Think twice before playing the lottery
By Tamsyn Burgmann, THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO - Feeling lucky, punk?
An Ontario lottery player's windfall - then downfall - earlier this week is an ironic reminder that for those with something to hide, going for the big win just might not be worth the gamble.
Barry Shell, of Brampton, Ont., had a cheque for $4.4 million in hand and mugged for the money shot Monday before being swiftly carted off to jail on outstanding criminal charges.
The skeletons came tumbling out of Shell's closet on account of the simplest of reasons - he failed to provide the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. with proper ID during the routine processing of his winning ticket. An arrest warrant had been issued in 2003 after he didn't show up for a court date.
Gutters and strikes eh? This is one of the all-time biggest mixed bags of all-time. You win $4 million but you have to go to prison. I guess it was worth it to turn himself in. Sure, he has to do some hard time but at least he'll be rich when he get out. The only bad part could be the other inmates finding out. Then they'll probably threaten to rape him if he doesn't pay them when they get out. There's nothing that'll put the knife to your throat figuratively like a shiv to your throat literally.
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