Online Casino Profits from Lottery Confusion

20 Sep 2004

OREGON – As reported by the Oregon Bend: "The Oregon Lottery likes to tout how its revenues create jobs and boost economic development. But one of its latest instant scratch-off ticket games apparently has been helping generate a tidy sum of revenue – for the owners of a 9-year-old, offshore-based online casino.

"Call the confusion over the name 'Casino Fortune' unintended offshoring, if you will.

"And while lottery officials say they don't see how anyone could confuse a scratch-ticket game with Internet gambling, casino officials say their own statistics show a 50 percent jump in Oregon visitors since the lottery started the same-named game last spring.

"The apparent confusion prompted an announcement this week from the online casino (www.CasinoFortune.com), which is based in Trinidad and has its servers in Antigua.

"…The number of Oregon participants in the Casino Fortune Website has grown from 8,550 before the scratch ticket game's release to almost 12,500 at present, said casino spokesman Kevin Mercuri in New York. In fact, he said, more than 2,700 Oregon clients responded to the registration question, 'How did you hear about us?' with the answer: 'scratch ticket.' …"

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	Online Casino Profits from Lottery Confusion 20 Sep 2004 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> OREGON – As reported by the Oregon Bend: "The Oregon Lottery likes to tout how its revenues create jobs and boost economic development. But one of its latest instant scratch-off ticket games apparently has been helping generate a tidy sum of revenue – for the owners of a 9-year-old, offshore-based online casino. "Call the confusion over the name 'Casino Fortune' unintended offshoring, if you will. "And while lottery officials say they don't see how anyone could confuse a scratch-ticket game with Internet gambling, casino officials say their own statistics show a 50 percent jump in Oregon visitors since the lottery started the same-named game last spring. "The apparent confusion prompted an announcement this week from the online casino (www.CasinoFortune.com), which is based in Trinidad and has its servers in Antigua. "…The number of Oregon participants in the Casino Fortune Website has grown from 8,550 before the scratch ticket game's release to almost 12,500 at present, said casino spokesman Kevin Mercuri in New York. In fact, he said, more than 2,700 Oregon clients responded to the registration question, 'How did you hear about us?' with the answer: 'scratch ticket.' …"

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