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Wealthiest schools lose out in Okla. LotteryNews Story
Eight public school districts aren't receiving any of the $75 million allocated to common education this year from Oklahoma's lottery and racetrack/tribal casino laws.The reason: The schools are considered independently rich from local taxes on property and oil and gas production.That means those districts must use local money exclusively to fund teacher pay raises and full-day kindergarten, the two main programs Gov. Brad Henry cited in lauding the state's gambling partnership.Several other dis
Dec 26, 2005, 11:39 am - Lottery News

Lottery: Promises and pitfallsNews Story
A look at problems and solutions of some state lotteries, as North Carolina leaders try to predict their own problems to come.Art Johnson isn't a big gambler but plays the Florida lottery on occasion. No, not because it will help the Palm Beach County School District, where he is superintendent. I want to win, Johnson said with a laugh.Ask him about the lottery's funding for education and Johnson is a lot less jovial. I'm unimpressed, said the former principal and school board member who now h
Dec 26, 2005, 8:42 am - Lottery News

A lottery ticket run to the borderNews Story
An entertaining story about a jaunt to a bordering state to buy lottery tickets highlights Nevada's lack of a lottery and shoots down the 'regressive tax' theory.It was a typical Wednesday.Up at 4:45 a.m., I got in my morning walk with a friend, then negotiated with my husband to drop off the first set of boys at school (he graciously capitulated) so that I could start the day's adventure early.I put on my favorite hot pink T-shirt with the Black Mountain Community Bank logo, denim overalls, a
Dec 9, 2005, 10:06 am - Lottery News

N.C. Gov. answers lottery questionsNews Story
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley got his lottery for Christmas, and now he's looking at how to make it even better next year.The second-term Democratic governor, who sat down with reporters Tuesday to talk about the year's accomplishments and struggles, highlighted some steps to secure lottery money and advance education. He also discussed the prospect of another campaign -- for the White House.Q. Are there any changes you want to make in the lottery? At some point, we need to look at a constitut
Dec 7, 2005, 7:36 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery approves self-ban for playersNews Story
The Iowa Lottery Board voted Tuesday to allow lottery players to self-ban themselves from winning game prizes in order to stem problem gambling.After pondering the self-ban move for a few months, and following announcement of record Iowa Lottery sales of $210 million last year, the board felt the time was right for a self-ban, Iowa Lottery CEO Ed Stanek said. We want to maximize our proceeds for the state with everyone playing in moderation, Stanek said. We don't want our success to be at the
Dec 7, 2005, 6:57 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery leaders offer look at futureNews Story
As several N.C. lottery commissioners arrived in the lobby of Tennessee Lottery headquarters Friday, they saw the bright side of their job: a $1 million winner with his poster-board check.The winner, country music drummer Bill Caylor, not surprisingly said he felt like a million bucks, one commissioner said.Minutes later, Tennessee Lottery officials spelled out the downside of launching a lottery. Starting Monday, the N.C. commissioners face a 120-day blitz of hiring, buying, signing up ticket
Dec 5, 2005, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Newspaper takes a hard look at the N.J. LotteryNews Story
They call her the Queen of the Lottery.Her realm: the North Broad Foodmart, a convenience store behind a gas station off Route 22 in Hillside.One evening, as the queen, aka Pat Howard, an insurance agent who lives in Newark, waits in line for the green machine, someone asks how much she spends. Maybe $20, $30 a day, she says.At this, the crowded store falls silent. Then, all at once, everyone laughs.After the queen is finished with her order, store manager Rashmi Patel spins a swivel scre
Dec 4, 2005, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Alabama candidates discuss lottery possibilitiesNews Story
Former Gov. Don Siegelman wants Alabama to have a lottery, just as he's argued since first running for governor in 1990, and he promises to fight for it if elected to another term in the state's top job.Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley says she's not necessarily against a the idea but told the Mobile Register she would neither push for a lottery herself nor block another public referendum on someone else's proposal.Baxley said it would be a shame for Alabama to depend on a lottery for revenue but added th
Nov 28, 2005, 10:06 am - Lottery News

N.M. Lottery Director Resigns; Could Become N.C. Lottery ChiefNews Story
The New Mexico Lottery Authority Board of Directors announced Tuesday that CEO Tom Shaheen has submitted his resignation.Shaheen, who has been with the Lottery since March 2000, has guided the Lottery to record sales and record returns for education. Tom will be greatly missed but we certainly understand his desire to move on, said Lottery Authority board chair Reta D. Jones. He has been a tremendous asset to not just the Lottery but New Mexico education. Combining strategic marketing with eff
Nov 15, 2005, 10:47 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery amasses $200 million surplusNews Story
A $200 million state surplus of unspent lottery money is prompting some to call for Tennessee to increase the amount of the scholarships the lottery money funds.Currently, the Tennessee Lottery has turned over to the state a surplus of $200 million worth of unspent money the lottery has collected through ticket sales.Gov. Phil Bredesen and other officials say the surplus is necessary to support the scholarship program if it was to have a bad sales year.But state Sen. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis), a l
Nov 14, 2005, 8:57 am - Lottery News