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Online lotteries legal/ fair?Reply
Bill is pending or in committee , probably meaning they haven't decided on the final language yet. Problem with it is it won't be targeted at the individual user, but the credit card companies who, according to the preliminary draft, would be illegally transferring funds outside the US in order that their customers can avoid paying federal taxes on any income and/or to enable their customers to engage in activities that would be classified as illegal if the activities themselves were cond
Apr 24, 2004, 2:02 pm - johnph77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Sooo is it legal or not? Check old postReply
four4me takeitez,It is definitely illegal in the USA to utilize offshore gambling. That is fact, unless you live in Vegas or AC, and even then it is probably illegal (since they are not licensed in the USA).There are an absolute ton of offshore gambling places, and they take more money from USA customers than anyplace else, but that does not make them legal. Just because you may have gotten paid for many years does not make it legal. Your local bookie also pays you for decades, but they are
Nov 25, 2004, 8:30 pm - Todd - Pick 3 Forum

ScratchersReply
Red Toad, that's what I used to believe about California scratchers: That they were sold on consignment. Nope! They are sold to retailers at half price, and the retailers can just scratch off any number of tickets they desire. I mentioned my niece doing just that at the convenience store she worked at. She said the clerks made a bundle on the night shifts scratching unbought tickets until a sizable winner was scratched, then paying off the non-winners and pocketing the difference. It never cease
Sep 27, 2010, 12:03 pm - Daveyl - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Jamaica police officers arrested in lottery scam crackdownNews Story
Operation Kingfish says it is now targeting several police personnel who are involved in the deadly Jamaica lottery scam operating out of Montego Bay, St. James. (See Operation Kingfish Netting Big and Operation Kingfish Achieving Major Objective below.) The head of the high-profile unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Glenmore Hinds, told The Gleaner yesterday that investigators were preparing to make further arrests in the case. This follows a number of raids on Thursday that nett
Feb 19, 2007, 1:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

What if someone interferes ??Reply
Fwup-You are so right. What we need are some more lottery rules regulations. I think everyone who wins a major jackpot must take a IQ test. People with below average intelligence should not be eligible to receive their money.I also think these winners need to be checked out by the FBI to make sure they aren't sleeper agents for some terrorist regime. We wouldn't want them using the winnings for terrorist activities and such.We also need to run a criminal background check on all the winners to
Dec 5, 2005, 3:52 pm - DirtyWrat - Lottery Discussion Forum

BEWARE: Lottery Scams and Frauds
Beware of the following Lottery Scams and Frauds:Castor Pollux Publishing (frequent digit analysis). The operator of this site has posts in various forums i.e. A.L. Armand, etc.Lottery Theory-Dave Todd. Individual is operating illegaly in the state of New Jersey. He has been reported to federal investigative authorities for criminal activities.XYZ System-Certain postings indicate that the operator of this site is using various aliases to promote this site. Individuals have sent funds in the form
Feb 22, 2002, 12:54 pm - glenn - Lottery Discussion Forum

China probes yet another lottery official suspected of corruptionNews Story
Try as it might, China's sole form of legal gambling simply can't escape allegations of corruption committed by the officials in charge. This week, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs announced that Wang Suying, the former director of the China Welfare Lottery Issuance Management Center, was under investigation by the ministry's disciplinary inspection and supervisory departments for what was described as serious violations of the [Communist] Party discipline. The 57-year-old Wang began wor
Sep 15, 2018, 8:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Minnesota woman made $117,000 from illegal lottery she claimed benefitted charityNews Story
Lottery organizer tried to disguise raffles after law enforcement told her to stop all operations By Kate Northrop A Minnesota woman has allegedly raked in at least $117,000 by operating an illegal lottery on Facebook and tried to disguise further attempts to run it after authorities gave her a hard warning. Kathryn Jean Deblack, 39, of Hibbing, has been issued multiple charges after she ran an illegal lottery that brought in more than $117,000 over the course of ten months. She
Sep 18, 2023, 2:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Once again, U.S. tries to shut down Internet gamblingNews Story
Legislation focused on cracking down on the thriving business of online gambling was introduced in Congress this week to tighten existing laws that outlaw the practice in the U.S. The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, sponsored by Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rick Boucher (D-VA), would update the U.S. Wire Act, which prohibits gambling over telephone wires, to cover use of the Internet to operate a gambling business. The bill not only forbids a gambling business from accepting payment
Feb 20, 2006, 7:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Are we at the mercy of the store owners and cheating clerks when it comes to scratch of tickets ?Reply
Is there a reason neither you nor this former employee reported it to the lottery? You cannot be up in arms about a lottery seller doing something probably illegal and definitely unethical and not do anything about it. It puts you and your friend on the same level as this scammer. We aren't just at the mercy of amoral lottery sellers. We're also at the mercy of those who see or know about these activities and do nothing. It costs nothing to make an anonymous report to the lottery office but
Dec 26, 2015, 9:02 pm - Teddi - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum