Ohio Lottery director resignsReply
Well, I suppose one stress to the economy, (Ohio's), was having to spend all those millions on all the new terminals necessary to operate Intralot's lottery system. I don't think Ohio will have much luck in selling all the old terminals left over from Gtech's operation.
Aug 9, 2009, 3:30 pm - LottoVantage - Lottery News forum

Ohio Lottery director resignsReply
It was my impression that the old contract had ended and the new contract was up for bids and Intralot won the bid. I understand Gtech had planned to make changes too if they won the bid so how did this stress the economy?
Aug 9, 2009, 12:29 pm - RJOh - Lottery News forum

Ohio Lottery director resignsReply
Switching from Gtech to Intralot was not a good decision for the director. The cost to Ohio to impliment these changes was astronomical in an already stressed out economy. The plus side to this change is improved terminal functionality and much faster ticket production, (for those who play their own numbers). Well, one thing that can be said for Ohio, is at least we still have ball drawings...
Aug 9, 2009, 12:12 pm - LottoVantage - Lottery News forum

Ohio Lottery switches to Greek operator IntralotNews Story
Greek company takes over operation of games At 11:59 p.m. today, in an office park in Strongsville, state officials and a gaggle of computer technicians, some from Greece, will change how Ohioans get their lottery tickets. Success will be measured by how few people notice. What happens inside the 80,000-square-foot, unadorned brick building not far from the Lorain County line is being watched like Y2K, at least in the world of state lotteries. A lot of people are rooting for us, and ...
Jun 30, 2009, 8:26 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

N.M. Lottery to replace Powerball tickets printed in errorNews Story
The New Mexico Lottery has discovered that approximately 450 Powerball wagers were printed in error earlier this month. The wagers were purchased from two self-service lottery machines provided by Intralot, Inc., the lottery's gaming system vendor. Players who purchased those wagers will be offered a replacement ticket for the Jan. 28 drawing. The error occurred when Intralot deployed two self-service lottery machines before upgrading internal software supporting Powerball's new format. ...
Jan 23, 2009, 6:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum