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Analysts say online gambling law a bad ideaNews Story
'Moral crusade ... is wrong for about 1,000 reasons' Yesterday, the Department of Justice [DOJ] announced charges against 11 individuals and four companies accused of taking sports bets from U.S. residents in the $12 billion a year online gambling industry. The charges focused on the persons and companies that supported BetonSports PLC, a U.K. incorporated, publicly traded company and popular Internet sportsbook that claims to have 1.2 million registered users. The view of the DOJ is a
Jul 19, 2006, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Gambling industry adjusting after CEO arrestNews Story
Next week's big online gambling conference in Las Vegas may turn out to be a washout as a number of individuals invited are thinking of cancelling their trip in the wake of the indictments of senior directors at BetonSports. The annual conference, organised by Bodog.com, is a must-go event for industry executives, but the arrest of the BetonSports chief executive David Carruthers on entry to the US has made people think twice about attending. Bodog.com's chief executive, the Canadian maver
Jul 19, 2006, 8:07 am - Lottery News

Dallas arrest sparks fears of internet gambling crackdownNews Story
Analysts say timing of arrest may be designed to influence legislative process The internet gambling industry was in disarray last night after the Scottish chief executive of BetOnSports, the Costa Rica-based operator, was arrested by the US federal authorities at Dallas Fort Worth airport. In a brief hearing at a federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas, prosecutors said that David Carruthers and several others were charged with conspiracy to offer bets on professional and college spor
Jul 18, 2006, 8:14 am - Lottery News

Arrest Made in Crackdown on Internet BettingNews Story
In a sharp escalation of their crackdown on Internet gambling, United States prosecutors said yesterday that they were pressing charges against the chief executive of BetOnSports, a prominent Internet gambling company that is publicly traded in Britain, and against several other current and former company officers. Federal authorities arrested the chief executive, David Carruthers, late Sunday as he was on layover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on his way from Britain to Costa Ric
Jul 18, 2006, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Indiana Lottery may spend $1M to settle lawsuitNews Story
A lawsuit over a winning $5 scratch-off lottery ticket may end up costing the state of Indiana more than $1 million. Indianapolis resident Tom H. Smith bought a $2 instant win ticket in 1996 and won $5. But he didn't try to collect the prize until months later and was told it was too late for the payout. Smith appealed to lottery headquarters, saying he had no way of knowing the game had ended, and eventually filed a lawsuit against the Hoosier Lottery. Others joined the lawsuit, sayi
Jun 26, 2006, 7:09 am - Lottery News

Clash over $1 million lottery ticket outlives buyerNews Story
What are the odds that a man could throw away a $1 million scratch ticket, lose his father and then his own life all in four months' time? The regulars who play their lottery tickets here at the White Hen Pantry grocery now shrug away the misfortune that started at the counter last October for one of their own, Kevin Donovan, as if bowing to the vagaries of luck they gamble against each day. But Donovan's run of bad luck has outlived him. Last fall, he filed a claim against the elder
Jun 19, 2006, 7:35 pm - Lottery News

Family sues lottery ticket finderNews Story
Winner picked ticket out of the trash, family rejected offer of one-third of jackpot The heirs of a Blackstone man who tossed away a $1 million scratch ticket are suing the man who picked it out of the garbage, alleging he stole it. Daniel Donovan, the executor of his father Kevin Donovan's estate, filed suit May 26 against Edward St. John, who found the ticket, and Joseph Sullivan, the executive director of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. The lawsuit, filed in Worcester Sup
Jun 14, 2006, 8:09 am - Lottery News

Lottery company used 'sucker lists' to target elderlyNews Story
The New York Attorney General's office has secured $110,000 in restitution and civil penalties from three Erie County individuals who targeted senior citizens through a telemarketing scam involving the sale of winning lottery numbers. Michael J. Geiger and Michael D. Marranca, the owners of Multi-Plays of America, Inc. and the company's general manager, Noelle M. Alessandra, all consented to the court order that permanently bars them from telemarketing to consumers or for charitable purpose
Jun 9, 2006, 7:51 am - Lottery News

California judge rules in favor of Mega Millions lotteryNews Story
California Lottery officials announced Tuesday that the Sacramento Superior Court ruled that California's participation in the multi-state Mega Millions game is legal and that the California Lottery is authorized to operate the game in the state. The court further stated that the Lottery Commission is lawfully operating and the Mega Millions' joint operation in California does not require specific legislative approval. The ruling is a crushing blow to a small but vocal anti-lottery group,
Jun 8, 2006, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Whittaker sued by casino over bad checksNews Story
Caesars casino is suing the winner of a $315 million lottery jackpot, claiming he bounced checks worth $1.5 million trying to cover gambling losses. Jack Whittaker, whose Powerball win in 2002 was at the time the largest undivided lottery jackpot, claims he doesn't owe the money. In a filing made in response to Caesars lawsuit, Whittaker said the casino actually owes him money because it agreed to give him a percentage of revenue from a slot machine he developed and to credit his gambling
Jun 8, 2006, 7:24 am - Lottery News