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Tenn's Paul to be honored by lottery industryNews Story
Tennessee lottery president Rebecca Paul was inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Tuesday. Paul is one of 11 people slated for induction during the 2005 International Lottery and Gaming Expo being held through Thursday in Las Vegas. The awards are made by the Public Gaming Research Institute.Paul was hired in 2003 to start Tennessee's state lottery. It was the fourth state lottery she has headed and the third she has launched. We are privileged to have Rebecca at the helm of our educa
Jul 12, 2005, 11:33 pm - Lottery News

Unclaimed lottery prizes fund Tennessee school programsNews Story
Struggling students in danger of failing will now have somewhere to go to get academic help after the last bell rings.The first crop of 20 Lottery Education After-school Programs, which include six in Middle Tennessee, were recently awarded and they will share $2 million in unclaimed lottery prizes. Starting this fall, they'll provide tutoring, teach computer literacy, offer sports, and help students in danger of failing gain the reading and math skills they need.About 140 school systems, faith-
Jul 11, 2005, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

NJ House rejects lottery appropriation for teachersNews Story
The New Jersey House of Representatives rejected yesterday the Senate amendment to appropriate $33,000 in unclaimed lottery funds to full-time Public School System teachers.House Education Committee chair Justo S. Quitugua said the bill now goes to the conference committee for resolution.He said there is a need to change some language in the bill. For instance, he said that, if the entire fund of $33,000 is distributed among the 500 PSS teachers, each recipient would only end up getting $66. I
Jul 6, 2005, 8:09 am - 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 - Lottery News

Georgia lottery bill would protect education fundsNews Story
Ralph Reed, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, on Thursday endorsed Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue's call for a state constitutional amendment that would prevent lottery money from being used for anything except HOPE college scholarships, pre-kindergarten classes and building up financial reserves. Competition to the lottery from surrounding states is increasing, revenues will level off over the long haul, and we need this measure to ensure long-term fiscal solvency, Reed said.Reed's on
Jul 1, 2005, 8:48 am - Lottery News

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 - 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 - Lottery News

New Florida lottery law increases prizesNews Story
Florida lottery players soon will rake in more dough when they win games such as Lotto, Mega Money and Fantasy 5, thanks to a bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jeb Bush. Bush, an outspoken critic of gambling, and state lottery officials are betting that the higher payouts will boost ticket sales for the games, similar to a measure passed three years ago that doubled the sales of scratch-off games.Higher sales should mean more money for education, which is the stated purpose of the new law. A
May 29, 2005, 10:01 am - Lottery News

NY takes $5 million from lottery winners for child support, welfareNews Story
New York lottery officials announced Tuesday that the state has taken nearly $5 million from thousands of lottery jackpots before they were released to winners and applied the money to owed child-support payments or to recover a portion of welfare given to winners over the last decade. The move is part of the state's Lottery Intercept Program that has diverted nearly $10 million in winnings to child support, and more than $25 million in winnings toward public assistance since it was adopted in 1
May 24, 2005, 6:38 pm - Lottery News

Education at the center of N.C. lottery debateNews Story
North Carolina Senate leadership pushed a budget through the chamber May 5 with a lottery provision that might give new life to the House lottery bill.The budget's lottery provision would amend the lottery bill narrowly passed by the House in early April if the Senate votes in favor of the House measure.Several staunch opponents of the lottery voted for the budget because of strong support for other parts of the bill. I'm forced to vote for the lottery, said Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange.Kinnai
May 20, 2005, 1:48 pm - Lottery News