Homeless man gets lottery win after red tape slashed

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 27 - A homeless man who won 37,000 euros on the lottery last month but was unable to get the cash because his documents were out of date has now been able to cash in his ticket after red tape was slashed especially for him, Italian media reported at the weekend.
    The man, Gianluigi, was prevented from landing the win initially because he didn't have a health card and his tax code had run out.
    But after a month of bureaucratic tinkering, officials said last Friday that he could receive the money.
    Gianlugi is originally from Puglia and so the people who know him in his adopted home of Senigallia, a plush Marche resort town, have renamed him 'Cassano' after former Roma and Italy striker Antonio Cassano, who is from Bari old town.
    The good luck story has gained headlines in Italy. (ANSA).