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Lottery chiefs under fire from Casino Fortune

Posted: 16/9/2004
Lottery chiefs under fire from Casino Fortune
Casino Fortune, the Trinidad-based casino site, has once again threatened to sue lottery officials over the use of its trademark name.
Lottery officials in Oregon mistakenly used the Casino Fortune name on a US$10 scratch-card game, and the website has seized on the error to gain some free publicity.

In 2003 Casino Fortune gained widespread exposure after threatening to sue the New York State Lottery over a similar mix-up.

And visitors to the Casino Fortune site are currently hit with a pop-up window offering access to an instant lottery game.

A spokesman for the website said the firm had already gained substantially from the Oregon State Lottery’s error.

“Casino Fortune’s windfall from the Oregon Lottery’s snafu is over US$500,000 in revenue and counting,” Casino Fortune said in a statement.

Officials for the state lottery said there was no trademark infringement as there was unlikely to be any confusion between the scratch ticket and the internet site.

But the online casino firm remains unconvinced, and said it would be consulting its lawyers in New York over what it views as a “matter of principle”.

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