a person winning american lottery and living outside the us of a
2007-03-07 03:57:33 · 3 answers · asked by john t 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Yes. Whoever buys the winning ticket is entitled to receive the money. Faerien citizen have collected US lottery winning in the past.
2007-03-07 04:07:34 · answer #1 · answered by Episco 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The US does not restrict who can purchase a lottery ticket (other than a minimum age requirement).
If you are not a legal resident they take off a flat tax of something like 30% and give you the rest, either installments or a lump sum (minus a lump sum penalty).
Not all countries tax lottery wins, the UK for example don't. So if a Brit won the lottery while on vacation here in the US, they would not necessarily face a tax bill when they got home. The US government would get their cut long before the foreign person ever got their money though.
2007-03-07 18:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, but the winner might have to pay both U.S. and Canadian taxes - OUCH!
2007-03-07 15:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋