Share of €500,000 jackpot offered to men who bought scratchcard with stolen credit card

<p>Winnings as yet unclaimed by thieves in Toulouse who bought scratchcard amid legal debate over who gets payout</p><p>Two homeless men who bought a winning lottery scratchcard with a stolen credit card have been offered a potentially lifechanging deal by their victim: a share of the €500,000 jackpot if they can produce the ticket.</p><p>The situation has left legal experts scratching their heads over who is the rightful owner of the so far unclaimed winnings: the person who bought the scratchcard, or the person who paid for it? And will the lottery operator pay out?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/21/toulouse-france-legal-debate-scratchcard-jackpot">Continue reading...</a>