Скачать или смотреть Pa. lawmakers push for lottery winner anonymity amid back-to-back historic Powerball jackpots

If someone in Pennsylvania is lucky enough to score the winning ticket to Wednesday's $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot, the third largest in the game's history, anonymity is not an option.

However, a bill re-introduced to the Pennsylvania legislature could change that.

Senate Bill 373, which unanimously passed the State Senate in September, would allow lottery winners the choice of keeping their name anonymous.

"If you play the Powerball and you’re the big winner, you have a lot of decisions to make and I think one of those decisions shouldn’t be how you protect your family," said State Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming Counties), the primary sponsor of the bill. "Helping people protect their security, their anonymity and their families that’s the goal of the bill."

Currently, the first name, last name initial, municipality and county of residence of lottery winners are required to be revealed. Under the new law, your name would no longer be required.

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