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Old Jan 14, 2016, 9:28 am
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Originally Posted by seawolf
Thanks. Didn't know that.

19 U.S.C. §1305
Shades of the old Irish Sweepstakes days when lottery tickets were illegal in the U.S., before various governments took over the "numbers racket," realizing there was serious money to be made.

Who could imagine it's illegal for a foreigner to bring back into the U.S. a lottery ticket that he or she had previously purchased legally within the U.S.?

Indeed good to know for those who might be affected, but the kindest comment I can make is that the law insofar as lottery tickets is concerned appears badly outdated.
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