Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participation

Comment #40

KY Floyd — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:33:40 GMT

other countries don't tax lottery winnings so the US gets the raw end of the deal

Okay, I'll bite. How does the US get a raw deal because of other countries tax policies regarding lottery prizes

Comment #39

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:43:28 GMT

I say the only way it's rigged is the odds ....1 in 292,201,338.

Comment #38

kenb — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:26:43 GMT

JJtheprince14 said, No foreign countries should be able to play our games. They have an unfair advantage, we've seen the headlines on Lottery Post, it's way too easy to win in those countries.

That's discrimination. We do have a constitution by which our elected officials are bound. This question boils down to accountability: how will the tax money be distributed and spent

Comment #37

Rigged50 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:29:09 GMT

The problem with an international lottery is many of the other countries don't tax lottery winnings so the US gets the raw end of the deal. Also this is part of a larger plan to globalize everything ie; make us a one world society don't be naive the governments are using every entity in the US to make us a One World/New World Order which doesn't leave room for a constitution and bill of rights which is the primary reason they are attacking them now. You soften up your target before you attack it... [ More ]

Comment #36

Rigged50 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:20:32 GMT

Not sure larger jackpots would help. I am losing confidence in the trustworthiness of the Powerball. I bought tickets for the drawing tonight and the PB number was 2; many of my PB numbers were either 1,3 or 4 and i made a few tickets with the PB number 2 before the drawing because it was obviously missing and it comes up. This has happened many times before and i'm thinking this is not a coincidence. What say you.

Comment #35

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:12:56 GMT

Since most Idaho Lottery tickets are sold to Utahns, shouldn't the Utah legislature take this up

Comment #34

Think — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 23:53:00 GMT

Uhhh...So you are worried that Foreign countries will cause the U.S. to lose out on taxes?

Did you ever stop and consider that it works the other way around also?

When foreign money is won in the U.S. it is taxed in the U.S.

Comment #33

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:48:17 GMT

There's your answer Coin Toss.

Comment #32

hearsetrax — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:32:43 GMT

The MUSL have only themselves to blame 4 most folks' lottery fatigue

by both raising the price and changing the matrix in the first place

Comment #31

treefiddy — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:50:09 GMT

Foreign people on vacation already win lotteries in countries they don't reside in. #Freedom

Comment #30

jjtheprince14 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:46:15 GMT

No foreign countries should be able to play our games. They have an unfair advantage, we've seen the headlines on Lottery Post, it's way too easy to win in those countries.

Comment #29

DELotteryPlyr — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:25:24 GMT

Good point, I also dont like the idea of America losing out on the tax benefit if won outside of the states. And I think congress would agree, will be contacting my rep's both state federal.

Comment #28

Ranett — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:02:31 GMT

Jackpot fatigue = the matrix has become so unattractive, players don't spend as much as they used to. Instead of revamping the game itself and wooing back customers they go after new customers.

I don't play this game that much anymore so this doesn't really affect me.

Comment #27

Bleudog101 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:23:44 GMT

You may be onto something, IDK! What I'm curious to see and think the answer is obvious will MM PB go back to their old matrix and start the drawings @ $40 million and better increases between them? I seriously doubt it.

Comment #26

mjwinsmith — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:12:44 GMT

Exactly

Comment #25

grwurston — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:52:57 GMT

Players in Britain and Australia don't pay taxes on their winnings in those countries. Will that apply if they win the PB? If they do have to pay I wonder how they will feel about that.

If it turns they don't have to pay taxes, how will American players react when they find out Britons and Australians can keep their entire winnings while we can't

Comment #24

KY Floyd — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:45:20 GMT

so you use your political power to take away the game entirely

But of course she never tried to do anything that any of her constituents might not agree with, right?

What we've got is 32 years of Idahoans being able to participate voluntarily in a lottery game of their choice,

But now he'll work to make sure they can't participate voluntarily if their game of choice is PB.

When I play I expect half of the purchase heading to the jackpot amount and the other money helping schools... [ More ]

Comment #23

weshar75 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:32:06 GMT

I think that I will play my trio tickets for the multi-states games and oregon megabucks even if they have other countries playing. But if they get rid of powerball and mega millions I think that I will play just the state lotto then.-weshar75

Comment #22

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:25:41 GMT

I guess I would rather not see other countries included in PB or MM for that matter. I believe the ticket price went to $2 to help jackpots grow larger faster. To combat so called jackpot fatigue .

I'm probably not like most players in that I really play for second prize, and I play the extra dollar for the powerplay/megaplier. At my age $2-$5 million is plenty for me to live out my days (of course I would welcome the big kahuna ) and the odds for MM/PB second prize is about half the odds for... [ More ]

Comment #21

luckydoc — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:05:18 GMT

I'm thinking that regardless of whether other countries join or not, PB is going to cost more per ticket soon. They'll try to justify the increase some kind of way. I won't be playing either b/c the tix will be too expensive.

What was the justification for the tickets going up in the first place the last time? Was it the economy? And then once the economy got better the tix price stayed the same.

Bigger jackpots may be true but how many more people actually win now?

I can't wait to see... [ More ]

Comment #20

Bleudog101 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:33:33 GMT

My Sister and hubby moved to Idaho some years ago. She sends me pictures of the newspaper all the time so I could see how unbelievable some of the stories are. Let's not mention Covid-19 response.

This is all new to me....Aussies have their own version of Powerball, right?

Going to have a wait and see on this. Perhaps the Government won't allow it since they love to have their hand in the till

Comment #19

JSeattle — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:33:16 GMT

Not at all a fan of this.

When I play I expect half of the purchase heading to the jackpot amount and the other money helping schools/States etc. I don't want that money to be sent to some other country where they will see the benefit of the Federal tax dollars on the winner. That is 50% of my spend (jackpot amount) leaving the US. The Feds might stop this.

Email/Call your Congressman.

One thing not mentioned is when doing this they are considering increasing the already sky high odds... [ More ]

Comment #18

Coin Toss — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:52:37 GMT

Whatever foreign country is the first to win a PB jackpot will JJ tell us 'it's always that country

Comment #17

treefiddy — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:34:33 GMT

Was there any news about this? Huge surprise!

That would be like 3 Californias joining with 30 million in Aus and 60 million in UK.

You're gonna see those jackpots grow a lot faster.

If that wire act is repealed Americans might be able to buy in UK and be anonymous regardless of where they live - let that sink in.

Comment #16

MsBee18 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:02:24 GMT

I'm all for international countries joining PB. Idaho isn't a big player to MUSL saleswise. I'll continue to buy my one or two tickets a week. But the odds are near impossible.

Comment #15

Droptop209 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:44:24 GMT

Not a fan of this. Other countries joining PB

Comment #14

PHIL85 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:01:26 GMT

I would be completely opposed to the Powerball game adding additional countries. If I'm playing the game [which I do consistently] trying to win the jackpot and it was won by someone in another country I would be very upset. Even if I'm not the winner at least I can take solace in the fact the taxes and spending would benefit a neighboring state.

Bottom line - if other countries join I will permanently cease playing Powerball.

Comment #13

sully16 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:58:28 GMT

Idaho has many great games, I think the gamblers would support those games, plus the odds are better.

Comment #12

Think — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:58:00 GMT

Hmmm... 5-eye Powerball?

I already have stopped playing as often as I used to because of the terrible odds. I might play once just before $150 Million and then wait until the cash amount is over a certain amount in the hundreds of millions just because the odds really are awful and nobody ever wins.

When the odds get upped again I will quit totally.

If Mega Millions is smart they will go back to 175 million to 1 odds and go with a $3 tik/ $2 plier ($5) ticket that people actual... [ More ]

Comment #11

Raven62 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:51:54 GMT

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Comment #10

paneagle — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:58:53 GMT

LOTTERY TAXATION and the LAW OF MONOPOLY as Idaho points out how the winners are more likely to come from outside and even internationally

Okay first we need to see THE BIG PICTURE, not just our own small view, because 1) LOTTERY IS A Tax FUN'd Raiser for the Government

2) Lottery is not intended to make winners, and the greater pool means bigger ocean, thus greater chance of loss per person, even less chance to win

3) LOTTERY is by far the worst gambling choice, with the chances of wi... [ More ]

Comment #9

travelintrucker — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:02:26 GMT

I don't like this at all. I'm surprised that Canadians can play in U.S. lotteries.

Comment #8

noise-gate — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:01:46 GMT

Does this mean we get to play in their lotteries at some point in the future

Comment #7

Raven62 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:19:02 GMT

Who owns the lottery in USA?

The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is an American non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 34-member lotteries. MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, most notably Powerball.

Comment #6

ieatdirt — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:04:44 GMT

Hmm so let me see if I understand this correctly: you re concerned that other countries might use their proceeds (in their own country) for political purposes you might not agree with so you use your political power to take away the game entirely. Makes perfect sense to me.

Not to mention that they don t seem to understand that the number of entries has nothing to do with the odds of winning. Come on, it s not a raffle people.

Sounds like the voters of Idaho need to elect a little more i... [ More ]

Comment #5

andl — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:41:39 GMT

Add another Power Ball like Euro Millions does. I want to see billion dollar jackpots every few months.

Comment #4

Stack47 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:41:16 GMT

Found this article saying PB foreign expansion is still in the discussion stage. Wonder how many other states have laws that restrict joining out of country lottery games.

Making PB worldwide would certainly boost jackpots and of course sales, but can't imagine what will be said after a series of foreign jackpot winners.

Comment #3

Big Joey — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:55:30 GMT

Should there be a spin off called International Powerball, alongside the regular Powerball that the states now have? Two versions of Powerball, same Matrix, just the International Powerball has International players playing with the state players.

Comment #2

Todd — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:25:26 GMT

I agree DELotteryPlyr, that's the big news here for me too. Many people complain about jackpots being won in other states I wonder how they will feel when the jackpot is won by someone in another country.

Edit: To be clear, the Powerball states have been debating going international with the game for many years. They also got close to starting a new international game run by MUSL in 2004. But now we apparently have target dates set, and things have progressed to the point that the states are... [ More ]

Comment #1

DELotteryPlyr — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:57:39 GMT

WOW, very interesting that Powerball is going international. Not sure what to think about it - yet. Wonder how it will be received in those countries.

Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participation

Lottery Post — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:25:59 GMT

Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years.

The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. But current Idaho law only allows lotteries in the state played by people in the U.S. and Canada.

Idaho was one of the first