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Early talks for a joint Powerball-British lottery gameNews Story
Will Powerball marry up with the British lottery or even Euro Millions, creating the largest lottery jackpots on the face of the earth? Maybe. But Charles Strutt, director of the 32-member Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs Powerball from offices in Iowa, said it was still too early to tell. According to Ed Van Petten, Kansas Lottery director and a former chairman of the multi-state Powerball group, talk of a world lottery game has been around since 2000. They've been back at
Feb 12, 2009, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Piqua lottery winners sued by co-workersNews Story
Four Piqua residents are suing their city co-workers who won the $207 million Mega Millions lottery earlier this month, claiming the winners didn't keep their word about sharing any winnings with all regular players. And they want $41 million. A lawsuit claiming breach of contract and conversion was filed Tuesday, Dec. 23, in Miami County Common Pleas Court by Doug Harter, Israel Carnes, Tammy K. Wright and Jon Litchfield, all of Piqua. Named as defendants are winners: Kenny Kirby, John
Dec 23, 2008, 8:48 pm - Lottery News

Lawsuit alleges New York Lottery and Scientific Games infringed trademarkNews Story
Small company says N.Y. Lottery stole game concept and title Press Release: November 21, 2008 NEW YORK, NY According to Balestriere Lanza PLLC, the Gameologist Group LLC (Gameologist), a New Jersey based and minority-owned small business, filed a complaint in New Jersey Federal District Court, suing the New York Lottery (the Lottery) and Scientific Games, Inc. (Scientific Games), for infringing on its trademark. Gameologist developed the lottery scratch-off game BLING BLINGTM (the Mark)
Nov 24, 2008, 10:37 pm - Lottery News

Programming errors cause S.C. Lottery payout problemsNews Story
Software bugs discovered in new system The executive director of the South Carolina Lottery apologized to players Wednesday, a week after software glitches caused some lottery tickets to not be paid correctly. Ernie Passailaigue, who heads the lottery, said a myriad of problems surfaced last week but have since been fixed. He said the problems stem from the installation of a new software system. Some game tickets from the lottery's former game contractor didn't scan properly, he said, a
Nov 14, 2008, 9:42 am - Lottery News

DOJ says privatizing state lotteries illegalNews Story
Indiana drops privatization plans after DOJ issues opinion Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said Friday that he is dropping the idea of privatizing the Hoosier Lottery as an option of funding a college scholarship program after the U.S. Department of Justice said such a move would not comply with federal law. The Oct. 16 opinion, which Daniels' office said was requested by Indiana and New Jersey, says states would not comply with federal law if they enter into long-term private management ag
Oct 28, 2008, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery seeking more prize moneyNews Story
Oklahoma lottery officials may try to ask the Legislature to put more money into prizes, but a House leader doesn't expect they'll have much success. Sales of lottery games are down about $9.6 million in the first 3 months of the 2009 fiscal year. Oklahoma Lottery Executive Director Jim Scroggins last week suggested that the commission approach lawmakers after the Nov. 4 elections.The idea did not win much support in this past legislative session and faces long odds this time around. We a
Oct 21, 2008, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Illinois House approves privatizing state lotteryNews Story
Illinois would raise $10 billion for building roads and schools by privatizing its state-run lottery for half a century under a plan the House approved Wednesday night. After years of resisting, Speaker Michael Madigan and his House Democrats approved turning the lottery over to a private vendor because Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Legislature have never agreed on another way to pay for a statewide construction program. The House also voted to restore some of the painful budget cuts Gov. R
Sep 12, 2008, 3:15 am - Lottery News

Lancaster County man claims $86M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
New millionaire got ticket for free; shares wealth with relatives Barrie Edwards of Willow Street did not buy the Aug. 2 Powerball ticket that earned him over $42 million he received the promotional ticket for free when he purchased two Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 tickets. Now, Edwards and his wife are sharing their good fortune with a dozen relatives. Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf and Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees today presented a ceremonial check for $42,529,765.37, less 25 per
Aug 8, 2008, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

D.C. Lottery contract award put on holdNews Story
Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is withdrawing a controversial proposal to award a $120 million lottery contract to a start-up firm in a maneuver designed to prevent the agreement from dying in the D.C. Council. Fenty (D) will resubmit the proposal in September, when the council returns from a summer recess, interim Attorney General Peter J. Nickles said. That would be the third time Fenty asks the council to give the contract to W2I Ventures instead of extending the agreement with
Jun 27, 2008, 8:01 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner facing tax fraud trial diesNews Story
Editor's Note: A less in-depth news story about this lottery winner was posted earlier today: $13 million Florida Lotto winner dies a pauper Former lottery multi-millionaire Alex Toth, who was broke and facing tax fraud charges, has died at the age of 60. Toth was scheduled to go on trial in June, accused of filing fake tax returns with his wife, Rhoda, who has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. By the time the couple were charged in 2006, authorities said they appeared to have
Apr 25, 2008, 7:11 pm - Lottery News