I have a pretty strong hunch that has more to do with fraud prevention than it does consumer protection. EDIT: Not to imply either is solely one or the other.

I have a pretty strong hunch that has more to do with fraud prevention than it does consumer protection. EDIT: Not to imply either is solely one or the other. Just, on a spectrum with those motives as the poles, "can't buy lotto tickets" is probably closer to the "consumer protection" end, and "no online gambling" to the other, purely as a function of the volumes of money that can be moved that way.