Legal Opinion
United States Postal Service v. Andrew R. Amada Power Pick, Inc., an Arizona Corporation, D/B/A Powerpick
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2000No. 98-15589PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a lottery ticket pooling service itself constitutes a “lottery” within the meaning of federal anti-lottery statutes.
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PowerPick, Inc. (“PowerPick”), an Arizona corporation, operates a lottery ticket pooling service. PowerPick invites the general public to purchase participations in pools of twenty-five or fifty players and in turn purchases Arizona Lotto and Arizona Powerball Lottery tickets for each pool. PowerPick is not affiliated with either of the state lotteries.
The typical PowerPick player pays $22.00 to be a member of a fifty-player…
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