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Appeal almost inevitable in Wire Act reinterpretation case, expert saysNews Story
Big changes could be on the horizon for the gaming industry if the January reinterpretation of the federal Wire Act becomes a U.S. Justice Department mandate. But how likely is that to happen? Three law professors at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law tackled that question Thursday in a Moot Court presentation. Broadly, the reinterpretation could further restrict internet gambling. The Justice Department reversed some of the stances it made in 2011, when it interpreted the law to ba
Mar 11, 2019, 9:43 am - Lottery News

State lotteries line up against DOJ reversal on Wire ActNews Story
State lotteries continue to fight back against a January Department of Justice reversal of its interpretation of the Wire Act, threatening every form of online gambling in the country. (See DOJ reverses 2011 opinion of the Wire Act; legal online gaming in question, Lottery Post, Jan. 14, 2019.) Now the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania joined a New Hampshire lawsuit challenging the validity of the new Wire Act opinion. Before joining the lawsuit, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro co
Mar 11, 2019, 9:26 am - Lottery News

$273M Mega Millions jackpot winner from NJ says he initially forgot the lottery ticket at the storeNews Story
A New Jersey man who claimed a $273 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot this week left the winning ticket at the store. While messing with his phone, Mike Weirsky misplaced $273 million last Thursday. When he realized on Friday that he left behind the two Mega Millions tickets he bought at the Quick Chek on New Brunswick Avenue in Pohatcong Township, he returned to the store. A Good Samaritan had found them and the store was holding them in a drawer awaiting Weirsky's return, he said
Mar 6, 2019, 5:54 pm - Lottery News

Sports betting at Yankee Stadium? It could happen under New York legislationNews Story
A sponsor of sports betting legislation in New York said the bill likely would allow for in-person wagering at places like Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden. Assemblyman Gary Pretlow said Friday the legislation he announced this week is being tweaked and will have that provision unless he receives strong opposition. That is one of the changes, that we would open it up to have affiliates such as Madison Square Garden, which has expressed an interest in doing this, the Westchester Co
Mar 4, 2019, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Furloughed Staten Island park ranger wins $29.5 million in New Jersey LotteryNews Story
A New York City park ranger from New Jersey who was furloughed during the partial federal government shutdown has claimed a $29.5 million lottery jackpot. Judith Smith had purchased the winning Pick 6 ticket for the December 17 drawing just days before the shutdown closed the Fort Wadsworth recreation area in Staten Island. The Bayonne resident and her two children put the ticket in a safe place while seeking legal and financial advice before claiming the jackpot. When I read it the
Feb 23, 2019, 9:02 am - Lottery News

N.J. weighs keeping lottery winners anonymousNews Story
So you've won the lottery and suddenly you find you have a bunch of new relatives. Distant cousins. A long-lost half-sister. New Jersey lawmakers are looking to protect state lottery winners from potential moochers and scammers by allowing them to remain anonymous. Only a handful of states permit lottery winners to keep their good fortune private, although some allow winners to put their money into trusts, allowing them some degree of anonymity. A bill before the state Senate State Gove
Feb 21, 2019, 5:37 pm - Lottery News

New Hampshire sues DOJ over new Wire Act rulingNews Story
New Hampshire on Friday became the first state to legally challenge last month's U.S. Department of Justice decision to revise the Federal Wire Act, filing a federal lawsuit that would halt enforcement of the opinion that could keep the state from selling lottery tickets online. The state is asking a U.S. District Court judge to vacate the 23-page opinion from the Department's Office of Legal Counsel, confirm that the Wire Act does not apply to state lotteries, and permanently keep the Justic
Feb 15, 2019, 5:25 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery prepared to take sports bets if lawmakers approveNews Story
On Wednesday the Iowa legislature began what will likely be a long conversation over legalizing sports gambling in Iowa. A legislative subcommittee considered four separate bills on Wednesday that would legalize betting on professional and collegiate sports. A 2018 US Supreme Court ruling lifted the federal moratorium on the activity. Delaware was the first state to take advantage of the ruling and begin taking bets on sports. Their system allows sports gambling at casinos as well as at lo
Feb 7, 2019, 12:41 pm - Lottery News

Multi-state Cash4Life may become daily lottery gameNews Story
Lottery players in nine states may soon have a chance to play the game Cash4Life on daily basis. The move from a twice-per-week to daily drawings was approved Monday by members of the the New York State Gaming Commission. If approved by the other eight states that offer the game, Cash4Life could adopt a daily drawing schedule starting on July 1. New York started Cash4Life with New Jersey in 2014. Since then, seven other states have joined: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Jan 29, 2019, 9:09 am - Lottery News

N.J. woman wins $2M from gift scratch-off lottery ticket from dad, takes family on vacationNews Story
By Todd Northrop A New Jersey woman who received scratch-off lottery tickets as a gift from her father won big when one turned out to be worth $2 million. Melissa Spagnola, of Little Silver, won the top prize for the 100X The Bucks ticket her father bought at Wawa, located at 210 Georgetown Wrightstown Road in Wrightstown (Burlington County), state lottery officials said Tuesday. Spangola said she doesn't buy tickets for herself, only for family members like her parents who are long-tim
Jan 15, 2019, 11:28 am - Lottery News