Appeals court blocks Delaware's sports betting plan
A federal appeals court today blocked Delaware's bid to open sports betting Sept 1.
A three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided that Delaware's plans violate a 1992 federal ban on sports gambling.
The professional leagues and the NCAA sued Delaware in June, but the case is not scheduled to be heard until December. The leagues asked the court for an emergency injunction to halt the betting.
Delaware is one of four states that had sports gambling prior to a federal b ...
Aug 25, 2009, 1:24 pm - - Lottery News forum
Jets and N.J. Lottery partner for new scratch game
Chrebet takes high-profile role supporting lottery venture
The New York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer and Sports and Exposition Authority Commissioner R. David Rousseau today announced an extension of their partnership that will now include a new Jets-themed instant lottery ticket and the chance to win several once-in-a-lifetime Jets-themed prizes.
Cash prizes for Jets Football Fantasy range from $5 to $100,000 for a single winner. One lucky second-c ...
Aug 11, 2009, 8:24 pm - - Lottery News forum
Packers Team Up with Wisconsin Lottery
The Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin Lottery are teaming up, and it may open the door for other forms of gambling to advertise at Packers games.
The partnership features a new, $10 scratch-off game offering a top instant cash prize of $50,000.
There's also a second prize.
I think the fans will also be very excited about the second-chance prizes, Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy said, which will include the chance to win four club seat tickets for three years. So I think Packer fans ...
Aug 11, 2009, 7:42 pm - - Lottery News forum
CT Lottery partners with Giants for new scratch game
The New York Giants are now in the lottery business.
Monday the team announced a partnership with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to launch a Giants-branded scratch-off ticket game later this month.
License agreements between lotteries and NFL teams became possible after a vote by league owners at their May meetings. It's just one of the new ways NFL owners have found to enhance their bottom line in these tough financial times.
The new lottery game is also expected to add $1 million ...
Aug 4, 2009, 11:39 pm - - Lottery News forum
Texas Lottery launches Dallas Cowboys scratch-off game this month
Lottery tickets are all about the green, but the blue and silver will be added to the mix this month.
The Texas Lottery Commission announced Monday that it will start a Dallas Cowboys scratch-off game Aug. 17. The $5 tickets will have cash prizes of up to $100,000 as well as chances to win packages that include a stadium suite, private tours, and airfare and tickets to an away game.
The Cowboys tickets are part of a flood of new lottery games featuring National Football League teams. Leagu ...
Aug 4, 2009, 10:39 pm - - Lottery News forum
Titans, Tenn. Lottery team up for new instant game
Count the Titans among the NFL teams partnering with state lotteries.
The Titans and the Tennessee Lottery will announce their partnership today. The deal gives lottery players an opportunity to win prizes including season tickets, cash up to $100,000 and team memorabilia.
The NFL began allowing its teams to partner with state lotteries in May.
The Titans logo will be featured on the instant scratch-off tickets. The blue and red instant ticket, which features 15 Titan helmets, offers a ...
Jul 31, 2009, 11:51 am - - Lottery News forum
Ohio Lottery signs up two NFL teams for branded games
With the signing of partnership agreements with the Ohio Lottery, the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns have become the sixth and seventh National Football League (NFL) teams to sign up to launch a limited number of team-branded lottery scratchcards through their state-sponsored lottery.
Set for launch in late August, the Ohio Lottery will debut $5 Cincinnati Bengals and $5 Cleveland Browns instant games, with a top prize for each game of $100,000.
The games will also offer a wide ar ...
Jul 31, 2009, 9:00 am - - Lottery News forum
Washington Lottery-Seahawks team up on scratch game
Washington's Lottery is rolling out a scratch-off ticket with the Seattle Seahawks, now that the NFL owners have agreed to allow team logos to be used on lottery tickets.
The new Seahawks Winning Play Scratch tickets went on sale Tuesday and will be sold inside Qwest Field during Seahawks home games.
The new Seahawks Scratch ticket gives players another way to support their team throughout the season, said Washington's Lottery Director Christopher Liu said in a statement. In addition, tic ...
Jul 22, 2009, 5:57 pm - - Lottery News forum
Maryland Lottery teams up with Ravens
Officials hope scratch-off will boost sales
Maryland Lottery officials are gambling that Ravens football fever will bolster ticket sales when a new scratch-off is unveiled later this year, marking one of the first partnerships of its kind in the country.
Under the $810,000 deal with the Ravens approved by the state Board of Public Works on Wednesday, the team's logo will appear on $5 purple scratch-off tickets starting during the preseason in August. Prizes include lifetime season tickets ...
Jun 18, 2009, 9:54 pm - - Lottery News forum
Virginia Lottery unveils Redskins scratch tickets
The Virginia Lottery and the Washington Redskins unveiled a new $50,000,000 Redskins Mania scratch ticket that will go on sale in August, in time for the start of the 2009 football season.
This is one of the first to be launched by a state lottery and an NFL team, according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery, taking advantage of a new NFL rule that allows teams to sign licensing deals with state-sponsored lotteries.
The Redskins went all out for the announcement, displaying their ...
Jun 10, 2009, 7:28 pm - - Lottery News forum
