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Questions surround replacement of Mexico lottery directorNews Story
The director of Mexico's National Lottery, Laura Valdes, was replaced Tuesday amid accusations that the agency may have favored some private charities, rather than passing money through normal governmental channels.Valdes will be replaced by Tomas Ruiz Gonzalez, a congressman for the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party who also once served as Mexico's assistant treasury secretary.President Vicente Fox thanked Valdes for her work at the lottery, but did not specify why she was being r
Jul 14, 2004, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wiretap equipment gets Lottery official firedNews Story
Ohio Lottery Director Dennis Kennedy was only kidding.Told last month that a technician was working on a better fingerprint system, Kennedy quipped that the next thing the technician would want is wiretapping equipment.To Kennedy's surprise, the Lottery's security director told him that the agency already had phone-tap equipment and had used it to secretly record conversations on a phone at Lottery headquarters in Cleveland.The revelation sparked an internal investigation that led to the April 2
Apr 16, 2004, 9:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Fires Human Resources DirectorNews Story
The Ohio Lottery's Human Resources director was fired after officials say she tapped an employee's phone line.Renee Bianchi said she did nothing wrong and listened to conversations in her role as human resources director.Lottery Director Dennis Kennedy fired Bianchi Friday. In a letter to her, he says she was fired for dishonesty, insubordination and other actions.A separate letter says Bianchi authorized a wiretap using state equipment and played at least one recorded conversation for another
Apr 8, 2004, 5:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Autopsy: Minnesota lottery director died of overdoseNews Story
The longtime director of the Minnesota State Lottery, who committed suicide in January during a legislative review of the lottery's operations, died from an overdose of pain medication, a final autopsy report found.Earlier reports had said he died of hypothermia in freezing weather after cutting his wrists.Toxicology tests show that George Andersen took a fatal dose of hydrocodone, more commonly known as Vicodin, the medical examiner's office said Thursday.Andersen, 53, was found lying outside h
Mar 26, 2004, 8:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nebraska Lottery Director Cleared in TripNews Story
The Nebraska Lottery director will not face criminal charges over a trip to Greece with his wife, whose expenses were paid by a lottery vendor, the attorney general said Thursday.An investigation concluded James Quinn always intended to repay the $5,000 cost of his wife's trip, Attorney General Jon Bruning said. Public officials are banned from accepting gifts of travel or lodging for their spouse while on state business.Quinn, who has been suspended with pay, did not return a message left at hi
Feb 13, 2004, 7:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

New York Lottery Director NamedNews Story
Niskayuna resident Nancy Palumbo has been named to head New York state's Division of the Lottery.Palumbo replaces Margaret DeFrancisco in the $137,000 job. DeFrancisco will take over as head of the Georgia State Lottery.Since 1999 Palumbo's been the executive deputy commissioner in charge of finance and administration for the state Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation. She was also deputy commissioner at the agency.Palumbo, who has worked in state government for 20 years, has hel
Jan 28, 2004, 9:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kelly T. Gee appointed Executive Director of Virginia LotteryNews Story
New casinos on the Director's radar By Kate Northrop Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that he appointed Kelly T. Gee, the Virginia Lottery's Acting Director, as the permanent Executive Director. Having served as the Virginia Lottery's Acting Director since January, Kelly T. Gee officially filled the role permanently on June 6. On Friday, Youngkin announced several new administration appointments, including a Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade
Jun 15, 2022, 4:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery director Rollo Redburn retiresNews Story
Redburn helped launch the state lottery and leaves behind some big shoes to fill By Kate Northrop Last week, the Oklahoma Lottery said farewell to the Director who was instrumental in vouching for and establishing the state's lottery. Rollo Redburn, 68, retired from his position as Lottery Commission Director after his final day on the job last Friday. He played an essential role in pushing for the approval of the organization in 2005. First serving in the agency as Director of Administ
Nov 5, 2020, 2:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery director abruptly replacedNews Story
Gov. Kate Brown abruptly fired Oregon Lottery Director Jack Roberts on Tuesday and replaced him with an administrator from the Department of Administrative Services. I am grateful for Jack's years of service to the Oregon Lottery, but it is time for a leadership change, Brown said in a statement. Brown's office gave no further explanation except that the agency has recently had some management problems. Kristen Grainger, Brown's spokeswoman, did not reply to an email asking for more detai
Apr 28, 2016, 9:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery VPs hope to stay after director leavesNews Story
Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue is moving on, but the two top executives he brought with him from South Carolina say they hope to stay put. Soon after Passailaigue left his job as director of South Carolina s lottery to become director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery in the summer of 2009, he hired two South Carolina lottery officials, David Barden and Ernestine Middleton, to be his vice presidents in Arkansas at nearly $100,000 more than their salaries back home. On Monda
Sep 20, 2011, 8:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News