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Arizona latest state to shield lottery winners' names
Arizona joined a growing number of states allowing
winners of big lottery jackpots to stay anonymous
Wednesday after Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed
legislation letting winners of jackpots of $100,000 or
more request that their names not be made public.Get more
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The move comes as privacy concerns are increasingly
trumping lottery groups' wishes to publicize winners to
boost sales and show that the games are fair.Four years
ago, just five states allowed anonymous winners, but the
number has now grown to at least 10. A handful of others
allow trusts to claim prizes.
Ducey's spokesman, Patrick Ptak, said in a statement that
the new law will protect Arizonans' privacy rights while
maintaining current safeguards that ensure the integrity
of the Arizona Lottery.
"Winning the lottery shouldn't come at the expense of
someone's privacy or safety," Ptak said.
Just two weeks ago, New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle
Lujan Grisham took the opposite view and refused to sign
a similar measure in order to prioritize transparency.
"To be sure, the governor is clear about the concerns
raised by proponents, i.e., that certain bad actors could
take advantage of lottery winners if their names are made
public," spokesman Tripp Stelnicki said in a statement
last week. But "New Mexicans should have every confidence
in the games run by the lottery."
At least eight state legislatures considered measures
shielding winners' names this year, and governors in
Virginia and Arizona have signed theirs into
law.Republican state Rep. Nancy Barto introduced the
Arizona measure, saying she wanted to protect winners
from harassment or worse if their names became public.
Current state law allowed Arizona winners to remain
anonymous for 90 days.
Last week, a spokesman for the Arizona Lottery said it
was important for winners to be named to maintain
transparency and the integrity of the system. The lottery
didn't take an official position on the bill as it worked
its way through the Legislature under state policy.
"The only way the public has an absolute guarantee of
integrity as far as real people winning these prizes is
to be able to know who wins these prizes," state lottery
spokesman John Gilliland said.
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