Unintended Consequences
Posted on January 26th, 2009
Recently the outgoing Bush administration used a little known legal tool known as the ‘Midnight Drop’ to force implementation of the unpopular Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. The law was introduced by a few far right senators, presented to congress in a late night session with no time for debate, and worse of [...]
Powerball Welcomes Florida
Posted on October 5th, 2008
It’s official! Florida will now be joining the states that offer their citizens the opportunity to play the Powerball Lottery. The number of states offering Powerball now stands at 32 states including, Arizona Lottery, Colorado Lottery, Connecticut Lottery, D.C. Lottery (District of Columbia), Delaware Lottery, Idaho Lottery, Hoosier Lottery (Indiana), Iowa Lottery, Kansas Lottery, Kentucky [...]
5 Interesting Facts About Lotteries
Posted on June 23rd, 2008
1. Lotteries Are Nothing New
Lotteries did not just begin in the last few decades. In fact, lotteries have been around since before the Great Wall of China was built. Ancient lotteries were, as far as historians can tell, similar to the modern game of keno. Unlike keno, however, they were used as lottery games were [...]