Jackpocket’s utilization of Quorum offered Fries a powerful way to search across state legislatures for important bills to watch, receive email alerts when changes to those bills occur, and monitor dialogue from legislators and state executives. The Solution: Never Miss a Mention of Your Issue With 7,383 state legislators and an average of 128,000 bills introduced in state legislatures each year, keeping a pulse on the conversation can pile up - fast.Īs Fries put it, “We needed an automated way to track all the legislation and dialogue we cared about across the entire country.” Therefore, Andrew Fries, Head of External Affairs and one-person government affairs team at Jackpocket, is tasked with keeping a pulse on key policy conversations happening in state legislatures across the country. However, by nature of its industry, the company’s success hinges on its ability to operate within the bounds of state-sanctioned gambling and lottery regulations.
Like most early-stage companies, Jackpocket has limited resources at its disposal to dedicate towards building a presence in government affairs. => The Challenge: Tracking State Legislation in a Changing Industryįounded in 2013, New York City-based Jackpocket is the first mobile app where users can buy official state lottery tickets from their phones. => state-legislation-tracker-expand-business Report any attempted scam to the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP or at the FTC Consumer Information website.=> state-legislation-tracker-expand-business Never provide any personal or financial information to a scammer, especially Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers. The check that you’ve received is fraudulent and will bounce. Never deposit any check sent to you that is accompanied by a request that you send or wire money to cover processing or claiming fees. (See How do I collect my winnings if I win?) No one should ever send any money to pay any ‘processing fee’ or any other requested fee in order to claim a prize. Jackpocket never requires the payment of any money in order to claim a prize. Never respond to these communications and never provide information or send money to a scammer. You may only purchase lottery tickets or set up a subscription in the state you are physically located. Federal law prohibits the sale or mailing of lottery tickets across state lines. Unless you hear from Jackpocket directly, this is a fraudulent claim and there is no such prize.
This is a warning to all consumers about scammers who are sending false announcements regarding lottery prizes.Īs part of the scam, an individual is contacted by phone, email, text message, or a letter from a scammer who is claiming that the recipient has won a prize with a state lottery.
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