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Intralot's D.C. Lottery contact finally passed by councilNews Story
The lucrative and long-controversial lottery contract has finally passed the D.C. Council. Intralot, a Greek-owned multinational firm, has been approved to take over the city's online number games from longtime operator Lottery Technology Enterprises---a contract worth nearly $40 million over five years. The company's successful first bid ended in a political fiasco, with several councilmembers refusing to ratify the contract after raising questions about minority partners. A second round of
Dec 1, 2009, 8:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery chief keeping mum about several key questionsNews Story
Tennessee lottery CEO Rebecca Paul is keeping quiet on several significant lottery issues, including why she wants to contract with a single vendor for lottery goods and supplies instead of splitting up the business among several vendors.In an interview with The Tennessean earlier this week, Paul was questioned about language in the request for proposal (RFP) sent to vendors stating that it is the desire of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. to select a single vendor able to provide a compreh
Oct 18, 2003, 1:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Brazil lottery cancels GTECH contract over Lottomatica acquisitionNews Story
GTECH Holdings Corp., which has agreed to be bought by Italy's Lottomatica, said on Tuesday that its contract to provide lottery services to its largest customer, Brazil, will not be renewed. The contract will expire on Aug. 13, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Its subsidiary, GTECH Brasil Ltda, has provided lottery services to the operator of Brazil's national lottery, Caixa Economica Federal, since 1997. Revenue from the contract accounted
Aug 9, 2006, 9:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery contracts not renewedNews Story
The Colorado Department of Revenue will not extend two key Colorado Lottery contracts, choosing instead to seek new bids for advertising and public relations services.The move comes in the midst of a criminal probe into the timing of gifts given to top Lottery officials by vendors doing business with the agency and as Department of Revenue Executive Director M. Michael Cooke reviews all of the Lottery's contracts to make sure they were crafted fairly. It's a perfect time for us to look at these
Feb 4, 2004, 5:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Estranged husband of N.Y. Lottery winner to sue for his shareReply
However, Irish Central reports that Eisel's co-workers at the Saloon Bar in Long Beach say her ex-husband shouldn't get a share. Well no problem, then. Just tell the judge and everything will be just fine. Seriously, what part of 'til death do you part is so hard to understand? Marriage is a legal contract, and the length of the contract is for a well known standard time period. I agree that it would make an awful lot of sense if it could be dissolved as easily as other contracts if both
Feb 23, 2011, 1:55 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Sisters' lottery jackpot trial begins todayNews Story
The lottery numbers that sisters Theresa Sokaitis and Rose Bakaysa had played together for years finally paid off in 2005, yielding a $500,000 Powerball jackpot. But for whom? Sokaitis, 84, of Middletown, Connecticut, claims she never saw a dime of that money and sued her older sister. This morning, their dispute over the jackpot will go to trial before a judge at Superior Court in New Britain. I love my sister and I feel bad this is all getting dragged into court, but I have children
Mar 23, 2010, 9:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

GTECH chosen as preferred bidder for N.Y. LotteryNews Story
Italian gaming company Lottomatica SpA said Sunday its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has been chosen as the preferred bidder to negotiate a seven-year contract with the New York Lottery to provide new online lottery solutions and services. In a statement, Lottomatica said the contract can be extended for an additional three years. The New York Lottery estimates the total value of the contract to be more than $550 million over the contract period. The proposed contract, whi
Mar 23, 2009, 1:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery signs 7-year contract with GTECHNews Story
A Rhode Island lottery technology firm has inked a seven-year extension with the state of Oregon, which will include upgraded systems and ongoing services. GTECH Corp. of Providence reports it has signed a new long-term contract with the Oregon State Lottery for a new online and instant-ticket lottery system, terminals and ongoing services. The seven-year contract is set to start in September 2008, and has options to renew for up to three years. Officials at GTECH say the company expects
Oct 4, 2007, 3:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery will start on schedule, director saysNews Story
Officials charged with starting a lottery in North Carolina said yesterday that they hope to award two major contracts by Feb. 2, despite a lawsuit intended to stop them.The officials also said they will soon contract with the state's Alcohol Law Enforcement Division to provide agents to screen lottery retailers. We're developing momentum in getting this going, said Charles Sanders, the former Glaxo chairman who heads the N.C. Lottery Commission.Officials have set April 5 as the target date to
Jan 9, 2006, 11:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery to pioneer ads on lottery ticketsNews Story
Michigan government officials are preparing to award a first-of-its-kind contract to sell advertising on lottery tickets, after denying a protest by an agency that includes a former state senator.The State Administrative Board on Tuesday is expected to act on the $100,000 Bureau of State Lottery contract, recommended by a board committee to go to Troy-based Simons Michelson Zieve Inc.But the Rebecca Kelly Agency, a Grosse Pointe Park venture that includes former Sen. John Kelly, D-Detroit, prote
May 2, 2005, 9:51 am - Todd - Lottery News