[mike55]

lots and lots of americans buy canadian lotto tickets because of our jackpot sizes. besides i'm a canadian in canada buying tickets for a group. if by chance the winnings are substantial, there's a group agreement, with me as the trustee. i believe winnings are paid directly from the lotto corp to each individual winner in the group. no idea if americans would have to pay taxes though. that's between you george w. and his crew and/or our government. we canadians get the winnings tax-free.

mike