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    Canadians Flock to U.S. to Try Their Luck at Record Powerball

    Canadians Flock to U.S. to Try Their Luck at Record Powerball



    Jan. 12, 2016


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    A sign showing a Powerball prize of $999 million, the largest jackpot winnings that the Powerball sign can display, with the actual Powerball jackpot estimated at $1.3 billion, outside a deli in Washington, DC on Jan 11.

    Lottery rules do not prevent a person who is not a U.S. citizen from claiming the prize

    Thousands of Canadians are traveling to the U.S. to buy lottery tickets in advance of Wednesday’s record Powerball drawing.

    The purchase is easy for the millions of Canadians who live near the border with the U.S., and lottery rules do not prevent a person who is not a U.S. citizen from claiming the prize (though they may be subject to additional taxes), according to a CBS News report.


    “The Canadians — they’re coming like crazy here for the lotto,” Alex Traverso of the California State Lottery told CBS. “You don’t have to be a U.S. citizen to buy a Powerball ticket, as long as you’re buying your tickets at an authorized retail location, then that’s fine with us.”


    The Powerball lottery pool has reached $1.4 billion, the largest total ever.

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    Powerball dreams, Canada? A U.S. law could get in the way




    CTV National News: Powerball mania hits Canada

    A steady stream of Canadians went down south for a slim chance of winning the Powerball. Genevieve Beauchemin reports.


    CTV Vancouver: Message from U.S. lotto officials


    Washington State lottery officials have a reassuring message for B.C. Powerball players worried that their tickets could be seized.


    Emily Chan, CTVNews.ca
    Published Tuesday, January 12, 2016 8:10AM EST
    Last Updated Tuesday, January 12, 2016 5:59PM EST

    A little-known U.S. law is creating confusion for Canadians crossing the border to purchase tickets for the record Powerball lottery jackpot draw.

    Like thousands of other Canadians, Lisa Yuen, a resident of Burnaby, B.C., headed across the border last week, to buy tickets ahead of the last Powerball draw held Saturday.


    But Yuen was surprised when she received a strict warning from a U.S. border guard, about a law of which she'd never heard.


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    "We got a bit of a lecture from the border guard, saying that you can buy a ticket, but you can't take it back into Canada and then come back to the United States," she told CTV Vancouver.

    U.S. law does not forbid foreigners from buying tickets or winning the lottery, and according to the Powerball website, "You do not have to be a citizen or a resident to play the game. You can be a tourist."


    But if a Canadian buys a ticket, takes it home, and then tries to bring it back into the United States, they risk violating a law that forbids importing "immoral articles."


    According to the law
    , "all persons are prohibited from importing into the United States from any foreign country any … lottery ticket, or any printed paper that may be used as a lottery ticket, or any advertisement of any lottery."


    The only exception is for “any lottery ticket, printed paper that may be used as a lottery ticket, or advertisement of any lottery, that is printed in Canada for use in connection with a lottery conducted in the United States.” But Powerball tickets are not printed in Canada.

    And though the lottery section of the rules may seem obscure, Yuen wasn't the first Canadian to run into the issue.

    In December, U.S. border guards seized nine B.C. lottery tickets from a man trying to cross the border, and confiscated his Nexus card during the incident.

    Ahead of the Powerball draw Wednesday, for a jackpot estimated to be at least US$1.4 billion, the rule is raising questions for lottery players and officials on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.

    "It is concerning," Jana Jones, the director of legal services at Washington's Lottery, said. "It appears the Washington border patrol is not allowing Canadians to bring (tickets) back in."


    When asked if border officials would be able to seize a jackpot-winning ticket, she replied "It appears so."


    Still, the law isn't stopping thousands of Canadians from trying their luck.


    After buying $34 worth of tickets in her cross-border trip last week, Yuen said that, for her, the $1.4B jackpot is worth the risk.


    "It's a chance I'm willing to take," she said.

    With files from CTV Vancouver

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    I don't really have a dog in this fight because I don't purchase lottery tickets. However, I believe only U.S. citizens and legal residents should be able to win a lottery where 98% of the payout is coming from legal residents inside the U.S. Just my opinion.

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    Can You Win The Powerball If You're Not An American Citizen? The Competition Is Stiff

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    So there’s this little thing called the Powerball, and at $1.5 billion, it now has the largest lottery jackpot ever. But although it seems like everyone is hoping for a golden ticket, should everyone bother?

    Can non-Americans play the Powerball, too? The answer is a resounding "Yes." To say that the competition is stiff would be a laughable understatement, of course (you’re more likely to be killed by a vending machine than you are to win). Although there’s a chance that the lottery is cursed, that doesn’t seem to be discouraging any of the frenzy surrounding Wednesday’s drawing. And why would it? I know I’d gladly kiss all my student loan debt goodbye. The Powerball seems to be a one-way ticket to the American dream.

    Even if you’re not an American.


    According to the Powerball’s official website, there is no residency requirement for winning the prize. Any adult who participates can win. There are six states that don’t participate in Powerball (Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, and Utah), but if you're a resident of one of those states, you can just buy a ticket in one of the 44 that do participate — thoughsome states have had more luck than others. Even if you’re a tourist from another country, you're eligible to win.


    While a non-American could win, they would not be exempt from taxes. The government withholds a flat rate of 30 percent of any winnings earned by non-citizens, and some countries have tax treaties with the U.S. that could affect how much money the winner takes home. The Multi-State Lottery Association has sometimes considered limiting participants to U.S. citizens, but there has been no changes to reflect that so far.

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    Likewise, undocumented immigrants in the U.S. are eligible to play. But the joy of winning can be tainted with fear of deportation. When an undocumented man won $3 million from a scratch-off ticket in 2011, the convenience store clerk who sold him the ticket, in conjunction with the store owner, convinced him that he would be deported if he turned it in.

    They took the ticket, promising to give him the money after cashing it in, but tried to keep it for themselves. Once more for the back: Almost anyone can win this thing. Don’t get duped.


    On the flip side, if you’re thinking of buying national lottery tickets while you’re (hopefully) traversing around the world on your next vacation, know that some other countries aren’t as laidback about foreign players. The United Kingdom’s national lottery not only requires you to be physically present for the drawing, but to also be a citizen.


    So when your hopes and dreams are crushed tomorrow — or at least, when mine are — console yourself with the knowledge that you’re anything but alone. Our competition is global.

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    JAN 13 2016, 9:21 AM ET

    Powerball Craze Hits China (But There's a Catch)

    by ED FLANAGAN

    BEIJING — Powerball fever reached China on Wednesday as wannabe billionaires rushed to buy tickets from online entrepreneurs.

    A handful of U.S-based sellers on popular Chinese e-commerce site Taobao were offering $2 tickets for around 20-30 yuan ($3-$4.60) each.




    Powerball winners-to-be? Many join office pools as jackpot hits $1.5 billion 4:25


    Buyers were advised to send the numbers they wanted for Wednesday's $1.5 billion draw and told photos of their tickets would be emailed back to China.

    The sellers' histories suggested only a few thousand had been sold and Taobao seemed to have taken notice and started removing some of their profiles.


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    One Powerball ticket seller, who claimed to be studying in the U.S. but declined to give his name, told NBC News that he had sold 600 tickets in three days.


    "Before I only knew Americans who wanted to buy Powerball tickets, but I started to sell lottery tickets a few days ago because the huge prize money has made more and more Chinese people notice Powerball," he said. "I think I can make some money from this. I charge 25 yuan ($3.80) per ticket and I will charge a 10 percent service fee if the buyers win the big pot."


    Dong Peng and Che Qinfang, two friends who have been on Taobao for five years, said the Powerball craze was now stretching across the Pacific Ocean.

    "Some of my friends asked us to help them to buy tickets because we have an online store and they think we can handle this for them quickly," said Che, a New Jersey-based fashion designer who had sold about 30 tickets.


    Another person who appeared to have sold 890 tickets on Taobao — and whose profile stated she was a student at Missouri State University — declined to comment on her business.


    There's one big question facing every seller: If someone in China does get lucky and hit the jackpot, how do they get the $1.5 billion to them?


    "If the customers win a prize below $100, we will collect the money and transfer the money to them electronically through Alipay," Dong said. "If they win the super prize, I think we should negotiate how we can get the money to them. It is not safe to help them to collect so much money in that situation and we suggest that customers should hire a lawyer or financial consultant to get more professional advice if this really happens."


    The world-record Powerball jackpot comes just days after China's own lottery revealed its biggest unclaimed lottery prize.


    China's Southern Metropolis News reported that a winning ticket was purchased on November 10 for the city of Dongguan's China Welfare Lottery but the buyer did not collect the prize by the Sunday deadline.


    That record-breaking sum? Just $3.9 million.

    http://www.nbcnews.com/news/china/po...-catch-n495561

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