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Michigan woman buys entire bar drinks after lottery winNews Story
A Michigan woman bought a round for everyone in a Michigan bar after realizing she won a $189,912 prize from the Michigan Lottery. Mardi Swiss, of Utica, won playing Club Keno The Jack when she matched eight of the 20 Club Keno numbers drawn on Tuesday, April 10. She bought her winning ticket at Steiny's Tavern, 55161 Shelby Road in Shelby Township, and promptly bought a round for everyone in the bar and picked up the tab for her friend's dinners. I was eating dinner with some friends,
Apr 13, 2018, 8:53 am - Lottery News

IGT executive hired as NC Lottery chiefNews Story
A top leader at a gambling operations vendor was hired Tuesday to become the North Carolina Education Lottery's next executive director. The lottery commission voted unanimously to hire Mark Michalko, a vice president and managing director for International Game Technology's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The commission's search for a new lottery chief began soon after Alice Garland, the executive director since late 2010, announced last fall she would retire at the end of
Mar 14, 2018, 2:53 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery rolls out new initiativesNews Story
The Ohio Lottery is undertaking several new initiatives expected to increase revenue and offer new options to players. Here's what's new: Cashless payments Lottery self-service terminals now accept credit and debit cards and eWallet payments. The lottery began installing payment systems last fall on instant ticket kiosks and self-service games. All pin pads should be installed by mid-February. Once complete, there will be 7,550 self-service terminals with cashless pin pads. Cashle
Feb 13, 2018, 10:38 am - Lottery News

N.J. lawmakers trying to meddle with lottery's new Keno gameNews Story
New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday considered overhauling a new keno-style lottery game that the bill's sponsor worries will draw business away from Atlantic City's casinos. The Democrat-led Assembly gaming committee heard testimony on legislation that would essentially gut how Quick Draw is played, reducing its drawings from every five minutes to just twice daily. The legislation comes about six months after the lottery, which has struggled to meet revenue projections in recent years, unvei
Feb 8, 2018, 7:41 pm - Lottery News

Keno in New Hampshire starts todayNews Story
37 locations in initial rollout; more to be added By Todd Northrop The popular quick-draw style Keno lottery game can be officially played in New Hampshire, as of Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Seven cities out of the state's 13 can now have Keno 603 at designated bars and restaurants. That includes Manchester, Nashua, Laconia, Berlin, Franklin, Somersworth, and Claremont. Franklin, the first to approve Keno games within its city limits, will be rolling out some of the first action. A tot
Dec 15, 2017, 9:41 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery cracks down on retailers who cheat customersNews Story
When a customer brought a Keno ticket to Nick's Party Stop in Clinton Township, retailer Don Kallo ran the ticket through his lottery terminal, declared it a loser and tore it in half. Kallo, the spouse of store operator Linda Kallo, then took the torn ticket a $2,517 winner to the Michigan Lottery Bureau to redeem it. Suspicious lottery officials investigated and learned Kallo hadn't purchased the ticket, as he claimed, records show. It was determined the ticket had been purchased by
Nov 17, 2017, 2:23 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery director retiringNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery's top leader is retiring next spring, ending a stint with the agency that began before it started selling tickets more than a decade ago. The lottery announced Wednesday that Alice Garland will step down as executive director at the end of March. She became the lottery's second executive director in late 2010, succeeding Tom Shaheen. During her tenure, annual ticket sales increased by $1 billion to $2.4 billion in the past fiscal year, while the share earm
Oct 12, 2017, 10:45 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery retailers fight online sales billNews Story
The Massachusetts Lottery says it could stop being successful unless a bill allowing online ticket sales becomes law, while retailers say their future success hinges on the bill not becoming law. Now the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection will weigh the benefits and drawbacks of an online lottery. The Lottery is seeking authority from the Legislature to offer its current products scratch tickets, draw games, Keno and more to customers over the Internet, arguing that the Lottery's survival
Sep 20, 2017, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts woman wastes no time claiming $758.7 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop Some lottery winners spend months hiring financial experts and planning how to best claim their lottery jackpot, but not so with the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever claimed by a single ticket. Upon learning that she held the winning ticket, 53-year-old Mavis Wanczyk just walked into Massachusetts Lottery headquarters the morning after the drawing and handed over the ticket for validation of her prize. Her half-billion-dollar lump-sum cas
Aug 24, 2017, 2:21 pm - Lottery News

NJ lawmaker files bill to block new keno gameNews Story
A new keno being offered by the New Jersey Lottery Commission essentially expands casino-style gaming outside the resort, according to legislation introduced by Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo, D-Atlantic. In the proposed legislation, Mazzeo seeks to block the state lottery from introducing Quick Draw, a keno-style game for the lottery. Earlier this month the state lottery announced 400 locations across the state will soon offer the game. The State Lottery is grossly overstepping their authority
Aug 1, 2017, 7:58 am - Lottery News