Mailing lottery tickets ?

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Coin Toss — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:37:39 GMT

About ten years ago I was involved with a multi-level marketing deal where the product was - Powerball tickets! Think about it, the sales are there. the guy who put it together was very sharp, this was in the early days of home computers and he knew databases.

There was simply a one or two page flyer that was sent out, and the ad copy was simply, Want to get paid to play the Lotto, whetehr you win or not?

The way it was set up was that everyone had all the Powerball numbers so some mon... [ More ]

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four4me — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:14:40 GMT

Codmander I don't think there is any reason why you cant buy her a subscription to the lottery. you can fill out the form with her name and have it poastmarked to your address then mail her a copy or the origonal form.

Why not call your local lottery office and ask.

Call (800) 452-8777 or (207) 287-3721 or print the form below, fill in the information and return it by mail to:

The Maine State Lottery Commission

8 State House Station

Augusta, Maine 04333

http://www.mainelott... [ More ]

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codmander — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:37:27 GMT

yes i agree -why it survives today with internet and all nowadays this is somthing that can and should be looked at if its illegal for me to mail my sister a season lottery ticket ---well this fits the G mans thinking I a commercail fisherman by trade and stupid rules are somthing I deal with from them daily

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jim695 — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:03:25 GMT

Title 18 of the U. S. Postal Code was adopted in 1956 as a measure against organized crime and certain money-laundering schemes they used to legitimize the money they earned in illegal activities.

With the conviction of Al Capone in 1931, the IRS began taking a very active part in lobbying for this type of federal legislation. Following the repeal of the Prohibition Act in 1933, illegal gambling quickly emerged as the Mob's primary source of income. Lottery tickets are included in Title 18 b... [ More ]

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Todd — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:15:20 GMT

It's not just lottery tickets, but any kind of information or promotions regarding lotteries or any kind of gaming is illegal to mail. I guess the USPS is trying to stop the use of its facilities for gambling purposes.

Mailing lottery tickets ?

codmander — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:01:10 GMT

this is an illegal thing why