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• dkdempsey

  

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  Someone asked me if they can but lottery tickets from other states, since their home state does not allow lottery playing. Is this legal to do? Just wondering.
• rdgrnr

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by dkdempsey on Dec 26, 2009

  Someone asked me if they can but lottery tickets from other states, since their home state does not allow lottery playing. Is this legal to do? Just wondering.

  Yes you can buy lottery tickets wherever you want as long as you do it in person and not by mail.