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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 - Todd - Lottery News

Frist continues crusade against Internet gamblingReply
Also read there is a 1961 (believe that's the year) ban on gambling across state lines they're hoping to get clarified by this legislation. On the bright side once clarified and put into place perhaps online ticket purchases within state will become possible. Georgia has such a proposal but has been tabled for a couple of years.
Sep 14, 2006, 3:39 pm - konane - Lottery News

what are you thoughts on the online gambling bill?Reply
SENATE STAFFERS HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON ONLINE GAMBLING BANNING BILL'S CHANCES Senate majority leader's office seems confused Trying to get a sensible snapshot on the likely U.S. Senate progress of the online gambling prohibition bill recently passed by the House of Representatives proved to be a little difficult Thursday as staffers in the Senate majority leader's office gave conflicting information. One early report from Reuters, quoting an aide to majority leader Senator Bill Frist r
Jul 21, 2006, 5:23 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

Arrest Made in Crackdown on Internet BettingReply
Mr Carruthers has been an outspoken opponent against a proposed US law banning banks and credit card companies from processing internet gambling payments. Despite the bill winning the backing of the House of Representatives last week, he said the move would fail due to a backlog of US legislation.
Jul 18, 2006, 8:11 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery News

US House votes to kill Internet gamblingReply
i hope this lobbyist running his mouth doesn't backfire on all of us. Last week Carruthers told Reuters he thought that a U.S. Republican-written, House of Representatives-approved bill to crack down on Internet gambling by banning banks and credit card companies from processing the payments was bound to fail due to the mountainous backlog of other U.S. legislation.
Jul 17, 2006, 8:04 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery News

US House votes to kill Internet gamblingReply
"They successfully beat back an amendment to strip out exemptions in the legislation for the horse racing industry and state lotteries." I know that most reporters would be lucky to get a C in 6th grade English class, but I think that sentence is pretty clear, and it's accurate. The bill has exemptions for horse racing and state lotteries. There was an amendment to remove those exemptions, and the amendment was defeated.
Jul 12, 2006, 1:55 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

US House votes to kill Internet gamblingReply
The legislation would clarify and update current law to spell out that most gambling is illegal online. But there would be exceptions - for state-run lotteries and horse racing - and passage isn't a safe bet in the Senate, where Republican leaders have not considered the measure a high priority. this information gives us a little bit of hope........
Jul 12, 2006, 7:35 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery News

Once again, U.S. tries to shut down Internet gamblingReply
, It is an election year! And this quote from the above article appears to suggest the likelihood is unlikely; Similar legislation has been introduced over the years, but has been thwarted consistently by notorious gambling lobbyist Jack Abramoff . Lobbyist are powerful people not to be overlooked. My memory fails me, but there was some scandal unraveling in P (politics) city and one of the culprits involved in the rock throwing had some of his 'dirty laundry' exposed! Needless to say,
Feb 20, 2006, 10:53 am - mylollipop - Lottery News

Buying all ticketsReply
When the Virginia lottery came out with their lotto game and the odds were around 7 million to 1, an Australian organization showed up with pre printed lotto cards with every combination and proceeded to try to purchase all of the tickets for about a $20 million dollar jackpot. They were only able to get about 5 million of the tickets before the lottery got wise to what was going on and put a halt to massive purchases. If I remember correctly, there were 3 winning tickets for that one, but the g
Feb 4, 2006, 12:22 am - lottobrain - Lottery Discussion Forum

Questions rise about N.C. lottery accessNews Story
Meredith Norris, a top political aide to House Speaker Jim Black, hired two Charlotte lawyers Friday as Secretary of State Elaine Marshall investigated whether Norris lobbied on behalf of a major lottery company without being registered to do so. Ms. Norris is very confident that she has not violated any lobbying laws, Thomas Walker, one of her lawyers, said Friday.The probe advanced as Republican leaders called for an investigation by Attorney General Roy Cooper or an independent inquiry into
Oct 17, 2005, 7:09 am - Todd - Lottery News