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Tennessee House Speaker backs lottery oversight meetingNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery Post feature: See the actual letter from Senator Kyle A meeting of the Tennessee Lottery Oversight Committee inched one step closer today, as Speaker of the House James Naifeh, D-Covington, indicated his support for the meeting, according to an advisor for Senator James Kyle, D-Memphis. Sen. Kyle sent letters Last Friday to the Speakers of the House and Senate, requesting a meeting of the oversight committee as soon as possible, after the Tennessee Lotteries
Sep 18, 2007, 10:36 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery selects TV outletsNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery has selected the TV stations that will take part in the launch of Cash 3 on March 1 and the televised Powerball drawings in late spring.In Memphis, the Lottery selected NBC affiliate WMC. The Lottery chose ABC affiliate WBBJ in Jackson; ABC affiliate WKRN in Nashville; NBC affiliate WBIR in Knoxville; and ABC affiliate WTVC in Chattanooga.The daily drawings for Cash 3 will be held every night beginning March 1, though time has not been finalized. Cash 3 is the Lottery's fir
Feb 19, 2004, 7:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Road to lottery jobNews Story
Time line of Rebecca Paul's selection as chief executive officer of the Tennessee lottery:Feb. 27 Paul, head of the Georgia lottery, the model for Tennessee's, briefs a joint session of the state House and Senate on what is involved in setting up a state lottery. Legislation creating the Tennessee lottery was pending.July 28 Paul discusses a possible Georgia-Tennessee partnership agreement with the Tennessee lottery board.Aug. 14 Questions are raised about whether a partnership would violate pro
Sep 9, 2003, 3:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Vendors Object to Tenn.-Georgia PartnershipNews Story
Private lottery vendors say a proposed partnership between the Tennessee and Georgia lotteries would be unfair, expensive, and would hurt Tennessee. The vendors sent a letter to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation last week, pointing out the risks of such an alliance.The vendors include Creative Games International, Intralot USA, Pollard Banknote and Oberthur Gaming Technologies.The four lottery companies, who have an interest in bidding for the Tennessee contracts, say a Georgia partner
Aug 25, 2003, 1:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery CEO breaks silence on drawing errorsNews Story
Lottery is committed to accountability By REBECCA HARGROVE (Tennessee Lottery President and CEO) and DENNIS BOTTORFF (Chairman of the Board of Directors) When Tennessee voters called for the creation of a state lottery in November 2002, two things were on most people's minds: Millions in funding for new, specific programs to improve education, and a form of entertainment that would provide cash prizes and other economic benefits to the state. Nearly five years later, the Tennessee Educ
Sep 2, 2007, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee $1 Million Lottery Winner Will "Stay The Same"News Story
The Tennessee Lottery's latest winner of $1 million was jubilant after winning, but says the big prize won't mean any dramatic changes in her life. Money doesn't mean that much as long as you're happy, said Ann Strong, who took home a cool million on Saturday at the culmination of the Lottery's third and final Millionaire Live! drawing event held in Memphis at WMC-NBC Channel 5 and broadcast throughout the state. We're just going to do the same ole,' same ole,' said Ann, 59, who lives in Ala
Oct 24, 2005, 8:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Cash 4 Lottery Game Starts TodayNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery announced that its newest game called Cash 4 goes on sale today, and the first drawing will be held on Monday.Tickets for Cash 4 range from 50 cents to $1, while prizes range from $100 to $5,000 each day. The nightly drawings will be televised at 6:28 p.m. Central time.''We've heard from a lot of players about a four-digit game, and now we've answered the call,'' lottery President Rebecca Paul said in a statement.Winning numbers will be announced as balls are drawn from fo
Apr 17, 2005, 10:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Memphis woman wins $1 millionNews Story
Minnie Williams has lots of reasons to smile - one million reasons, to be exact.An exhilarated Williams, 54, of Memphis, Tennessee, won $1 million Saturday evening at the culmination of the Tennessee Lottery's second Millionaire Live! drawing event.The other two finalists who participated didn't leave empty-handed. Bobby Myers, Jr., 69, of Dyersburg, won $25,000, while Diane Taylor, 46, from Memphis, won $10,000 after the initial contestant elimination.The half-hour event was televised through
Feb 7, 2005, 5:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery Sales Top Half Billion MarkNews Story
The Tennessee Education Lottery announced today ticket sales topped the half-billion-dollar mark over the weekend.Total ticket sales as of midnight Saturday night are at $501,328,659.Officials said 82 percent of sales have been from instant ticket games,11 percent from Powerball, and seven percent from Cash 3.Approximately $266,104,673 has been won in prizes.Approximately $32,586,363 has been paid in sales commissions to Tennessee retailers.The Lottery will announce details of a third computeriz
Aug 10, 2004, 9:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

TennCare reminds enrollees that Tennessee lottery prizes are incomeNews Story
Enrollees must report prizes of $600 or moreTennCare enrollees who hit the jackpot playing the Tennessee Lottery may not be as lucky as they think.Winnings more than $600 must be reported to the state's health-care program for the poor and disabled, or the enrollee risks a fraud investigation. People need to know that lottery winnings count as income, TennCare Bureau spokeswoman Marilyn Elam said.TennCare's 1.3 million enrollees always have been required to report any change in income. The new
Mar 31, 2004, 4:30 am - Todd - Lottery News