Lotto Over: Mass. Convenience Stores Lose Licenses Forever For Helping Ticket Winners Dodge Taxes

Key points

• The Massachusetts appellate court affirmed the permanent revocation of lottery licenses for store owners participating in 'ten-percenting' schemes.
• Losing a lottery license causes a massive ripple effect, cutting foot traffic and secondary food and beverage sales by significant margins.
• The ruling creates a stern legal precedent that state agencies have broad authority to permanently shut down revenue streams for compliance failures.

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Sources and methodology

Reported from the public datasets below.

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - FTC enforcement actions
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - DOJ press releases and filings

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