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[DRAFT] Lotto Left Unclaimed (Need new title)

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[DRAFT] Lotto Left Unclaimed (Need new title)

Postby The Texas Faction » Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:52 pm

First time writing a issue, feedback is welcome.

[Title]: Lotto left unclaimed

[Description]: After last month's Billion @@Currency@@ Lottery prize was left unclaimed, multiple people have marched into your office, demanding an solution.

[Validity]: Nations picked 1, 3a, 3b, or 4 in Issue 371. In Top 10% for Industry: Gambling


Option 1
“Clearly the money should be given back to us.” says @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Making Sure The Government Gets Its Way, “The money can be reused for the lottery prize, or to fund some key government offices, hand-picked by you of course.”
Outcome
Lottery winners often find their prize was a donation made in their name to the government.

Option 2
“Maybe the people should get something for once,” pipes up notable hobo @@RANDOMNAME@@, huddling next to one of your aides for warmth. “How about you divide the money up between everyone, and we all go home happy, except for me, but you get the point.”
Outcome
Lottery prizes are distributed evenly among the people.

Option 3
“What about just keeping the money?” observes your mostly sensible window cleaner, as he climbs into your office. “The winner won the money fair and square, so you should keep it in your treasury or something until they come to claim it, no matter how long it takes.”
Outcome
Millions of @@CURRENCY@@ lie unused in @@NAME@@’s coffers.

Option 4
“This is definitive proof that gambling is a sin to Violet.” yells @@RANDOMNAME@@, a Violetist Televangelist, crushing a set of die with a hammer. “This so-called lottery and gambling is nothing more than sinful debauchery.” As security drags @@HIM@@ out, @@HE@@ cries “Please ban such sinful activities dear @@LEADER@@, or face heavenly retribution!”
Outcome
Illegal Go Fish rings are increasingly prevalent.
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Postby Candlewhisper Archive » Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:13 am

Eh, most real life lottery have pretty clear terms and conditions specifying what happens if a prize goes unclaimed. It's not as if it's a particularly uncommon occurrence, after all.

For example:
https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/resu ... med-prizes

As such, I'm not sure there's grounds for an issue here.
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Postby Australian rePublic » Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:30 pm

Why this an issue for a national leader?
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Postby Sacara » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:20 pm

I agree with CWA, not sure this can be an issue.

However, I do have a few possible ideas involving the lottery system: Should the money be paid out in full or in certain times? Should winners be allowed to stay private? How much (if at all) should the winnings be taxed? Feel free to go ahead with any of these.
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