8/5 Does one have to be a California citizen, US citizen, a permanent
resident, etc. to win the CA lottery? Someone told me that if
someone is here on a tourist or student visa and if they don't pay
taxes here, then they are not eligible to win. Is this true?
\_ there's something ingenious about a tax that only applies to
morons who don't understand statistics. we need more idiot
taxes.
\_ I used to think the same way. But it's not true.
The lottery is essentially gambling with no risk.
You put in a very small insignificant amount of
money. Most likely you lose it all, but what
difference does it make? (If you put in $1000 a week
or some significant amount, then you are a moron.)
And 1 in a 40 million chance, it changes your life.
Sure, the expected value of a $1 ticket is less than
50 cents, but that's not the point. The point is you
lose virtually nothing and just maybe you will be
rich. Going to Vegas, on the other hand, people seem
to always lose hundreds of dollars in one weekend.
And when they win, it's typically not enough that
really makes any difference in their lives anyway.
Even though the expected earnings on each $1 you
spend in Vegas is far better, people tend to lose a
lot more in a weekend in Vegas than they do in
playing the lottery each week all year. If you play
the lottery responsibly, you can't lose (a
significant amount of money).
\_ i have no idea. on the east coast, however, this is huge
pain in the ass. everyone is eligible for all the lotteries,
so when the stakes get really really high traffic jams appear at
the borders from all the idiots driving over the border to
buy tickets. of course, the circumference to area ratio is
much higher in the little east coast states, so more people
are affected by border idiocy.
\_ No. 5: http://www.calottery.com/media/winnersqanda.asp
\_ This doesn't seem to answer my question. It says how much
they withhold in taxes if you are a US citizen or a
permanent resident. What if you are a tourist? Are you
still eligible to win?
\_ http://www.calottery.com/media/lotteryregulations.asp
\_ This only says that "No ticket shall be sold to, nor
prize paid to...anyone prohibited by law or regulation
from purchasing CA Lottery tickets ... and/or winning CA
lottery prizes." So, what is the law or regulation
about purchasing lottery tickets?
\_ Just call and ask them you lazy bastard.
http://www.calottery.com/locations/lotteryoffice.asp
\_ No one gets out of California alive without paying taxes. Even
the dead pay taxes here.
\_ that's fine, as long as the dead get to vote.
\_ woohoo! more dead money!
\_ since dead people don't have any money, they don't pay any
taxes. |
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