On the contrary, as someone who lives in a place where lottery winners are allowed to remain anonymous, I find it bizarre that these states are willing to give

On the contrary, as someone who lives in a place where lottery winners are allowed to remain anonymous, I find it bizarre that these states are willing to give out such full information (even for winnings as small as $600) to anyone who asks, not just to law enforcement investigating potential fraud. The chance of your life getting ruined after winning the lottery is proportional (among other factors) to the number of people who know that you've suddenly landed a fortune and want a favor. I once read an article about people who continued to live normally after winning the lottery. Most of them only told a few people and tried not to draw attention. One man didn't even tell his wife until he lost his job a few years later and had to explain to her why she shouldn't be worried at all! But that's going to be impossible if the state publishes your name and the exact amount of your winnings for anyone to see. They might as well publish everyone's tax records, too, including Trump's that everyone's been asking for.