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I hope it (Powerball) rolls againReply
It looks as if some members here want to privatize the lottery. New Rule: You can't play if you earn a good income and you own a nice home. or at Lottery Headquarters... Well, Sir. We just ran your social security number and it appears you have too much money in the bank, so we can't pay you the prize you won Sat. We're going to give it to someone who is needier. Our goal is to make sure everyone gets to live a nice house drives a new Mercedes. In fact, if you played golf more than twice
Mar 17, 2008, 8:11 pm - justxploring - Jackpot Games Forum

Lotto fever isn't what it used to beReply
To DoubleDown: Although you feel I am a new member, I am a frequent reader of Lottery Post news on this website for many years now on a daily basis. I just don't wish to post on every story as some do here thousands of times such as yourself and I prefer to lurk rather than jump in on stories of everyday interest to anyone in the field such as myself. We all read the daily's that come out in the press and of course Lottery Post is usually part of what is happening in the business. If you
Sep 2, 2007, 12:42 am - CaliforniaGuy - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery scraps privatization planNews Story
The Canadian province of Ontario has scrapped plans to privatize its state-run lottery business. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp (OLG) announced that it had cancelled its request for proposals (RFP) for private operators interested in taking over management of its lottery operations, which generated sales of C$3.8b (US$2.9b) in fiscal 2015-16. Ontario's ruling Liberal government had issued the RFP in 2014, which generated bids from established gaming co
Sep 26, 2016, 8:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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

Some States Consider Leasing Their LotteriesNews Story
As chief operating officer of the California Department of Finance, Fred Klass gets pitches from Wall Street bankers as often as the rest of us might get cold calls from telemarketers or insurance agents. But when Kathleen Brown of Goldman Sachs came to his office earlier this year and suggested privatizing the state lottery, Mr. Klass listened closely. It wasn't merely because Ms. Brown happened to be a former state treasurer as well as the daughter of one famous California governor and the
Oct 16, 2007, 10:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Pennsylvania: 8/1 - 8/31/2014Reply
could we please not talk politics on here the truth is that the lottery is a union run organization and Governor Corbett is trying to privatize it no telling if that's good or bad actually but I don't think you can blame him. if I had a computer which I don't right now I would study how long the breaks are between triples in other states and how often a number repeats day and night I know it happened in New Jersey once this year
Aug 11, 2014, 10:11 am - vtburke - Pick 3 Forum

Illinois Lottery may privatize lottery to solve budget woesReply
Why any state would want to privatize a cash cow for the state behooves me. The lottery is in the top 5 money making ventures the state has next to property tax and sales tax.
Apr 6, 2010, 1:49 am - four4me - Lottery News

DOJ says privatizing state lotteries illegalReply
I know Gov Rick Perry of Texas was trying to privatize the Texas Lottery awhile back. I don't hear anymore about it so maybe DOJ told Gov Rick Perry the same thing.
Nov 25, 2008, 12:01 am - myzeus - Lottery News

West Virginia resisting trend to privatize LotteryReply
Does this mean that if they privatize WVa lottery does Cash25 is going to get better or worse? Are they going to increase the numbers matrix for WVA CAsh25? ARe the payouts going to be less or more? Can someone help out here?
May 10, 2007, 8:23 pm - pumpi76 - Lottery News

Lottery expansion could still be a big winner for Penn. Gov.News Story
Efforts by Gov. Tom Corbett's administration to privatize the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery is on the back burner, but the idea of expanding lottery games to include keno remains very much in the picture. Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser and top lottery officials testified last week before the Senate Finance Committee on how keno is part of a developing strategy to increase lottery revenue to meet growing demand for the senior citizen benefits it underwrites. The catalyst for action, as
Feb 2, 2014, 9:05 am - Todd - Lottery News