Tenn. proposal for real lottery drawings withdrawnNews Story
Somber news for Tennessee Lottery players A proposal to require the Tennessee Lottery to abandon computerized drawings has been withdrawn for the year. The chairman of the House State and Local Government committee announced Tuesday that the bill sponsored by House Minority Leader Jason Mumpower, a Bristol Republican, was taken off notice. Mumpower had said he introduced the manual drawings measure in response to a loss in consumer confidence following a computer programming error last ...
Apr 30, 2008, 7:38 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

N.C. Lottery conducts first Pick 3 Midday drawingNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery on Monday launched its second daily Carolina Pick 3 game. Drawings are now held at 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, in addition to the existing 11:22 p.m. drawing, held every day including Sundays. The first winning number for the afternoon ( midday ) drawing was 672. Players have been asking us to add another drawing, so we expect it to be good for sales, lottery director Tom Shaheen said in a statement. Increased sales should mean more money fo ...
Mar 31, 2008, 3:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum

N.J. lottery midday draws held late, not televisedNews Story
The New Jersey Lottery's computer system is back on-line, after being down for about 3½ hours this afternoon, officials said. The disruption in service, which shut down Lottery machines throughout the state and caused a delay in the drawing of the Satuday midday numbers, was blamed on high winds and heavy rains that hit the state today. Lottery machines went down about 12:30 p.m. Service was restored shortly before 4 p.m., said Dominick DeMarco, a spokesman for the Lottery Commissio ...
Mar 8, 2008, 5:14 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum

N.Y. Lottery searching for new draw talentNews Story
Updated: 1:38 PM Maybe you could be the next lottery queen. The New York Lottery is looking for some new faces to join Yolanda Vega, Marissa Rodriguez and Sarah Pingel as a highly visible member of the Lottery's draw team. Those chosen for the jobs, which are civil service positions, will complement the existing team, not replace it. In addition to handling the drawings, which take place several times each day and 364 days per year, the Lottery talent travels the state to take part i ...
Mar 5, 2008, 9:29 am - Todd - Lottery News forum