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Thursday Evening, August 29, 19State Lotteries May Violate Some Federal LawsBy El ROGERSWASHINGTON lt;UPI) — The legalized gambling operating in 13 states from Maine to Illinois soon might wind up in trouble with the feds.Lawyers in the Justice Department’s criminal division are studying the legality of the lotteries, employed by financial 1/ hard-pressed states to raise needed revenues.Strict enforcement of federal laws against gambling, according to some authorities, couldmean criminal prosecution of state officials, even though the games are legal under the statefa.vs.to state law and come up withj a recommendation.Assistant Attorney Genera] W. Vincent Rakestraw says the review is exacted to be completed within two to three weeks. He said Attorney General William B. Saxbe “willcarry out the decision.”In Rakestraw’s view, the state operated lotteries are in “apparent violation of a variety of federal criminal statutes.”tions such as use of the mails or broadcast advertising, and also forbid participation by federal banks as selling or payoff agents.William S. Lynch, chief of the Justice Department’s organized crime and racketeering section,say a major concern is; protecting the policies the states set for themselves.”If my recollection is correct, to sell New York lottery tickets in South Dakota or California is more likely than not a violation of their laws,” Lynch said. !Peter Mills, U.S. attorney for Maine, has spread concern among states and surprised his superiors by pledging to enforce the letter of federal law.But the Justice Department has called for a moratorium on prosecution while its criminal divison lawyers study the complex relation of federal lawLotteries are now operated in Maine, New' Hampshire. Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massa-chussets, New York, New' Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Lotteries are being started iii Dlinois and Ohio.Federal laws outlaw most interstate aspects of the opera-The first Mississippi River levee was completed in New Orleans in 1727, standing three feet high, 5,400 feet long and 18 feet wide at the crown.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lubbock, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 29, 1974
Page 104
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