New Hampshire sues DOJ over new Wire Act ruling

Comment #11

KY Floyd — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:29:52 GMT

I'll call the cops and they say, We are the cops.

Calling the sheriff's department when you've been pulled over by one of the sheriff's deputies won't do anything but confirm that it really is a deputy that pulled you over, but cops work for many different agencies. Cops ticketing others in their own agency may be pretty uncommon, but YouTube will show you plenty of videos of cops being ticketed by other cops.

The government is a bit similar, but it's usually harder to cover things up if... [ More ]

Comment #10

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 05:02:11 GMT

Yes you have to be physically in that state. Same for NJ sports betting, have to be physically in New Jersey to wager. I've read some folks on border towns of KY could not play on-line because the system thinks they are not in KY. As for residency requirements I would say Yes to that too as you have to register to play the lottery with all the required information. For sports gambling don't think so, folks cross over from New York to play.

Comment #9

destinycreation — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:37:32 GMT

Question: If a state is selling lottery tickets online, do you have to be a resident of that particular state, in order to purchase online tickets

Comment #8

music* — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 15:36:09 GMT

Bleudog101, NO, I do not think that California offers online sales. We can check our tickets using cell phones.

good luck to all LP Members with PB tonight

Comment #7

Bleudog101 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 13:41:13 GMT

music*, did not know that, learn something everyday.

I fear the bigger ramifications are the Feds exerting more control over the states. We're talking about intrastate not interstate transactions within the borders of said state(s).

Does California offer on-line sales

Comment #6

Coin Toss — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:42:33 GMT

Thanks for the information, Artist.

Reading the headline made me think of those scenes where the police are involved in something and a citizen says, I'll call the cops and they say, We are the cops.

Comment #5

Stack47 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:18:08 GMT

At least you started conversation on the Wire Act, but after reading where New Hampshire is suing the DOJ, somebody actually questioned the validity. Maybe it was a slow day in the NH Attorney General office and somebody said for kicks, let's sue the Justice Department .

We're talking about millions a year in lost revenue if Online lottery are banned.

Comment #4

Artist77 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:16:47 GMT

You can sue any government agency or department if they acted outside their jurisdiction, etc.

I believe years ago the attorneys at DOJ sued for unpaid overtime and I recall they won. You can sue for fraud, waste and abuse. You cannot sue and claim they have no legal authority to enforce certain laws because they do. You would have to claim they exceeded their authority or perhaps the issue was more a state one vs federal. Happens fairly often. DOJ is known to be pretty crooked and dishonest.... [ More ]

Comment #3

Coin Toss — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:40:10 GMT

Suing the DOJ just sounds kind of odd.

Has anyone ever done so and succeeded?

Artist

Comment #2

music* — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:20:24 GMT

Speaking of archaic law. Did you know that in the 1890s laws were passed and President Harrison signed the law to ban all lotteries? Nationwide.

It killed the corrupt Louisiana lottery that was like an octopus reaching into corrupt politicians throughout the nation.

These laws may still be in effect. Congress has not repealed them.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:07:03 GMT

Certainly hope that New Hampshire wins this against this archaic law. Let us not forget that NH was the first state to have a lottery..the Sweepstakes.

New Hampshire sues DOJ over new Wire Act ruling

Lottery Post — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:25:12 GMT

New Hampshire on Friday became the first state to legally challenge last month's U.S. Department of Justice decision to revise the Federal Wire Act, filing a federal lawsuit that would halt enforcement of the opinion that could keep the state from selling lottery tickets online.

The state is asking a U.S. District Court judge to vacate the 23-page opinion from the Department's Office of Legal Counsel, confirm that the Wire Act does not apply to state lotteries, and permanently keep the Justic... [ More ]