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Paul denies leaving Georgia lottery in quandaryNews Story
New Tennessee lottery chief says rising college costs are a problemRebecca Paul, Tennessee's new lottery chief executive officer yesterday denied leaving the same position in Georgia because of problems with the Peach State's lottery scholarship program.She also said the problem with the HOPE scholarship program in Georgia is escalating college costs, which are growing faster than lottery revenue even though that revenue has climbed 136% in the past 10 years from $1.1 billion a year to $2.6 bill
Sep 10, 2003, 4:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery partnerships have poor track recordNews Story
As Tennessee officials consider a lottery partnership with Georgia, lottery observers warn that similar joint ventures have had their problems. Tensions simmer within a consortium of western Canadian provinces operating a lottery together. Three New England states are starting to go their separate ways. And South Carolina took only a few days before turning down Georgia's offer to join forces.``Some liaisons are not what they're cracked up to be,'' Edward Stanek of Iowa, the country's longest-se
Sep 2, 2003, 3:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Vendors Object to Tenn.-Georgia PartnershipNews Story
Private lottery vendors say a proposed partnership between the Tennessee and Georgia lotteries would be unfair, expensive, and would hurt Tennessee. The vendors sent a letter to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation last week, pointing out the risks of such an alliance.The vendors include Creative Games International, Intralot USA, Pollard Banknote and Oberthur Gaming Technologies.The four lottery companies, who have an interest in bidding for the Tennessee contracts, say a Georgia partner
Aug 25, 2003, 1:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery alliance winning supportNews Story
For those prone to wager, a lottery partnership between Georgia and Tennessee looks like a pretty good bet these days.Georgia officials have proposed the partnership, which would be unique in the nation and could involve anything from sharing office supplies and vendors to combined games.The idea got a push last week when a consultant told Tennessee's lottery board that a joint venture would make the Volunteer State mountains of money over the next few years. There appear to be a huge number of
Aug 25, 2003, 3:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery to offer limited raffle-style New Year's drawingReply
Georgia is doing the same thing and the details are listed below 4 tickets will win $1 million each! 5 tickets will win $100,000 each! 500 tickets will win $1,000 each! Odds of winning $1 million are 1 in 125,000 What is the Millionaire Raffle? Millionaire Raffle is a new and exciting, limited-time game from the Georgia Lottery that creates four new Georgia millionaires in time for the New Year! With the best odds ever of winning $1 million from the Georgia Lott
Nov 20, 2006, 8:16 am - TheMaker - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery winner roundup (Dec. 2007)News Story
Some of the big wins Georgia Lottery players have claimed in the past month. Lawrenceville man redeems Win for Life ticket worth $52,000 A Lawrenceville man is celebrating a lottery win after checking a ticket he purchased two months ago. Garth Cole, 46, matched all six winning numbers in the Oct. 24 Win for Life drawing and won $1,000 a week for a year. Shell Food Mart, 1095 Duluth Highway in Lawrenceville, sold the winning Quik Pik ticket. Winning numbers from the Oct. 24 Win for Li
Dec 16, 2007, 4:14 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. gets lottery advice from Georgia, FloridaNews Story
Even as a gaming advocate, Steve Geller offers a bit of caution as North Carolina considers sanctioning a state lottery don't promise too much.Geller's home state of Florida has shipped $14 billion in lottery profits to a state education trust fund since the lottery's 1988 beginning.But it hasn't been nearly enough to escape the sort of criticisms that have come with lotteries nationwide, especially ones intended to help pay for education initiatives. It will help education, but it will never
Jun 6, 2005, 10:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Is Rebecca Paul as good as they say?News Story
When state lottery commissioners hired Rebecca Paul as the nation's highest-paid lottery director, they justified their decision by saying she was the best, the gold standard. State Sen. Steve Cohen dubbed her the Michael Jordan of her field.But a Tennessean review has found that many of the claims surrounding her are overstated.For instance, Paul said last month that Georgia lottery sales had grown on average 13% a year during her tenure. Lottery commissioners cited similar increases in ex
Oct 20, 2003, 7:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia's Lottery Director to QuitNews Story
Rebecca Paul, who started Georgia's lottery and has been its only director for 10 years, is jumping ship to run the startup lottery for neighboring Tennessee. She has informed the governor, Dan McLagan, a spokesman for Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, said. Mrs. Paul has indicated she is looking for a new challenge. We certainly wish her well. Earlier Sunday, two sources told The Associated Press Paul was negotiating with Tennessee officials to head their new lottery and that she was expected to tak
Sep 8, 2003, 3:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery may learn lessons from GeorgiaReply
ATLANTA A landscaper raked in some lottery luck on his birthday. Albert Van Maanen played the Georgia Lottery instant game Triple Lucky 7 s and won the game s $177,000 top prize. It was a heck of a birthday present! exclaims Mr. Van Maanen, who celebrated his 48th birthday on Monday, May 9.Georgia Lottery retailer Mega Star Food Mart #0001, located at 11320 Hwy. 41 in Ringgold, sold the winning ticket.According to Mr. Van Maanen, he scratched the lucky ticket in the store. He thought he won
May 12, 2005, 12:09 am - Tnplayer805 - Lottery News