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Lottery chief tours stateNews Story
She's only been Tennessee's lottery chief for two days, but Rebecca Paul is already traveling the state gathering support for Tennessee's lottery. Wednesday she was in Memphis to talk with minority business owners.Already, Rebecca Paul is reaching out to minority business owners, touting her record in Georgia on minority hires to her staff. Paul said, The legislature said to me, we want to make sure you have 30-percent of your staff African American. I really didn't do that. I had 54-percent of
Sep 10, 2003, 6:07 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions or Powerball in Tennessee by July, Paul saysNews Story
Tennesseans will get to play a multistate lottery game that offers giant jackpots either Powerball or Mega Millions by July 4, 2004, Rebecca Paul, who has been hired to run Tennessee's lottery, said yesterday.An analysis will be done first to see which game would be more profitable to the Tennessee lottery, Paul told reporters.Among things she will study is whether Tennessee could lure more Powerball players from Kentucky by offering Mega Millions, she said, or whether it could lure more Mega Mi
Sep 10, 2003, 4:13 am - Lottery News

Tenn. may pay Paul 6 times what Calif., Texas, Fla. pay lottery chiefsNews Story
Package: $350,000 salary and up to $402,500 in bonusesTennessee's new lottery director will make at least three times the salary and perhaps as much as six times more than the directors of many of the nation's largest state lotteries, a Tennessean survey of lotteries shows.Georgia lottery director Rebecca Paul, who was tapped during the weekend to head Tennessee's new lottery, will receive a base salary of $350,000. This compares with $134,000 in New York, $123,255 in California and $110,000 in
Sep 10, 2003, 4:07 am - Lottery News

Paul recommends maximizing lottery prizesNews Story
Increasing lottery prizes by changing the law that sets aside nearly a third of game proceeds for scholarships will ultimately lead to more money for Tennessee students, the state's new lottery chief said Tuesday. Rebecca Paul, speaking to reporters a day after being named CEO of the state's new lottery, said she already has contacted several legislators about changing the lottery statute so that officials will have the flexibility to maximize the money going toward college awards.Currently, lot
Sep 10, 2003, 4:05 am - Lottery News

Paul denies leaving Georgia lottery in quandaryNews Story
New Tennessee lottery chief says rising college costs are a problemRebecca Paul, Tennessee's new lottery chief executive officer yesterday denied leaving the same position in Georgia because of problems with the Peach State's lottery scholarship program.She also said the problem with the HOPE scholarship program in Georgia is escalating college costs, which are growing faster than lottery revenue even though that revenue has climbed 136% in the past 10 years from $1.1 billion a year to $2.6 bill
Sep 10, 2003, 4:03 am - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery Board Announces Interim PresidentNews Story
The Georgia Lottery Corporation's (GLC) Board of Directors met this morning to name an interim president. In a unanimous vote, the GLC's Board of Directors has named Cathy Walls as interim President of the GLC. Ms. Walls has the full support of the entire Board and the authority to run the GLC's day-to-day operations. The GLC's Board will immediately begin the process of searching for the best available candidate to fill the position of President in a permanent capacity. According to Board Chair
Sep 9, 2003, 4:06 am - Lottery News

Road to lottery jobNews Story
Time line of Rebecca Paul's selection as chief executive officer of the Tennessee lottery:Feb. 27 Paul, head of the Georgia lottery, the model for Tennessee's, briefs a joint session of the state House and Senate on what is involved in setting up a state lottery. Legislation creating the Tennessee lottery was pending.July 28 Paul discusses a possible Georgia-Tennessee partnership agreement with the Tennessee lottery board.Aug. 14 Questions are raised about whether a partnership would violate pro
Sep 9, 2003, 3:50 am - Lottery News

New lottery chief gets jackpot, too, if she hits the numbersNews Story
Industry-heralded lottery czar Rebecca Paul could be paid just over $750,000 if:Next year's Tennessee Lottery sells its first scratch-off tickets by Feb.17.Sells its first online tickets 60 days later.And clears $122 million for education by July 1.Those ambitious goals are built into a base- and incentive-pay package worked out with Paul over the weekend by the Tennessee Lottery Board to lure her away from a $500,000-a-year post as chief executive officer of the Georgia Lottery to the same posi
Sep 9, 2003, 3:44 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery Could Include Satellite NetworkNews Story
A legislative sponsor of Tennessee's lottery law says the game could be a high-tech operation when retailers start selling tickets.State Rep. Chris Newton of Cleveland says retail outlets may be connected to the lottery's online games by traditional phone lines, but other technologies could be featured. He says the technology is there to do the satellite hookup.A mid-February or later starting date is projected since the Tennessee lottery board rejected a joint operating deal with Georgia.Tennes
Sep 8, 2003, 2:36 pm - Lottery News

Miller, Barnes say Paul will be missed at Georgia lotteryNews Story
A Georgia lottery that could fall short of funding two nationally acclaimed education programs in as little as three years now must operate without the woman who guided it for 10 years. Rebecca Paul said Monday she is leaving to run the Tennessee games.Shes the best lottery director in the world and she will be greatly missed in Georgia, said Sen. Zell Miller, who led the push to establish the lottery when he was governor, and was instrumental in luring Paul from Florida to start Georgias games
Sep 8, 2003, 2:32 pm - Lottery News