MANY LOTTERY SCAM LETTERS REFER TO THE 'EUROPEAN GAMING COMMISSION' AND OTHER NON-EXISTENT OFFICIAL LOTTERY REGULATORS: GAMING COMMISSIONS and LOTTERY ASSOCIATIONS
All lotteries must be registered and licensed with a gaming commission or regulator.
A lottery regulator may be a Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economics, Gaming Board, State Gaming Commission, or any of a number differently named agencies. Individual countries have gaming regulators, and sometimes individual states or provinces within that country have their own gaming regulators.
Whenever you receive a winning notification, you can always ask for their license number and licensing agency. Then you can contact the licensing agency INDEPENDENTLY by searching for the agency on the Internet. You must NEVER contact any agency number, name, or address listed in the notification letter. Obviously, if the letter is from a swindler you will be provided with a name and phone number of another member of the fraud network. It's the same as asking the thief you find in your house if he is going to steal anything.
This is the link to the Gaming Regulators European Forum list of Regulators: http://www.gref.net/links_reg.html. Here you will find links to many Gaming Commission web sites. I have provided these examples so that you will not be fooled if a lottery scam swindler tries to put together a web site that just looks like a legitimate gaming commission or regulator site.
Many lottery companies also belong to lottery associations and lottery organizations.I have provided a sample of two lottery organization web sites: The World Lottery Association and the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. Again, this gives you the chance to compare legitimate lottery association web sites with any that a lottery scam swindler may put on the Internet to fool you.
World Lottery Association Condition of Membership
Government operated lotteries
Do not use agents. | Have well-organized and informative web sites that DO NOT have anything to do with investments or banks or courier services or escrow services. | Have web sites written in the native language of the residents of that country or state. | Allow for a choice of whether you want your name used for publicity purposes or not. | Provide registration for players and a personal player account. | Have eligibility requirements, such as being a citizen of the country in which the lottery is held. | DO NOT require advance fees to acquire your winnings. | DO NOT require you to return a portion of the winning check. | Never ever ship cash. | Are subject to the lottery laws and rules as established by the Lottery Commission of that country. These can be found under 'Terms and Conditions' (in the native language) on each site, or under an explanation link or history link on the site. | Send winnings via a check with the lottery operator's name as the account holder or other method that comes directly from the lottery management account. Example: If you win the California State Lottery, you receive a California State Lottery check. | Do not pay out large winnings in cash. | You are expected to pay your taxes. If you enter the lottery of a foreign country, then you are responsible for the taxes in that country and, in many cases, the taxes in your own country and state/province as well. Don't let yourself in for any unpleasant surprises - check your tax laws. Taxes for the lottery country are removed from the winnings before disbursement to the winner. |
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Scammers
Make up lottery names all day every day. See Names used in lottery scams. | Send emails saying you won a lottery you never entered or that your email address was drawn at random. | Often go on about batch numbers and claims agents. | Have more than one country listed in the winning notice. | Send winning checks drawn on a company name that has nothing to do with lotteries. | And more .. See Lottery FAQ's and How to identify a lottery scam letter |
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One good place to check out available government operated lotteries, and how their web sites are set up, is here: http://www.lotteryinsider.com.au/links.html.
Mission
International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. (ILTS) is committed to providing the most innovative, most reliable, and best-performing gaming and digital voting systems to customers worldwide. In addition, the company strives to deliver exceptional service and ongoing support that maximizes customer profitability and satisfaction while delivering a fair return to shareholders.
Company Overview
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ILTS is a leading supplier of online wagering and digital scan voting systems with installations worldwide. As the company that pioneered the transition from electro-mechanical totalizator systems to pari-mutuel wagering, ILTS continues to innovate across all channels with new bet-processing technologies, software and data management systems that deliver the highest performance with the greatest profitability.
The company also has the expertise to provide any level of service desired, from complete facilities management and operation to the installation of a turnkey system and comprehensive training of staff. For more than two decades, ILTS has delivered world-class system solutions to customers on six continents.
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After being incorporated in California in 1978, the company began operations in 1979. In 1993, Berjaya Lottery Management (HK) Ltd. became a major shareholder of ILTS, providing substantial resources for continued growth and expansion. In 1999, Berjaya increased its stake in the Company. Effective December 31, 2014, ILTS is a private Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berjaya. This has allowed ILTS to continue delivering world-class system design, delivery and support along with first-rate installation, maintenance and training services to racing, lottery and government organizations worldwide.
