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Ohio Lottery Seeking Input on New Lottery GameNews Story
The Ohio Lottery posted the details of two possible replacements for the Super Lotto Plus game, and is asking readers for their opinion.Details presented for each game include:The size of the number poolPrice of each ticketNumber of plays per ticketJackpot starting size and payment optionsEstimated number of winners per drawNumber of draws per weekPrize matrix with oddsOne game concept appears to be similar to the Pennsylvania Lottery's Match 6 game, while the other game concept is a more tradit
Apr 9, 2004, 4:25 am - Lottery News

GTech to buy Leeward Islands LotteryNews Story
World's largest lottery systems operator plans to acquire Caribbean-based Leeward for $40 millionGTech Holdings Corp., the world's largest lottery systems operator, on Monday said it would acquire a lottery operator based in the Caribbean for $40 million in cash.It said the acquisition of privately held Leeward Islands Lottery Holding Co., based in Antigua and St. Croix, gives it an entry to an important market. We believe the acquisition of LILHCo gives GTECH a strategic foothold in the Caribbe
Apr 5, 2004, 11:19 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $10 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $10 million, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 46 tickets matched five numbers to win $9,259.50.4,213 tickets matched four numbers for $82; and 90,582 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 6-27-28-35-46-48.Fantasy 5Two winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $128,460.12 each.The winning tickets were bought in the cities of Leesburg and Palm Bay, lot
Mar 22, 2004, 4:21 am - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery Systems will be Shut Down SundayNews Story
The Connecticut Lottery Corp. is shutting down its system statewide on Sunday to upgrade its software system.Lottery retailers will not be able to generate or cash lottery tickets on Sunday until around 7 p.m., when the conversion is expected to be complete.Lottery spokeswoman Diane Patterson said customers should try to purchase tickets on Saturday for Sunday's games.The installation will not affect Sunday's lottery game drawings for Play 3, Play 4 and Cash 5. The winning numbers for Saturday's
Mar 12, 2004, 7:43 am - Lottery News

School Board Discusses Resolution Supporting N.C. LotteryNews Story
School Leaders Say Money Spent In Virginia Could Be Spent On N.C. EducationNorth Carolina school leaders near Virginia seem especially passionate about the lottery money that goes north of the border.They want it spent here on education. Tuesday night, the Roanoke Rapids school system is expected to become the first in North Carolina to try to make that happen.Virginia welcomes travelers headed north into Greensville County. Just a few miles up the interstate Tuesday, a convenience Store in Skip
Feb 18, 2004, 5:27 am - Lottery News

Founding Official of Maryland State Lottery DiesNews Story
Robert J. Laird, a founding official of the Maryland State Lottery who created some of the early games and directed its marketing and advertising, died of cancer Friday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. He was 75 and lived in the Wiltondale section of Towson.Born in Baltimore and raised in Govans and Rodgers Forge, he was a 1946 graduate of Loyola High School. After service in the Marine Corps, he earned a business degree from the Johns Hopkins University - where he was long active in alumni
Feb 13, 2004, 8:08 am - Lottery News

GTECH Named Apparent Winning Vendor for Mexico Lottery ContractNews Story
GTECH Holdings Corporation announced Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has been selected by Pronosticos para la Asistencia Publica (Pronosticos) as the apparent successful vendor to provide equipment and services for a new online lottery system and associated telecommunications network in Mexico under a proposed six-year contract. This decision is the result of a competitive procurement.The Request for Proposal (RFP) calls for the replacement of Pronosticos' existing
Feb 4, 2004, 5:41 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery has record sales over six monthsNews Story
Tennessee start-up clouds forecast for full fiscal yearTwo large Powerball jackpots and some high-priced scratch-off games helped the Kentucky Lottery post record sales for the first half of the fiscal year.But a possible dip in sales because of a new lottery in Tennessee makes a full fiscal-year forecast difficult, lottery officials said.Through Dec. 31, the lottery board paid the state about $90.million in dividends, compared with about $85.million for the first six months of fiscal 2002-03.Th
Feb 3, 2004, 5:26 am - Lottery News

Security heads list of lottery prioritiesNews Story
There could be a lot of winners after scratch-off lottery tickets go on sale at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow.But it won't be because the lottery manipulated the games to produce more winners right away to entice more people to play.''It will appear there are more winners the first day than the second day,'' said Rebecca Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp.''We'll sell more tickets the first day so we'll have more winners based on the fact that you sell more
Jan 19, 2004, 7:18 am - Lottery News

Spain Holds $2.2B Christmas LotteryNews Story
The world's richest lottery spread $2.2 billion in Christmas cheer Monday throughout Spain, including to a village whose name means luck.Spaniards spent the morning glued to television sets and radios for the latest edition of a sweepstakes that goes back to 1812 and marks the official start of Spain's holiday season.For three hours, school children picked small, wooden balls out of two golden tumblers -- one for 5-digit lottery numbers and another for the corresponding prize.Known as El Gordo,
Dec 23, 2003, 5:26 am - Lottery News