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State: Scratch game is legit Some states sell tickets after prizes have been claimed
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“No, it’d be our policy to stop the game if the prize were already won,” said Dan Gwadosky, director of the Maine Bureau of Alcohol and Lottery Operations.
"scratch games ended the moment the top prize is claimed"
Just curious, if the above quotes are accurate and true, why does the back of the scratch ticket read "A scratch-off game may continue to be sold even when all of the top prizes have been claimed"? (This is from the back of the Lobster Cash Pot $2.00 ticket)report abuse
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