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Deal reached to privatize the Pa. LotteryNews Story
The Corbett administration announced late Friday that it would award to a British firm a contract to privatize the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery. The announcement came just days before a state Senate committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on what has become the administration's most aggressive foray into privatizing state services. While the contract with Camelot Global Services was not yet formally signed, the administration issued what it called a notice of award. Though not
Jan 12, 2013, 12:38 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery adds new rewards programNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery has launched the new Fun Club Rewards program, a multi-part initiative which rewards players with points for eligible non-winning scratch-off tickets purchased while making them automatically entered into drawings to win large cash prizes. The key to the program is the ability for players to accumulate points based on eligible non-winning scratch-off tickets purchased. The value of the points vary among tickets, said the Kentucky Lottery's Sr. VP of Marketing Steve Casebe
Jan 8, 2013, 7:48 am - Lottery News

New Arkansas Lottery jackpot game kicks off todayNews Story
By Todd Northrop Starting today, Arkansas Lottery players can play the state's new Natural State Jackpot game, featuring a rolling jackpot that starts at a minimum of $25,000. Lottery officials estimate the average jackpot will be more than $150,000. The Arkansas-only jackpot game was created in response to player request, with dozens of calls to Lottery headquarters asking for a lotto-style game exclusive to Arkansas players. Tickets for the new game went on sale this morning at 12
Aug 27, 2012, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery approves online ticket salesNews Story
Georgia Lottery officials approved for the first time Thursday an online ticket system, with sales to the public set to begin as soon as November. The move is expected to increase the Georgia Lottery's revenue by millions of dollars a year thus helping the state's lottery-funded HOPE Scholarships and pre-kindergarten programs and positions Georgia among the first states nationwide to officially expand lottery sales to the Internet. While the lottery's governing board voted unanimously for
Jul 20, 2012, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery appoints new Executive DirectorNews Story
Greg Smith, an executive with The Vermont Country Store, has been tapped to head the Vermont Lottery, replacing retiring Lottery Executive Director Alan Yandow. Smith will take over the operation on June 7. The Lottery Commission thanks Alan for his 14 years of exceptional service to Vermont, said Martha O'Connor, chair of the Vermont Lottery Commission. After the nationwide search, we are pleased to be moving forward with the appointment of Greg Smith. I am honored to have been chos
Jun 1, 2012, 12:37 pm - Lottery News

UK Lottery to create 100 millionaires in special Olympic drawingNews Story
A one-off National Lottery draw will create 100 millionaires as a 'thank you' to players for helping fund the London Olympics. The EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw will take place on the night of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27, a National Lottery spokesman said. The event guarantees a million-pound check for 100 UK players, breaking the world record for the most millionaires created in a single draw. National Lottery players are contributing a whopping 2.2 bill
May 25, 2012, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery announces new 'Play It Again' programNews Story
The Vermont Lottery announced today that it will launch a new program, Play It Again, in June, as a new way to participate in second chance drawings. Play It Again will replace the current second chance drawing program, Recycle Win. Doing away with the mailing in of non-winning tickets to the Lottery, Play It Again will allow players to simply go to the Vermont Lottery Website (www.vtlottery.com/playitagain) to enter their ticket numbers for quarterly online drawings. In addition to the
May 18, 2012, 12:11 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery launches new scratch game to celebrate 20 year anniversaryNews Story
Today, the Texas Lottery launched its new 20th Anniversary scratch-off game to commemorate the lottery's two decades of generating revenue for the state of Texas. With more than $21.5 million in prizes, the 20th Anniversary game features nine top prizes of $250,000 and more than 100 second-tier prizes of $1,000. Odds of winning any prize in the new game are one in 3.52, including break-even prizes. We continually strive to incorporate innovation into our products to provide Texans with th
May 14, 2012, 12:16 pm - Lottery News

Lottery Post ranked among biggest lotto Web sites in MarchNews Story
Mega Millions $656 million jackpot causes traffic spike at lotto sites The record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot on March 30 caused a huge lift in traffic to lottery-related Web sites, according to the latest comScore Media Metrix report released today, with LotteryPost.com cited among the industry's biggest winners. comScore reported that the Lotto/Sweepstakes category attracted nearly 29 million visitors in March, a 25 percent increase, making it the top-gaining category for the mont
Apr 25, 2012, 10:30 am - Lottery News

MD Lottery: winner has not come forward yetNews Story
Press Release Rumors may be swirling, but the lucky Maryland winner who shares in Friday evening's record-breaking $656 million Mega Millions jackpot has not yet come forward. Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, no one has come in to claim the prize, said Maryland Lottery Director Stephen Martino. We will announce when we have a confirmed winner. The Lottery urges the ticket holder, who has 182 days from the drawing date to claim, to sign the back of his/her ticket, keep it in a
Apr 2, 2012, 12:32 pm - Lottery News