Tampa gas station owner told undercover lottery ‘winner’ $1K ticket was worth $5: officials

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A Tampa gas station has been stripped of its Florida Lottery inventory after undercover investigators said the owner tried to misrepresent the value of a $1,000 winning ticket and pocketed the prize for himself.

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