Buying lotto tickets online

Reply #13

MrHappy — Thu, 18 Jul 2002 13:49:01 GMT

I think it's a federal law against sending tickets across state lines using the U.S. Post Office. UPS and FED-X? Probably a law against that.

Reply #12

EZMoney — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:57:11 GMT

it mentions something non specific about exemptions. i believe if you mail a pa lottery ticket in pa to somewhere in pa then thats legal...just how i see it

Reply #11

smd173 — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:55:27 GMT

Earlier this year or late last year some guy in NJ mailed his jackpot winning ticket to lottery headquarters. I don't believe he was fined or imprisoned.I believe the federal law is there to keep out the scam arists and chain letters that were so prevalent in the 70's and 80's.

Reply #10

lottocheatah — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:01:54 GMT

It seems there's a law against everything a person might do. The way this law reads, if I mail my winning ticket (double-registered) to the lottery corp to claim my winnings I could be spending those winnings, minus the fine, in the crowbar hotel!Only in America, land of opportunity. Not a problem in Canada.

Reply #9

EZMoney — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:11:32 GMT

As a general proposition, sending lottery material through the mail is prohibited by federal law. This material includes, among other things, letters or circulars concerning a lottery, tickets or any paper claiming to represent tickets, chances or shares in a lottery, and payments to purchase any such tickets, chances, or shares. Congress has enacted limited exemptions from this prohibition, including some which allow such material for a lottery conducted by a state of the United States to be ma... [ More ]

Reply #8

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:11:19 GMT

Well, the ticket is considered a bearer instrument. So I don't see why you couldn't do that. As for the internet buying service. Would I really trust someone to buy and keep my tickets for me

Reply #7

lottocheatah — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:03:17 GMT

Say you bought a mitfull of quickpicks for a big jackpot lotto; say for something like the $238 million CA SuperLotto Plus a while back. Big jackpot, big lineups, only those in or close enough to CA to get a ticket get a shot at it..Say you scan your tickets and put them up on Ebay (before the draw, of course) and sold to them all to the highest bidder. Unless it says somewhere on your ticket not for resale , this could be legal.

Reply #6

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:48:00 GMT

I think the restriction is a federal law. I just wonder how some web sites get away with it.

Reply #5

lottocheatah — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:35:52 GMT

I don't think there are any legal internet state or multi-state lottery corp authorized internet ticket vendors. It would be nice.. real nice! Not here yet.

Reply #4

RJOh — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 14:45:14 GMT

If you read the legal notices on these sites, they do not sell lottery tickets, only the states and their agents can sell lottery tickets. They buy tickets for you and their liablity is limited to what you paid them not to what you think you've won. LotteryUniverse seem to be based in Texas, but they do not buy lottery tickets in Texas, so it unlikely the courts of Texas could help you if you had a dispute over winnings in California or the Powerballs and MegaMillions States. RJOh

Reply #3

Abe — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 14:38:04 GMT

It's only legal to the extent that they don't mail you the actual tickets. If they do then it violates certain USPS and interstate commerce laws I believe.

Reply #2

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:14:58 GMT

What I am asking about is services that sell tickets to anyone. Such as LotteryUniverse.

Reply #1

RJOh — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:57:43 GMT

Some states do allow people living within the state to buy tickets on line. Each state is different and you can get your answers by checking their lottery website.RJOh

Buying lotto tickets online

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:36:51 GMT

Is this legal