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South Dakota Lottery upgrades lottery terminalsNews Story
Some in South Dakota who buy tickets for Powerball, Dakota Cash, Hot Lotto and Wild Card 2 should have a shorter wait in line by next summer.The South Dakota Lottery has signed a new contract with Scientific Games Corp., the company that operates the 355 lotto terminals across the state.The Lottery will pay about $8 million over three years for the company to run the lotto games.But the agreement includes a savings of about $1.5 million and an agreement that Scientific Games will replace all the
Sep 16, 2004, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery to Issue Amber AlertsNews Story
State officials have enlisted the Vermont Lottery to aid the Amber Alert system, which Rep. Patricia O'Donnell, R-Vernon, initiated in the Legislature.The system will send messages about abducted children through state lottery machines. Those messages will appear on all lottery terminals and then be printed on a customer's lottery ticket, with a message similar to a classified ad, Gov. James Douglas said.Amber Alerts send an emergency announcement to the public in the dvent of a child abduction
Aug 25, 2004, 9:08 am - Lottery News

Decision on Tenn. lottery bonuses up in the airNews Story
A pending decision on whether to continue salary bonuses for Tennessee lottery CEO Rebecca Paul and her employees will be based on business principles rather than politician opinions, a key lottery board member said Monday.Some state legislators have criticized the bonuses, which will total $772,000 for the lottery's startup year under current calculations. Of that, Paul will receive $350,000, doubling a base salary that is already the highest paid for any lottery CEO in the nation.Four executiv
Aug 17, 2004, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery CEO Gets $81,000 RaiseNews Story
The CEO of the Iowa Lottery has himself hit the jackpot. Gov. Tom Vilsack awarded Ed Stanek an $81,000 raise, making him the second-highest paid state employee outside of the university system.The raise brings Stanek's salary to $207,000 a year, which comes from lottery revenues, not taxes. The highest-paid employee is Dr. Julia Goodin, the state's chief medical examiner, who makes $220,417.It was all part of a deal to make sure Stanek won't take early retirement this year. He said the $81,000
Aug 9, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery Ignites Controversy with Computerized DrawingsNews Story
Lottery Post ExclusiveFalling in lockstep with a controversial industry trend, the Missouri Lottery decided to change its lottery drawings from mechanical lottery ball machines to a random number generator computer system.Opponents of the computerized drawings say that computers cannot achieve the true randomness of a physical drawing mechanism, mainly due to computers' inherent non-random properties.In addition, with computer hacking, viruses, and tampering on the rise, concerned citizens worry
Jul 21, 2004, 10:15 am - Lottery News

UK Lottery sales continue to riseNews Story
National Lottery operator Camelot has continued its recent growth with a 5.7% hike in first quarter sales, it announced today.The increase to 1.17 billion during the three months to the end of June marks the longest period of growth for the group since 1997.Camelot said the sales hike which includes better Lotto and non-Lotto sales was further evidence that we are firmly back on track.Although Camelot admitted sales were boosted by the first-ever triple rollover draw, it said the business would
Jul 19, 2004, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery to Discontinue Televised DrawingsNews Story
The Washington Lottery said yesterday that it will not renew its contract to broadcast lottery drawings.The Lotto, Mega Million, Quinto, Lucky for Life, Daily Keno and Daily Game drawings have been broadcast on Television Washington, a statewide public affairs network, as part of a three-year contract.All televised drawings will end July 1.Lottery officials said the decision was based on research that found that less than 1 percent of players routinely viewed the televised drawings in order to f
Jun 9, 2004, 7:53 am - Lottery News

UK Lottery funds digital movie projectionNews Story
The UK Film Council is to furnish some 150 cinemas across Britain with digital projectors in an effort to increase the viewership of independent films.The council has been awarded 19.25m ( 13m, US$23.14m) by the countrys national lottery to install the systems, which will dramatically reduce the cost of distribution of films, according to the BBC.Traditional film projectors require film prints, each of which cost around 1500 ( 1000, US$1800) per reel. Independent and foreign films often cannot
May 21, 2004, 10:41 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Reveals Age Checking Lottery TerminalsNews Story
Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt today announced that more than 6,700 Lottery retailers will be able to electronically check the ages of customers through online Lottery terminals using a new age verification system.Age verification software will be downloaded, free of cost, to all Lottery terminals across the Commonwealth. The Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Lottery recognize our social responsibility to help retailers prdvent the sale of Lottery tickets to minors,
May 12, 2004, 11:33 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery to enforce ID checkNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery will announce a new program this morning in Harrisburg designed to enforce age limits on lottery ticket sales.Lottery ticket ID checks will be added to those checks already in place at Pennsylvania stores to verify IDs on people buying beer and cigarettes. A special machine reads the magnetic strip on the back of a driver's license.The owner of Old Forge Beverage in Lackawanna County thinks adding checks for lottery tickets is a good idea. It's going to enhance it, act
May 12, 2004, 6:38 am - Lottery News