Keep the mail safe: don't mail lottery tickets.

Why are lottery tickets on the list of prohibited items for mailing?

Keep the Mail Safe: Hazardous and Restricted Materials

Some things cannot be mailed or can be mailed only in small quantities for safety and legal reasons. Call 1·800·ASK·USPS or visit your Post Office if you have questions about the item you are mailing. Restricted materials include:

* Aerosol cans
* Alcoholic beverages
* Ammunition
* Drug paraphernalia
* Fireworks
* Flammable or explosive materials
* Illegal or infectious substances
* Lottery tickets
* Poisonous materials

 

[imported_Kensai]

Here's a cookie.

 

[Pacfanweb]

It's illegal to possess lottery tickets in some states. That's why, I guess. Still stupid, though.

 

[daveymark]

is it prohibited, or merely restricted?

 

Originally posted by: daveymark
is it prohibited, or merely restricted?

Seeing as how all the materials listed (with the exception of lottery tickets) are extremely volatile and dangerous, I'd assume they're all prohibited. But I can't say for sure.

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: daveymark
is it prohibited, or merely restricted?

As I understand it, it's against Federal law to use US mail for lottery promotions of any sort, though some leniance has been made for State operated lotteries. It's more to protect citizens against lottery scams that exist, mainly from foreign countries. Of course, USPS doesn't care about delivering known lottery scams from outside the US (or any junk mail for that matter), since they get a huge chunk of postage profit.