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N.M. Lottery introduces first joint lottery/tribal casino gameNews Story
The New Mexico Lottery and Santa Ana Star Casino have entered into the first joint lottery/tribal casino game in the state and possibly the United States.The two have launched LottoSino(C), an instant (Scratcher) game with two distinct playing fields: one for the lottery and the other for the casino.The traditional New Mexico Lottery portion features 11 ways to win with top cash prizes of $30,000. Santa Ana Star's portion includes a scratch-off playing field revealing various casino prizes rangi
Jun 14, 2005, 12:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery has best quarter everNews Story
The Georgia Lottery had its strongest ticket sales ever during the past quarter, relieving concerns from state officials that slow sales would prove costly to the HOPE scholarship program.Lottery officials said yesterday that they sold $827 million worth of tickets during the third quarter of fiscal 2005 from January through March. For the first nine months of fiscal 2005, sales hit $2.15 billion, up 4.8 percent from the first three quarters of last year.Sales were particularly strong for inst
Apr 15, 2005, 10:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery revenues better than expectedNews Story
The Tennessee Education Lottery announced today it has topped its initial goal by roughly 40 percent. Officials said it produced more than $123 million for education programs in the state after five months and 12 days.The results were announced as the Tennessee Lottery transferred $59,497,000 to the Lottery for Education account, bringing the total of education funds generated from Jan. 20 to June 30 to $123,271,000.An additional $2,049,000 will also be transferred to fund after-school programs
Jul 16, 2004, 8:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery yields $64M for scholarshipsNews Story
Tennessee Lottery officials gave the state nearly $64 million Thursday to fund college scholarships.The transfer of $63,774,000 from the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. to the bank account for scholarships represents the profits since the first scratchoff tickets were sold Jan. 20. It's the most exciting day in our history, lottery CEO Rebecca Paul told members of the Tennessee State Funding Board. The money comes from profits on $231.6 million in sales through March 31.She said the lottery e
Apr 16, 2004, 9:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Rebecca Paul Says Tenn. Lottery Should Reach Funding GoalNews Story
Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul said at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday the lottery should reach its goal of raising $88 million for education the first year, and may have some left over for preschool education.She said the lottery has brought in $141 million in a month and five days, including $30 million that will go toward its education fund.She said lotteries typically fall off substantially after the initial excitement, but she said Tennessee's has stayed very popular.Ms. Pau
Feb 26, 2004, 4:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas watches as Tenn rethinks lottery scholarshipsNews Story
If Lt. Gov. Bill Halter's push for a state lottery is successful, Arkansas legislators may want to consider Tennessee's dilemma before writing rules for spending proceeds that would be earmarked exclusively for college scholarships. Arkansas' eastern neighbor is struggling with what to do with an unintended $460 million surplus from that state's version of a scholarship lottery. Part of the problem is that many scholarship recipients have not been able to maintain grades good enough to keep t
Apr 14, 2008, 10:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

All Kentucky lottery money to fund educationNews Story
Finally fulfilling the promise made 17 years ago to voters who approved a state lottery, all of the Kentucky Lottery's revenue will go directly to education beginning today specifically to fund college scholarships.That means students who meet financial criteria will get larger awards, and more students will receive both need-based and merit-based scholarships.A projected $167 million in lottery proceeds over the next 12 months will fund the scholarships an increase from $134 million last ye
Jul 1, 2005, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Director Bishop Woosley resignsNews Story
Will stay on in current role until August 3 By Kate Northrop As of August 3, 2020, Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Director Bishop Woosley will be moving on from the Lottery to pursue other opportunities. In an email sent on Monday, Woosley notified Larry Walther, the Secretary for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, that he would be resigning. According to Scott Hardin, a spokesman for the department, the resignation was completely voluntary. It has been an absolut
Jul 15, 2020, 11:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.M. Gov. signs bill to extend lottery scholarshipsNews Story
A bill signed by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday is designed to extend the life of the lottery scholarship fund, which has been projected to run out of money in the next few years. Senate Bill 364, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, will require that more money from lottery sales goes to the scholarship fund, and less to administration. The lottery scholarship allows all New Mexico high school graduates in good academic standing to attend college in s
Mar 30, 2007, 10:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.M. Senate votes to shift more lottery funds to scholarshipsNews Story
The New Mexico State Senate voted 39-1 Tuesday to ensure that more proceeds from the New Mexico Lottery go toward the scholarship fund and less go toward administration. Senate Bill 364 would require that at least 27 percent of revenue from lottery sales go toward scholarships starting July 1, and then at least 30 percent starting Jan. 1, 2009. Current law requiring that at least 50 percent of revenue go toward prizes will remain in effect. The bill comes on the heels of a report last fall
Feb 28, 2007, 10:27 am - Todd - Lottery News