Company running most lottery games worldwide has history of scandal
The company behind the more than 16,000 machines that spit out New York Lottery tickets has been linked to scandals across the country and around the globe.
Bribery allegations led a co-founder to quit his job as chairman. Its lobbyists have run afoul of the law in several states, including New York. Former government officials have received lucrative consulting contracts.
And in summer 2006, an investigation in Texas found that the company, GTECH Holdings Corp., doled out tens of millions ...
Jan 31, 2007, 5:30 am - - Lottery News forum
Nationwide, lotteries struggle to stay competitive
Lotteries across the country are struggling to remain competitive, retaining their players while increasing their bottom lines. Last year, 25 U.S. lotteries reported increased sales, but New York's lottery was one of six that had higher profits.
One key to New York's success is that the New York Lottery continues to attempt to be fun and entertaining, said former Lottery Director Nancy Palumbo, who was interviewed before leaving the division late last year.
We're constantly challenged to ...
Jan 31, 2007, 4:03 am - - Lottery News forum
N.J. is next state to consider bad election lottery idea
By Charles Paolino
Home News Tribune, New Jersey
Who wants to be a millionaire?
That's the question Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan wants to ask potential voters or, at least, that's one way to express the theme of a bill he's proposing in the state Legislature.
Diegnan, a Democrat representing the 18th District, is one of two legislators suggesting that a lottery be held each year on Dec. 31 for a million-dollar prize to be awarded a registered voter who cast a ballot that year in a pri ...
Jan 15, 2007, 1:42 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.J. Lottery breaks weekly sales record
The New Jersey Lottery today announced that it had a record-breaking week for instant-ticket sales at the end of 2006. Lottery officials said $28,563,561 worth of 'scratch-off' tickets were sold from December 21-27.
The previous record for one week of sales was $26.9 million December 22 thorugh 28, 2005. Total lottery sales for fiscal 2006 was also a record $2.4 billion.
Jan 5, 2007, 3:55 pm - - Lottery News forum
NJ Lottery New Year's raffle results drawn
The New Jersey Lottery selected the winning numbers Sunday for its special Million Dollar New Year drawing.
Only 500,000 tickets costing $20 each were sold for the raffle. That gave contestants a 1-in-125,000 chance of winning one of the $1 million prizes.
The winning numbers for the $1 million prizes were 040063, 168140, 265354 and 278146.
Numbers were also selected for other prizes ranging from $500 to $100,000, officials said.
The full set of winning numbers for New Jersey's Mil ...
Dec 31, 2006, 9:29 pm - - Lottery News forum
Most state lottery raffle games sold out
Around the United States, Christmastime raffle games have become the hottest ticket of the year, with most of the game tickets selling out well before the drawing date.
The raffle games are loosely modeled after the largest lottery game in the world, Spain's El Gordo, which gives back an unusually large 70% of all proceeds in the form of prizes, and makes many instant millionaires.
Unlike traditional lotto-style games, a fixed number of tickets are sold for raffle games, and the prizes are ...
Dec 30, 2006, 12:18 am - - Lottery News forum
Some people think $20 is too much for lottery ticket
Raffle-style lottery games are the hot ticket this holiday season
The New Jersey Lottery is giving four players a chance to celebrate New Year's Eve with a million dollar prize, although it is coming with a larger than usual price tag.
Recently, the lottery introduced a new game Million Dollar New Year that offers players the best-ever odds at winning a million dollars, along with several other smaller prizes.
But it comes with a small catch the tickets cost $20 each.
The game h ...
Dec 4, 2006, 10:41 am - - Lottery News forum
NJ Lottery tickets call Corzine 'Acting Gov.'
Gov. Corzine got an early Christmas present from the New Jersey Lottery a demotion to acting governor.
A $2 scratch-off game, Holiday Lucky Times 10, that hit the stores Nov. 13 lists Jon S. Corzine as Acting Governor on a list of state and lottery officials, even though Corzine was elected to a four-year term in November 2005.
I just bought a ticket, I looked at the back of it just to see what the prizes were and I happened to notice it said, Jon Corzine, acting governor,' said Ja ...
Nov 21, 2006, 9:38 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.J. Lottery to offer limited raffle-style New Year's drawing
The New Jersey Lottery is offering a special New Year's drawing in which a limited amount of tickets will be sold for four $1 million prizes.
Tickets for the drawing, called Million Dollar New Year, go on sale Monday, lottery officials said in a statement.
Officials will sell 500,000 tickets costing $20 each, giving contestants a 1-in-125,000 chance of winning one of the four top prizes. Each ticket will have a unique nine digit number on it, and players cannot pick their own number.
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Nov 19, 2006, 6:37 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.J. considering privatizing lottery
Gov. Corzine approach to N.J. financial woes: sell everything, including the lottery
State officials are studying whether selling the New Jersey Lottery to a private company can reap big money for cash-strapped state coffers, Treasurer Bradley Abelow said yesterday.
Abelow said letting a private firm buy the lottery and collect its substantial winnings is one idea gaining favor as part of a year-long review of whether the state should sell or lease public assets such as the New Jers ...
Nov 2, 2006, 8:53 am - - Lottery News forum
