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AwesomePerson70 t1_jaxnnw7 wrote
Reply to comment by jusmellow in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
I think they mean the opposite of that. There’s a company legally doing it already which means there’s legal ways for someone new to do it
BarneyRubbleRubble t1_jaxldqs wrote
Reply to comment by lazarus870 in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
The lottery office. Google play store
BlurLove t1_jaxl7qk wrote
Reply to comment by Justforthenuews in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
Interstate commerce will differ from international commerce. The first has significantly lower barriers (freedom to do business between states, and travel between them). The second is tightly regulated.
BlurLove t1_jaxl09i wrote
Reply to comment by jusmellow in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
There is almost certainly federal law regulating this kind of situation. You can’t just send an amount that large overseas without declaration. It may be entirely unlawful to do so if the recipient, or their location, is subject to foreign asset control status.
Also, somebody likely owes some taxes, and it doesn’t matter whether he/she is stateside. Tax jurisdiction attached to the money the moment it was won.
lazarus870 OP t1_jaxkx1u wrote
Reply to comment by BarneyRubbleRubble in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
Any you can recommend?
nadudewtf t1_jaxieug wrote
Reply to comment by the-magnificunt in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
“Amazing! After taxes, you’ll make off with $700,000”
BarneyRubbleRubble t1_jaxh6nw wrote
Reply to TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
I live in aus and I have used them before, the lotto over there gets 100x bigger than here.. Odds are about the same, ticket price is the same..
the-magnificunt t1_jaxgtqo wrote
Reply to comment by mallolike in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
Congratulations, that $1.5 million was such a great win!
irrelevant_novelty t1_jaxduar wrote
I worked water treatment here in Canada. Before releasing wastewater it needs to go through a "Fish Test" where they literally throw fish in a sample and see if the die.
jusmellow t1_jaxcfzr wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
So only one company can do it? That's like saying Target already sells clothes so why bother opening a clothing store.
[deleted] t1_jax8qmh wrote
Reply to comment by angrymoderate09 in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
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[deleted] t1_jax8np1 wrote
Reply to comment by jusmellow in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
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SCWarriors44 t1_jax7cpl wrote
Reply to comment by WaterChi in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
I answered your comment exactly. And your most recent one is nonsense that has nothing to do with what I said. Quite literally what you wrote was incredibly irrelevant to the conversation, not my response.
Icyrow t1_jax22cr wrote
Reply to comment by angrymoderate09 in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
you'd have to be the one picking the numbers if you're buying from the business.
mallolike t1_jax1epb wrote
Reply to TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
You won 3 million dollars! - the online agent probably
angrymoderate09 t1_jax0e0y wrote
Reply to TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
IF LEGAL?
There's fees to transfer money, so buyer would have to surcharge some level of fee... And then other expenses and profit.
But i could easily see someone scamming people... Buying one ticket and sending the same pic to 100 people who thought it was their exclusive ticket.
Shit could get shady fast, so I'd assume it's not legal.
laineDdednaHdeR t1_jax0aot wrote
Reply to comment by jusmellow in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
>Like it sounds scammy to me.
Because you literally just described a scam. I'm not judging you, but stating a fact. And this is why we wonder how those in power get corrupted.
ArOnodrim t1_jawybqm wrote
Reply to comment by jusmellow in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
As a business strategy, just build in a transfer of only half the winnings because the money is only part of the job.
Justforthenuews t1_jawy6j1 wrote
Reply to comment by jusmellow in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
You can go to other states to buy their lotto, it’s not illegal in any way. If you set this up as a business, you probably wouldn’t have that much clientele after a few time of you just saying “no wins, better luck next time!” as a matter of course.
jusmellow t1_jawut05 wrote
Reply to TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
This is interesting. I didn't even know that was legal. I am now considering opening a business buys lottery tickets for non-citizens/non-residents. I never would have thought of that as a business idea, because I assumed only people in the State can buy the State lottery (citizens of said state)
Edit: just wanted to add -
Like it sounds scammy to me. If I bought someone else's lottery ticket for them and it was a winner winner chicken dinner worth 6.7 million.... well, not me, but someone weaker than me might ya know....not tell him it won and keep it
96_doomer t1_jawg4jk wrote
Reply to comment by Fake_William_Shatner in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
I see that u gave a long explanation, but the problem is, my lack of fundamental knowledge in this subject, so what maybe common knowledge to people in that field, may not be to me. So unfortunately, most of what u just described just went over my head. But I appreciate u taking ur time to explain, although it sucks that I can't understand it, as I don't have the base knowledge in the field.
lambdapaul t1_jawcbwa wrote
Reply to TIL the "Nokia Tune" was originally composed in 1902 by Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega, part of a piece called "Gran Vals" and was the first identifiable mobile phone ring tone by mantolwen
My favorite use of this ring tone is from Jurassic Park 3 when the spinosaurus eats the GPS phone and it always forewarns of its coming.
WaterChi t1_javupkd wrote
Reply to comment by SCWarriors44 in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
> People who want to live in a society clearly want to have an easier life full of pleasures, where the responsibility of themselves is lessened to the point where they don’t have to worry.
That is a staggering level of ignorance. Humans are social animals. If you're a sociopath, go on your merry way but don't try to poison the rest of us.
> I’ve lived in the country have my life and the city half my life. The words I’d use to describe those in the country is giving, hard working, friendly, and family. Those in the city would be selfish, greedy, ignorant, and lazy.
Then explain why almost all the wealth generated in the US is generated in cities.... on a per capita basis. Explain why rural areas are wastelands while cities continue to grow and thrive. Reality disagrees with you.
WaterChi t1_javudyx wrote
Reply to comment by SCWarriors44 in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
Then read my damn comment again and answer the question asked, not spout some right wing fever dream that's apparently irrelevant to the discussion.
maratnugmanov t1_jaxt6vn wrote
Reply to comment by nadudewtf in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870
Here you go 700,000 Iranian dinars. 1:1 exchange all fair.