Tag: Wire Act
Recap of RAWA House Subcommittee Hearing and What It Means for iGaming
The House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations held a hearing last week to consider bill HR 707, the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act,” or RAWA. The proposed bill would prohibit most types of online gambling, whether or not they have been legalized and regulated by any state. The bill was drafted in… Read More
The Current State of Online Lottery Sales and the Outlook for 2015
As states continue to search for ways to generate additional revenue, several states have explored the possibility of selling lottery tickets online. Online lottery ticket sales represent an untapped market for state lotteries that could see rapid expansion in the next several years and it also looks to be a hot issue in several state… Read More
Kentucky Becomes Latest State to Move Toward Online Lottery Ticket Sales
Earlier this month, the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (“KLC”) presented state lawmakers with a timeline for the launching of an online lottery ticket sales platform by the middle of 2015. The KLC’s plan is to launch multi-state drawing games such as Powerball first and then launch other lottery products in the following months. Online lottery… Read More
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