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In addition to the obvious scams and microscratching, I’d be surprised if this wasn’t an avenue for organized crime to launder money. The store(s) get the sales and a percentage, and the launderer gets clean money out of the other end.


You're right about this. There is a market for buying winning lottery tickets for more than their face value. Wonder why...


That's why so many people are against any sort of gambling. It's essentially a laundering vehicle for organized crime (even state sponsored ones).

Why do you think James Bond was always around a casino? Winnings can cleanly pay for hitjobs.


Fixed Odds Betting machines are used for this in the UK.

But in that case the money launderer doesn't even need to win, they just need a receipt showing they gambled.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/08/gambling-mac...

This is a long lasting problem that's led to fines for the industry: https://www.ft.com/content/b90289cc-1616-11e8-9376-4a6390add...


Whitey Bulger, the famous South Boston mom boss, did exactly this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/08/07/h....




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