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Lottery official testifies couple won $25MNews Story
A top New Jersey Lottery official testified yesterday that his own investigation into a disputed $25 million prize found that the winning ticket belongs to an Englewood couple now at the center of a legal battle over the money.At the same time, Raymond Ryan, the lottery's deputy director for security and licensing, said he could not substantiate a claim by 20 Englewood Hospital workers that the ticket was really theirs.The workers have filed a lawsuit in which they claim their office lottery poo
Jul 30, 2003, 3:54 am - Lottery News

Florida Man Claims $12 Million JackpotNews Story
Seven years of playing the same lotto numbers paid off big for a Palm City (Martin County) man. Tuesday he redeemed the jackpot ticket from the June 18 Florida Lotto drawing worth an estimated $12 million.Keith Hansen, 50, a shop foreman from Palm City, traveled to Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee today to collect his prize. He could have received his winnings in 30 annual installments of approximately $400,000(1) per year, but instead he chose a lump-sum payment of $7,902,231.19.Total ticket
Jul 30, 2003, 3:49 am - Lottery News

Lottery hits sales record, falls short of expectationsNews Story
The Maryland Lottery inched to new records in sales and payments into state coffers this year, but its tiny gains left it short of the revenue expectations built into the state budget. The lottery agency released figures yesterday for the fiscal year that ended June 30 showing that sales increased $15 million to $1.32 billion - a 1.1 percent increase. The amount of money paid to the state increased slightly less than $1 million to $444 million, according to lottery Director Buddy Roogow.In its a
Jul 30, 2003, 3:44 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery summit to be secretNews Story
The Tennessee lottery board will meet in secret when it picks a law firm to replace one rejected last week by Gov. Phil Bredesen despite a general inclination to make things as open as possible, the chairman said Tuesday. The selection process begins today when Denny Bottorff, chairman of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., and two other board members meet as a subcommittee to establish the criteria that a lottery law firm must meet.At one point Tuesday an announcement was sent to media mem
Jul 30, 2003, 3:36 am - Lottery News

Hollywood, FL couple wins half of $80.9 million Lotto prizeNews Story
A Hollywood, Florida couple claimed half the $80.9 million Florida Lotto jackpot Tuesday at Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, choosing to reap their winnings in 30 annual installments of $1,349,000 each.Lottery officials identified the couple as William and Amy Bashert of Hollywood. The couple could not be located for comment late Tuesday afternoon. The winning ticket was purchased at Exxon Tiger Foot Mart in Fort Myers.''They were in disbelief. They were still numb,'' said Sheila Griffin, Lo
Jul 29, 2003, 5:38 pm - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery reports record FY2003 revenueNews Story
The New Mexico Lottery Authority has posted a record $137 million in revenues for its fiscal year 2003 ending June 30, 2003, an increase of $3.1 million over the previous year.Its net earnings, or profit, totaled $33.1 million for the year, compared with $29.6 million, in its fiscal 2002 year. We had a tremendous year, says Tom Shaheen, CEO of the New Mexico Lottery. We were a little surprised given the state of the world and the economy, but we're happy and hope to keep [the earnings] up. The
Jul 29, 2003, 3:39 am - Lottery News

Georgia proposes deal with new Tennessee lotteryNews Story
NASHVILLE, -- Tennessee could launch its new lottery up to four months earlier than planned if it partners with Georgia and its vendor contract, Georgia Lottery director Rebecca Paul said Monday.Paul pitched the unique idea of a ``long-term strategic alliance'' to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation board at its second meeting, telling members the states' identical lottery statutes ``open doors for us to do many things jointly to reduce overhead in both jurisdictions.''Tennessee's lotter
Jul 29, 2003, 3:28 am - Lottery News

7-Eleven to sell lottery tickets online at kiosksNews Story
7-Eleven Inc. is putting lottery tickets at its customers' fingertips.The Dallas, Texas, convenience store chain has added lottery ticket sales to services available at its Vcom electronic commerce kiosks in 1,000 stores in 14 states and the District of Columbia.The kiosks are available in at least 49 metro Orlando locations and offer 24-hour ATM, financial and other services.7-Eleven sees the online lottery sales as enhancing customer service and increasing the company's share of the U.S. lotte
Jul 28, 2003, 7:52 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery Shatters Records for Fiscal Year 2003News Story
The books for fiscal year 2003 are closing at the Virginia Lottery, and the big winner is Virginia`s public schools (kindergarten through twelfth grade). Lottery profits, which are dedicated by constitutional mandate to support public education (K-12) in the Commonwealth, came to more than $375.2 million for the fiscal year that ended at midnight June 30, 2003. Virginia Lottery Executive Director Penelope W. Kyle today presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $375.2 million to Lieutenant Go
Jul 28, 2003, 3:55 am - Lottery News

Lottery learns Texas must pick a gameNews Story
The head of the state lottery agency said Wednesday that he will not recommend that Texas join both major multistate lotto games, a concept pitched last month by the Lottery Commission chairman.Reagan Greer, executive director of the Texas Lottery, said the idea was shot down by Mega Millions, one of two multistate associations eager to add Texas to their games.Mega Millions officials, according to Greer, decided they were uncomfortable with the idea. Officials of Powerball, the other group recr
Jul 28, 2003, 3:45 am - Lottery News