Search

Q&A with the CT Lottery CEONews Story
The Hartford Business Journal recently conducted an interview of the Connecticut Lottery CEO. Q: The lottery has a rich history in our country, dating back to the Revolutionary War when it was used to finance armaments. A legislator floated the idea of a super lottery for deficit reduction. Is there a lottery game out there that could generate $1 billion for the state in profit? Currently, our revenues to the state exceed a quarter-billion dollars annually. It is unlikely that there exists
Apr 14, 2009, 9:36 am - Lottery News

GTECH chosen as preferred bidder for N.Y. LotteryNews Story
Italian gaming company Lottomatica SpA said Sunday its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has been chosen as the preferred bidder to negotiate a seven-year contract with the New York Lottery to provide new online lottery solutions and services. In a statement, Lottomatica said the contract can be extended for an additional three years. The New York Lottery estimates the total value of the contract to be more than $550 million over the contract period. The proposed contract, whi
Mar 23, 2009, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

Lottery officials confirm Chubb workers as winners of $140M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winners will continue working for company New Jersey State Lottery officials today confirmed that the 10 employees of Chubb Insurance who last week claimed the winning Mega Millions ticket would be awarded a total of roughly $140 million before taxes. The 10 workers went on Friday to Lottery headquarters where there ticket was validated and they held a brief press conference. All 10 of the workers have said that they will not retire but will return to Chubb Insurance in Whitehouse Stati
Mar 18, 2009, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Senate president hopes to expand lotteryNews Story
Internet sales being contemplated Hoping to squeeze more money out of the state lottery, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton wants to sell tickets online and hire a private company to manage and market the games. Cullerton thinks new technology and fresh ideas could help Illinois facing what could be a $9 billion hole in next year's budget dramatically boost lottery revenues. I would venture to say you could potentially even double it, the Chicago Democrat said in a recent intervi
Feb 16, 2009, 9:38 pm - Lottery News

Lottery millionaire's life hasn't changed muchNews Story
Julie Nolan urges on the 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier toward her Kellogg, Minn., home, the speedometer needle struggling to hit 60 miles per hour. The aging car's odometer registers another mile with a click n 220,646 and counting n as she heads home from a shift at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She bought the car with only seven miles on it. The vehicle still has a certain sentimental value, even though rust has eaten through sections of the passenger side floorboard. Besides, if somebody h
Feb 10, 2009, 10:33 am - Lottery News

Details about Arkansas Lottery emergeNews Story
In a memo to House members late Monday afternoon, House Speaker Robbie Wills, D-Conway, provided an overview of draft legislation to create Arkansas' voter-approved lottery for college scholarships. As it stands now, the legislation which may be more than 100 pages when the final version is filed calls for net proceeds from the state-run lottery to fund a new scholarship program to be known as the Arkansas Opportunity Scholarship Program. A new division of the state Department of Higher Ed
Feb 10, 2009, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Lottery retailers busted in raidNews Story
Store owners, clerks accused of stealing winning tickets Lottery officials raided several mini marts Tuesday in Fresno, California. Owners and clerks were taken away in handcuffs after undercover investigators say the suspects cheated would-be customers by lying about winning tickets. Late last year officers posing as consumers showed up at many local mini marts to test their honesty. More than a dozen store owners and employees failed. Today, authorities caught up with them at the busi
Jan 22, 2009, 11:45 am - Lottery News

New Michigan lottery terminals are giving retailers fitsNews Story
Numerous glitches have popped up on the touch-screen devices that use satellite technology The new generation of Michigan Lottery machines is giving some retailers fits as the devices sometimes go on the blink in this winter's harsh weather. The state began replacing 11,000 older model machines last fall, and the conversion should be completed by month's end. But unlike the old system, which used phone lines, the new one relies on satellite technology. In snowy, windy weather, the ne
Jan 16, 2009, 7:54 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery replacing terminals statewideNews Story
Michigan celebrates 36th anniversary of state lottery As the Michigan Lottery turns 36 this week, about 11,000 lottery machines across Michigan are being replaced with new state-of-the-art terminals. The new Michigan Lottery terminals are smaller, faster and easier to use, with features including touchpad screens and laser printing instead of keyboards and the usual ticket paper. About 3,420 retailers statewide already have converted to the new machines. State's first lottery ticket
Nov 14, 2008, 10:42 am - Lottery News

Virginia winners may have to pay for Lottery's mistakeNews Story
Sometimes lotto luck lies underneath the surface of a scratch-off ticket. Sometimes it lies in the bounce of a ball. And sometimes it lies with the Virginia attorney general's office. Hundreds of players thought they had struck gold when lottery terminals errantly spit out tickets that appeared to have won them as much as $7,777. Turns out it was a computer programming error, not lady luck. Now the state's top lawyers will consult with the Virginia Lottery to decide whether the players get
Oct 21, 2008, 8:33 am - Lottery News