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Study: N.C. Lottery scammers have cheated state out of $7 millionNews Story
Lottery scammers have cheated North Carolina out of an estimated $7 million in back taxes and delinquent child support since 2009, a non-partisan arm of the General Assembly said. At the request of a state legislator, the Fiscal Research Division teamed up with a UNC-Chapel Hill statistician to calculate the loss following an Observer investigation that found dozens of players winning the lottery so often that their luck defies logic. Highlighted in the Observer's series was a lucrative se
Dec 7, 2016, 3:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Alabama gambling council hears from state lottery executivesNews Story
The president of Louisiana's lottery said Alabama should be careful in how it drafts lottery legislation and cautioned against defining the game too narrowly. Louisiana Lottery President Rose Hudson and New Hampshire Lottery Executive Director Charlie McIntyre spoke to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's advisory council on gaming yesterday. Both states have long-established lotteries that provide money for public education. To establish a lottery in Alabama, the Legislature would have to pas
Dec 2, 2016, 10:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

A state lottery could help Alabama get its financial house in orderNews Story
Fifty years ago, lotteries were illegal in every state, but they have proven so lucrative and politically irresistible that 44 states have since started selling tickets to the lottery. In 2013, state-run lotteries brought in $62 billion, which amounts to $257 in sales to every adult in the nation. Six stubborn holdouts remain. Alaska and Hawaii are isolated enough that they do not feel pressured by sales from their neighbors. Nevada and Mississippi have gambling lobbies that don't want a stat
Apr 20, 2015, 9:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Wyoming lottery board sets January 2014 as target start dateNews Story
The nine-member Wyoming Lottery Board, meeting on Monday for the first time, set its sights on a January 2014 launch date for its games of chance. But six months leaves the group little time. Members began quick work on its corporate structure and the framework for equipping retail stores for a lottery in less than six months. We will launch when we know we have the right product for Wyoming, said Brian Scott, board chairman and a radio host in Casper. For some states, it has been four, s
Jul 9, 2013, 7:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wyoming officially becomes 44th state with a lotteryNews Story
Wyoming lottery supporters have finally struck the jackpot. Gov. Matt Mead cleared the way for Wyoming to begin the process of bringing a lottery to the state by signing House Bill 77 into law Wednesday. The legislation will create a quasi-government corporation that will be charged with establishing a state lottery or, more likely, joining a multi-state game, such as Powerball. The proposal narrowly passed the Legislature last month. It then faced the threat of a veto from Mead, who ha
Mar 14, 2013, 11:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lawmakers going after unclaimed lottery moneyNews Story
So a guy walks into a gas station, buys a scratch-off, wins a few bucks, gets distracted with some fool thing and eventually puts the lucky ticket through the wash in his Wranglers. It happens. No big deal. But for state lawmakers in a tough budget year nationwide, the unclaimed prizes are adding up to a tempting pot of cash. It's something we've seen an increased interest in this year, said Jon Griffin, a policy associate at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Washington.
Mar 4, 2013, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery privatization Q&ANews Story
Secretaries of aging and revenue discuss Camelot Group bid If Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett accepts an English company's bid to handle the day-to-day management of the Pennsylvania Lottery, no two state agencies will be more immediately and profoundly affected than the Departments of Aging and Revenue. The Aging Department is one of the main beneficiaries of the $3.5 billion Lottery, which funds programs ranging from Meals on Wheels to in-home care services for Pennsylvania's senior citize
Jan 8, 2013, 11:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

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Support your local anti-bullying laws and organizations!Pick 3 4, 891 923 586 782 146 006 August 30, 2011 Bullying Law Puts New Jersey Schools on Spot Thanks ~ Winnie Hu Under a new state law in New Jersey, lunch-line bullies in the East Hanover schools can be reported to the police by their classmates this fall through anonymous tips to the Crimestoppers hot line. In Elizabeth, children, including kindergartners, will spend six class periods learning, among other thi
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Ruling by Justice Dept. opens a door on online gamblingNews Story
2012 may the year of widespread Internet lottery ticket sales The Justice Department has reversed its long-held opposition to many forms of Internet gambling, removing a big legal obstacle for states that want to sanction online gambling to help fix their budget deficits. The legal opinion, issued by the department's office of legal counsel in September but made public on Friday, came in response to requests by New York and Illinois to clarify whether the Wire Act of 1961, which prohibits
Dec 25, 2011, 2:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.M. lottery celebrates anniversary, tackles challengesNews Story
Amid revenue shortfall, officials launch new campaign to boost ticket sales New Mexico Lottery officials this month are celebrating the 15th birthday of the lottery program with a special anniversary scratcher ticket and a new ad campaign. Amid a revenue shortfall and the possibility that the lottery's scholarship money could be out of cash by 2014, the celebration is bittersweet. This is a new era for us because we don't know how many people are going to play the lottery from now on,
Apr 25, 2011, 7:27 am - Todd - Lottery News