A 66-year-old man from Chiba Prefecture has filed a damages suit against lottery operator Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, demanding 50 million yen he claims he did not receive from a winning lottery ticket, the man's lawyers said Thursday.
The man filed the suit with the Chiba District Court against DKB and a food company that operates a lottery vending booth in the city.
According to the suit, the man asked a female clerk at a lottery ticket vending booth in August 2000 to check if any of his 100 tickets for the Summer Jumbo lottery had won.
The clerk checked the tickets and handed over 6,000 yen in winnings and a receipt.