Colorado Lottery Commission
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Colorado lawmakers say Lottery overreached, pass bill to require cash-only purchases
Calling the move by the state’s gaming authority “illegal,” Colorado legislators passed a bill prohibiting the use of credit cards to purchase lottery tickets. In November, the Colorado Lottery commission passed a rule allowing the purchase of lottery products with credit cards, eliciting sharp criticism from more than two dozen legislators, who questioned the gaming…
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Colorado lottery commission OKs credit card purchases, online sales despite legislative pushback
Colorado’s lottery commission voted on Wednesday to permit credit card purchases of lottery tickets and to begin selling tickets directly to consumers. The decision may trigger a conflict with at least 25 members of the Colorado General Assembly, including most of its leaders. In a strongly worded letter, those lawmakers questioned the commission’s authority to…