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N.C. lottery supporters try to control expectationsNews Story
Lottery supporters in North Carolina are hoping to reach a compromise and get a bill enacted into law this session, possibly as early as next month.Supporters, however, want people to know that once a bill is crafted and signed into law, anxious lottery players won't be able to play the games in North Carolina overnight. In fact, it's more likely that it would be early 2006 before vendors start selling and players start scratching off lottery tickets. I hope that we would be smart enough to lear
May 23, 2005, 11:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri Director hired to run Oklahoma LotteryNews Story
James R. Scroggins, the executive director of the Missouri lottery for the last 13 years, was hired Tuesday to direct the startup of the Oklahoma lottery.The vote was unanimous from the Oklahoma Lottery Commission to hire Scroggins, 61, at a base salary of $175,000 a year, plus $30,000 in one-time transition expenses.Scroggins also will get a bonus of $25,000 if instant lottery tickets go on sale in Oklahoma during October of this year and another $25,000 if online lottery games go on sale durin
May 10, 2005, 8:37 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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i don't think we need to worry about alabama starting a lottery before FL goes multi-state.
Jan 7, 2005, 7:54 pm - DoctorEw220 - Jackpot Games Forum

Are lottery pools legal in Michigan?Reply
Yes, lottery pools are legal in Michigan. The Michigan Lottery website gives some advice on starting a lottery pool. See the FAQ page at: http://www.michigan.gov/lottery/0,1607,7-110-1227-4235--F,00.htmlThe above page also contains links to the IRS forms required to claim pool wins larger than can be redeemed at a lottery retailer. The fact that the IRS has lottery pool forms and instructions for their completion implies that lottery pools are legal in all states that hold lotteries.Lottery pool
Nov 2, 2003, 2:19 pm - Jake649 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery board narrows list of CEO candidates to threeNews Story
The list of candidates for the top job in running Tennessee's lottery has been whittled from 15 to three, but lottery officials declined yesterday to say who the finalists are.One official said Tennesseans could rest assured that the chief executive officer candidates would be well-screened and that the board had no choice but to handle it this way.Lottery board spokesman Will Pinkston was asked why there will not be an opportunity for a public review of candidates or the board's selection.''Unf
Sep 5, 2003, 3:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

The possibilities for fraud in RNG gamesReply
You all don't have to agree with me. But is still slavery....Where else can you get instantenously rich? I say two ways: In the Stock market or on the Lottery...Unless you want to rob a bank, start a scam, steal cars...Is slavery....Is slavery and is Robery....don't care who says what... Put example Powerball, it has 150 something million combinations...If 150 Something million people bought the powerball tickets, it will still not cover the 150 something million combinations that Powerball has
Jul 16, 2006, 8:29 pm - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum

S.C. Lottery may learn lessons from GeorgiaNews Story
As North Carolina inches closer to starting a lottery, Georgia lottery officials may be enjoying a sense of irony, as South Carolina is now undergoing the same uncomfortable feeling that they created for the Georgia Lottery when they started the S.C. Education Lottery in 2002.At the time, South Carolina politicians estimated that a Palmetto State lottery would siphon away up to $112 million from Georgia's lottery.But those predictions never came to pass.Instead, Georgia has enjoyed a string of r
May 10, 2005, 12:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mississippi lottery panel visits neighboring states to garner informationReply
I must say, I am mystified by the way Mississippi is going about starting a lottery (or not). Having a panel investigate neighboring states is a great idea, but staffing the panel with legislators who have absolutely no knowledge of lotteries and how they work is baffling. One would think they would take the time to do a little research on their own before traveling to other states. You know, so they could maybe ask some informed questions. Probably the most frightening quote in this s
Jun 25, 2017, 10:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Dempsey Lotto Collective seeking volunteers (Atlanta)
Greetings! I am starting a lottery project - much like a club - with a computer-filtered process. This project will touch many different areas and I need several types of people to join the team. There is will some unique aspects to this lottery collective and a non-disclosure must be signed. This is an exciting volunteer project to start with a percentage of income distributed to the members as negotiated. People needed: project managers programmers statisticians (or major) - reall
Nov 16, 2011, 1:15 am - tdempsey - Lottery Systems Forum

New N.C. Lottery chief says integrity of games is importantNews Story
N.C. lottery enthusiasts await Shaheen's position on dreaded computerized drawings issueChosen amid an ethical scandal involving lottery commissioners, the man picked yesterday as executive director of North Carolina's new lottery wasted no time promising games that will be run honorably, with low-key advertising. The key to a successful lottery is the integrity issue, Tom Shaheen told the N.C. Lottery Commission. But that's a word that is used rather loosely in the lottery industry. You can
Nov 18, 2005, 10:24 am - Todd - Lottery News