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Lottery industry firms eye N.C. prizeNews Story
The biggest players in the $46.5 billion U.S. lottery management industry are casting their eyes toward North Carolina, wondering whether the only state on the Eastern Seaboard without a lottery is about to pull the trigger. What have you heard? Angela Geryak Wiczek, a spokeswoman for Rhode Island-based GTECH Corp., asked a reporter. What do you hear about its chances? GTECH, which has paid a lobbyist in the state for more than a decade, is expected to be first in line if and when the state le
Apr 18, 2005, 10:45 am - Lottery News

S.C. concerned about potential impact of N.C. lotteryNews Story
Robyn Lorick knows the importance of lottery scholarships. There are three of us in college right now, says the 46-year-old mother of two.Lorick and her son, 20-year-old Michael, both receive lottery tuition assistance for their studies at Midlands Technical College. Her daughter, 18-year-old Kaitlyn, gets the LIFE scholarship at Clemson University.But with North Carolina moving closer to establishing a state lottery, Lorick, like many in South Carolina, is concerned about the impact on sales f
Apr 18, 2005, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Mass. lawmakers to challenge lottery horse-race gameNews Story
Key Massachusetts state lawmakers signaled yesterday that they intend to rein in the Massachusetts Lottery's plans to launch a virtual horse-racing game on Keno-style monitors later this year.At a State House hearing, the lawmakers questioned the lottery's legal authority to launch the game and whether the game should be allowed to proceed because of the potential impact on the state's struggling horse-racing industry.''You've overextended your authority to roll out this game, said Representati
Apr 15, 2005, 9:19 am - Lottery News

Delaware legislation eliminates computerized lottery drawingsNews Story
Bold action to restore credibility to Delaware lottery drawingsTwo key Delaware lawmakers have finished drafting a bill, which if enacted, will eliminate computerized lottery drawings in Delaware, and force the state lottery to conduct live drawings on TV and over the Internet.House Majority Leader Wayne A. Smith, R-Clair Manor, and Sen. Nancy W. Cook, D-Kenton, form the bipartisan sponsorship for this landmark piece of legislation.The bill directs the Delaware Lottery Office to hold live lotter
Feb 15, 2005, 1:18 pm - Lottery News

Long-awaited lottery number comes upNews Story
A long-awaited lottery number, whose failure to be drawn in nearly two years was blamed for suicides and other family tragedies, finally made its appearance in Venice in Italy's highly popular lotto game.Frenzy over the number, 53, which was drawn in Venice's lottery Wednesday evening, had driven countless Italians to spend large sums on the biweekly lotteries, convinced, every time, the number would be picked out of the basket.Venice is one of several cities which participate in the lotto, and
Feb 10, 2005, 2:00 pm - Lottery News

Support eroding for Maine Gov.'s lottery planNews Story
A Democratic state senator from Portland is breaking ranks with Gov. John Baldacci on the governor's plan to help balance the state budget by selling future lottery revenue. But it remains to be seen if that defection is isolated or the first sign that support is crumbling within the governor's party.Sen. Ethan Strimling, one of 19 Democrats in the 35-member Senate, said Wednesday he cannot support borrowing $250 million from an investor and repaying it by selling lottery revenue. Strimling said
Feb 10, 2005, 1:27 pm - Lottery News

New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over DrawingsNews Story
While the Delaware Lottery is launching its new Multi-Win Lotto game on Thursday, lawmakers will be continuing work on a measure stipulating that the lottery must convert back to mechanical drawing machines and live television broadcasts.But lottery officials say their high-tech system provides top security and ensures the offerings remain games of chance.Inside lottery headquarters in Dover, an auditor from an outside firm and state lottery office personnel gather in a secure room to draw the n
Jan 22, 2005, 1:05 am - Lottery News

Washington Mega Millions lottery player is lucky 10 times overNews Story
Seattle man takes home $1.75 million with multiple winning ticketsArchie Herring of Seattle, Washington just missed winning this weeks huge $130 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, correctly guessing five of the six numbers drawn but missing the all-important Mega Ball number.He is crying all the way to the bank.Herring, 68, played his five-number combination on 10 separate tickets, each one good for a second prize of $175,000, or a total of $1.75 million.Herring brought his winning tickets i
Jan 21, 2005, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Landmark bill would ban computerized lottery drawings in DelawareNews Story
LANDMARK: Could we be seeing the beginning of the end of computerized lottery drawings?Lottery Post sincerely hopes so, and hopefully we have had a part to play in the genesis of this important bill. We encourage all of our readers to support this bill, and identify it throughout the United States as a model for every state to follow.A bipartisan duo of lawmakers said Wednesday they intend to push a bill to require the Delaware state lottery to abandon a computer that picks winning lottery numb
Jan 20, 2005, 8:30 am - Lottery News

111 on 1-11 means one big loss for Ohio LotteryNews Story
Triple ones cost the Ohio Lottery nearly $3.5 million on 1-11.The Pick 3 Numbers day drawing was 111 on Tuesday, forcing the lottery to pay out more than $3.9 million to winners despite only $427,094.50 in sales.Everyone who played 111 on their $1 ticket won $500.It's the second time 111 has been drawn on 1-11. It happened previously on Jan. 11, 1982.Pick 3 was first drawn Dec. 6, 1979, the Ohio Lottery said.The odds of any three-digit number occurring in any one Pick 3 drawing are 1 in 1,000 (0
Jan 12, 2005, 9:45 am - Lottery News