JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Can a Florida Lottery winner keep their identity secret?
The state’s answer is clear: “Florida Lottery winners cannot remain anonymous."
But a Jacksonville resident was able to keep his or her identity under wraps after winning the $3.5 million Florida Lotto jackpot by using a legal loophole.
Typically, the jackpot winner’s personal information, apart their home address and telephone number, would have been made available to anybody asking for it.
If this becomes common practice, Florida would be joining half a dozen other states which already allow lotto winners LLC anonymity.