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Delaware legalizes sports bettingNews Story
Table games are next; Maryland lawmakers worried Standing in front a screen displaying lines for the NFL, NBA and MLB, Gov. Jack Markell Thursday signed a sports betting bill into law at a ceremony inside the VIP room at Delaware Park racetrack and casino. After signing the legislation Markell said his administration looks forward to working with the state's three racinos to make the Delaware sports lottery as successful as possible. There is tremendous interest in the sports lottery t
May 15, 2009, 8:45 am - 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 - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery will sell ads on its ticketsNews Story
Massachusetts Lottery officials constantly tinker with their offerings and odds to try to attract players and haul in more money for the state. Now they will have a new way to bring in cash, by selling ads on game tickets and monitors. The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission approved a contract yesterday that will pay the Fenway Sports Group $10,000 a month plus a percentage of whatever advertising revenue the sports-marketing spin-off of the Red Sox is able to attract for the lottery.
Apr 4, 2009, 9:05 am - Lottery News

Youths prefer online bettingNews Story
Canadians spend up to $400M a year; Users access computer servers based in foreign jurisdictions or on Mohawk reserve Young adults a key growth sector for Canada's gambling industry are very interested in such technology driven options as online gambling, which is not yet legal in Canada, an industry conference heard yesterday. Citing a national survey, pollster Allan Gregg told the 2008 Canadian Gaming Summit under way in Montreal that one-third of Canadians say they are gambling le
Apr 30, 2008, 9:00 am - Lottery News

Don't buy lottery tickets for kids, researcher warnsNews Story
Parents who buy lottery tickets as presents for their kids are gambling with their children's futures, says a McGill University researcher. It's really something that's common, said Alissa Sklar, a researcher with McGill's International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours. Thirty percent of kids under 18 report having received a lottery ticket or scratch card as a gift, Skar said, citing a recent survey of children and teens in Quebec. Giving a child a lotter
Dec 21, 2007, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery halts Pick 4 betting on final score of Buckeyes gameNews Story
Ohio Lottery players were betting that the numbers 4114 would be luckier for them than the Buckeyes. So many people placed wagers based on the 41-14 final score of Florida's victory over Ohio State in the national championship game that the lottery stopped players from choosing the numbers Tuesday morning, spokeswoman Marie Kilbane said. The lottery automatically stops players from selecting numbers for the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games once the potential payout reaches $6 million, Kilbane sai
Jan 10, 2007, 10:57 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery bets it can draw richer playersNews Story
It's not your average Joe Lunchbucket's state lottery anymore. The Massachusetts State Lottery is spending millions on an upscale advertising campaign aimed at reeling in upper-income folks with dreams of having even more money. Emblematic of this new, and some might say curious approach, is the Lottery's sponsorship deal with public radio station WBUR, a National Public Radio affiliate. You won't hear the latest scratch tickets hawked. But the Lottery gets a very powerful, soft sell
Dec 20, 2006, 4:09 pm - Lottery News

Despite dire predictions, Net gambling not changed by new U.S. lawNews Story
John Brokopp Courier-News When President George W. Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in October, many reports gave the impression it sounded like the death knell for the multibillion-dollar Web-based gambling industry. On the contrary, all it did was strictly regulate the process by which funds are transferred from users of the sites to the offshore companies which own and operate them. The practice itself wasn't declared illegal. Reputable foreign companies wh
Dec 8, 2006, 10:56 am - Lottery News

Experts: Online-Gambling Ban Won't WorkNews Story
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach. It has put a terrible scare into people, said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law at Whittier Law School. But it won't by any means wipe out Internet gambling. The fright swept through the $12 billion industry on the heels of the recent arrests of two gambling company executives and a new l
Nov 12, 2006, 9:08 am - Lottery News

U.S. legislation likely just a speed bump for online gamblingNews Story
A U.S. law aimed at cracking down on Internet gambling may drive the practice more into the shadows and do little to deter bettors It was getting late on Oct. 12, the night before a sweeping anti-Internet gambling bill would be signed into law. Paul McGuire was at his computer, enjoying one last hurrah on PartyPoker, a site that had pledged to kick off all U.S. users as soon as the law left President Bush's desk. It was kind of like that last party before summer ends when you've got to go ba
Oct 19, 2006, 3:59 pm - Lottery News