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With Northstar terminated, what will the Illinois Lottery do now?News Story
So what's next for the Illinois Lottery? That's the big question looming in the wake of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's politically-expedient move late last week to fire Northstar Lottery Group. Quinn made history late in 2010 when he inked a 10-year contract with Northstar to become the first-ever private manager of any state lottery in the nation. Two other states now have private lottery managers Indiana and New Jersey. Quinn's move last week to terminate Northstar may prove too little too la
Aug 23, 2014, 10:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Syndicate Misses Out on Lottery FortuneNews Story
A school cleaner apologized to other members of his Lottery syndicate Friday after failing to put on a winning line that could have scooped them a share of an 8.5 million (US$16.2 million) jackpot.The group of 15 staff at New College, in Telford, Shropshire, could have won more than 100,000 (US$190,720) each after their numbers came up in Saturdays draw.But syndicate member Andrew Edwards said he did not fill in the 14th of the 15 lines on the ticket because not enough money had been paid into
Nov 30, 2004, 7:35 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK National Lottery has new rivalNews Story
A rival national draw that promises to make competitors millionaires and to take the lottery out of donating money to charity was today dismissed as a threat by Lotto operator Camelot.The new game, Chariotlottery, is due to launch in October and will allow players to choose which good causes benefit from an estimated weekly fund of 600,000.It has already won backing from City businessman who believe that the game could tap into supposed disillusionment with National Lottery grants awarded to mi
Aug 3, 2004, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery director offers reassurances on outsourcingNews Story
Indiana won't turn its lottery over to a private company if bidders don't meet the state's high standards, the executive director of the Hoosier Lottery said Friday. The state has been seeking bids on a 10-year contract to run the Hoosier Lottery. Executive Director Karl Browning released a statement Friday, a day after a spokeswoman for Camelot Global Services, which runs the national lottery in Great Britain, told The Indianapolis Star it dropped out because the state's process encourages b
Sep 8, 2012, 8:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Details of new Illinois Lottery manager deal kept secretNews Story
As the Illinois Lottery edges closer to finalizing a massive deal with a new private manager, the state and the firm have chosen to keep many of the details secret despite past pledges of transparency. The deal includes a tiered incentive system in which the new firm, Camelot Illinois, would be paid bonuses for exceeding various profit levels, documents show. But the proposed dollar amounts are not included. That was among the few bits of information in the heavily redacted records the sta
Oct 4, 2017, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Global Lottery Solutions (G.L.S)
I have posted the following in Canadian forum so I thought you might be interested in this new information too! I am sure the quality of posts would be a lot better here than the other forum simply because I can copy and paste from Microsoft Word without any hassle! This new info is divided to two parts, first part is the copy of my letter to Lottery Commission and second part is the universal lottery database compatible to 98 numbers! Part one Two years ago today I have sta
Dec 31, 2009, 2:26 pm - Moses - Mathematics Forum

Camelot beats off rivals to win UK Lottery for next 12 yearsReply
Why did Camelot win contract in UK Lotto? Because they persuaded regulators it was more likely to meet the funding demands of the London Olympics and other good causes. When does the contract begin for Camelot? It's a 10-year license, starting from 2009. What other rivals did Camelot beat to win the contract? Sugal Damani, Jack Whittaker Lottery enterprizes LTD, and a group of Nigerian goat herders.
Aug 14, 2007, 2:30 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery private manager still on job after firingNews Story
Finding a new lottery manager proves tricky for state government When Illinois lawmakers voted in 2009 to hire a private company to run the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, they had high hopes of making more money that could be funneled into education and construction projects. Then the company missed sales goals, and two governors tried to fire Northstar Lottery Group. But Northstar remains on the job more than two years later, and the firm is now able to collect millions of dollars mor
Mar 28, 2017, 4:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Britain's first nudist Lottery winners enjoying their winNews Story
After winning a small fortune playing the Lottery, most winners would find it hard to resist spending a few thousand upgrading their wardrobe. Not Brian Tucker and Margaret Dallard. They are, after all, nudists, and generally doesn't have much use for clothes. Instead, they held a little soir e for a select group of friends at the Invicta Sun Club to celebrate their Lottery win. It was a rather chilly evening, so Brian and Margaret took the rare step of keeping on their clothes. Many ot
Jul 21, 2008, 7:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK Internet lottery making owners wealthyNews Story
New Internet-based lottery, which is supposed to donate its proceeds to charity, is instead enriching its owners A charity lottery promoted as the fairer alternative to the National Lottery has awarded its directors shares and bonuses worth almost 10 million (US$18.7 million). The lottery, called Monday, held its first draw this week and is being heavily advertised as a more altruistic way for people dissatisfied with the national lottery operator, Camelot, to have a weekly flutter. B
May 11, 2006, 9:55 am - Todd - Lottery News