Is this legal?

Reply #31

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:11:49 GMT

Indubitably.

Reply #30

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:10:00 GMT

Dadgum straight, lil' darlin'.

Reply #29

jrosina — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:04:11 GMT

rdgrne, I like the way you are talking!, Sounds like you are saying We the People

Reply #28

Sherita — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:03:54 GMT

This disturbs me ....

1) Okay, this person is your Partner . Is this partner also investing $100 of his own money in the venture?

2) Why is this person guaranteed a percentage of YOUR WINNINGS if you win if he or she has not invested money?

3) Is this a trustworthy person? I mean not in debt to the state of Florida ie.. taxes, child support. I so, all of YOUR WINNINGS when he claims the BIG one will no longer be yours or his!

I do know that you are allowed to send money through PayPa... [ More ]

Reply #27

sully16 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:58:17 GMT

Let's start with congress.

Reply #26

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:54:19 GMT

If we all refuse to obey stupid laws, the idiots that make them wouldn't have enough jail cells to hold us all.

And in a perfect world we would be putting them in the cells.

Reply #25

bobby623 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:23 GMT

WOW - such diverse opinions!

I have a brother in Florida.

By agreement, I send him money and numbers.

He buys the Fan5 tickets.

He claims small wins

If I should win a big prize, say $250,000, I'll have to travel to Florida to collect.

My brother doesn't want or need an additional tax burden.

My brother will get a small percentage - his choice.

If that's truly illegal, then one has to wonder to what level this country has sunk.

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Reply #24

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:49:57 GMT

I only obey laws that make sense. Just because some schmucks in DC say something is law don't mean jack to me. I agree with the quotes below:

Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence. ~Juvenal

Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. ~Albert Einstein

No radical change on the plane of history is possible without c... [ More ]

Reply #23

jrosina — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:47:11 GMT

WoW, Jack-C I stand corrected! I did not know that if a person sent $$ to another for numbers through Western Union, Western Union had a law against it. So the receiver would be honor bound to let western union know, that the money they were sent was for the purposes of buying the State lottery

Reply #22

Jack-C — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:19:05 GMT

I have my facts. You are the one in the dark. I NEVER said that it was against the law to buy a ticket for another person. I am only telling you what the LAW is. This has been discussed here on LP dozens of times, but people just don't bother to do a search before posting something. If you will search for lottery pool you will find enough info on LP to keep you busy for hours! Or search on US Code.

There are laws against sending anything having to do with a lottery through the U. S. Mail. You... [ More ]

Reply #21

jrosina — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT

Okay, Yep, the negative aspects have to be looked at, I hate Negatives...but one has to look before one leaps

Reply #20

time*treat — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:01:34 GMT

If the other person is decent, honest, bakes apple pies and all that, then of course there is no problem.

The cases where it all works out aren't the ones you usually hear about.

There is/was an older story here about a group of people who won a large prize and one person hadn't put in the money for his share that week, although he had indicated he was planning to be in . The manager of the pool let the guy square-up, after the drawing, so he could get a share of the prize with the others.... [ More ]

Reply #19

jrosina — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:08:57 GMT

What if all this conjector is only that? What if the partner is a real Stand up person with a good heart and plays the 100 and does not spli with the Winnings sometimes we could be proyecting who we are, on to another person

Reply #18

time*treat — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:57:59 GMT

Is this legal?

No.

My lottery partner plays my 100 numbers with the $100 I sent.

Or at least tells you so. They simply might spend your $100, and the only thing that gets played ... is you.

If my numbers hit, I split the winnings with my lottery partner.

If your numbers hit and your lottery partner splits with their winnings, you'd have no legal recourse.

Reply #17

jrosina — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:28:46 GMT

It is not against the Law for someone from another state to buy me a tiket!! Megamillion is playing in a lot of States! So is Lotto or Mega Ball! It is perfectly legal! Get your Facts

Reply #16

Dollar419 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:13:33 GMT

There are so many red flags about this; 1st of all you will really need to pick a honest lottery partner in the State of Florida and depend on them to do the right thing several state lines away. Also, how would you really know once you sent the $100.00 if they spend it all or part of it on the lottery--you won't know unless for some reason the numbers would hit and he or she didn't play them at that particular time. You will need to have this partnership legalize by a contract or something just... [ More ]

Reply #15

LANTERN — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:17:47 GMT

This is not or should not be the same as online gambling as neither of you is doing online gambling as far as I know of.

You both would just have your own private lottery pool even you are on Tx and he or she is on Florida.

Reply #14

LANTERN — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:08:08 GMT

You are in Tx and so long as you are in Tx you will not play the Florida pick 5, unless you first go there and buy numbers.

But your Florida friend can buy numbers and play the lottery there.

You send numbers and money to your friend, a check, money order or whatever should be O.K.

He buys the numbers, keeps the tickets on Florida (Does not send them back to you).

He wins and shares the winning money with you, sends you a check, money order or whatever.

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Reply #13

cope — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:54:23 GMT

Yes.

Texas has the Cash 5.

But, the jackpots are low compared to other states.

Reply #12

badboy00z — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:34:39 GMT

Texas doesn't have a pick 5

Reply #11

RJOh — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:41:57 GMT

I'm waiting for PB to come to Ohio this summer and then I may consider joining a local one. With the game being available in almost every state why would anyone be interested in joining one over the Internet

Reply #10

cope — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:31:04 GMT

Thanks to all.

Reply #9

mrscottia — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:28:44 GMT

Very simple, my dear watson. You both form a Limited partnership in Florida with an address in Florida(legal). You then open a bank account in the name of the limited partnership(legal). you purchase the tickets using a cashiers check drawn on the limited partnership's bank account(legal). You purchase a rubber stamp with the partnership's name and stamp the back of each ticket. When you win, you both are required to sign to recieve the check.

Reply #8

RJOh — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:26:30 GMT

If you guys are partners, why do business with paypal? Just send each other personal checks. If your so call partner is running a business then he's not your partner and you are a customer.

Note: Ohio Rolling Cash5 (5/39) has jackpots as good as Florida Fantasy5 (5/36), maybe you might want to consider getting a partner in Ohio.

Reply #7

sully16 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:19:52 GMT

Move to Florida, Punta Gorda is beautiful.

Reply #6

Jack-C — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:10:13 GMT

Not that I know about.

Reply #5

cope — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:09:23 GMT

Okay, Plan B.

How does a guy in Texas play the Pick 5 in Florida without actually going to Florida?

Is there a (legal) way?

Thanks again.

Reply #4

Jack-C — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:06:24 GMT

There's always someone that has a way to break the law

Reply #3

jrosina — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:05:00 GMT

If this person is your lottery partner there should be a High level of trust.

So You send him the 100 through Western Union, it is his 100 dollars according to Western Union; both of you know what the 100 is for. You sent him the 100 numbers he plays the numbers. When the number you sent comes out! You fly down to Florida, you both go down to the lottery office, he smiles for the camara he tells everyone you are his best friend so he is sharing his winnings with you.

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Reply #2

Jack-C — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:03:08 GMT

Reply #1

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:50:12 GMT

I don't believe that is legal. Plus, you can't use Paypal services for gambling purposes.

Is this legal?

cope — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:43:00 GMT

Hi folks.

I'm in Texas but want to play the Florida Pick 5.

Let's say I teamed up with a lottery partner in Florida.

I send my lottery partner 100 numbers to play and $100 through Paypal.

My lottery partner plays my 100 numbers with the $100 I sent.

If my numbers hit, I split the winnings with my lottery partner.

My lottery partner then sends my percentage of winnings back to me through Paypal, minus the necessary taxes my lottery partner is respon... [ More ]