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Offshore gambling site laundered $2 million in Amazon gift cards, Feds sayNews Story
The operators of an offshore gambling website that accepts online lottery wagers used Amazon gift cards to launder nearly $2 million over the past few years, a Department of Homeland Security investigator alleged in a recent application for a seizure warrant filed in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The filing alleges that the Costa Rica-based gambling site, 5Dimes, instructed U.S. customers to use Amazon gift cards to fund their 5Dimes online gambling wagers, in an effort to skirt th
Mar 15, 2016, 7:53 pm - Lottery News

Virginia becomes first state to formally legalize daily fantasy sportsNews Story
Virginia Monday signed into law the Fantasy Contests Act, a bill outlining how daily fantasy sport sites like DraftKings and FanDuel can operate legally in the state. The law is the nation's first formal recognition of the industry after months of heated legal activity in multiple states. Regulators and lawmakers around the country have sought bans on the websites on the grounds they constitute illegal online gambling. The Virginia legislature first approved the new bill in February. Governor
Mar 7, 2016, 9:24 pm - Lottery News

36 SC stores suspended from lottery salesNews Story
Lottery officials in South Carolina say three dozen stores have been suspended from selling tickets because of their involvement in the operation of illegal gambling machines. Holli Armstrong with the South Carolina Education Lottery told local media that the stores are being suspended for six months because of the illegal machines. Armstrong says the stores have received a letter about the suspension. The stores' contracts with the lottery include a provision for a non-appealable six-m
Sep 16, 2014, 12:36 pm - Lottery News

Lottery jackpot probe heats up after immunity dealNews Story
Investigators trying to unravel the mystery behind a bogus claim for a $14.3 million multi-state Hot Lotto jackpot won in Iowa in 2011 have received valuable information from a man in Canada who was granted limited immunity, state officials said Tuesday. A month ago, investigators traveled to Canada to conduct an interview after reaching an agreement in which a person of interest was promised the information given would not be used against him, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation assistan
Oct 8, 2013, 11:24 pm - Lottery News

Court: Police can collect $1M lottery prizeNews Story
The police in Medford, Oregon, can collect much of a $1 million prize from the Oregon Lottery that came from a scratch ticket bought with a dead woman's credit card, Oregon's appeals court has ruled. Oregon allows police to keep money seized in criminal activity. The winnings were awarded to the police when Christina Elizabeth Goodenow, 45, pleaded no contest to using the card that belonged to her boyfriend's mother said. For starters, Chief Tim George said, the windfall will be used to ex
Jul 13, 2012, 10:45 am - Lottery News

Feds seize gambling site Bodog, indict founderNews Story
The sports gambling site Bodog was shut down and four Canadians indicted, including founder Calvin Ayre, for illegal gambling that generated more than $100 million in winnings, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. The website's domain name was seized Monday and the indictments, which were returned Feb. 22, were unveiled Tuesday in Baltimore, prosecutors said. The indictments follow federal prosecutions last year of three of the biggest websites involved in online poker. More than 75 comp
Feb 29, 2012, 7:19 am - Lottery News

Woman accused of killing Florida lottery winner sued by victim's estateNews Story
The estate of slain Lakeland, Florida, lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare has filed another lawsuit against the woman accused of killing him. The latest lawsuit, filed last week in Tampa's courthouse, accuses Dorice DeeDee Moore of taking more than $1 million from Shakespeare. The estate is seeking 121 items, including many pieces of jewelry, a Rolex watch, six computers and two cameras. The valuables were seized by Hillsborough County deputies during the investigation into Shakespeare'
Oct 14, 2011, 5:47 pm - Lottery News

S.C. lottery and electronic sweepstakes on collision courseNews Story
South Carolina retailers who offer electronic sweepstakes to customers are feeling jittery. That's according to one member of the S.C. Education Lottery Oversight Committee , a panel made up of state legislators and members of the public. The question is, are electronic sweepstakes legal in South Carolina? said Alexander Shadwick, after Tuesday's meeting. They don't know if the games are legal or illegal, so the courts have to decide, he said. But it scares all the retailers.
Sep 29, 2011, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Kentucky store clerks indicted for lottery fraudNews Story
Perps exposed by security integrity testing program A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has handed down indictments against four individuals charged with state lottery fraud. One of the four is also charged with providing false information to state lottery investigators. The Kentucky Lottery Corporation's (KLC's) security department launched an Integrity Testing Program in March of this year. The program's goal was to determine if store clerks were following procedures for cashing winnin
Jul 1, 2011, 9:55 am - Lottery News

Baltimore feds target Internet gambling sitesNews Story
Phony company was set up to catch illegal betting businesses Federal investigators in Baltimore set up a phony business and handled $33 million in transactions from Internet gamblers in a lengthy sting operation that led to the indictment of two online betting companies and their international owners. Details were released Monday after 11 associated bank accounts were seized in five countries and 10 web domain names were shut down. It is illegal for Internet gambling enterprises to do
May 23, 2011, 7:52 pm - Lottery News