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Illinois Lottery seeks to collect $20 million from operator Northstar Lottery GroupNews Story
But the lottery has not shown Northstar the final audit numbers The Illinois Lottery said Monday it is entitled to a $20 million payout from Lottery private manager Northstar Lottery Group because the group fell short of the total Illinois Lottery income Northstar said would be generated in fiscal year 2012. Noted Illinois Lottery Superintendent Michael Jones: Northstar won the private manager contract by projecting a net income of $851.2 million in FY12, but failed to reach this goal, con
Mar 19, 2013, 4:09 pm - Lottery News

Autopsy reveals little about Illinois lottery winner deathNews Story
An autopsy on the exhumed body of an Indian-born lottery winner in the U.S. who was poisoned with cyanide yielded no significant new clues about his death, a medical examiner said Friday. No cyanide was found in Urooj Khan's body tissue but that was most likely because cyanide breaks down quickly, Cook County medical examiner Stephen Cina said. He said nothing significant was found in Khan's stomach. Cina says Khan's death is still considered a homicide because tests on fluids drawn from h
Mar 1, 2013, 2:06 pm - Lottery News

Poisoned lottery winner's family reportedly didn't share his last mealNews Story
As relatives of a $1 million lottery winner who was killed with cyanide battle over his estate, sources say it appears the man's family did not share what could have been his fatal last meal. A police source tells MyFoxChicago.com that the night Urooj Khan died he was home with his wife, Shabbana Ansari, 17-year-old daughter, and father-in-law Fareedun Ansari. The source says Ansari prepared a traditional Indian meal for dinner, which Khan ate. Neither Ansari or Khan's daughter ate the mea
Jan 11, 2013, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Honest: Idaho Lottery retailers pass 4-month security auditNews Story
Using undercover operatives and decoy high-tier winning tickets, the Idaho Lottery has concluded a four month investigation to protect the security and integrity of all its games. During the investigation, the Lottery evaluated cashing procedures of the decoy winning tickets at 128 of its 1150 retailers in 61 cities and towns across Idaho. The net result of the investigation showed that 100% of all Idaho Lottery retailers checked had met all of the security and integrity criteria. We believe
Sep 17, 2012, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Indiana lottery to outsource some operationsNews Story
The Indiana State Lottery Commission is asking companies to bid on taking over some of its operations. The commission Tuesday issued a solicitation for companies to bid by Aug. 31 on taking over the sales, distribution and marketing of the lottery, a state agency whose income has shrunk in recent years. It expects to sign a 10-year contract by Nov. 1. Lottery spokesman Al Larsen said the Lottery Commission will retain certain duties, including overall oversight of the lottery, rulemaking a
Jul 11, 2012, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery launches new scratch game to celebrate 20 year anniversaryNews Story
Today, the Texas Lottery launched its new 20th Anniversary scratch-off game to commemorate the lottery's two decades of generating revenue for the state of Texas. With more than $21.5 million in prizes, the 20th Anniversary game features nine top prizes of $250,000 and more than 100 second-tier prizes of $1,000. Odds of winning any prize in the new game are one in 3.52, including break-even prizes. We continually strive to incorporate innovation into our products to provide Texans with th
May 14, 2012, 12:16 pm - Lottery News

States up the online anteNews Story
The director of the New York State lottery said a few months ago he had cleared hurdles in his quest to sell lottery tickets over the Internet, but now that plan is stalling. When the U.S. Justice Department in December narrowed its interpretation of the 50-year-old Wire Act, saying it banned only sports betting and not other forms of online gambling, the decision sparked hope in state capitals that lotteries could start selling tickets online and lead a charge into online gambling. But th
Apr 30, 2012, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery director to step downNews Story
The Vermont Lottery Commission today announced that long-time Executive Director Alan Yandow would not seek another biannual appointment to the position. After nearly fourteen years as Executive Director, and working with three governors, Yandow will leave state service. Yandow said, I step down from one of the most interesting positions in state government. It has been an honor and pleasure to serve the State of Vermont and lottery players over the last fourteen years . Governor Peter
Feb 24, 2012, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

2011 Lottery Results Almanac PublishedNews Story
Latest edition of highly-regarded annual lottery reference book U.S. and Canada editions published simultaneously The latest edition of Lottery Post's highly-regarded lottery results reference book officially went on sale today. Lottery Post 2011 Lottery Results Almanac, United States Edition (ISBN 978-0-9826272-4-2), written by the founder of the popular Lottery Post web site and published by Speednet Group, is available for purchase immediately online at the publisher's web site (http
Jan 24, 2012, 9:15 pm - Lottery News

LOTTERY POST ANNOUNCES LOTTERY PRIZE PAYOUT RESULTSNews Story
Free access to entire past year of lottery data also announced Lottery Post, the world's largest community of lottery players and home of the Internet's most popular lottery results service, announced today the launch of its latest industry-leading innovation: current and past lottery prize payout results for all of the hundreds of lottery games shown at the Lottery Post Web site, on both computers and smartphones, such as iPhone and Android. Although the 'winning numbers' portion of lotte
Oct 18, 2011, 2:30 am - Lottery News