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Illinois Lottery privatization announcement expected WednesdayNews Story
Southtown Star Editorial Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is about to make a billion-dollar decision to which most of us haven't paid much attention. For months, consortiums and companies have been working behind the scenes to become the jackpot winner of a prize that will set an international gambling precedent. Illinois is soon to become the first in the United States to turn over its state lottery operations to a privately owned company. How this experiment progresses undoubtedly will set preced
Sep 14, 2010, 8:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery director Gordon Medenica to retireNews Story
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director Gordon Medenica announced on Thursday that he will be retiring from his position as the head of the Agency on June 1. Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2015, Medenica has had notable success running the Agency, consistently setting revenue and profit records. The fiscal year ending June 30 will be another all-time record for the Maryland Lottery. I feel incredibly fortunate for the many unique and wonderful experiences I have been afforded during my
Apr 16, 2021, 1:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois - Northstar strikes again! Lotto machines.Reply
Good question, noise-gate. Even prior to this Northstar group taking over although the capital is Springfield the lottery has always run out of Chicago (the dog barks in Chicago and wags its tail in Springfield, nothing south of that is recognized). I wonder if a private entity running a state lottery could be charged with pandering! PS, Thanks for the 5*s.
Sep 28, 2013, 7:26 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

NJ Lottery officials still investigating cause of massive outageNews Story
The exact cause and circumstances of a five-day outage that blocked nearly half of New Jersey's lottery retailers from selling printed tickets like Pick 3 and Mega Millions earlier this month are still a mystery, but a few determinations are unanimous. The blackout, although anomalous, was unacceptable, may have been detected sooner and should have been handled better, state officials and executives from Northstar New Jersey, the group responsible for the lottery's sales and marketing, said a
Aug 20, 2015, 8:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Well there goes Illinois Lucky Day Lotto...Reply
I don't think the new matrix is a good idea from the business point of view. After the initial euphoria of bigger jackpots, people will soon figure out that hardly anyone wins frequently anymore. Sales will slump just like those for the Lotto game where there is now a winner only about three times a year. The pressure on Northstar group to make more money for the state will drive Illinois Lottery to irrelevance I wish many more players were aware that they are being taken to the cleaners
Jul 17, 2014, 9:55 am - hurley1333 - Lottery Discussion Forum

ILLINOIS LOTTERY MOVES TO COMPUTERIZED DRAWINGSReply
How soon people forget. From 9-16-2010 CHICAGO: Illinois' governor has awarded a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract to manage the Illinois Lottery to a private company with strong ties to the lotto. The move on Wednesday hands over daily control to of the $2 billion games for 10 years to some of the most powerful players in the business. Illinois will be the first state to entirely privatize the management and marketing of its lottery, a move mandated by legislators as
Sep 26, 2015, 11:09 am - Coin Toss - Lottery News

N.J. lottery drawing games offline across the state over the weekendNews Story
Half of all lottery retailers across New Jersey were not been able to issue any tickets from Friday night through Monday as a result of a technical issue, a state Treasury spokesman confirmed Monday. The problem was touched off by a scheduled system upgrade Friday, according to an email from Treasury spokesman Chris Santarelli. The glitch interfered with retailer shops' ability to print out ticket for draw games, such as the Pick 3, Pick 4 and the Jersey Cash 5, and Cash4Life. Instant game
Aug 4, 2015, 7:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois: 9/1 - 9/30/2011Reply
Thank you Paradise now, I trust that your numbers are correct. Just to double check I was trying to check the Illinois Lottery website as I didn't see the actual drawing tonight. It's already 10:12 p.m. almost an hour after the drawing and they still haven't posted anything! What are they doing? Watching the NFL game?? Here are there rules regarding posting the winning numbers: Unless we experience technical difficulties, this page will be updated within 45 minutes after each drawing. I
Sep 8, 2011, 11:14 pm - ILLotteryman - Pick 3 Forum

New Jersey Lottery signs 15-year deal with Northstar NJNews Story
Private company to take over marketing, sales, other functions Scientific Games Corporation today announced that Northstar New Jersey Lottery Group, LLC ( Northstar NJ ) has signed a long-term agreement to provide marketing, sales and other services to the New Jersey Lottery. Services under the agreement are expected to begin on October 1, 2013 following a transition period and end on June 30, 2029. Northstar NJ is a joint venture comprised of Scientific Games New Jersey LLC, a subsidia
Jun 21, 2013, 9:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oo, this is interesting. What do you think?Reply
The rules are in other MN games, too. Although Lucky for Life is a fixed winning jackpot, there are others in MN which the jackpot is an increasing value. Northstar Cash and Gopher 5 could reach a jackpot value that would make it economically possible to cover all combinations; with a lot of time, people and effort, it might be done. There was a case in Virginia, back in 1992, where an Australian syndicate tried to cover all the winning combinations in that state's Pick 6 of 44 and won
Jun 6, 2017, 3:43 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum