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IGT prevails in DOJ lawsuit; Wire Act only applies to sports bettingNews Story
Lotteries and poker are not controlled by Wire Act A fight spanning more than a decade over varying interpretations of the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 may finally be reaching its end after a Rhode Island District Court judge ruled that the US Department of Justice must formally state that the law only applies to sports betting. The ruling, a significant victory for online poker in the US, was made in a November 2021 lawsuit filed by International Game Technology (IGT) against the DOJ in
Sep 24, 2022, 9:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 billion Mega Millions lottery winner's family sues him for not sharing jackpotReply
I only hv 1of my siblings that wld try this, we gamble at casino together but I nvr swap $$ at all she plays poker and I do bingo n slots, I will drive her to an atty to file n laugh while she signing the papers
May 15, 2024, 9:55 pm - EnReval - Lottery News

Nevada Legislature hears bill that would create state lotteryReply
Rhode Island Lottery runs much of the Twin River action (the slot and poker machines definitely, I'm not sure about the sportsbook) The law that created the Massachusetts casinos require the locations to sell lottery tickets, but they don't have to do much more (As far as I know Encore has no Keno monitors. and they only dispense tickets at self-service machines near the entrance. They do cash winners (only up to $599) at the cashiers.)
Apr 9, 2023, 7:11 pm - noahproblem - Lottery News

IGT prevails in DOJ lawsuit; Wire Act only applies to sports bettingReply
Could get interesting if players in one state could play Online in another state from outside state lines. Never could figure the logic of legally betting on horse racing on tracks all over the U.S. and the World but can't play Internet poker. Don't expect to see one state lottery cashing tickets purchased in another state regardless of how the DOJ decides.
Sep 24, 2022, 10:54 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

IGT prevails in DOJ lawsuit; Wire Act only applies to sports bettingReply
So we basically get confirmation for we already know. The Court declares that, as to the parties now before it, the Wire Act applies only to 'bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest.' the Wire Act applies narrowly to sports betting and does not apply to poker, lottery or other forms of online gambling . It is still completely legal to play the lottery across state lines online and offline.
Oct 3, 2022, 4:54 pm - LottoIntuitive - Lottery News

Kelly T. Gee appointed Executive Director of Virginia LotteryReply
WVA started with video poker, keno and a few other video type games, but no traditional coin slot machines. They didn't have as much hypocrisy as the they did in other states. The river boats that went nowhere actually issued boarding passes and the Missouri boats had chip buying limits. Went to Red Mile a couple times and they have the same type of machines as regular casinos. Some still have a reference to historical horse races, but has nothing to do with game play. The minimum starts at
Jun 17, 2022, 12:07 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Online credit card purchases to be banned for Australian gamblers, except for the lotteryNews Story
Lotteries present a low risk to gambling harm. By Kate Northrop Australians may soon not have the ability to use credit cards for online betting, except for lottery purchases. A new legislation is being proposed by the Australian federal government that would prevent gamblers from placing online bets using a credit card unless they are for the lottery. The new law, expected to be introduced by the government within months, calls back to a parliamentary inquiry from 2021 that rec
May 12, 2023, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Americans gamble over half a trillion dollars illegally each year, AGA Report saysReply
The reason the states went to riverboars was that at the time they thought any outside of Nevada casinos 9with some exceptions, such as places that already had gambling, (such as poker rooms in Montana ) they had to be on the water. In Vegas we heard a lot about casinos in Sault St Marie, MI pre-riverboats but who knows?) In Illinois at first the 'entrance fee' was $5 or $10 on weekedays and $15 on weekends. To those of us who went to the boats from Las Vegas , Reno, and other NV casinos not
Dec 6, 2022, 9:17 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Despite sales influx from $2B Powerball, Massachusetts Lottery ticket sales falterReply
Some states, like Michigan, just have too many stupid games to play! All the money that people squander on the drunken bar keno (club Keno) does not go into any jackpot game. Michigans Daily Keno went to RNG in 2002 and there have been more draws with fewer winners on that game. Michigan also has a stupid game called Poker Lotto which has comparable odds to the daily keno but the prize is $100,000 vs $250,000 for the daily keno and the PL ticket price is $2 vs $1 for the DK. Don't get m
Dec 4, 2022, 6:08 pm - Think - Lottery News

Texas woman steals winning $1 million lottery ticket from cousinNews Story
Thief pleads guilty to stealing ticket and prize money By Kate Northrop A Texas woman duped her cousin, stole his winning lottery ticket worth $1 million, and claimed hundreds of thousands of dollars in a lump sum payout without his knowledge. Iris Amador Argueta, 34, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to stealing a scratch-off ticket worth $1 million from her cousin and claiming the lump sum payout in November 2020. On October 28, 2020, the victim, who was not named in the Nassau
Jan 23, 2023, 12:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News