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Illinois Lottery may privatize lottery to solve budget woesNews Story
The search for revenue to help fix to the state's budget woes has put a spotlight on the Illinois State Lottery. For more than three decades, the lottery has been a steady, reliable source of revenue for the state. Since 1985, it has brought in more than a half billion dollars annually. But, just as other state and local governments have sold off assets to help balance their bottom line and avoid tax hikes, the lottery is now being marketed as a potential target for a hybrid brand of priva
Apr 5, 2010, 7:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Delaware legalizes sports bettingNews Story
Table games are next; Maryland lawmakers worried Standing in front a screen displaying lines for the NFL, NBA and MLB, Gov. Jack Markell Thursday signed a sports betting bill into law at a ceremony inside the VIP room at Delaware Park racetrack and casino. After signing the legislation Markell said his administration looks forward to working with the state's three racinos to make the Delaware sports lottery as successful as possible. There is tremendous interest in the sports lottery t
May 15, 2009, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery considers casino optionsNews Story
Plan aims to increase jobs, scholarship money Underground Atlanta's developers have put their cards on the table to bring casino-style gaming to Georgia. Dan O'Leary and John Aderhold, the leaseholders of Underground, have approached the Georgia Lottery board with plans for a half billion-dollar casino and hotel complex that would inject cash into the HOPE Scholarship and generate millions of tax dollars for the region. The leaseholders of city-supported Underground and Delaware horse t
Jan 14, 2009, 3:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Gap Strategy - Review, Part 1Reply
pacattack05 Thanks for your interest. In my opinion, any lottery number generator that can be described in a couple of paragraphs probably isn't worth much. All of this has been said before here at LP, but maybe a review is worthwhile. If you have a hot 'fiver' in your pocket and want to take a chance on your lottery, here are the general options: 1. Buy quick picks. Not a lot of effort required other than finding a lottery terminal. You could be, like a lot of people have been
Nov 8, 2008, 2:02 pm - bobby623 - Lottery Systems Forum

Virginia Lottery to award partial prizes for faulty gameNews Story
Amounts to about 25% of full prize; some players disappointed Lottery officials announced Thursday that people who had bought misprinted tickets for a recently added game that said they'd won will receive some compensation for the tickets. According to a news release, they reached an agreement with its gaming services provider regarding the problem with the Fast Play Super 7's game. As a result, the Lottery, while not able to pay the expected prizes, is able to give some compensation to pl
Oct 31, 2008, 8:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Drive to boost Calif. lottery sales under wayNews Story
Revenue-building campaign needed as governor's bond proposal gains footing The California state lottery is switching its advertising pitch on nearly two dozen billboards throughout the state, a modest attempt to boost ticket sales. But the sales campaign will have to get much more aggressive if the lottery is going to pay off Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $15 billion bond plan to help cover a huge state budget deficit. Instead of showing life-changing jackpots that can exceed $100 milli
Jun 24, 2008, 8:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery mega-jackpots generating less 'buzz'News Story
Rhode Island Lottery chief predicts Powerball and Mega Millions will merge in the future Just a few years ago, a $240 million Powerball jackpot would have drawn long lines at gas stations and convenience stores across the state. But last week there was little buzz. And forget about lines. Call it jackpot fatigue. Rhode Islanders' appetite for gambling has lowered. And we're not alone. Elsewhere in the region, sales of lottery tickets and other forms of gambling are either less th
Jan 27, 2007, 9:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery begins todayNews Story
The signs say it all: Play Here. After years of watching players take their millionaire dreams and spending money across state borders, North Carolinians will start playing their own lottery today. At 6 a.m. in Raleigh, State Board of Education Chairman Howard Lee will buy the ceremonial first ticket of the N.C. Education Lottery. Lottery retailers throughout the state will start selling tickets to four scratch-off games at that time. The state has sent more than 50 million tickets
Mar 30, 2006, 6:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

The Predictor's League (develop, test & demonstrate your abilities then let us verify your results)Reply
Let's talk numbers...again. I have to reiterate this stuff as best as I can so people can digest it. Using the martingale betting system is basically a financial plan for playing the lottery and gambling/investing in general. From the beginning, you must decide if you are going to play like a gambler or like an investor. You must answer how badly you want to learn succeed because it will require more discipline than you are probably used to. Think about if you were already using compoun
Sep 5, 2023, 12:58 pm - LottoIntuitive - Pick 3 Forum

CT Lottery CEO refuses to testify as to why official was placed on leaveNews Story
Hearing officer responds, 'If I had the power... I would put him in contempt' By Jon Lender President/CEO Gregory Smith of the Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CLC) repeatedly refused last week to say why he placed CLC Vice President Chelsea Turner on paid administrative leave July 15 from her $190,000-a-year job under a state personnel regulation that provides for investigation of alleged serious misconduct which could constitute just cause for dismissal. What was the reason that she was p
Aug 21, 2019, 6:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News