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GTECH lottery systems built to handle blackoutNews Story
If someone you know bought a lottery ticket in Ohio, Michigan or New York in the seconds before the power went out Thursday, don't worry.That ticket is valid, and could still win a zillion dollars.GTECH Holdings Corp. of West Greenwich runs the lotteries in all three states, and its job is to keep those state lottery systems up and running -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.So Thursday, when the power went out, GTECH's systems in all three states automatically switched the lottery data centers --
Aug 19, 2003, 3:40 am - Lottery News

Alaska Eyeing Powerball, Expanded GamblingNews Story
House Speaker Pete Kott says it's a good bet that plans to expand gambling in Alaska will soon meet success in the state House. Lawmakers and state officials are working over the summer on proposals for video gambling machines and a lottery, both to help ease the state's budget problems. There is even starting to be talk about off-track betting parlors in Alaska.Kott, a Republican from Eagle River, predicts that some form of gaming will move forward in the next legislative session, which starts
Aug 18, 2003, 7:38 am - Lottery News

Big games enter lottery's big pictureNews Story
A giant jackpot lottery such as Powerball or Mega Millions is likely to become part of Tennessee's buffet of games, but the heads of lotteries in Tennessee and Georgia say a possible partnership won't affect which game Tennesseans play.Others, including the chief of the South Carolina lottery, say Georgia's membership in Mega Millions could influence Tennessee to join that game, which is not as well-known by Middle and West Tennesseans.These big games in which states pool their prize money to of
Aug 12, 2003, 5:21 am - Lottery News

State could be lucky winner of $100,000 Powerball prizeNews Story
Montana Lottery officials announced last week that a $100,000 winning Powerball ticket, which was purchased in Kalispell in March, has yet to be cashed. If the holder of the ticket doesn't come forward by Sept. 26 - six months after the drawing - the money is forfeited to the state.While unclaimed six-figure jackpots are rare, every year Montanans leave several hundred thousands of dollars on the table in lottery winnings they don't bother to collect.For the year ending in July 2002, the state s
Aug 5, 2003, 5:09 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery head warms to GeorgiaNews Story
If Georgia lottery officials can prove that they can get Tennessee's lottery going ''faster and cheaper,'' the two states could become kissing cousins.Tennessee lottery board Chairman Denny Bottorff said yesterday that he has warmed up to the idea of partnering this state's start-up with Georgia's experience after touring lottery headquarters in Atlanta last week.The rest of the board is scheduled to travel there Thursday to get a first-hand look.''In the end we have to be satisfied it's faster
Aug 5, 2003, 4:51 am - Lottery News

Poll: Lottery finds favor for raising revenue in NevadaNews Story
Most Nevadans favor a state lottery as an alternative means of funding education and are happy that state lawmakers didnt impose any more taxes than it did, according to a new statewide poll.Ninety percent of Democrats, 66 percent of Republicans and 78 percent of Independents favored or strongly favored a state lottery, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 poll.Women were more likely than men, 80 percent to 76 percent, to favor a lottery.People living in Clark County were slightly more a
Aug 4, 2003, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Lottery board looks at visiting seven states, Canadian provinceNews Story
Potential sites include Florida, KentuckyMembers of the Tennessee Lottery Board may visit seven states and a Canadian province in a search for information about setting up and running the Tennessee lottery.Two committees of the lottery board met by teleconference yesterday, one to talk over potential visits by the seven board members to other lottery states and the other to write the criteria and application for the board's legal counsel.The board is looking at a trip to Canada because several C
Aug 1, 2003, 8:14 am - Lottery News

Lottery Sales Hit Record In KansasNews Story
A new marketing strategy designed to keep games fresh and payoffs healthy helped send sales of the Kansas Lottery to record levels, officials said Thursday.Sales topped $202.9 million for fiscal year 2003, which ended June 30, an increase of $12.9 million from the previous year. As a result, the Kansas Lottery transferred $62.9 million to the state, of which $50 million was transferred to the state gaming fund to finance economic development initiatives.For the year, the lottery paid $107.6 mill
Aug 1, 2003, 8:11 am - Lottery News

Florida Man Claims $12 Million JackpotNews Story
Seven years of playing the same lotto numbers paid off big for a Palm City (Martin County) man. Tuesday he redeemed the jackpot ticket from the June 18 Florida Lotto drawing worth an estimated $12 million.Keith Hansen, 50, a shop foreman from Palm City, traveled to Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee today to collect his prize. He could have received his winnings in 30 annual installments of approximately $400,000(1) per year, but instead he chose a lump-sum payment of $7,902,231.19.Total ticket
Jul 30, 2003, 3:49 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery Shatters Records for Fiscal Year 2003News Story
The books for fiscal year 2003 are closing at the Virginia Lottery, and the big winner is Virginia`s public schools (kindergarten through twelfth grade). Lottery profits, which are dedicated by constitutional mandate to support public education (K-12) in the Commonwealth, came to more than $375.2 million for the fiscal year that ended at midnight June 30, 2003. Virginia Lottery Executive Director Penelope W. Kyle today presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $375.2 million to Lieutenant Go
Jul 28, 2003, 3:55 am - Lottery News