In a formal opinion, the state attorney general has declared that Tennessee law prohibits participation in a lottery pool "managed by a third party" — throwing cold water on a Blount County man's idea for a part-time business, though apparently not on informal pools among friends.
State Rep. Bob Ramsey, R-Maryville, said he requested the opinion from Attorney General Bob Cooper after a "senior citizen" constituent asked if his idea of a part-time retirement business would be legal.
Basically, the idea was to collect money for buying a large block of lottery tickets with the agreement that any winnings would be split among purchasers — with the money collector getting a fee for his services or a share of any winnings, Ramsey said.
When Cooper issued the opinion and posted it on the attorney general's website, the question was posed as: "Is it lawful to conduct a lottery-ticket pool in which Tennessee lottery ticket holders pool their tickets and share in any prizes awarded on winning tickets?"
I have a feeling that, these guys don't have anything better to do. Pools are universal. What's up Tennessee?.
It's like this in many states, but it's just not every day that you get the Attorney General to issue a formal opinion about it.
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This kind of lottery pool sounds Hokey. Why should the money collector get a fee if he is sharing in the proceeds on an equal basis,with the pool members?
IMHO & FWIW
The fact that the pool manager/controller/collector/whatever wants to be paid is probably the reason for
the adverse ruling.
Only ONE lottery entity can make a profit - the State of Tenn.
I think the wording of ' he gets his fee OR a share of the winnings' .
By this, I assume he would charge people for buying tickets, whether they won or not, and most likely it would be "not". But that he would share in the pot if they won anything.
I don't think I would want to participate in his business.
Doesn't hurt to ask.
As long as you know the answer is gonna be NO.
And the question doesn't really matter.
The answer is always NO.
"with the money collector getting a fee for his services or a share of any winnings"
The laws against this are pretty universal. The reason is that a pool manager collecting a fee for issuing tickets constitutes acting as an agent of the lottery. Even if he/she has a lottery license it is against most regulations to host a lottery pool if he/she receives compensation without participation (and in some places, altogether prohibited, compensated or not...again it's all about acting as an agent of the lottery).
I THINK OHIO IS CHEATING ON THEIR GAME CLASSIC LOTTO THAT HAS NOT BEEN HIT IN ALMOST 4 YEARS!!! CHEATING AZZES!!!!
Funny you say that..lol I've said the same thing for months now. I remember they'd always hit by the time it reaches $9 million and now its over $70 million and no one has won. I'm going to give it to the end of next month & if it doesn't hit I'm going to quit playing, if it does hit, I'm still going to quit playing, at least until it reaches over $50 million again. All this dammmn $$ wasted. I only draw $3 out of my usual $10 for this game. Classic is a rip off.
Is the classic drawn manually from a tumbler machine or electronically? I hate electronic draws. I feel it can be manipulated by some computer geek.
Electronic. I wish they'd go back to the LIVE tumbler machines.
YOU RIGTH AT NEED TO BE LIVE ON TV IF WE AND ALL THE PEOPLE,S GET TO Gather AND Forth TO PUT IT BACK LIVE ON TV IT WILL WORK.
Ohio Classic is drawn mechanically. Drawings are open to the public.