The Oregon Senate is set to take a final vote as soon as Monday on a bill that would allow all winners of Oregon Lottery games to remain anonymous, eliminating what was once considered a key transparency measure to maintain integrity and public trust in the games.
Lawmakers’ renewed push toward secrecy comes in the aftermath of investigations by The Oregonian/OregonLive last year that found millions of dollars in winnings have flowed to a business in Australia or been rerouted to local opportunists who purchase scores of winning tickets from the true owners at a discount, claiming the full prizes for themselves.
