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N.C. lottery director names security office directorNews Story
A forensic document examiner for the State Bureau of Investigation has been named director of the security office for the N.C. Education Lottery at an annual salary of $92,000.Jerry C. Carter, who worked for the SBI for 20 years, also will be eligible for a bonus if the lottery starts by April 5, officials said in a news release Monday.He's the first employee hired by the lottery's executive director, Tom Shaheen.Carter has worked as a forensic document examiner for the SBI since 2001. Prior to
Dec 13, 2005, 6:24 am - Lottery News

Some Oklahomans baffled by new Pick 3 lottery gameNews Story
A manager of a local convenience store shared his insight on the start-up of the state lottery's scratch-off games versus the Pick 3 game which started earlier this month: People can't figure the Pick 3 out, he said.The state has apparently figured that out. Scratch-offs are no-brainers but the Pick 3 requires you to either choose three numbers or let the computer pick them for you.The Oklahoma Lottery Commission is hoping to remedy that problem with some paid advertising messages with a common
Nov 28, 2005, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

Oklahama Lottery's Pick 3 game takes offNews Story
After four weeks of scratch-offs, the Oklahoma Lottery has diversified on schedule.In a Tuesday meeting, the lottery's commission approved the sale of online tickets. The system started up on Thursday around 5 a.m.The state's first online game, Pick 3, offers a crack at $500 each day including Sunday.Odds are players statewide will recoup 50 percent of what they spend on Pick 3 tickets. Prizes are set and there is no swelling jackpot, as Oklahoma will see with Powerball's expected January arri
Nov 11, 2005, 7:42 am - Lottery News

PA Lottery to start Powerball ticket promotionNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct a Buy 5 And Get 1 Free Powerball with Power Play ticket promotion throughout October.To get a bonus $2 Powerball with Power Play ticket, a player must purchase five $2 Powerball with Power Play plays for one Powerball drawing. All five tickets, $10 total, must be purchased for the next available Powerball drawing; advance play is not included in this promotion.Live, televised Powerball drawings are conducted Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.The five Powerb
Sep 26, 2005, 9:25 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery will not honor misprint scratch-off jackpotNews Story
She thought she won $250,000 in the lottery, but the lottery said it's not paying. The lottery said what appeared to be a winning ticket was a misprint.Tina Coley buys her scratch off tickets at the same store every week. She said she almost had a heart attack when she matched a number for a quarter of a million dollars. But the Florida Lottery said the ticket is a misprint and Coley's only entitled to $20.Coley and her family raise German Shepherds. They have enough puppies to keep them smiling
Jul 29, 2005, 11:03 pm - Lottery News

Man sues Mass. Lottery for $1 million prize mistakeNews Story
The odds of hitting a Caesars Palace instant game ticket for $1 million are one in 3,024,000. But when John Falvey thought he'd beaten the odds, he discovered instead he'd been jilted by Lady Luck.Now Falvey, a Rhode Island resident formerly of Swansea, Mass., wants his day in court.He filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit this week against the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and State Treasurer Tim Cahill seeking the $1 million he was denied because of his purported misinterpretation of how
Jul 1, 2005, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery hires sales director from AtlantaNews Story
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission hired three administrators Wednesday, one of them from Atlanta, to help new executive director James R. Scroggins get the state's education lottery up and running by October.Each of the new administrators personally was recruited for their jobs by Scroggins and will be paid $110,000 a year, he said. Each of them has a wealth of experience in the area they're going to work in, Scroggins said.Named director of administration was Rollo Redburn, a 29-year employee of
Jun 9, 2005, 11:08 am - Lottery News

Thousands fume over lottery game typoNews Story
Hundreds Think They Won Grand PrizeIt's become a scratch with a catch after thousands of people thought they had won a $100,000 jackpot in a newspaper lottery game.The New York Daily News said a printing error led to a Scratch 'n Match debacle.They lined up by the hundreds Monday outside the New York Daily News ready to claim their instant fortunes.But the paper says not so fast -- there's been a mistake and those who think they won didn't. Many in the crowd weren't buying it.According to the ru
Mar 22, 2005, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts unveils new multimedia ad campaignNews Story
Focus is on how playing the Lottery is a Win-Win for everyone, including cities and townsThe Massachusetts Lottery kicks off its latest advertising campaign this week, featuring television and radio advertisements which create awareness of the many benefits Lottery sales bring to the 351 cities and towns of the Commonwealth. Print and online ads round out the latest advertising effort for the State Lottery.The campaign, created by Boston-based advertising agency Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmo
Feb 10, 2005, 11:40 am - Lottery News

Stunned Delaware workers to claim $214 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
A Delaware lawyer representing a group of employees at a Delaware printing firm says the group is stepping forward to claim a $214 million Powerball jackpot.Attorney George B. Smith says the winners are 33 employees at Sussex Printing Corporation who took part in an office pool. Smith says they chose the cash option of almost $117 million, rather than annuity payments stretching over 29 years.He says after taxes, each of the workers will receive about $2.2 million. Smith describes the workers
Oct 13, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News