Iowa Administrative Code, 705-1.14(3)By submitting a claim, the player also agrees that the prizewinner’s name may be used for publicity purposes by the lottery.
Talk-radio program I’m listening to right now had a lottery official on that also said that state law requires disclosure of trust beneficiaries when a trust is claiming a lottery prize.
It appears that the Trust in this case was unwilling to comply, and therefore dropped their claim.
This is standard language in every state. My state has it, too. But, let's actually cite it:
11.1(3) By submitting a claim, the player also agrees that the prizewinner’s name may be used for publicity purposes by the lottery.
Note the terminology: prizewinner's name. Let's go back to a previous section:
11.1(1) A prize claim shall be entered in the name of a single individual or organization.
If an organization (which is subsequently defined as a "legal entity", like a trust) is the name. Therefore, for advertising purposes, the trust is the prize winner.
Talk-radio program I’m listening to right now had a lottery official on that also said that state law requires disclosure of trust beneficiaries when a trust is claiming a lottery prize.
Did he cite the law, or did he just claim it like you did -- and then realized that the Lottery Code didn't say that?
I don't mean to disparage the official, but I've caught officials telling half-truth's and sometimes outright untruth's to media. I got an apology and a correction from a university police chief after I pointed out his incorrect interpretation on the use of deadly force in self-defense.
There is a possibility, which maybe you can find: some states require it in order to confirm that the beneficiaries don't owe back taxes, student loans, or child support. But, I didn't find anything like that in the Iowa Lottery Code.