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Mississippi lottery bill advances, but more work remainsNews Story
Mississippi could be inching closer to creating a lottery and leaving the list of six states that don't offer the game of chance. The Mississippi House voted 71-43 Friday to pass a lottery bill . That happened a day after the state Senate voted 30-20 for its own version of the same bill. However, work remains. The House made several changes to the bill, including requiring that a lottery corporation abide by longstanding Open Meetings and Public Records laws. When the bill passed the Se
Aug 26, 2018, 10:48 am - Lottery News

California Lottery cancels sales meeting in aftermath of rowdy party photosNews Story
The California Lottery is postponing a planned sales conference in the wake of an anonymous employee's recent complaint to Gov. Jerry Brown about senior leaders behaving inappropriately at a Southern California bar two years ago. The department on Tuesday announced that it's delaying the conference while it retools some of the training it intended to offer to focus on human resources and nondiscrimination policies. The conference was expected to take place next week in Sacramento. The
Aug 15, 2018, 7:10 am - Lottery News

California Lottery officials seen in bawdy photos sent to governorNews Story
A package of bawdy photos allegedly showing senior state Lottery leaders carrying on at a Southern California piano bar, with one image showing an official putting his head up a woman's shirt, was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown's office last week in an appeal from an anonymous employee urging the administration to investigate the department. Brown's office late Thursday said he is asking the attorney general's office to look into the letter and the attached photos. The contents of the letter ar
Aug 10, 2018, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin woman's lottery winnings withheld by state due to unpaid debtsNews Story
A Wisconsin woman who won the lottery will not be receiving all her winnings due to thousands of dollars of outstanding debts. Thursday it was announced that Valerie Diestelmeier won the first top prize of $100,000 playing the Incredible Crossword Scratch game. Diestelmeier purchased her winning ticket at the Mega Holiday on Water Street in Eau Claire. However, Patty Mayers with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue says she'll have to pay off thousands of dollars in unpaid fines before s
May 18, 2018, 11:25 am - Lottery News

Lottery becoming a central issue in Alabama governor's raceNews Story
Alabama's Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls are banking on a game of chance to reclaim the state's highest office from the GOP. Former state Supreme Court chief justice Sue Bell Cobb and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox have sought to make early splashes with their educational lotteries. Alabama is one of just six states without a lottery. There's also no casino gambling. Only one other state Utah lies contiguous to states with lotteries or casinos, yet excludes casinos itself. It's an eas
Feb 26, 2018, 7:42 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

Alabama Democrat Gov. candidate campaigns on starting lotteryNews Story
Includes video report Democrat gubernatorial candidate Sue Bell Cobb laid out a detailed plan for a state lottery Wednesday, saying the proposal would put Alabamians in a better position to get higher paying jobs. The former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice said under her plan, lottery proceeds will fund K-4 and childcare programs in the state, fully fund career tech at hospitals, and fully fund the gap with federal Pell Grants. In a video released along with the email, Cobb said a l
Feb 7, 2018, 2:47 pm - Lottery News

Auditor general finds no fault with Pa. Lottery, but unusual wins remain unexplainedNews Story
Pennsylvania's Auditor General says that he has full confidence in the integrity of the Pennsylvania Lottery following a review in response to an investigation in 2017 that found some Pennsylvanians have claimed lottery tickets with seemingly improbable frequency. In an interview Monday, Eugene DePasquale said he met with lottery officials and was given a thorough tour of its operations and an explanation of its security procedures. DePasquale added that the lottery told him it had investi
Feb 6, 2018, 11:35 am - Lottery News

Georgia Senate passes bill that would give lottery winners anonymityNews Story
A proposal that would allow Georgia lottery winners to remain anonymous took an important step forward Monday. The state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that allows any Georgian who wins more than $250,000 in a lottery to keep their name from being disclosed. The bill's proponents have said eight states have laws that allow winners partial or complete anonymity. The legislation now goes to the state House of Representatives. The lawmakers who drafted Senate Bill 331 said the legislatio
Feb 6, 2018, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Tennessee bill would remove cash-only obstacle when purchasing lottery ticketsNews Story
A billed filed by Tennessee legislators would make it easier to purchase lottery tickets. How many times have you wanted to get in on the latest Powerball craze only to realize once in line you don't have any cash? Under current law, all lottery tickets can only be purchased in-person and only with cash. SB 1996/HB 2057 is sponsored by Franklin's Republican Senator Jack Johnson and Republican Representative Charles Sargent. The bill authorizes the use of money orders, debit cards, an
Feb 1, 2018, 9:24 am - Lottery News