What's going on in New York

This is a Discussion on some of the law's in my state .The other day i was watching the news and i saw that the police busted a gambling ring in china town.So if gambling is illegal in New York so can some one explain to me what is power ball ,lotto and mega millions in my eye's this is a form of gambling , but since Albany makes the law's in this state does it mean that they can brake them.I would love to hear any comments on this issue