I don’t pretend to know the legalities of this practice, but there is something which seems unsavory about continuing to sell lottery tickets (at twenty dollars a pop no less) after the “grand prize” has been awarded:

Not engaging in the lottery ticket phenom myself, but having witnessed the lines at various places in our state, there is no question but that it is big business and a huge source of revenue in Pennsylvania.

I wonder if folks here go to the lottery site to check out the recent winners before buying their instant winner tickets. Somehow, I would suspect very few take advantage of that information and that is assuming they are aware such a site exists.

Any thoughts? Should remaining lottery tickets be pulled after the big prize is secured, or is it the responsibility of those purchasing what they hope will be their lucky ticket to first educate themselves on the status of the game they are entering?