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Mega Millions or Powerball in Tennessee by July, Paul saysNews Story
Tennesseans will get to play a multistate lottery game that offers giant jackpots either Powerball or Mega Millions by July 4, 2004, Rebecca Paul, who has been hired to run Tennessee's lottery, said yesterday.An analysis will be done first to see which game would be more profitable to the Tennessee lottery, Paul told reporters.Among things she will study is whether Tennessee could lure more Powerball players from Kentucky by offering Mega Millions, she said, or whether it could lure more Mega Mi
Sep 10, 2003, 4:13 am - Lottery News

Lotto dream turns to dustNews Story
Some unlucky winner bought a Florida Lotto ticket worth $50 million in March, but lost his or her chance to cash it when the clock struck 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.The chance to claim the $50 million prize expired six months after the drawing March 12. Although previous Lotto prizes have gone unclaimed, this is the largest ever in the 15-year history of the Florida Lottery.The last big one was $15 million in 1991.Theories abound about why someone would let that kind of money go, but the prevalent on
Sep 10, 2003, 4:11 am - Lottery News

Paul denies leaving Georgia lottery in quandaryNews Story
New Tennessee lottery chief says rising college costs are a problemRebecca Paul, Tennessee's new lottery chief executive officer yesterday denied leaving the same position in Georgia because of problems with the Peach State's lottery scholarship program.She also said the problem with the HOPE scholarship program in Georgia is escalating college costs, which are growing faster than lottery revenue even though that revenue has climbed 136% in the past 10 years from $1.1 billion a year to $2.6 bill
Sep 10, 2003, 4:03 am - Lottery News

State misses the jackpot with Mega MillionsNews Story
Mega Millions, Washington's foray into the world of multistate lottery gambling, has been a mega-disappointment. The state, one of 10 partners in the country's largest jackpot game, had about $51 million in sales during its first year of participation, which ended last week. That's less than half the $117 million originally projected.Proceeds for education and school construction, originally predicted to be $32 million, turned out to be $13 million.Lottery officials attribute the disappointing p
Sep 9, 2003, 4:01 am - Lottery News

Last hours for unclaimed $50 million Florida Lotto ticketNews Story
A $50 million FLorida Lotto jackpot winner either isn't aware of his fortune or was waiting almost literally to the last minute to claim the prize. If the single winning ticket holder of the March 12 jackpot doesn't claim the prize by 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the money goes back to the Lottery. That would be a bummer, said Lottery spokeswoman Sheila Griffin.The ticket was sold in Miami-Dade County at Kohl's Food Market in North Bay Village. I think somebody lost that ticket, no doubt about it, said
Sep 9, 2003, 3:58 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery Could Include Satellite NetworkNews Story
A legislative sponsor of Tennessee's lottery law says the game could be a high-tech operation when retailers start selling tickets.State Rep. Chris Newton of Cleveland says retail outlets may be connected to the lottery's online games by traditional phone lines, but other technologies could be featured. He says the technology is there to do the satellite hookup.A mid-February or later starting date is projected since the Tennessee lottery board rejected a joint operating deal with Georgia.Tennes
Sep 8, 2003, 2:36 pm - Lottery News

Miller, Barnes say Paul will be missed at Georgia lotteryNews Story
A Georgia lottery that could fall short of funding two nationally acclaimed education programs in as little as three years now must operate without the woman who guided it for 10 years. Rebecca Paul said Monday she is leaving to run the Tennessee games.Shes the best lottery director in the world and she will be greatly missed in Georgia, said Sen. Zell Miller, who led the push to establish the lottery when he was governor, and was instrumental in luring Paul from Florida to start Georgias games
Sep 8, 2003, 2:32 pm - Lottery News

Giant lottery operator GTECH wants to add Tennessee to its clienteleNews Story
Financial advisers have long said that lottery players would fare better investing their money in the stock market than hoping the pingpong balls pop up with their numbers.If you followed that advice and bought stock in the largest lottery operator in the country, GTECH Holdings, over the past decade, chances are the investment would have paid off better about 500% better.The West Greenwich, R.I., company's stock price has doubled in the past year, closing Friday at $42.77; GTECH's revenues have
Sep 8, 2003, 3:49 am - Lottery News

GTech has winning lottery ticket, checkered pastNews Story
A Rhode Island company that practically built the nation's state lottery business just added the Florida Lottery as the missing gem to its crown jewels.GTech Corp. last week became the successful bidder to run the Florida Lottery system. With Florida in hand, the company will run all five of the country's biggest state lottery systems - New York, Texas, Georgia, California and Florida. Altogether, GTech will operate 26 of the 36 state lottery systems, plus the Washington, D.C., system. We genera
Sep 8, 2003, 3:44 am - Lottery News

Last NJ Lotzee drawing will be Sept. 13News Story
The last drawing of the New Jersey Lottery's Lotzee game will be Sept. 13. The game is being discontinued due to declining sales that do not support fixed prize levels, officials said Friday.Sales for the $2 game, which debuted in 1998, dropped by more than 32 percent in fiscal year 2003 compared to the previous year. Just over $16 million worth of Lotzee tickets were sold compared to almost $24 million in fiscal year 2002. A game cannot survive when the average draw sales are less than the top
Sep 5, 2003, 9:50 am - Lottery News