UK National Lottery Celebrates 10 Years
Celebrations to mark 10 years of the National Lottery have taken place across the UK on Saturday.More than 150 lottery-funded venues in cities including Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast have hosted dvents or opened their doors for free.The main dvents were held at London's Tate Modern art gallery, which was set up with 53m from the lottery.The celebrations included a Lotto birthday draw in the evening, with six people sharing the 10m prize money.The BBC's arts correspondent Torin Douglas said even ...
Nov 8, 2004, 7:48 am - - Lottery News forum
Virginia Lottery Celebrates 16th Anniversary
When the Virginia Lottery sold its first ticket on September 20, 1988, there was excitement and anticipation, but also uncertainty. There was no guarantee that a lottery in Virginia was going to succeed and benefit the Commonwealth.But succeeded it has. In the sixteen years since the first ticket was sold, the Virginia Lottery has sold $14.3 billion in tickets and turned over more than $4.9 billion to the Commonwealth.Since 1999, Virginia Lottery revenues have gone directly to public education ...
Sep 29, 2004, 8:58 am - - Lottery News forum
Illinois Lottery's founder remembered
The man, who represented Rockford in Springfield for 28 years, has a highway and a building named after him, is also known as the founder of the Illinois Lottery.As the Illinois Lottery turns 30, Zeke Giorgi's family remembers.Over the last 30 years, the Father of the Lottery has made a lot of people millionaires. He'd always joke about it, I never hear from any of the millionaires, says Giorgi's daughter Barbara Vella.Giorgi introduced Illinois to the lottery back in 1974, and tickets have b ...
Sep 14, 2004, 7:48 am - - Lottery News forum
Tennessee lottery marks six-month anniversary
The Tennessee Lottery celebrated its six-month anniversary this week, having raised more than enough money to pay for college scholarships for good students. But the executives who run the lottery are still hearing criticism from legislators that they make too much money and get too many perks.Sen. Steve Cohen, a Memphis Democrat who was the primary force in the Legislature for creating the games, said the lottery is doing as well as expected because people have played it and enjoyed it. The on ...
Jul 21, 2004, 9:20 am - - Lottery News forum
Tennessee Lottery To Fully Fund Scholarships
The Tennessee Education Lottery today celebrates its four-month anniversary with higher-than projected revenues and an optimistic outlook for its next transfer to the Tennessee Lottery for Education fund scheduled for July 15. These first four months are something all Tennesseans can be excited about, said Rebecca Paul, CEO and president of the Tennessee Lottery. Weve created entertainment for millions of Tennessee players, some lucky Tennesseans have won approximately $185.5 million in prizes, ...
May 21, 2004, 7:31 am - - Lottery News forum
UK National Lottery freebies mark anniversary
Free tickets for the cinema and tourist attractions being given away by Camelot to celebrate the UK National Lottery's tenth anniversary.The National Lottery has raised more than 15 billion for 160,000 projects since the first draw on November 6 1994.Lottery minister Estelle Morris said: It is thanks to the British public that over the past ten years the National Lottery has raised so much money for good causes. This money has made a tremendous impact on the lives of so many people. It is righ ...
Mar 30, 2004, 4:36 am - - Lottery News forum
Missouri Lottery celebrates 18 years
After 18 years, $7 billion in sales and with more than $2.1 billion in proceeds, the Missouri Lottery is still going strong. Since Lottery sales began on Jan. 20, 1986, it has generated more than $7 billion in ticket sales and more than $2.1 billion in profits for the state of Missouri, including public education. Missouri Lottery players have won more than $3.8 billion in prizes. The Lottery has really evolved since that first day of ticket sales, said Jim Scroggins, executive director of th ...
Jan 26, 2004, 7:29 am - - Lottery News forum
South Carolina Education Lottery Turns 2
SCEL Uses Birthday To Tout SuccessesIt's two years and counting for the South Carolina Education Lottery.SCEL officials celebrated with birthday cake and special promotions at lottery branches across the state.In the two years since its launch, lottery officials said total sales racked up at more than $1.5 billion.They also said more than $429 million has gone into the state's education system.A common misconception, according to lottery officials, is that lottery money goes to fund local school ...
Jan 8, 2004, 5:15 am - - Lottery News forum
