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20 Year Old Wins $1M on Powerball via new Jackpocket App kare11.com

3 pjsullivan3 8 years ago 0 comments

Show HN: How lucky is your birthday when playing the lottery? web.jackpocket.com

3 pjsullivan3 10 years ago 2 comments

Jackpocket launches ACH payments to play lottery medium.com

3 pjsullivan3 10 years ago 0 comments

Comment · 10 years ago

There are very few processors in the US that will process this type of risk. I'm the founder of a lottery app company called Jackpocket and the compliance / due diligence is ridiculous. Now that DFS is seen as illegal and toxic its going to be near impossible to get someone to underwrite this risk. Time for Bitcoin to shine!

Comment · 10 years ago

We actually do watermark the barcode :) Winnings under $600 are automatically applied to your account check out more here: https://vimeo.com/141492642

Play $1.5B Powerball with Bitcoin on your phone medium.com

2 pjsullivan3 10 years ago 2 comments

Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Taking Bets in New York nytimes.com

8 pjsullivan3 11 years ago 1 comments

Show HN: Jackpocket launches iOS app to disrupt the $80B lottery industry jackpocket.com

6 pjsullivan3 11 years ago 7 comments

Comment · 11 years ago

This is only the start of the corruption thats going on in the lottery. I'm the CEO of Jackpocket which is a mobile lottery app that we've been building pretty quietly. We're trying to bring the lottery into 2015, but a big part of our mission is bringing more transparency to the lottery and holding states more accountable to where to funds flow. I'm sure a bunch of you have seen the John Oliver video. The lottery has had a lot of dirty stories behind it. Really needs to be cleaned up because at the end of the day a lot of states need the revenue for social services.

Shameless promotion: If anyone is interested in giving our beta a try you can go to http://get.jackpocket.com for iOS or go to www.jackpocket.com on your Android device to download the APK

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1 pjsullivan3 12 years ago 0 comments

Jackpocket - first app to buy your Mega Millions from your phone jackpocket.com

1 pjsullivan3 13 years ago 3 comments

Comment · 13 years ago

I think you actually understand contractual law. We've made an agreement that the ticket belongs to you, and back that agreement up with documentation showcasing that its been purchased and its been purchased on your behalf. You are the rightful owner. I would be impossible for us to cash it in. Any court of law would uphold that the ticket is yours. We have no ability to not keep our promise.

Comment · 13 years ago

Actually a lot more secure then buying anywhere else. You actually get a digital receipt timestamped with your ID attached to it. Not to mention a picture of your ticket. You end up loosing the winning ticket and its anyone's to claim.

Comment · 13 years ago

We've been super quiet about this and are not really ready to ship yet (bunch of bugs) but decided to let you guys give it a try since the Mega Millions is so big.

If you're on iOS you can use the code "money" to try it