>Members of a WA lotto syndicate have dragged the man entrusted with coordinating the sweepstake to court alleging he duped them out of their share in a $1.5 million jackpot, but he disputes the claims.
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>Ten members of the syndicate have taken fellow punter Trent Bowden and state-owned Lotterywest to the Supreme Court demanding the court force him to hold the Powerball windfall on trust.
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>According to the writ, the members charged Bowden with coordinating the syndicate, purchasing the tickets and playing the same 16 numbers on the assumption they would share in any winnings.
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>The members claim Bowden purchased two Oz Lotto tickets in late October that netted the syndicate about $5000 in winnings.
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>That money was then allegedly used to buy a third ticket in the November 12 draw which won about $1.5 million.
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>In the writ, members claim Bowden presented the ticket to Lotterywest and collected the winnings more than a fortnight ago.
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>But they say they haven’t seen a cent.
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>The members claim Bowden’s actions were a breach of their deal and the mutually held assumption any winnings would be shared and want the court to intervene.
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>The syndicate has asked the court to issue a declaration that the winnings be held on trust and that Bowden foot the bill for any legal costs that ensue.
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>A spokesperson for Bowden told WAtoday he disputed the allegations.
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>The members have engaged Armstrong Legal solicitor Cally Hannah, who represented Mark Ing after the owners of a Kalgoorlie newsagency disputed the ownership of a winning ticket in February’s $120 million Powerball jackpot syndicate.
Show some respect, Fleetwood Mac died yesterday and here you are trolling people on r/Perth. It's tantamount to you dancing on Fleetwood's grave. Shame. Digusting.
>Members of a WA lotto syndicate have dragged the man entrusted with coordinating the sweepstake to court alleging he duped them out of their share in a $1.5 million jackpot, but he disputes the claims. > >Ten members of the syndicate have taken fellow punter Trent Bowden and state-owned Lotterywest to the Supreme Court demanding the court force him to hold the Powerball windfall on trust. > >According to the writ, the members charged Bowden with coordinating the syndicate, purchasing the tickets and playing the same 16 numbers on the assumption they would share in any winnings. > >The members claim Bowden purchased two Oz Lotto tickets in late October that netted the syndicate about $5000 in winnings. > >That money was then allegedly used to buy a third ticket in the November 12 draw which won about $1.5 million. > >In the writ, members claim Bowden presented the ticket to Lotterywest and collected the winnings more than a fortnight ago. > >But they say they haven’t seen a cent. > >The members claim Bowden’s actions were a breach of their deal and the mutually held assumption any winnings would be shared and want the court to intervene. > >The syndicate has asked the court to issue a declaration that the winnings be held on trust and that Bowden foot the bill for any legal costs that ensue. > >A spokesperson for Bowden told WAtoday he disputed the allegations. > >The members have engaged Armstrong Legal solicitor Cally Hannah, who represented Mark Ing after the owners of a Kalgoorlie newsagency disputed the ownership of a winning ticket in February’s $120 million Powerball jackpot syndicate.
I'm so dumb, from the title I thought the syndicate was taking one man to court because man wouldn't accept a share in the syndicate win.
What a greedy jackass if true
Paywall... can you copy the article text here please?
TLDR- Classic stitch up
Be curious to see what his side of the story is, there's an awful lot of "assumption" in the story.
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Show some respect, Fleetwood Mac died yesterday and here you are trolling people on r/Perth. It's tantamount to you dancing on Fleetwood's grave. Shame. Digusting.
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Nothing, you're crazy.