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his documents were out of date has now been able to cash in his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.
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