The Director of the Pennsylvania Lottery and President of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, Ed Trees, has written to lawmakers urging them to oppose efforts to legalise online poker in the United States, stating that the move could “decimate” Lottery sales.
As one of several US states to have expanded gambling opportunities in recent years, Pennsylvania’s gaming revenues climbed 22 per cent last year to US$2.0bn. In the year to June 30th [...]