VegasSky (Rival) Is this for real?

[ksech]

Okay, not sure if this is where I am supposed to post this, so if it needs to be moved somewhere else...
I received this email, haven't ever received one like this before.


Dear XXX

Thank you for playing on Vegas Sky Casino, where you can enjoy generous bonuses and perhaps one day win a fortune. If it's a fortune that you are looking for, then read on!

Vegas Sky Casino has two sister websites:

www.uklotterylive.com
www.euromillionslive.com

You can buy lottery tickets for the UK National and the EuroMillions International Lotteries, two of the world's largest cash payout Lotteries with jackpots of up to $150 million! These prizes are paid out tax free and in one lump sum! The websites have been operating for over three years and have tens of thousands of lottery players from all over the world!

www.euromillionslive.com:

Is a weekly draw with jackpots ranging from $10m to $150m for a ticket price of just £3, equivalent to $4.50. The EuroMillions lottery also holds massive Superdraws twice a year, with prizes of about $150m. That’s 120m Euros or £100m or R1.5 billion!

The Awsome Mega-Draw!

There is an Awsome Megadraw THIS Friday!! 6th March and the estimated jackpot is a staggering $130m, which is 100m Euros or £90m – a fortune in any currency! Signup and deposit for this draw and we will give you a 25% match deposit!

www.uklotterylive.com:

Is a twice weekly draw with jackpots ranging from $4m to $60m for a ticket price of £2.50, equivalent to $3.75. And on Saturday you could win a very useful $12m (£8m, R120m) at www.uklotterylive.com – make it yours!

So check out our sister websites and get yourself a ticket. Who knows, you could be a millionaire next week!

If you would like to know more about playing the lotteries, after visiting the websites, please email your questions to alim@theuklive.com.

Thank you for playing with Vegas Sky Casino, we value your support. We hope you also find our lottery sites interesting and win yourself one of those massive jackpots.

Warmest Regards,

Casino Manager
support@vegasskycasino.com
www.vegasskycasino.com

1) I live in the US, in a state that is currently taxing everything except the air we are breathing, but I am sure they will figure out a way to do this in the near future. (They are currently working on an obesity tax to join our sin tax)
2) If I did happen to do this (which isn't likely), BUT if I did and happened to win...is this taxfree for UK only? Do I need to move to the UK to claim this prize?
3) Is this something new for the Rival casinos?
Thanks for your time, was just wondering.

[winbig]

I got the same thing....what a crock of #@$@#....

BTW:

Foreign Lotteries: It Is Illegal for U.S. Citizens to Enter Them!

Yes, stated in plain English, under Federal anti-racketeering statutes (US Code Title 18, Part I, Chapter 95, Section 1953; it is a federal crime to enter a foreign lottery! The complete text of the federal law that make sit illegal for US citizens to participate in foreign lotteries is shown below. We've highlight key portions:

http://www.consumerfraudreporting.or...ottery_ban.php

[winbig]

Also, these dumbasses can't even spam the right people.

If you want to play some of europes biggest lotteries
Check out our friends at www.uklotterylive.com and www.euromillionslive.com. We recommend playing either the UK National Lottery or the Euromillions lottery. While both lotteries require you to be a resident in either the United Kingdom or Europe, companies like www.uklotterylive.com and www.euromillionslive.com allow you to play through a syndicate as they are syndicate managers based in these countries.

Taken from http://www.scamslive.com/legitimate-...-lotteries.htm

[vinylweatherman]

Also, these dumbasses can't even spam the right people.



Taken from http://www.scamslive.com/legitimate-...-lotteries.htm

Looks like they specifically INVITED one of their players, so not strictly spam. Since this participation is ILLEGAL under US law, and they KNEW this was a US based player (itself illegal (ish) maybe?), they have committed the offense (should it exist over there in some form) of soliciting another to participate in a criminal act. It would be a matter for the regulator of SkyVegas to determine as OK or not OK. SkyVegas suggests credibility through association with Sky, yet accepts US players This would be contrary to the rules for any EU regulated casino, even MALTA enforces this one (Although I am sure I saw one slip the net for a while, called GoWild - Malta "licensed", yet accepting US players on their site, till this transgression was pointed out to them & they changed it).