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Sales increase as Lottery adds new gamesNews Story
While the number of games has expanded and receipts have greatly increased, the basic structure of the New York Lottery and its mission have remained relatively unchanged over the four decades it has been running, lawmakers and state officials say. The games, then and now, siphon money away from illegal gambling and help to pay for schools. The lottery was approved by voters, at the urging of then-Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, in a referendum to amend the state constitution in 1966. The nu
Jan 30, 2007, 8:51 pm - Lottery News

Bill to outsource Indiana Lottery bans keno, video pokerNews Story
Many upset over Governor's plan to 'sell the Lottery' A bill that would allow Gov. Mitch Daniels to outsource the Hoosier Lottery would prohibit a private operator from offering keno, video lottery games, pari-mutuel wagering on horses or dogs and games based on winners of races or other sporting events. Sen. James Merritt, R-Indianapolis, filed the bill Thursday on behalf of the administration but said he was allowed to put his own principles in it and was not in favor of such gambling ex
Jan 19, 2007, 12:00 pm - Lottery News

New Iowa Lottery ad has gambling foes fumingNews Story
Ties between collegiate sports and gambling are typically forbidden. So when a new Iowa Lottery commercial featuring the Iowa Fight Song and the Tigerhawk logo began airing Jan. 12, it should have come as no surprise that it caused some heads to turn. Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta said the Lottery did nothing wrong when it used the logos and fight song in the commercial because his office had approved the use. He added, however, that his opinion recently had changed. If I had it
Jan 19, 2007, 11:09 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery sales fall shortNews Story
North Carolina's lottery sales have tumbled since July, and the game's director predicts that under the best scenario the lottery will generate $75 million less for education than projected in the current state budget. The sales of numbers games, such as Powerball and Cash 5, are up slightly since July, but scratch-and-win ticket sales have plummeted. Scratch, or instant, tickets are supposed to provide the growth in lotteries nationally, but in North Carolina, sales shrank from $52 milli
Dec 26, 2006, 10:46 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery bets it can draw richer playersNews Story
It's not your average Joe Lunchbucket's state lottery anymore. The Massachusetts State Lottery is spending millions on an upscale advertising campaign aimed at reeling in upper-income folks with dreams of having even more money. Emblematic of this new, and some might say curious approach, is the Lottery's sponsorship deal with public radio station WBUR, a National Public Radio affiliate. You won't hear the latest scratch tickets hawked. But the Lottery gets a very powerful, soft sell
Dec 20, 2006, 4:09 pm - Lottery News

Despite dire predictions, Net gambling not changed by new U.S. lawNews Story
John Brokopp Courier-News When President George W. Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in October, many reports gave the impression it sounded like the death knell for the multibillion-dollar Web-based gambling industry. On the contrary, all it did was strictly regulate the process by which funds are transferred from users of the sites to the offshore companies which own and operate them. The practice itself wasn't declared illegal. Reputable foreign companies wh
Dec 8, 2006, 10:56 am - Lottery News

Experts: Online-Gambling Ban Won't WorkNews Story
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach. It has put a terrible scare into people, said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law at Whittier Law School. But it won't by any means wipe out Internet gambling. The fright swept through the $12 billion industry on the heels of the recent arrests of two gambling company executives and a new l
Nov 12, 2006, 9:08 am - Lottery News

N.J. considering privatizing lotteryNews Story
Gov. Corzine approach to N.J. financial woes: sell everything, including the lottery State officials are studying whether selling the New Jersey Lottery to a private company can reap big money for cash-strapped state coffers, Treasurer Bradley Abelow said yesterday. Abelow said letting a private firm buy the lottery and collect its substantial winnings is one idea gaining favor as part of a year-long review of whether the state should sell or lease public assets such as the New Jers
Nov 2, 2006, 8:53 am - Lottery News

U.S. legislation likely just a speed bump for online gamblingNews Story
A U.S. law aimed at cracking down on Internet gambling may drive the practice more into the shadows and do little to deter bettors It was getting late on Oct. 12, the night before a sweeping anti-Internet gambling bill would be signed into law. Paul McGuire was at his computer, enjoying one last hurrah on PartyPoker, a site that had pledged to kick off all U.S. users as soon as the law left President Bush's desk. It was kind of like that last party before summer ends when you've got to go ba
Oct 19, 2006, 3:59 pm - Lottery News

Britain may become the online gambling capitalNews Story
Britain may bring in legislation allowing London-listed Internet gambling companies to move their headquarters to Britain, taking advantage of the United States legislature's faulty attempts to ban the popular online activity. Plans to turn Britain into a world leader in internet gambling have been drawn up by ministers, according to internal Whitehall documents. In stark contrast to America, where online gambling has in effect been outlawed, ministers want to attract offshore companies
Oct 8, 2006, 3:20 pm - Lottery News