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Oklahoma lottery making strides to increase prizesNews Story
Oklahoma lottery officials voted Tuesday to reduce the amount of money paid to nearly 2,000 retailers that sell lottery tickets to increase prizes in almost a last resort to boost sales. The Lottery Commission has reduced its operating costs to less than 2.5 percent of its $192 million in revenue by reducing office space and cutting the number of staff from 40 to 26, said Rollo Redburn, the agency's executive director. Operating expenses were cut from $9.7 million in 2008 to $4.8 million t
Mar 20, 2013, 9:23 am - Lottery News

Wyoming officially becomes 44th state with a lotteryNews Story
Wyoming lottery supporters have finally struck the jackpot. Gov. Matt Mead cleared the way for Wyoming to begin the process of bringing a lottery to the state by signing House Bill 77 into law Wednesday. The legislation will create a quasi-government corporation that will be charged with establishing a state lottery or, more likely, joining a multi-state game, such as Powerball. The proposal narrowly passed the Legislature last month. It then faced the threat of a veto from Mead, who ha
Mar 14, 2013, 11:47 am - Lottery News

Lawmakers going after unclaimed lottery moneyNews Story
So a guy walks into a gas station, buys a scratch-off, wins a few bucks, gets distracted with some fool thing and eventually puts the lucky ticket through the wash in his Wranglers. It happens. No big deal. But for state lawmakers in a tough budget year nationwide, the unclaimed prizes are adding up to a tempting pot of cash. It's something we've seen an increased interest in this year, said Jon Griffin, a policy associate at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Washington.
Mar 4, 2013, 8:03 am - Lottery News

N.C. Gov. says lottery ads are 'annoying'News Story
State legislators are proposing to revamp the way money from the North Carolina Education Lottery is spent after statewide scrutiny of its advertising practices. Gov. Pat McCrory suggested in his State of the State address last week that lottery money should be allocated to fund more technology in schools. I'm recommending that we pursue legislation to reallocate a portion of money away from the bloated and frankly annoying advertising and the large administration cost of the lottery comm
Feb 27, 2013, 10:49 am - Lottery News

Wyoming Legislature works on lottery bill compromiseNews Story
Don't bet just yet on a bill that would allow a lottery and multistate games such as Powerball in Wyoming. The state House of Representatives on Monday voted not to agree with changes the Senate made to the proposal despite the measure's main sponsor supporting the Senate version. Last week, the Senate amended the bill to change how the lottery's proceeds would be used. The Senate version specifies that any proceeds outside of the expenses and prizes will go to support the state school
Feb 26, 2013, 2:00 pm - Lottery News

Wyoming Senate passes lottery billNews Story
Includes video report The Wyoming Senate voted 18-10 Friday for a bill to allow a state lottery and multi-state games such as the Powerball. However, the bill designates revenue from the games for long-term school improvements, contrary to the bill as it came from the House. The revised measure will return to the House. The Senate approval came after years of attempts for a lottery that only got as far as the House. This year the Senate took House Bill 177 and changed the recipients of
Feb 22, 2013, 10:45 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery may lift curbs on Quick Draw keno gameNews Story
Pronto Lotto does not look like much. It sits outside the entrance to a busy subway stop in Elmhurst, Queens, supplying passers-by with cereal, chips and milk like any other bodega. But Pronto Lotto's real business takes place in the carpeted, hushed area where its most devoted customers watch video screens from a scattering of tall silver tables, hour after hour, day after day. The players mostly men, about a dozen at any given time come on their lunch breaks or after work to study the sc
Feb 22, 2013, 3:30 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Democrats propose taxing lottery ticketsNews Story
Democratic House leaders want to add a 6 percent sales tax to Kentucky Lottery purchases and expand the selection of lottery games as a way to increase funding for the state's ailing pension system. House State Government Chairman Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, said adding a 6 percent sales tax on lottery games could generate about $49 million a year for the state. Adding additional games to the lottery could generate an additional $70 million to $90 million, he said. Combined, Yonts predicted
Feb 22, 2013, 11:34 am - Lottery News

Wyoming lottery bill advances to Senate floorNews Story
Updated, 8:05 pm A Senate committee has endorsed a bill that would bring the lottery to Wyoming. The Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee voted 3-2 Tuesday in support of House Bill 77. The bill, which has already passed the House, goes to the Senate floor for debate. No one is quite sure about its odds of passing. The proposal allows the state to offer a state lottery or join a multi-state lottery, such as the Powerball. Proceeds would go to local cities,
Feb 12, 2013, 7:42 pm - Lottery News

NC lottery bill won't ban welfare recipient salesNews Story
A key North Carolina House leader says a bill he's drawing up about the North Carolina state lottery won't include a provision prohibiting ticket sales to people receiving public assistance or who are in bankruptcy. Speaker Pro Tempore Paul Stam of Apex said Wednesday the provision was the least important part of his proposal. He said got questions from all sides on the lottery issue about the provision. Some critics questioned singling out the poor or how retailers would enforce the law.
Jan 31, 2013, 8:45 am - Lottery News