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N.C. Lottery ticket plan may kill video pokerNews Story
One of North Carolina's top lawmakers Friday called for banning the sale of lottery tickets at businesses with video poker machines, a ban one operator said would effectively kill the video poker business.Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight proposed the ban in a letter to lottery commission Chairman Charles Sanders. The Dare County Democrat has long opposed video poker. While the Senate has repeatedly voted to ban the games, the House never has.An ongoing federal probe of the industry last ye
Nov 8, 2005, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Vendor defends perks for Colorado lottery workersNews Story
The company that makes scratch-game tickets for the Colorado Lottery defended Friday its purchase of trips and entertainment for Lottery employees.In fact, Scientific Games is required to pay for those items under the terms of its contract with the Colorado Lottery, said company spokesman Martin Schloss.The Colorado Lottery has been under a cloud since the Dec. 1 release of a state audit that found the agency had excessive expenses and questionable accounting practices. Questions also have been
Dec 22, 2003, 6:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two Alaska state lottery plans are about to be debated; here's how they'd workNews Story
Alaska is one of five U.S. states without a lottery. This year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and House Majority Leader Steve Thompson, a Republican from Fairbanks, have each offered plans to change that. With Alaska state government projecting a $1.5 billion budget deficit, both men have said a lottery could be one step toward a broader fix. But both have proposed very different approaches. Thompson is suggesting a draw-style lottery that would raise between $8 million and $10 million a year for the
Feb 17, 2020, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Scientific Games says exec stole company secretsNews Story
A company that works with more than 40 state lotteries in the U.S. and several overseas says in court filings that a key executive orchestrated a massive theft of its most-prized secrets before he resigned to accept a position with a rival company. Scientific Games International Inc. is asking a federal judge to prevent the information from being used outside the company in the multibillion-dollar lottery industry. The company, with offices in Alpharetta, Georgia, filed the civil lawsuit W
Jun 24, 2016, 12:40 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery to replace aging lottery terminalsReply
Yep, Michigan had Scientific Games until about 1989 and then switched to GTECH. The easy picks did seem to switch then.
Mar 4, 2015, 7:13 pm - Think - Lottery News

Pa. Lottery director to departNews Story
The executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery is leaving for a private-sector position with a subcontractor of the company the state contracts for lottery services. Todd Rucci, appointed executive director in September 2011, will stay until Nov. 22. Then he'll take a government and communication relations job with PAP Technologies, a Lancaster-based firm specializing in lottery ticket printing for games such as Powerball and Mega Millions. The company is a subcontractor of Scientific
Nov 9, 2013, 6:34 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Questions about security and distributionReply
Pennsylvania gets their tickets from Scientific Games, and they really try to make sure the tickets are printed and distributed randomly.
Jun 1, 2008, 1:51 pm - JimmySand9 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Ohio Lottery switches games operatorReply
I can't believe GTech actually lost a contract. Now if they can get one from Scientific Games..
May 14, 2008, 8:39 pm - Littleoldlady - Lottery News

MAJOR Shake-Up In The Scratch Ticket Industry
Scientific Games, far and away the world's larget ticket manufactuer, has purchased up-and-coming Canadian manfuacturer Oberthur Gaming Technologies. Virtually every lottery is at least a secondary client of one of these companies. And a number of states could see the look and feel of their scratch tickets change, perhaps dramatically. It all depends on which plants stay open, the latex formulas they choose to continue using, and the people who stay on board after the deal closes. This le
Jun 10, 2007, 1:43 am - JimmySand9 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Criminal probe sought in award of NJ Lottery contractNews Story
A New Jersey Assembly Democrat has asked for a criminal investigation into the role a Republican assemblywoman and her former lobbying firm played in helping the state's lottery operator gain a new contract despite bidding nearly $32 million more than a competitor. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Princeton, sent a letter Sept. 29 to Gregory A. Paw, director of the state Division of Criminal Justice, asking for an investigation to determine whether Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck, R-Red Bank, and her
Oct 10, 2006, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News