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N.C. Lottery hunts for online identityNews Story
Internet-savvy speculators have bought all the logical Web addresses for North Carolina's lottery, leaving the state in a bind as it looks for a smooth, easy way to get out information on the games.Dan Gerlach, an adviser to Gov. Mike Easley, said state officials have looked for an easy-to-remember name for the lottery's online home, but they're all gone. All the permutations we could think of, he told the lottery commissioners at their inaugural meeting this month.Charles Hayworth of Winston-
Oct 18, 2005, 8:37 pm - Lottery News

Questions rise about N.C. lottery accessNews Story
Meredith Norris, a top political aide to House Speaker Jim Black, hired two Charlotte lawyers Friday as Secretary of State Elaine Marshall investigated whether Norris lobbied on behalf of a major lottery company without being registered to do so. Ms. Norris is very confident that she has not violated any lobbying laws, Thomas Walker, one of her lawyers, said Friday.The probe advanced as Republican leaders called for an investigation by Attorney General Roy Cooper or an independent inquiry into
Oct 17, 2005, 7:09 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery states report brisk sales for huge jackpotNews Story
Hopeful lottery players are plunking down their money for Powerball lottery tickets at an astounding pace, in advance of tonight's estimated $300 million jackpot drawing.USA Mega will display the drawing results minutes after the drawing, which occurs at 11:00 PM Eastern Time (8:00 PM Pacific Time).Also on www.usamega.com, players will be able to see the Power Play number drawn, and within an hour or two the website will announce whether or not there was a jackpot winner. At that time, the Wedn
Oct 15, 2005, 4:55 pm - Lottery News

Scientific Games wrote parts of N.C. lottery lawNews Story
A company that hopes to land the multimillion-dollar contract to run North Carolina's gambling operation used a link to House Speaker Jim Black to have the new lottery law written to its liking.Alan Middleton, vice president of Scientific Games, wrote to Black's office, saying he wanted to write a law that excluded other companies. Middleton had an inside connection to the speaker's office, according to hundreds of pages of e-mail messages, memos and other documents released by Black's office Th
Oct 14, 2005, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery lines lingerNews Story
Oklahoma University students and Norman residents continued to raid local convenience stores for lottery tickets Thursday; some even came home with extra cash.Aaron Rooney, zoology-biomedical sciences senior, said he won $50 after purchasing a lottery ticket. It was such a good feeling when the machine told me I had won, Rooney said. I plan on only buying one ticket per week, but we will see how that goes. Campus Market, 1313 Jenkins Ave., had lines throughout the store as people waited to pur
Oct 14, 2005, 9:03 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery now has official Internet siteNews Story
The North Carolina lottery is now officially online, even though the first games aren't.Late Thursday, the state started the Web site http://lottery.nc.gov/ with information about the lottery that was signed into law Aug. 31.At its first meeting last week, the nine-member lottery commission agreed that an Internet presence was needed as soon as possible.The Web site also sets out the job description for the lottery executive director's position. The position also is expected to be posted in news
Oct 14, 2005, 8:21 am - Lottery News

First Oklahoma lottery tickets go on saleNews Story
Oklahoma will become the 41st state to offer a lottery when 1,200 businesses start selling instant tickets this morning.Online lottery games, such as Pick 3, are planned for November, and the state is scheduled to join the national Powerball game in January.Voters overwhelmingly approved starting a lottery last fall after Gov. Brad Henry promoted the statewide game as a way to raise money for public schools.All the states that surround Oklahoma except Arkansas have a lottery.Education will get 3
Oct 12, 2005, 9:17 am - Lottery News

Some Oklahoma lottery retailers struggle with last-minute detailsNews Story
Some Oklahoma retailers planning to sell the state's new lottery tickets today spent Tuesday wondering if that would come to pass.Steve Nafus, of Buck's Party Shop in Enid, said he was concerned about the system when he did not have his tickets Tuesday morning.However, his fears evaporated in the afternoon, when the tickets arrived. We were told UPS would deliver them yesterday, but they did come today, he said. Other retailers are probably getting theirs, too. After the tickets showed up, he
Oct 12, 2005, 9:10 am - Lottery News

Intralot Signs Deal With Montana LotteryNews Story
Greek gaming operator Intralot said Wednesday it has signed a seven-year contract with the state lottery of Montana to supply a new online and instant gaming system.The contract will begin March 31, 2006, and includes the possibility of three one-year extensions.Intralot said the total deal, including the possible three-year extension, is worth $25 million. The company will install gaming equipment, software and related services.It said it will install a minimum of 750 of its Coronis terminals a
Oct 12, 2005, 9:04 am - Lottery News

USA Mega debuts Powerball lottery annuity calculatorNews Story
An Internet web site offering information about the United States' largest multi-state lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball, today introduced a new feature for Powerball players.USA Mega (www.usamega.com) created a new annuity calculation feature in response to the new Powerball rules regarding jackpot annuity payouts.Prior to the August 31, 2005 Powerball drawing, jackpot winners who chose the annuity option would receive 30 equal-sized payouts, distributed over a 29-year period.Starting
Oct 9, 2005, 11:49 am - Lottery News