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One potential solution is to have an independent third party verify that the winner is legitimate and not linked to the lottery agency. The judge is essentially

One potential solution is to have an independent third party verify that the winner is legitimate and not linked to the lottery agency. The judge is essentially playing that role here.

Klathmon 9y ago
I think the commenters point is that with even a few tens of millions of dollars you could buy any 3rd party off.
- DaiPlusPlus 9y ago
  The identity of the auditors would be public information and they would be under a lot of scrutiny. They would have to go through a lot of trouble to launder any bribe money they received. What use is a few million dollars if you can only spend it as petty cash?
  - mikeash 9y ago
    Judges being a great example. There are huge incentives to influence them, but they’re generally pretty hard to buy off.
    - noir_lord 9y ago
      And the penalties for doing so are draconian and applied by a different judge and historically judges frown on attempts to subvert the judiciary.