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Feds freeze online poker champ's winningsNews Story
Federal officials order banks to freeze millions in online poker winnings On the Sunday before Memorial Day, David made the big time. Winning $10,000 in an online poker tournament made him eligible for the upcoming World Series of Poker, the game's premier event, where hundreds of players amateur and professional descend on Las Vegas from around the world to play for a multimillion-dollar pot. To register, he simply had to cash a check cut by a company that processed payments for the po
Jun 11, 2009, 11:20 pm - Lottery News

Internet gambling bill awaits house voteNews Story
Legislation seeks to enable some forms of online gambling such as Internet poker and wagering on horse racing Congress is moving closer to passing legislation that will relieve U.S. financial services companies from implementing bans on Internet gambling as the Payments System Protection Act (H.R. 6870) was approved by the House Committee on Financial Services and appears headed for a possible vote by the full House next week. Pushed by the committee's chairman, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.,
Jun 10, 2009, 7:51 pm - Lottery News

Online poker group says gov't seized $30M in player payoutsNews Story
In the latest skirmish in the battle over Internet gambling, online poker advocates say the government has frozen more than $30 million in payouts affecting thousands of players. The Poker Players Alliance released a statement Tuesday claiming that the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York instructed four banks to freeze accounts belonging to online payment processors. John Pappas, the group's executive director, claims the frozen accounts contain funds owed to 27,000 players wh
Jun 10, 2009, 7:45 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery shortfall requires reservesNews Story
$10 million needed to fully fund scholarship grants for students Are computerized drawings hurting sales? Will the Tennessee Lottery bring back real ball drawings? Why is Powerball always blamed for poor financial showing in Tennessee? The state of Tennessee probably will have to pull about $10 million from reserves to keep lottery scholarships fully funded this year, budget officials said after reporting a revenue shortfall last week. State Budget Director Bill Bradley said the state w
May 4, 2009, 6:35 pm - Lottery News

Bill limiting lottery prizes of people on public aid failsNews Story
See previous story at www.lotterypost.com/news/191985. A proposal that would limit Tennessee lottery winners on state or federal assistance to $600 failed in the House State Government Subcommittee. The measure sponsored by Rep. Stacey Campfield, a Knoxville Republican, failed Wednesday for lack of a second. Campfield says people receiving assistance should not be spending money on lottery tickets, but rather on education or to put food in their children's mouths. The proposal would
Apr 28, 2009, 10:57 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee may cap lottery winnings at $600 for poorNews Story
The Tennessee Legislature is considering a bill that could end up making life more difficult for the poor or could help them, depending on your point of view. The bill at the center of the issue is scheduled to be discussed at a committee hearing Wednesday. It would prohibit anyone receiving state or federal assistance, sometimes called welfare, from winning $600 or more in the state lottery. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Stacey Campfield (Knoxville), said that if someone can't afford the basic
Apr 7, 2009, 11:31 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery revenues redirected away from educationNews Story
Lottery opponents warned it would happen; they were right State lawmakers voiced concern today over a transfer of proceeds from lottery-ticket sales from school construction to the state's general fund. Gov. Bev Perdue's office also clarified details of the transfer today, a day after school systems learned they would lose this quarter's state funding for school construction. Perdue's office said today that the funding being withheld, $37 million from lottery profits and $5 million from
Feb 27, 2009, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Illinois Senate president hopes to expand lotteryNews Story
Internet sales being contemplated Hoping to squeeze more money out of the state lottery, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton wants to sell tickets online and hire a private company to manage and market the games. Cullerton thinks new technology and fresh ideas could help Illinois facing what could be a $9 billion hole in next year's budget dramatically boost lottery revenues. I would venture to say you could potentially even double it, the Chicago Democrat said in a recent intervi
Feb 16, 2009, 9:38 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky blocked from seizing gambling domain namesNews Story
Kentucky may not seize 141 online casinos' Internet domain names in an attempt to block them from operating within the state's borders, a three-judge appeals panel ruled. In a 2-1 opinion Tuesday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals panel said an Internet domain name is not a gambling device. That left the Franklin County Circuit Court without jurisdiction in the matter. It stretches credulity to conclude that a series of numbers, or Internet address, can be said to constitute a 'machine or any
Jan 21, 2009, 4:47 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas lottery bill is first legislation filed for 2009News Story
The first bill filed in the 2009 legislative session Monday carried symbolic weight and political heft but was scanty on substance. Incoming House Speaker Robbie Wills' one-page bill is a shell for what will become a bill to create and regulate state lotteries. It noted that voters approved the constitutional amendment this month and the revenue would be dedicated for college scholarships. This is appropriate that this be the first bill filed, said Wills, a Conway Democrat. It's an histor
Nov 18, 2008, 4:35 pm - Lottery News