the store clerks have to check with the cash register anyways?

Question

If an instant lotto ticket says u won $500 do the store clerks have to check with the cash register anyways?

Answer 1

yes, each ticket has a unique bar code that identifies it and tells if it is a winner or not and if it is, how much it is worth. so yes they run it through the state's lottery machine before they do any payouts- the machine will print a payout receipt if it is a winner. Depending on which state you live in you may have to fill out forms and wait to get your money from the state if your winnings are over a certain amount.

Answer 2

Yes.  Do you think they just give you the money out of their wallet?

Answer 3

Yes due to fraud. Some individuals change losing tickets to winning tickets to collect money. They cut in to the ticket a winning scheme. Or they convert the ticket to be a winner. Only way to change that is check the bar code using the cash register. If you really won I guess this process would not bother you. This is the only way to prevent fraud and keep the game of lotto alive.

Answer 4

Yes, it validates and reports to the lottery commission of a payout...an inventory.

Answer 5

Yeah.  I used to work in a gas station that sold lottery tickets.  Even if it said that the person won a free ticket, we still had to scan it.  The lottery system knows by the barcode if the ticket is a winner or not.  Its not some random printing.   If the payout is over a certain amount then you have to atually go to your local lottery commission office.

Gotta scan it to make sure its not a fake, even if you scratch it in front of the clerk right on the counter.   :P