Young girl wins lottery and is now suing because she won.

[6k MMR Lolicon]

Should be illegal to bet money. That easy.

When the chips are down, is there really any difference between buying a lottery ticket and buying, say, an MMORPG subscription? Both are entertainment services.

[Rudkobing]

Oh, what a world we live in.....

/sigh

[Sesshomaru]

Even if the lawsuit is out of goodness, it'll still be reflected badly upon the media as most people in the entire world is living at or below the poverty line. (depends on the localizations)
Needless to say, she could've kept quiet about winning the lottery (which is a wise decision by itself) and rather save the money for later on as we never know how the world economy will be in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years and so on.
She could have easily dodged a lot of bullets by keeping some things to herself, but with the lawsuit she is aiming straight for her foot, asper social groups' perceptions.

[Witchblade77]

A 17 year old with 1.25 million dollars did what most younger and many older people would do when handed a large sum of money....spent it...and then realized that material things don't always solve your problems.

When are people going to realize that a single million really isn't that much money to begin with?

that... entirely depends on what you are trying to begin. because a single million for me? I'd be goddamn set. now mind you. I woudln't be spending it on designer clothes or new fancy cars or any of that other transient stuff. but it would pay off mine AND my parents mortgage, get rid of what's left of the student loans, pay for major house renovations, get a backup (used not new) car, a few other things, a chunk invested and I would still have a nice emergency fund left over. and its amazing how much you can accomplish when thanks to no debt and housing taken care of - your general living expenses become MUCH lower. a million is only "not that much money" if you don't know how to manage it. aka, don't drastically change your damn lifestyle, unless you know you can maintain that level of income.

[TheDeeGee]

Wtf... the world is seriously done for.

It needs to end with a big bang!

[Deleted]

Not a really strong case I would think.

Then again, the judges these days often seem just as crazy as the people suing these days.

[tiptopmemer]

Same as welfare, you dont value money you havent earned.

[Guyv3r]

Bitch must need more money then.

[GreenJesus]

1.3 million dollars?? Can't even pay for a third of the price of my parent's home in Orange County. Congratulations! She thought she struck it big and went around the wold, got nice cars etc., but probably has nothing left. who knew that without cash flow coming in that money dissapears..

[XDurionX]

Slight clarification (or dispelling a lie, whichever) she's not the youngest lottery winner in Britain (though possibly the youngest euromillions winner), the youngest lottery winner was Callie Rogers who won it at 16 in 2003 (ish), this lass was 17 when she won it in 2013.

Both were idiots who threw it all away.

Isn't gambling illegal at that age in britain?

[SirBeef]

A 17 year old with 1.25 million dollars did what most younger and many older people would do when handed a large sum of money....spent it...and then realized that material things don't always solve your problems.

When are people going to realize that a single million really isn't that much money to begin with?

I could have lived off $1.25M for the rest of my life at 17. Especially if I had it up front. That right there is about a typical lifetime salary for most people.

[willtron]

A 17 year old with 1.25 million dollars did what most younger and many older people would do when handed a large sum of money....spent it...and then realized that material things don't always solve your problems.

When are people going to realize that a single million really isn't that much money to begin with?

Can I have a small loan of a million dollars then please?

[Caelia]

Isn't gambling illegal at that age in britain?

Not when it comes to lottery etc.
Casinos have 18 as the age limit but "lighter" gambling has 16 as the restriction which is partly what this lawsuit is about.

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that... entirely depends on what you are trying to begin. because a single million for me? I'd be goddamn set. now mind you. I woudln't be spending it on designer clothes or new fancy cars or any of that other transient stuff. but it would pay off mine AND my parents mortgage, get rid of what's left of the student loans, pay for major house renovations, get a backup (used not new) car, a few other things, a chunk invested and I would still have a nice emergency fund left over.

All comes down to location, while you'd be able to afford all that with a million, I would be able to buy a cheap house and decorate it, then the money would be gone, no savings, no car etc.

[Blade Wolf]

Spoiled brat is spoiled and stupid.

[Azadina]

I could have lived off $1.25M for the rest of my life at 17. Especially if I had it up front. That right there is about a typical lifetime salary for most people.

It would be about 2000 a month for 50 years. Which is not too bad at all, atleast here. I'd easily be set for life with such amount, as I'm not all too interested in material wealth.

[Green Mountain Boys]

She voluntarily accepted the outcomes of winning the lottery by buying a lottery ticket and engaging the act of gambling. Cut and dry case.

[Lazuli]

I heard this on the radio yesterday or the day before, I was laughing so fucking hard.

[ranzino]

Lottery company offered financial advice, but she denied. Great idea.