State lotteries to go on the Web?

The Boston Globe reports:

With sales of scratch tickets and lotto games starting to slow down, states are looking to the Internet to breathe new life into their lotteries.

Lawmakers in Illinois, Georgia, North Dakota, and a handful of other states are exploring Web-based lottery games, even though the US Justice Department insists that all forms of online gambling are illegal.

''It's their last great opportunity for substantial revenue increases," said Anthony N. Cabot, a Nevada attorney who specializes in gaming law. Cabot said that in his opinion, nothing prevents state lotteries from going online, notwithstanding the Justice Department's position.

It's inevitable, the web is made for commerce.