{"id":5150,"date":"2018-04-25T17:55:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T17:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=5150"},"modified":"2018-04-26T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T17:01:08","slug":"is-the-illinois-lottery-pulling-a-fast-one-on-scratch-off-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/is-the-illinois-lottery-pulling-a-fast-one-on-scratch-off-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Is The Illinois Lottery Pulling A Fast One On Scratch-Off Customers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Illinois Lottery<\/strong> has landed itself in some hot water with players and consumer advocacy groups. It seems it has been following a policy to continue to sell scratch and win tickets even after the games\u2019 biggest prizes have been claimed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Allowing instant game sales to continue after top prizes are awarded is a longtime Illinois Lottery policy<\/strong>. The policy is outlined in the fine print on the backs of tickets. The Illinois Lottery also indicates whether top prizes for specific games are still available on its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, that information is not readily available<\/strong> at lottery retailers. Plus, advertising slogans on the tickets themselves suggest players have a chance of winning top prizes even when they don\u2019t.<\/p>\nTicket sales continue after top prizes claimed<\/span><\/h2>\n