TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA)— The Florida Lottery has shut down an unauthorized on-line courier service, The Lotter.
The Lotter was unlawfully promoting Florida Lottery tickets to clients, in keeping with the Florida Lottery.
“The Florida Lottery shut down rouge operators who might probably rip-off folks in Florida,” mentioned Secretary for the Florida Lottery, John F. Davis. “We’re absolutely dedicated to supporting the integrity of the Florida Lottery, which advantages schooling in our state whereas making certain that each participant has the chance to take part in a good sport. Dangerous actors, beware.”
In keeping with the Florida Lottery, The Lotter labored with lottery retailer ZaZa equipment and illegally acted as a center for buying tickets.
“The actions of this on-line courier service and lottery retailer not solely violate state regulation but additionally compromise the expertise of our loyal gamers and retailers who function with integrity. We’ll proceed to work intently with regulation enforcement to root out unlawful actions and preserve the general public’s confidence within the Florida Lottery,” mentioned Steven Harriet, Director of Safety for the Florida Lottery.
The Florida Lottery has suggested gamers to solely buy tickets by way of licensed retailers.
In keeping with the Florida Lottery, utilizing unauthorized retailers to buy tickets is illegitimate and will convey important dangers like:
- Fraud
- Misrepresentation
- Potential lack of winnings
