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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

New Jersey Lottery signs 15-year deal with Northstar NJNews Story
Private company to take over marketing, sales, other functions Scientific Games Corporation today announced that Northstar New Jersey Lottery Group, LLC ( Northstar NJ ) has signed a long-term agreement to provide marketing, sales and other services to the New Jersey Lottery. Services under the agreement are expected to begin on October 1, 2013 following a transition period and end on June 30, 2029. Northstar NJ is a joint venture comprised of Scientific Games New Jersey LLC, a subsidia
Jun 21, 2013, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Fruit held key to man's lottery winNews Story
Got winning numbers from the sticker on his orange A Providence, Rhode Island, man's fate was decided by a piece of fruit Wednesday, when he resolved to play the lottery based on the numbers found on his orange's sticker. Fittingly, Samuel Deleon Reyes of Providence was decked out in orange when he picked up the $10,000 he won playing Wednesday night's Daily Number. Reyes wagered $1 at Sanchez Liquor on Manton Ave. on two four-digit straight tickets with the numbers 3-1-0-7 after seeing
May 31, 2013, 2:00 pm - Lottery News

Canada's Lotto 6/49 is getting a makeover in Fall 2013News Story
Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game is getting ready for a makeover. Starting in September 2013, Lotto 6/49 will offer Canadian lottery players a new $1 million prize that's guaranteed to be won with each and every draw, jackpots that start at $5 million, and new free play prizes that can be won by matching just 2 numbers. With the new $1 million prize that's guaranteed to be won with every draw, Lotto 6/49 will be creating more millionaires every week, said Greg McKenzie, Senior Vice Presi
May 7, 2013, 2:04 pm - Lottery News

Wyoming officially becomes 44th state with a lotteryNews Story
Wyoming lottery supporters have finally struck the jackpot. Gov. Matt Mead cleared the way for Wyoming to begin the process of bringing a lottery to the state by signing House Bill 77 into law Wednesday. The legislation will create a quasi-government corporation that will be charged with establishing a state lottery or, more likely, joining a multi-state game, such as Powerball. The proposal narrowly passed the Legislature last month. It then faced the threat of a veto from Mead, who ha
Mar 14, 2013, 11:47 am - Lottery News

Wyoming lottery bill clears LegislatureNews Story
Will the Governor sign the bill? The Wyoming House and Senate on Tuesday struck a compromise on the bill to allow a state lottery and multi-state games such as Powerball. House Bill 77 now goes to the desk of Gov. Matt Mead, who has been lukewarm about a lottery. Mead has said he has no moral objections but is concerned about the potential social costs. The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature. The bill's passage culminated a
Feb 27, 2013, 11:36 am - Lottery News

N.J. Gov. Christie signs online gambling billNews Story
Internet gambling scores its biggest win New Jersey on Tuesday became the biggest state yet to allow regulated online gambling, establishing a template that proponents hope other states will follow for a business that federal authorities long treated as a criminal enterprise. The new law allows Atlantic City's casinos to run websites that take bets on games such as blackjack, slots and poker. It also could help legitimize online-gambling companies whose executives the U.S. Justice Departme
Feb 26, 2013, 9:30 pm - Lottery News

Wyoming Senate passes lottery billNews Story
Includes video report The Wyoming Senate voted 18-10 Friday for a bill to allow a state lottery and multi-state games such as the Powerball. However, the bill designates revenue from the games for long-term school improvements, contrary to the bill as it came from the House. The revised measure will return to the House. The Senate approval came after years of attempts for a lottery that only got as far as the House. This year the Senate took House Bill 177 and changed the recipients of
Feb 22, 2013, 10:45 pm - Lottery News

Final Wyoming Senate vote on lottery bill coming FridayNews Story
A bill that would allow a Wyoming lottery and multi-state games such as Powerball received preliminary approval in the state Senate on Wednesday. The senate voted 17-to-12 to advance the bill. It already has passed the House and would need two more votes in the Senate. It's scheduled for its final vote Friday. The bill would allow a state lottery or multi-state games, but would not allow the sale of instant tickets, scratch-off tickets or electronic games. Supporters of the bill say Wyo
Feb 22, 2013, 7:03 am - Lottery News