system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: why do most states force lottery winners to release their names to the public?
gpt
It's largely transparency. If you could keep the names of winners secret, it would be a lot easier for the gaming commissioner's cousin to win the lottery every week, and nobody would have to know about it. By making the winners public, we can make it easier to ensure that winners are legitimate.