通过互联网玩彩票是否合法?
国家彩票和MUSL (经营强力球的组织) are all very firm in their assertion that playing the lottery in any manner over the Internet is illegal. We are not lawyers and can’t provide legal advice, but we are not so sure about their position. Their absolute certainty that it is illegal may have more to do with not wanting to lose control of the player interaction, 与合法的立足点无关.
当我们评估合法性时, we look at what has actually happened in court cases. There have been people in the past who purchased a lottery ticket from an Internet Web site, 随后赢得大奖, and the lottery attempted to block them from receiving the jackpot. In each case, the winners took the lottery to court and won. They received their jackpot as if they walked into a store and purchased a ticket.
You must keep in mind that any type of Internet-based lottery service is not risk-free. From a legal standpoint, 服务正在处理现行法律中的漏洞, 美国国会已采取措施使这些漏洞更加紧密, particularly in trying to prevent banks and credit cards from allowing Internet payments for lottery services. But there is a much bigger threat when you use an Internet lottery service: 被扯掉.
通过不在商店购物, 您可能做的事比丢掉钱还差: you may be helping to keep a scam operation running. Stay away from anything referring to a “辛迪加”. We are not aware of any site using that terminology that is not a scam. Also beware of sites that state “由___投保” at the bottom. It is like saying “我们真的不买彩票, 但 相信我们, 如果获胜，您将获得报酬。” Have you ever heard of an insurance company paying out a $200 million Powerball jackpot? We haven’t.
We do allow some advertising on USA Mega for lottery services. We recommend that USA residents stay away from such services, and make your purchases in a store. The ads are directed at non-USA residents, 可能没有美国存在的在线彩票限制.
