Are lottery clubs legal?
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If you mean an agreement between parties to purchase an amount of lottery tickets based on contributions and sharing the prize among those who pay, and the lottery tickets are purchased from an authorized vendor, then they are completely legal.
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am immigrate in US and i got  a green  by playing lottery. not through agent,i played it on my own. so you should try.
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Questions:\n    1. What is your age? Are you 18? Since you're not qualified to \n        play the lottery, why did you buy the lottery ticket? If you are \n        found to be the one who bought the ticket, you'll be \n        disqualified (see rules of the game). There are specifics \n        about age in the rules re lotteries.\n    2. Considering the situation, you have relegated the claim to \n        somebody else (by all means, it should be a member of the \n        family). Your family should get a finance manager to work \n        out some financial management in order to manage your \n        money (now the family is involved). You said a million is \n        being given to you, there are technicalities on this. Even \n        giving you a million is not easy, it may be in the form of a\n        gift, atrust fund, etc.? \n   3.  If you are found to be the one who bought the ticket, you\n        might be be disqualified (see rules of the game). There are\n        specifics about age in the rules re lotteries.
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someone answered this question no.  it is illegal in the united states to gamble over the internet. however, because of the free trade agreement that DOES NOT specifically prohibit internet gambling most other countries may offer it legally. cuba and north korea probably cannot offer it because i don't think the united states has any free trade with them and a few other countries. however, today, april 4, 2006 something is up specifically with costa rica.  but not to worry, there are 2 or three US based internet casinos that are illegal but nobody seems to care enough to enforce it.
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The only way you can do this legally is to make sure you are giving away all the money less the purchase price of the item. You can not benefit from the raffle, that is not legal and that is gambling sceme.\nIf you truly want to help this organization contact them. They may say yes to a raffle or no. Since they are responsible for the outcome they may have to run it not you. And you can not use their name without their permission.\nIt is best to get with a non-profit organization and tell them your idea. They bring it to the board and get approval. But you would be doing it under them and their guidelines.\nAnd you can not profit from the money made.
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Here are some state statutes that apply in Florida to Bingo:\n§ 849.09.  Lottery prohibited; exceptions \n\n\n   (1) It is unlawful for any person in this state to:\n\n   (a) Set up, promote, or conduct any lottery for money or for anything of value;\n\n   (b) Dispose of any money or other property of any kind whatsoever by means of any lottery;\n\n   (c) Conduct any lottery drawing for the distribution of a prize or prizes by lot or chance, or advertise any such lottery scheme or device in any newspaper or by circulars, posters, pamphlets, radio, telegraph, telephone, or otherwise;\n\n   (d) Aid or assist in the setting up, promoting, or conducting of any lottery or lottery drawing, whether by writing, printing, or in any other manner whatsoever, or be interested in or connected in any way with any lottery or lottery drawing;\n\n   (e) Attempt to operate, conduct, or advertise any lottery scheme or device;\n\n   (f) Have in her or his possession any lottery wheel, implement, or device whatsoever for conducting any lottery or scheme for the disposal by lot or chance of anything of value;\n\n   (g) Sell, offer for sale, or transmit, in person or by mail or in any other manner whatsoever, any lottery ticket, coupon, or share, or any share in or fractional part of any lottery ticket, coupon, or share, whether such ticket, coupon, or share represents an interest in a live lottery not yet played or whether it represents, or has represented, an interest in a lottery that has already been played;\n\n   (h) Have in her or his possession any lottery ticket, or any evidence of any share or right in any lottery ticket, or in any lottery scheme or device, whether such ticket or evidence of share or right represents an interest in a live lottery not yet played or whether it represents, or has represented, an interest in a lottery that has already been played;\n\n   (i) Aid or assist in the sale, disposal, or procurement of any lottery ticket, coupon, or share, or any right to any drawing in a lottery; or\n\n   (j) Have in her or his possession any lottery advertisement, circular, poster, or pamphlet, or any list or schedule of any lottery prizes, gifts, or drawings.\n\n   (k) Have in her or his possession any so-called "run down sheets," tally sheets, or other papers, records, instruments, or paraphernalia designed for use, either directly or indirectly, in, or in connection with, the violation of the laws of this state prohibiting lotteries and gambling.\n\nProvided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit participation in any nationally advertised contest, drawing, game or puzzle of skill or chance for a prize or prizes unless it can be construed as a lottery under this section; and, provided further, that this exemption for national contests shall not apply to any such contest based upon the outcome or results of any horserace, harness race, dograce, or jai alai game.\n\n(2) Any person who is convicted of violating any of the provisions of paragraph (a), paragraph (b), paragraph (c), or paragraph (d) of subsection (1) is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\n\n(3) Any person who is convicted of violating any of the provisions of paragraph (e), paragraph (f), paragraph (g), paragraph (i), or paragraph (k) of subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who, having been convicted of violating any provision thereof, thereafter violates any provision thereof is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The provisions of this section do not apply to bingo as provided for in s. 849.0931.\n\n(4) Any person who is convicted of violating any of the provisions of paragraph (h) or paragraph (j) of subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who
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Most states have adopted a stance that ecommerce sites are the legal equivalent of a mail order catalog business, that is, the laws of the state where the BUYER resides are in effect, rather than the laws where the business is located.\n\nThis has worked out well for domestic (US based) businesses, however, little recourse exists when the business is based offshore.\n\nLook at the recent controversy involving online gambling, which was just made illegal.  estimates are that the new legislation will eliminate 95%+ of online wagering, which is most likely true.  Think about it, if you wager online and lose, you simply refuse to pay and have your credit card company refund your bet.\n\nTherefore, it's in the best interests for offshore gambling websites to bar US customers from their websites.\n\nIn most other cases where US citizens are buying what-nots and widgets from offshore websites, the best bet is to use caution, as enforcement tools of the US legal system are embryonic in this arena.
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It is a scam.\nYou cannot have an international lottery as the gambleing laws differ in every country.\nThe scammers say it is "International" so as to cover every country.\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is\nSource(s):\n\nwww.fraudwatchers.org\nI spoke to Bill Gates lastnight and he knows nothing about it...honest...I did!\n\nEdit   Delete
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Yes, it's a scam.\nDid you buy a  lotto ticket? Yeah, didn't think so.
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there is no way you would win any legal lottery without entering
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Here is a list of all the phone number of the FAKE and PHONY UK Lottery Promotions:  (I repeat--these are a scam to take YOUR money)\n\nhttp://www.joewein.de/sw/419-phone-uk.htm
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it is not legal  in the us to gamble over the internet
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It's generally not a good idea to bet online because even more so than in physical gambling, they can cheat you really easily.  How do you know their random numbers generators are actually random at all?  I suppose if you win, they can transfer the funds to your bank account.
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Nothing legal, unless you win the lottery.
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Basically any lottery with the word "International" or "Global" in it is a scam.\n\nLegitimate lotteries only operate within the particular territory they are licensed for (e.g. California, UK). They do *not* operate internationally or they would risk falling afoul of anti-gambling laws. For example, it is against US Federal Law to mail lottery tickets or money to purchase lottery tickets in interstate mail. US lottery winners have been prevented from claiming prizes for out of state lotteries.\n\nBecause of this you can safely assume any "international" lottery winning notice to be a scam. Most of the fake lottery scams are run by gangs from Nigeria. The fake lottery scam is a variant of the "419" scam. \n\nThis email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:\n\nThey don't notify winners by email. \nYou can't win without first buying a lottery ticket. \nThey don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to. \nThey don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you. \nThey don't tell you to call a mobile phone number. \nThey don't tell you to keep your winnings secret. \nThey will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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no. its not safe. Never trust something like this. you will have better luck buying lottery tickets.
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I dont think so.\nhttp://www.national-lottery.co.uk/\n\nWe have had several infamous incidents of criminals winning the lottery. I believe the Government was considering changing the law to prevent criminal in jail from profiting but not sure if this ever happened.