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Court settles estate of Vancouver man who ran lottery ticket reselling firmNews Story
Almost four years after his death, the $20 million estate of Vancouver businessman Randy Thiemer has finally been wrapped up in court. Thiemer started a company named Can Win, which resold Canadian lottery tickets to foreigners. He got the idea after seeing an ad in a Vancouver newspaper offering Irish Sweepstakes tickets. It started at his kitchen table and progressed to a $100-million-a-year business, recalled Vito Nardulli, who worked for almost 25 years for Thiemer and was former v
May 7, 2012, 7:47 am - Lottery News

States up the online anteNews Story
The director of the New York State lottery said a few months ago he had cleared hurdles in his quest to sell lottery tickets over the Internet, but now that plan is stalling. When the U.S. Justice Department in December narrowed its interpretation of the 50-year-old Wire Act, saying it banned only sports betting and not other forms of online gambling, the decision sparked hope in state capitals that lotteries could start selling tickets online and lead a charge into online gambling. But th
Apr 30, 2012, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Lottery leaders convene in D.C. to discuss future of gamesNews Story
La Fleur's annual symposium draws hundreds of lottery personnel, vendors By Todd Northrop This week leaders from nearly every U.S. and Canadian lottery met in Washington, D.C. at the annual La Fleur's Lottery Symposium to discuss the future of government lotteries, especially with regard to Internet sales and play. Emboldened by a U.S. Department of Justice opinion issued in Dec. of last year clarifying that the Wire Act only has bearing on sports wagering, state lotteries have immediat
Apr 26, 2012, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery Director says online sales comingNews Story
Includes audio report The Maryland Lottery hopes to have its online lottery sales platform up and running by January 1, 2013. Lottery Director Stephen Martino tells WBAL Radio that the Maryland legislature approved $500-thousand for the lottery to start up the program and hire some additional staff. Martino says the time has come for Internet lottery sales in Maryland. We just think this is a way that people are doing business and commerce is moving. You can buy practically anything
Apr 20, 2012, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Illinois picks right week to start selling tickets onlineNews Story
But online sales still dwarfed by retailer sales With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets online. Others are watching closely to see if the new approach pays off and whether the state takes the next big step: launching online poker, blackjack and other casino games. It took only three minutes for the first online lottery ticket to sell once the system went live at 7 a.m. Sunday.
Mar 30, 2012, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Online Illinois lottery tickets net $15K first dayNews Story
Illinois Lottery officials say the first day of online lottery tickets brought in more than $15,000 in sales. On Sunday Illinois became the first state to offer the games of chance online. The first ticket was bought at 7:03 a.m., just minutes after Mega Millions and Lotto tickets became available online. Within hours, hundreds of people had purchased tickets. Lottery officials say they believe the pace of sales will be fast until Tuesday evening. That's when the Mega Millions drawing take
Mar 26, 2012, 6:54 pm - Lottery News

Illinois to become first state to allow online lottery salesNews Story
A Justice Department opinion issued last year cleared the way. It said the Wire Act of 1961, which bars wagering over telecommunication systems across state or national boundaries, applies only to sports betting. At least 21 states and the District of Columbia are considering online lottery sales or other wagering such as poker, says Frank Fahrenkopf, president of the American Gaming Association, which represents commercial casinos. New York and several other states sell lottery subscripti
Mar 23, 2012, 12:36 pm - Lottery News

Convenience stores worried about online lottery planNews Story
Illinois convenience stores are bracing for a financial hit as sales of Illinois lottery tickets are set to go online later this year. Lottery officials estimate the state will take in $150 million more annually once sales go online, and will attract hundreds of thousands of new players. But Bill Fleischli, executive vice president of the Illinois Association of Convenience Stores, said those are players who will no longer frequent their corner store. They're actually going to reduce o
Jan 17, 2012, 7:15 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery hopes to sell tickets online in '3 to 4 months'News Story
Illinois Lottery Superintendent Michael Jones said Monday that he hopes the state will begin selling lottery tickets online in the next three to four months. Officials have long wanted to take the lottery to the web, and the path was cleared Friday with the release of a U.S. Department of Justice legal opinion that supports state-regulated online gambling. (See Ruling by Justice Dept. opens a door on online gambling, Lottery Post, Dec. 25, 2011.) State lawmakers in 2009 approved a massi
Dec 26, 2011, 10:49 pm - Lottery News

Ruling by Justice Dept. opens a door on online gamblingNews Story
2012 may the year of widespread Internet lottery ticket sales The Justice Department has reversed its long-held opposition to many forms of Internet gambling, removing a big legal obstacle for states that want to sanction online gambling to help fix their budget deficits. The legal opinion, issued by the department's office of legal counsel in September but made public on Friday, came in response to requests by New York and Illinois to clarify whether the Wire Act of 1961, which prohibits
Dec 25, 2011, 2:33 pm - Lottery News