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Wyoming Lottery hires Oregon Lottery official as CEONews Story
Start of games might be delayed up to 1 year The Wyoming Lottery Corporation on Monday announced its selection of an Oregon man to serve as its first chief executive officer. Jon Clontz, 49, will start Oct. 7 as CEO at a salary of $165,000 a year, said Brian Scott Gamroth, chairman of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation board. Clontz served as deputy director with the Oregon Lottery for the past two years. His leadership qualities, strong communication skills, and a proven track record
Sep 24, 2013, 10:55 am - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery chairman says keno in early stagesNews Story
Connecticut lottery employees have begun discussions with bars and taverns on hosting keno terminals, but it will be months and months before the game is made available to the state's gamblers, the chairman of the state lottery's board said. Frank Farricker, chairman of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation's Board of Directors, said in an interview with The Associated Press that officials are still conducting market research, setting up regulations and negotiating a revenue-sharing agreement w
Aug 24, 2013, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery chief offers advice to fledgling Wyoming LotteryNews Story
The Wyoming Lottery Board received some much-needed advice and a stern warning from someone who has helped shepherd other states through the the complicated process of launching state-sponsored games of chance. Rebecca Hargrove is the CEO of the Tennessee Lottery and is known as a guru on how to get lottery startups off the ground and running. Board Chairman Brian Scott asked her to pay a visit to help outline a game plan for the board at its second-ever meeting on Tuesday. The energetic e
Jul 10, 2013, 10:07 am - Lottery News

Wyoming lottery board sets January 2014 as target start dateNews Story
The nine-member Wyoming Lottery Board, meeting on Monday for the first time, set its sights on a January 2014 launch date for its games of chance. But six months leaves the group little time. Members began quick work on its corporate structure and the framework for equipping retail stores for a lottery in less than six months. We will launch when we know we have the right product for Wyoming, said Brian Scott, board chairman and a radio host in Casper. For some states, it has been four, s
Jul 9, 2013, 7:33 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery bases advertising hire on diversityNews Story
More capable company doesn't get contract for nondiversity, despite having female CEO The Massachusetts Lottery's lucrative advertising contract, the source of the political downfall of former state Treasurer Tim Cahill, is again under fire after a marketing firm led by a prominent Boston businesswoman lost the bid under the state's diversity program. The Patrick administration is defending the award of the $5 million Lottery contract to Connelly Partners, which is not owned by a woman or
Jul 8, 2013, 8:55 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery Commission to revisit monitor gamesNews Story
With proceeds down from last year, the Arkansas Lottery Commission will consider adding monitor games to boost revenue an option that Gov. Mike Beebe and others have spoken against in the past. Commissioner Dianne Lamberth of Batesville asked the commission Monday to take another look at monitor games, which so far have not been offered in Arkansas. Rep. Mark Perry, D-Jacksonville, co-chairman of the legislative oversight committee on the lottery, had requested earlier that the commission tak
Jun 25, 2013, 10:30 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery director appeals to state legislature to reject pending billNews Story
Restrictive measure will drastically reduce prizes, cut revenue, director says Statement from Bishop Woosley, Director, Arkansas Lottery Commission Friday afternoon, HB 2263 will be presented to the House Rules committee at the Capitol. HB2263 mandates that 25% of total lottery proceeds be used to fund college scholarships. The Arkansas Lottery Commission (ALC) strongly opposes this bill because of the immediate and detrimental effect it will have on lottery ticket sales, revenues paid
Apr 11, 2013, 7:22 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery making strides to increase prizesNews Story
Oklahoma lottery officials voted Tuesday to reduce the amount of money paid to nearly 2,000 retailers that sell lottery tickets to increase prizes in almost a last resort to boost sales. The Lottery Commission has reduced its operating costs to less than 2.5 percent of its $192 million in revenue by reducing office space and cutting the number of staff from 40 to 26, said Rollo Redburn, the agency's executive director. Operating expenses were cut from $9.7 million in 2008 to $4.8 million t
Mar 20, 2013, 9:23 am - Lottery News

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

N.Y. Lottery may lift curbs on Quick Draw keno gameNews Story
Pronto Lotto does not look like much. It sits outside the entrance to a busy subway stop in Elmhurst, Queens, supplying passers-by with cereal, chips and milk like any other bodega. But Pronto Lotto's real business takes place in the carpeted, hushed area where its most devoted customers watch video screens from a scattering of tall silver tables, hour after hour, day after day. The players mostly men, about a dozen at any given time come on their lunch breaks or after work to study the sc
Feb 22, 2013, 3:30 pm - Lottery News