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High demand crashes B.C. gambling websiteNews Story
First-ever government-run online casino in North America The British Columbia Lottery Corporation's expanded online gambling website PlayNow.com crashed hours after its launch Thursday due to overwhelming popular demand, an official says. Michael Graydon, president of the corporation, said the casino site saw so much traffic it had to be closed for maintenance. It's been an overwhelming success with people in British Columbia to the point where we hit 100 per cent capacity in the first
Jul 17, 2010, 10:00 am - Lottery News

Auditor General criticizes Ontario Lottery top executivesNews Story
Ontario's provincial Auditor General, Jim McCarter, released his 21 page report this morning which has questioned the integrity of the executives behind the OLGC. (See link to the full report after the article.) The report not only showed unnecessary purchases made by some of the top executives in the company, but disclosed how millions of tax payers' dollars were being used for parties, cars, trips to the spa and even hiring party planners. The investigation began on August 31, 2009 wh
Jun 3, 2010, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Supreme Court rejects Delaware appeal to expand sports betting lotteryNews Story
The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from Delaware to expand its sports betting lottery beyond professional football. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that limits sports betting in Delaware to multi-game, or parlay, bets on National Football League games. The professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association sued the state over its plan to boost revenues by offering single-game bets on a variety of prof
May 3, 2010, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery launches Red Sox scratch ticketNews Story
The Boston Red Sox are swinging for the Green Monster with the launch of another Massachusetts State Lottery instant ticket. Monster Money, the new $10 Boston Red Sox scratch ticket, debuted yesterday at 7,500 Lottery agents across the state. The game offers three $3 million instant prizes and seven prizes of $1 million. Other prizes include Red Sox gear such as jackets, pants, warm-up jerseys and duffel bags. There's even some luck for people who scratch off losing tickets: They can b
Mar 31, 2010, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Columnist proposes lottery for new Vikings stadiumNews Story
by James Lileks, Star Tribune A lottery for a new Vikings stadium? Sure. I'll buy a ticket. Don't know why the governor is opposed to racinos, unless it's opposition to slots. I don't play them it's like giving someone a dollar, asking him to make beeping noises for 10 seconds, then watching him put the dollar in his pocket and walk away. But if you put up a bank of Viking-themed machines, even idiots like myself might play. Sorry, we're talking about gambling: especially idiots like myself,
Feb 7, 2010, 6:41 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery announces 'points for prizes' rewards programNews Story
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is adding even more value to instant lottery tickets with a new program called Points for Prizes. In the new program, players earn points by going to the lottery's website and entering their non-winning instant tickets. These points can then be redeemed for exciting merchandise. The Play It Again second-chance drawing program began with the Lottery on September 28, 2009. Since then, more than 100,000 players have registered for an online player services acc
Jan 19, 2010, 1:06 am - Lottery News

$50M lottery winners share wealthNews Story
A Manitoba couple who won a CA$50 million (US$46.7 million) lottery jackpot in the Nov. 6 Canada Lotto Max drawing are sharing the wealth with their Sagkeeng First Nation community. Kirby and Marie Fontaine have outfitted a hockey team and set their sights on a hot meal program at a school on Sagkeeng First Nation, about 100 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, following their Lotto Max win. Claude Guimond, coach of the newly formed Sagkeeng 69s, said Kirby approached him shortly after the lo
Dec 5, 2009, 8:39 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery spent $11 million on advertisingNews Story
You've seen them and heard them. The cheesy game show character. The singing chorus. The ubiquitous billboards touting a big, life-changing jackpot. No one is immune from the state lottery's advertising efforts. And with good reason: In the last fiscal year, the lottery spent $10.9 million on advertising. Spending records released through a public records request show that lottery officials seek to blanket the state's airwaves and dot its highways with the messages: Buy tickets that will b
Nov 29, 2009, 10:45 am - Lottery News

Poland proposes online gambling banNews Story
Following weeks of political scandal, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is determined to ban online gambling in the EU-member state. The new legislation will outlaw all gambling that takes place outside land-based casinos, including online gambling, while imposing higher taxes on legal gambling operators. The first draft of the proposed reform will be ready in two weeks. Internet gamblers may shrug off yet another crack down on their favorite past time, given that numerous countries have i
Nov 11, 2009, 3:10 pm - Lottery News

N.H. man turns lottery losses into 1,500 winsNews Story
He might be the New Hampshire Lottery's winningest loser. William Rudd, a 64-year-old retiree from Salem, has collected more than 1,500 prizes including food, gift certificates and other goodies under the state lottery's Replay program, which gives losing lottery tickets a second chance to win. Rudd, who retired five years ago from his job in a warehouse, says his friends and family now know him as the lottery guy, because he spends so much time collecting losing tickets and entering the i
Oct 24, 2009, 9:57 pm - Lottery News