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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

From the Arizona Lottery Site...
The following is from the FAQ section of the Arizona Lottery Site. Tell me what you think. Drawing Information Q: What types of future capabilities does this system offer? A:The digital drawing system technology will eventually enable us to distribute the winning numbers in an animated package to a statewide audience. Beginning May 2, the animation package can be seen at approximately 10:25 p.m. during the KPNX-TV Channel 12 newscast. Q: Why didn t you just replace the
Aug 18, 2007, 11:19 pm - ArtVandalay - Lottery Discussion Forum

NJ Lottery's payroll trims state takeNews Story
Part 1 of a 3-part look at the New Jersey Lottery To lottery players, the scratch-off tickets and numbers games are a fun way to pass the time and maybe strike it rich. For state government, however, the games serve a more practical purpose a big business. A significant chunk of money from the lottery goes to causes such as colleges, public schools and veterans' homes. By many measures, the system works: New Jersey ranks among the top five states in converting lottery sales to profit
Jul 25, 2006, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Powerball lottery sales begin, with difficultyNews Story
Computer glitches and printer problems hit 20% of vendors North Carolinians played Powerball to the tune of more than $1 million during the first day of sales Tuesday, despite computer glitches and printer problems that plagued nearly 20 percent of the state's lottery retailers. Many ticket buyers and sellers in the Charlotte area were upbeat, even though some stores could not sell tickets for the multi-state lottery game for several hours. The new game paid off in sales for Victor Madh
May 31, 2006, 9:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Pa. spends $1.3M to date on search for lottery partner amid fierce competition for $1B contractNews Story
The hunt for a company to service the Pennsylvania Lottery's games and gaming system for the next decade has proven to be a contentious and costly venture. Two companies are vying for 10-year lottery servicing contracts that would pay close to $1 billion or more over the life of the deal (the contracts could be extended for two to four years). It's one of the commonwealth's most lucrative long-term contracts. The firms have engaged in a heated battle over the past year and a half as this i
Oct 22, 2019, 10:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery sells tickets for instant games after top prizes are goneNews Story
At $30 a ticket, the Illinois Lottery's World Class Millions instant game was not only one of its priciest offerings it was also potentially one of the most lucrative for players. WIN UP TO $15,000,000! THE HIGHEST INSTANT PAYOUT IN ILLINOIS LOTTERY HISTORY, shouted a banner across the magenta and silver ticket. But for the last five weeks the game was on sale this year, none of the three $15 million prizes remained. Yet players purchased an estimated 26,000 tickets during that time, spen
Apr 23, 2018, 7:34 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery pulls second computerized drawing machine over duplicate numbersReply
We may contact the Arizona Lottery, however, we did find this on the Lottery Post; that which led us to think the switch date is 2007-05-02. Posted LP Topic - From the Arizona Lottery Site... ArtVandalay Thread Starter Arizona United States Member #52803 June 10, 2007 88 Posts Offline Posted: August 18, 2007, 10:19 pm - IP Logged Favorites The following is from the FAQ section of the Arizona Lottery Site. Tell me what you think. Drawin
Nov 29, 2017, 3:23 pm - JADELottery - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery facing challenging issues with vendor contractNews Story
One of the Missouri Lottery's biggest contracts might not stand up in court if it was challenged by the company that runs its statewide network of ticket sales. That means the state doesn't collect as much money as the contract allows when the company is penalized for breakdowns. And, even when the Lottery does collect money for penalties, the proceeds are not directly funding public schools across the Show-Me state, according to a review by the Post-Dispatch. Rather, the cash is being rol
Sep 20, 2017, 10:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery investigation highlights difficult balance between security and profitsNews Story
For more than a year while he worked at the Brick Street Market in Bondurant, Iowa, Matthew Hinrichs quietly stole lottery tickets, cashing in at least $28,000 in illegitimate prize money, prosecutors say. When he was finally caught in 2016, Hinrichs pleaded guilty to two felony counts of fraud and was ordered to pay back those winnings, plus nearly $5,000 more. Lottery officials say their layers of security allowed them to track Hinrichs' activity, providing data that was invaluable to pr
Jun 6, 2017, 2:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Top N.Y. lottery winners probably lost millionsNews Story
Millions of people play the New York state lottery every year. None of them won big more often over the past eight years than a guy sitting at two out-of-the-way lakeside bars in Oswego County. Randal Stier won Quick Draw prizes of $600 or more at least 1,400 times from 2009 through last year, according to data obtained from the state lottery by journalism students at Columbia University. It's a total of nearly $1.6 million. Other players won more money, but nobody won big more times.
May 30, 2017, 1:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News