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Days After DC Deal, Montana Plan to Offer Intralot Sole-Source Sports Betting Contract Comes Under Fire from Industry Groups

For the second time in less than a week, plans for a lottery to hire Intralot to manage its sports betting operations came under...

Steve Bittenbender — July 13, 2019

North Carolina Lottery Pick 4

North Carolina Lottery 0-0-0-0 Pick 4 Draw Produces Record $7.8M Win

The North Carolina Lottery's Pick 4 draw on June 22 came up 0-0-0-0, which led to a record $7.8 million payout split between a...

Devin O'Connor — June 24, 2019

Colorado Lottery

Colorado Man Not Entitled to Full Lottery Jackpot Split Three Ways with Fraudsters, Court Rules

Philip Conneller — June 21, 2019

Amendment to Defund DOJ Wire Act Enforcement Not Taken Up by Rules Committee Due to ‘Technical Error’

Philip Conneller — June 20, 2019

Florida lottery

Tobacco-Style Health Warnings on Florida Lottery Tickets Could Impact Multistate Game Participation

Philip Conneller — June 14, 2019

After New Hampshire Ruling, DOJ Won’t Act on Expanded Wire Act Cases Until At Least 2020

Steve Bittenbender — June 13, 2019

National Lottery

Small-Time Crooks Threaten to Sue UK National Lottery Over Withheld $4 Million Payout

Philip Conneller — June 10, 2019

Thailand casino Thaksin Shinawatra lottery

Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Sentenced to Prison Over Lottery Program

Devin O'Connor — June 8, 2019

Citing Wire Act Concerns, West Virginia Lottery Halts DraftKings Sports Betting Mobile Launch

Steve Bittenbender — June 5, 2019

Gaming Lawyers Praise New Hampshire Court Ruling on Wire Act But Identify Decision’s Limitations

Ed Silverstein — June 5, 2019

Pennsylvania casinos

Pennsylvania Casinos Seek Injunction to Stop ‘Slot-Style’ iLottery Games Ahead of Online Gaming Launch

Seven Pennsylvania casinos have petitioned the state’s Commonwealth Court to impose a speedy injunction on online lottery games that they say are too similar...

Philip Conneller — June 4, 2019

Federal Judge Sides With New Hampshire in Wire Act Case, Says Law Applies Only to Sports Betting

Steve Bittenbender — June 3, 2019

Concerns Raised Over Sports Betting Platform Contract Awarded by Oregon Lottery

Todd Shriber — June 3, 2019

Loto-Quebec Sued Over Long Lottery Odds But Longshot Lawsuit Shot Down by Judge

Philip Conneller — May 10, 2019

National Lottery

UK National Lottery Won’t Pay £4 Million to Petty Criminals Who May Have Bought Ticket with Stolen Bank Card

Philip Conneller — April 28, 2019

Study Reveals Nevada Most Gambling Addicted State in America

Steve Bittenbender — April 26, 2019

lottery DOJ Wire Act online gaming

Justice Department: Lotteries Not Immune From Wire Act, But DOJ Says ‘No Credible Threat of Prosecution’

Devin O'Connor — April 26, 2019

Powerball jackpot lottery numbers

$768M Powerball Winner Says Ticket Was Nearly Thrown Away, 24-Year-Old ‘Pretty Much Felt Lucky’

Devin O'Connor — April 24, 2019

Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson-backed Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Wades into Wire Act Case with Faulty Argument

Philip Conneller — April 23, 2019

Colorado Lottery Winner Who Split Winnings with Mastermind Fraudster Wants Full $4.2 Million

Philip Conneller — April 16, 2019

Ohio House Bill Calls for State Lottery to Run Sports Betting at Casinos, Racinos

Steve Bittenbender — April 12, 2019

Wire Act Application to State Lotteries in Limbo as DOJ’s Newest View Dissed by Gaming Expert

Ed Silverstein — April 11, 2019

Alabama Lawmakers File Bills to Legalize State Lottery, Sports Betting

Steve Bittenbender — April 4, 2019