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To: Herc who wrote (700)	9/5/2001 2:01:20 AM
From: chirodoc	Respond to of 827

Prince Edward Island Plan to License Online Lottery ,,,,Lands in Court CANADA – September 1, 2001 – As reported by the Canadian Press:`` A Controversial bid by Prince Edward Island to license the country's first online gaming site has landed in a courtroom. ``The province has asked the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island to rule on whether a local charity's proposed Web lottery would be legal. ``The proposal by Earth Fund - a non-profit charitable corporation committed to environmental preservation - has come under heavy fire from other provinces. ``…Currently, Canadians are welcome to try their luck at Internet gaming sites based outside of Canada but can't run Internet casinos or lotteries from inside the country. ``The Interprovincial Lottery Corp. has suggested P.E.I. would be violating restrictions set out in the Criminal Code if lottery tickets are sold via the Internet from P.E.I. to Canadians living in provinces other than P.E.I. without the express consent of the other provinces. ``Provincial officials disagree, and last month filed a legal reference asking the province's top court to address the question of whether the province has the authority under the Criminal Code to authorize the Earth Fund to conduct, manage and operate the Earth Future Lottery, and to advertise, promote, solicit and offer for sale and fill orders for tickets via the Internet. ``They want the court to address such issues as whether inviting someone outside of P.E.I. to purchase a ticket online is the same as selling the ticket on the Island or in the jurisdiction the person lives…”

To: Herc who wrote (700)	9/10/2001 11:54:38 AM
From: kidl	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 827

Lottery not such a good bet, some states finding Washington ticket sales remain steady, but 'jackpot fatigue' is taking its toll Monday, September 10, 2001 SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES Ticket sales and profits for lotteries around the nation have been declining for the past several years, providing less money for education, senior citizens, parks and other programs. Today, 38 states including Washington have lotteries that, because of their coast-to-coast prevalence, have become the most widely played form of gambling in the nation. But last fiscal year, 20 states saw lottery profits fall. In 15 states, sales dropped. In all, Americans spent $38 billion last year on lottery chances, down $1 billion from what they wagered in 1996. seattlep-i.nwsource.com