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West Virginia Lottery has a new directorNews Story
One day after lawmakers asked tough questions about leadership at the West Virginia Lottery, Gov. Jim Justice has named John Myers as director of the agency. He replaces Alan Larrick, who resigned Sept. 1, right as sports betting was making its debut at West Virginia casinos. Doug Buffington, deputy secretary for the West Virginia Secretary of Revenue, served as the interim director. Myers has been serving as Secretary of Administration for the Justice Administration, but he has a long wor
Sep 20, 2018, 10:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Delaware House passes sports betting billNews Story
The Delaware House has passed a sports betting bill that failed to win approval earlier this week. After hours of closed-door negotiations, lawmakers convened early Friday morning to rescind Tuesday's roll call and vote on a revised bill, which won overwhelming approval. The vote came after several hours of talks between Gov. Jack Markell and his staff and Republican and Democratic leaders in the House. The proposed sports lottery and the money it would bring are key components in Marke
May 8, 2009, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Sports-Betting Operation Shuts Web SiteNews Story
An offshore sports-betting operation targeted by U.S. prosecutors shut down its Web site Tuesday night, a day after a federal judge ordered the company to stop letting Americans place wagers. BetOnSports PLC said it was temporarily stopping all transactions while it reviewed the situation. Earlier on Tuesday, the site had appeared to be operating normally, offering bets on Major League baseball and season-opening college football games. The company's founder, Gary Stephen Kaplan, the
Jul 19, 2006, 9:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

Four NJ companies roll out sports betting as NFL season kicks offReply
I believe you mean betting on NFL games is back when the season starts because people started betting on the 2018 season when the Superbowl betting lines came out. Last year the Browns went 4 - 12 against their betting line and this year you can get $1000 for $1 betting they will win it all. There seems to be some confusion here between sports betting and lottery games when in reality, the two things (excuse the pun) are not in the same ball park. Somebody took bets on gladiators fight outco
Sep 8, 2018, 4:32 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery is now offering simulated sports games, much to casinos' dismayNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday rolled out the latest addition to its line-up with the introduction of a simulated sports games that may appeal to football and auto racing fans. Called Xpress Football and Xpress Car Racing, these realistic animation of sporting events allow players to bet on an outcome of a random computerized drawings that occur every five minutes. Tickets to play the games can be purchased and checked at any lottery retailer. Those who want to watch the drawing resul
Aug 17, 2018, 11:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts official warns lottery could become "irrelevant"Reply
Sports betting is a concern, Goldberg said. If you have sports betting, and casinos, and fantasy sports, and the Lottery does not go online, it will shortly become irrelevant. It's very straightforward. Online horse racing betting has been around for around 20 years and currently legal in Massachusetts so Online lottery betting should be no problem there. As other states will get into sports betting and Online poker, lotteries as we know them could become irrelevant. I play Online in KY
Jun 13, 2018, 10:51 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

U.S. gaming industry hanging hopes on stimulus packageNews Story
Hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the American gaming industry, including the expanding legal sports betting market, is optimistic the federal relief bill signed into law Friday by President Donald Trump will help its recovery. The $2 trillion CARES Act provides emergency liquidity, tax relief and additional support for small businesses, among other measures that could benefit the gaming industry. The funds will be allocated to states then apportioned to individual industries based on eco
Mar 31, 2020, 8:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

All Delaware Wawa stores adding self-service lottery machinesReply
Heard on the radio that Delaware is ready to start taking BETS on most major sports. They were already doing a little bit on the NFL, but now have expanded it to all major sports. I think it starts Tuesday. Wonder if they will expand the self-service machines to include sports betting?
May 31, 2018, 7:23 pm - DELotteryPlyr - Lottery News

U.S. Supreme Court overturns federal sports-wagering banNews Story
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law that bars gambling on individual sporting events in most of the country, in a ruling likely to unleash a race among the states to attract billions of dollars in legal wagers. Ruling in a New Jersey case, the court said the 1992 law unconstitutionally forced states to maintain laws that ban gambling. Nevada is the only state where single-game wagering is now legal. Sports gambling could begin in a matter of weeks in casinos and racetracks i
May 14, 2018, 11:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

U.S. Supreme Court overturns federal sports-wagering banReply
Interesting news item; WILL ILLEGAL BOOKIES GO OUT OF BUSINESS? Probably not, said Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, a Las Vegas-based attorney who chairs the gaming practice at Dickinson Wright. Illegal bookies have longstanding relationships with their customers, some of whom prefer the anonymity of gambling offshore, and they don't have to pay taxes or fees. Plus, with states legalizing sports betting in a piecemeal fashion, illegal operators will continue to be more convenient for many bettors.
May 16, 2018, 5:16 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News