. In today's vernacular, these would be considered business method
patents.
Before the advent of state-sponsored lotteries, many illegal
lotteries thrived; for example, see
Numbers game and
Peter H.
Matthews. The first modern state lottery in the U.S. was
established in
New
Hampshire in 1964; today, lotteries are established in 42
states, the
District of
Columbia, and the Virgin Islands.
The first modern interstate lottery in the U.S. was formed in 1985
and linked three of the New England states. In 1988, the
Multi-State
Lottery Association (MUSL) was formed with Oregon,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Rhode
Island,
West
Virginia,
Missouri, and
the
District of
Columbia as its charter members; it is best known for its
'
Powerball' drawing,
which is designed to build up very large jackpots. Another
interstate lottery, The Big Game (now called
Mega Millions),
was formed in 1996 by the states of Georgia,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
Maryland,
Michigan, and
Virginia
as its charter members. These states were joined by
New Jersey
(1999), New York and
Ohio (May 2002),
Washington
(September 2002),
Texas (2003), and
California
(2005) for a total of 12 members. [4]
Instant lottery tickets, also known as scratch cards, were
introduced in the 1970s and have since become a major source of
state lottery revenue. Some states have introduced keno and video
lottery terminals (slot machines in all but name).
Other interstate lotteries include:
Cashola,
Hot
Lotto, and
Wild Card 2, three
of MUSL's other games.
With the advent of the Internet it became possible for people to
play lottery-style games on-line, many times for free (the cost of
the ticket being supplemented by merely seeing, say, a pop-up ad).
Two of the many websites which offer free games (after
registration) include iwinweekly.com and the larger iWon.com, which
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAC Search & Media.
GTech
Corporation, in the United States, administers 70% of the worldwide
online and instant lottery business, according to its website. With
online gaming rules generally prohibitive, 'lottery' games face
less scrutiny. This is leading to the increase in web sites
offering lottery ticket purchasing services, charging premiums on
base lottery prices. The legality of such services falls into
question across many jurisdictions, especially throughout the
United States, as the gambling laws related to lottery play
generally have not kept pace with the spread of technology.
Presently, many lotteries in the US donate large portions of their
proceeds to the public education system. However, these funds
frequently replace instead of supplement conventional funding,
resulting in no additional money for education.
States and associated Interstate
Lotteries
Interstate lotteries are also referred to as multistate lotteries
or multistate games. Of the 42 states that have lotteries, only
Florida is not a member of a multistate game, even though state
statute 24.105(18)
[1]
specifically allows the legislature or governor to direct the
lottery department to participate if it is in the best interest of
the Florida Lottery.
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia,
Florida (January
2009), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia,
District of Columbia
(
video lottery) Delaware, Rhode Island, West Virginia
(scratch game) Iowa, Kansas
Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota
California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington
state
Tri-State Lottery
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
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Lottery
2006、2007年全球彩票销售
NASPL
程阳:
美国的彩票
程阳：美国经济与彩票游戏
程阳：Lotteries in
the United States
(2)
程阳：Lotteries in
the United States
(1)
程阳：Powerball
程阳：Mega
Millions
程阳：US and
CAN lottery sales
in FY08
程阳：US lottery
sales in
FY2007
程阳：Canada
Lottery
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