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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

North Dakota's first-day lottery sales set per-capita recordNews Story
North Dakota's lottery debut was one for the record books.Powerball lottery tickets went on sale at 390 sites around the state late Thursday morning. By 6:05 p.m., $119,453 worth of tickets had been sold - a Powerball record for per-capita spending on the game, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said.Vermont had $116,213 in one day's sales in July 2003, or 18.77 cents per person. North Dakota's 6:05 p.m. total represented 18.84 cents spent per person on the lottery, Stenehjem said.Rep. Andy Marago
Mar 26, 2004, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Arkansas poll shows more support for lottery than higher taxesNews Story
A poll shows that most Arkansans would not support increased income taxes to pay for education reform, and about half oppose a sales tax increase, but many are willing to take a chance on a lottery.The poll was conducted by Opinion Research Associates Incorporated of Little Rock for the Stephens Media Group. The survey showed that 71% were opposed to paying more in income taxes to support public education.The poll also showed that only 47% support a penny increase in the sales tax with proceeds
Feb 6, 2004, 6:48 am - Lottery News

Ruling taxes lottery winner at higher rateNews Story
An Oregon Lottery jackpot winner is going to have to pay a higher tax rate after a federal appeals court rejected his argument the prize money should be taxed like an investment at the lower capital gains rate.J. Michael Maginnis won a record $23 million jackpot in July 1991 that he divided among himself, his wife and their three sons.Maginnis chose to receive his $9 million share in 20 annual installments, a typical payment schedule at the time for state lotteries, which purchase an annuity for
Feb 4, 2004, 5:33 am - Lottery News

Counterfeit lottery tickets in TennesseeNews Story
The Tennessee Attorney Generals Office is working with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) to determine how to deal with illegal tickets being circulated throughout Tennessee.TELC CEO Rebecca Paul said she first heard about the problem from victims of the scam who wanted the TELC to refund their money.They look like a lottery ticket, they scratch like a lottery ticket, but they are a phone card, Paul said, adding some victims reported that when they asked a retailer for lottery ti
Feb 3, 2004, 5:35 am - Lottery News

Audit finds misuse of Colorado Lottery fundNews Story
Legislation, rule changes seek tighter tracking of spendingColorado state leaders Tuesday unveiled plans to curb substantial problems uncovered by a newly released audit of Colorado's conservation trust fund, a multimillion-dollar pot of lottery profits that is supposed to pay for parks and recreation.A state audit released Tuesday found that more than $1.2 million of the fund's expenditures in 2002 were spent by local governments in ways the state does not allow.The audit also criticized 10 c
Jan 28, 2004, 9:20 am - Lottery News

N.C. surrounded by state gamblingNews Story
Tennessees launch of a state lottery on Tuesday leaves North Carolina surrounded by states sponsoring gambling games.The arrival of Tennessees lottery will dventually be a timesaver for Gail Nelson of Waynesville. A couple of times a year, she makes the 90-minute drive to Landrum, S.C., to buy $20 worth of lottery tickets for multimillion-dollar drawings.Her Haywood County home is just 30 minutes from the Tennessee line, and she said shell visit the Volunteer State once its lottery grows beyond
Jan 20, 2004, 6:16 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners challenge IRS, tax court rulingsNews Story
Because lottery winner Benjamin Y. Lelina sold the rights to the balance of his winnings, he could lose $45,000 to Uncle Sam.The Jacksonville resident is not the only lottery winner to turn potential loser. He is just one of many caught up in an Internal Revenue Service enforcement action requiring such sales to be treated at higher personal income tax rates rather than as capital gains.The deck could be stacked against Lelina and his wife, Teresita S., in U.S. Tax Court here because the court p
Jan 17, 2004, 7:02 pm - Lottery News

Clerk free on bail in lottery ticket caseNews Story
A Cook County judge set bail at $25,000 Wednesday for a Chicago Board Options Exchange clerk accused of swiping her co-workers' winning $175,000 lottery ticket.But Dora Leal's attorney insisted the clerk thought the Mega Millions ticket was worth less than $10 and that there was no chicanery intended -- she just misplaced the ticket. This is completely out of her character, attorney Robert Kuzas said after her bond hearing. She's very distraught over this. Police charged Leal, 44, of North Spa
Jan 8, 2004, 5:11 am - Lottery News

Confirmation of lottery board may be stymied by large payrollNews Story
Confirmation of the states lottery board could become a divisive political issue when the legislature returns next month.Both houses of the state legislature must approve the seven Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation board members, appointed by Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen in June. The state House and Senate will have 30 days to do so after convening here Jan. 13.Some lawmakers have been critical of salaries set by the lottery board, particularly of CEO Rebecca Paul. Paul could receive up t
Dec 10, 2003, 7:11 am - Lottery News