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Idaho lawmakers end Powerball, fearing foreign participation

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BOISE, Idaho – Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years.

The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022.

But current Idaho law only allows lotteries in the state played by people in the U.S. and Canada. Idaho's Legislature is dominated by Republicans, but objections to the change also emerged from Democrats.

The killing of the bill by a voice vote of the Legislature's House State Affairs Committee means that the state's last Powerball drawing will be in August.

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