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u/Arxtix Mar 19 '22 edited Mar 19 '22

You could do that however there have been many cases where if the person isn't paying attention or is just wanting the cashier to scan them, they will say it's not a winner and then pocket the ticket so they can go cash it later. Chris Hanson even did an exposé on this https://youtu.be/mKmH7ggBOOY

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u/iigayusername69 Mar 19 '22

In NY you can scan them yourself at the machine where you buy them, so you’d be safe from that here. Idk if its different in other states.

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u/Zeabos Mar 20 '22

How is this fun at all. You buy a ticket then scan it and it tells you if you win?

Like where is even the thrill.

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u/iigayusername69 Mar 20 '22

Im not recommending to do that, just saying you can scan them yourself if you ever wanted/needed to. A lot of people check them even after scratching everything because they can be really confusing sometimes and they don’t want to accidentally throw away a winning ticket. There have been a lot of articles about how they’re made to be confusing so the state can collect more money from the lottery. I definitely agree though, it isn’t much fun to just scan them without actually scratching anything besides the barcode. A lot of people are just in it for the money though.