{"id":47586,"date":"2017-07-24T01:34:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T01:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=47586"},"modified":"2017-07-24T01:34:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T01:34:41","slug":"california-man-sues-denial-5m-lottery-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=47586","title":{"rendered":"California man sues over denial of $5M lottery prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-reactid=\"41\">\n<div id=\"mrt-node-Col1-0-ContentCanvas\" data-locator=\"subtree-root\">\n<div id=\"Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy\" data-reactroot=\"\" data-reactid=\"1\" data-react-checksum=\"1274384500\">\n<div class=\"content-canvas Bgc(#fff) Pos(r)\" id=\"Col1-0-ContentCanvas\" data-reactid=\"2\">\n<article data-type=\"story\" data-reactid=\"9\" data-uuid=\"cbeeaaf2-8710-3050-b004-86255a581ece\">\n<div class=\"canvas-body Wow(bw) Cl(start) Mb(20px) Fz(15px) Lh(1.6) C(#26282a) Ff($ff-secondary) D(i)\" style='color: rgb(38, 40, 42); line-height: 1.6; clear: left; font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; display: inline; -ms-word-wrap: break-word;' data-reactid=\"14\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"15\">LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) \u2014 A man who was denied a $5 million lottery jackpot because his teenage son bought the ticket is suing the California Lottery Commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"16\">Ward Thomas of Long Beach says he sent his son to buy Scratchers tickets from a gas station in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"17\">One was a winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"18\">Thomas says he validated the ticket at a lottery office but two months later, the prize was denied because his son was 16 and only adults can play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"19\">Thomas filed a lawsuit last week against the commission and the gas station, which he claims didn&#8217;t check the boy&#8217;s age or tell him only adults could buy tickets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"19\"><div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"20\">The suit alleges negligence and breach of contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"21\">The Lottery Commission told KABC-TV (http:\/\/bit.ly\/2uKoqFh ) that it can&#8217;t comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"22\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactid=\"42\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div data-reactid=\"43\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) \u2014 A man who was denied a $5 million lottery jackpot because his teenage son bought the ticket is suing the California Lottery Commission. Ward Thomas of Long Beach says he sent his son to buy Scratchers tickets from a gas station in October. One was a winner. 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