{"id":545,"date":"2025-04-30T22:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckwardrealestate.com\/?p=545"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:09:38","slug":"oregon-lottery-winners-gain-right-to-remain-anonymous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.chuckwardrealestate.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/oregon-lottery-winners-gain-right-to-remain-anonymous\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Lottery Winners Gain Right to Remain Anonymous"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>New law allows Oregon lottery winners to remain anonymous unless they provide written consent<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill bans resale of winning lottery tickets targeting underground \u2018discounting\u2019 industry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oregon-lottery-billboards-hacked-with-cute-furry-animals\/\">Oregon lottery<\/a> winners will no longer be paraded in front of cameras while brandishing outsized novelty checks. That\u2019s after lawmakers passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oregon-lottery-winners-could-soon-remain-anonymous\/\">a bill<\/a> Tuesday that will allow winners to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351089\" data-style=\"width: 1006px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-351089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chuckwardrealestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pixel-858x571-1.jpg\" alt=\"Oregon lottery anonymity, HB 3115, lottery discounting, lottery winner privacy, Oregon gambling legislation\" width=\"1006\" height=\"669\" \/><figcaption>Pixelation for the nation: Oregon has become one of a growing number of states that will allow lottery winners to remain anonymous. (Image: Oregon Lottery\/Casino.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>HB 3115 passed the Senate Tuesday by a 23\u20135 vote after nearly unanimous support in the House and now awaits Governor Tina Kotek\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>The measure breaks with Oregon\u2019s longstanding policy of public disclosure, which is shared by many states. This was previously seen as essential for maintaining public trust in state-run gambling. But it\u2019s also good for business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The publicity generated by a big jackpot winner usually results in a spike in lottery sales for the subsequent draw.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon is one of 23 states that publicly discloses the names of all lottery winners.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018Discounters\u2019 Targeted<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The U-turn is specifically designed to target the fraudulent practice of \u201cdiscounting,\u201d where individuals buy winning tickets \u2014 sometimes worth millions \u2014 for as little as 50 cents on the dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Sellers benefit by dodging garnishments on debts such as unpaid child support, while buyers can redeem the full prize and write off the purchase as a business expense.<\/p>\n<p>This niche market has thrived in Oregon and other states for many years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>The bill prohibits the reselling of tickets and the deduction of the purchase price of lottery tickets from the buyer\u2019s taxable income. The measure allowing anonymity for lottery winners was a late-stage amendment. Under the new law, winners&#8217; names will only be released with their written consent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many winners are uncomfortable with becoming a cog in their state lottery\u2019s relentless publicity machine and feel dangerously exposed to potential scammers, freeloaders, and worse.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lottery Curse<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The amendment\u2019s sponsor, Rep. John Lively (D-Springfield), defended the measure as a safeguard against the so-called \u201clottery curse,\u201d where winners suffer personal and financial fallout after their identities are revealed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Critics argue the change will benefit online lottery couriers, third parties that enable customers to buy tickets online. These operate in a legally gray area in Oregon, and many other states.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the winner of what was then the eighth-biggest jackpot in US history \u2014 a $560 million Powerball prize \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/560-million-powerball-winner-triumphs-in-landmark-case-to-preserve-anonymity\/\">successfully sued the New Hampshire Lottery<\/a>\u00a0for the right to keep her identity secret.<\/p>\n<p>The judge in the case determined the New Hampshire woman, known only as Jane Doe, would be subject to \u201can alarming amount of harassment, solicitation, and other unwanted communications\u201d should her name be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Her right to privacy \u201coutweighed the public\u2019s interest in the disclosure of her name,\u201d he ruled.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oregon-lottery-winners-gain-right-to-remain-anonymous\/\">Oregon Lottery Winners Gain Right to Remain Anonymous<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New law allows Oregon lottery winners to remain anonymous unless they provide written consent Bill bans resale of winning lottery tickets targeting underground \u2018discounting\u2019 industry Oregon lottery winners will no longer be paraded in front of cameras while brandishing outsized novelty checks. That\u2019s after lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that will allow winners to remain anonymous. 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