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Idea For Game (First Of Many)Reply
The 7/30 proposal sounds a lot like Maryland's failed Cash in Hand.
Nov 10, 2004, 9:30 am - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Michigan Evening-10/28Reply
I misstyped the percent.6% goes to the schools if Proposal 1 passes.
Oct 28, 2004, 11:40 pm - Sandy K - Pick 3 Forum

Ohio Lottery Seeking Input on New Lottery GameReply
The Match 6 proposal is EXACTLY the same as the PA game.
Apr 9, 2004, 1:14 pm - CASH Only - Lottery News

TX changing lotto to PB-style game?Reply
The commission's proposal, interestingly, does _not_ have a power ball -only prize.
Feb 3, 2003, 9:20 am - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

mich. new game comming .25 cent to .99cenReply
MichiganHopeful: Which don't you like, the Georgia/Michigan game, or my proposal?
Sep 20, 2002, 12:45 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

$10 Billion Lottery Proposal Stalls in IllinoisNews Story
A proposal by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) to increase funding for public education by selling or leasing the state lottery for $10 billion may be headed nowhere. Blagojevich announced the proposal with much fanfare on May 23, but no supporting legislation has been introduced, political leaders are peppering the governor with questions that have not been answered, and allegations of political payoffs and cronyism have surfaced. A key inquisitor has been state House Speaker Michael Mad
Jul 26, 2006, 6:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Other vendors could have saved Tenn. lottery $23MNews Story
While Tennessee's lottery won uncommonly good rates from two companies vying to sell lottery tickets here next year, those rates were not the lowest offered.Indeed, they were the highest.The difference: an estimated $23 million over the seven-year term of the contracts.That's enough to help put almost 2,000 students through four years of college the intended purpose of the lottery.Lottery officials say there were good reasons for rejecting the lowest rates. They had concerns about the reliabilit
Dec 22, 2003, 6:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery Drops Plan to Cut Taverns' CommissionsNews Story
The Oregon Lottery director said Monday that she plans to rework her controversial proposal to cut bar and tavern owners' video poker compensation.Director Brenda Rocklin's initial proposal turned out to yield far less revenue for state-funded programs than first estimated, prompting calls from education advocates and others for more drastic reductions in the share of video poker proceeds that bars and taverns are allowed to keep as compensation.But bars, taverns and restaurants and their trade
Mar 17, 2004, 5:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery to pioneer ads on lottery ticketsNews Story
Michigan government officials are preparing to award a first-of-its-kind contract to sell advertising on lottery tickets, after denying a protest by an agency that includes a former state senator.The State Administrative Board on Tuesday is expected to act on the $100,000 Bureau of State Lottery contract, recommended by a board committee to go to Troy-based Simons Michelson Zieve Inc.But the Rebecca Kelly Agency, a Grosse Pointe Park venture that includes former Sen. John Kelly, D-Detroit, prote
May 2, 2005, 9:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

State lottery friends, foes prepare for voteNews Story
A proposal to fund scholarships through an Arkansas state lottery is keeping supporters and opponents busy as Election Day nears. Now that the state Supreme Court ruled the proposal can remain on the statewide ballot, Arkansas voters will get a chance to vote on a state lottery proposal supported by Bill Halter, Arkansas' lieutenant governor. Halter proposed a state constitutional amendment to create a state lottery to pay for college scholarships and teacher bonuses. Under the proposal
Oct 21, 2008, 10:30 am - Todd - Lottery News