Actually several parties have tried to make the case that sports cards constitute an illegal lottery, e.g: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB846202501868224000 http

Actually several parties have tried to make the case that sports cards constitute an illegal lottery, e.g: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB846202501868224000 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB846202501868224000 From a brief read around though I couldn't find any successful suits.