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Indiana legislator attacks computerized lottery drawingsNews Story
In a move hailed by opponents of computerized lottery drawings, Indiana State Representative Robert Alderman (R) introduced a bill last month that would force the Hoosier Lottery to revert back to traditional lottery ball machines.The bill, which would take effect on July 1, 2005, requires the Indiana State Lottery Commission to use numbered balls and machines to conduct lottery drawings. If passed, the bill would also voids a conflicting administrative rule which allows the Hoosier Lottery to
Feb 4, 2005, 11:27 am - Lottery News

New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over DrawingsNews Story
While the Delaware Lottery is launching its new Multi-Win Lotto game on Thursday, lawmakers will be continuing work on a measure stipulating that the lottery must convert back to mechanical drawing machines and live television broadcasts.But lottery officials say their high-tech system provides top security and ensures the offerings remain games of chance.Inside lottery headquarters in Dover, an auditor from an outside firm and state lottery office personnel gather in a secure room to draw the n
Jan 22, 2005, 1:05 am - Lottery News

Indiana gets new gaming and lottery chiefsNews Story
A Clay County judge who presided over the high-profile murder trial of nurse Orville Lynn Majors will become Indiana's next gambling regulator and the point person in a state review of Donald Trump's plans for the French Lick casino.Gov. Mitch Daniels on Thursday appointed Ernest E. Yelton, who spent 25 years on the Clay Circuit Court bench, as executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission. One of Yelton's first tasks will be to review the commission's split decision in July to award the s
Jan 14, 2005, 11:36 am - Lottery News

Audit finds gaps in Oregon Lottery securityNews Story
A state audit has concluded that the Oregon Lottery should tighten user access to computer data and improve security at employee workstations.The points were raised in an annual financial audit that the state Audits Division released Wednesday. The audit found no major problems for the year ending in mid-2004 but brought up a few issues that require management's attention, the audit said.A letter accompanying the audit said that Oregon Lottery managers should review computer-access rights when
Jan 6, 2005, 12:09 pm - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery trims costs by nearly $1 millionNews Story
A year after a state audit criticized spending at the Colorado Lottery, the agency has cut nearly $1 million from its budget by revamping its marketing, eliminating jobs and other measures.Lottery director Petty Gordon, who replaced Mark Zamarripa in January, said Monday she scrutinized all agency expenses to come up with $975,000 in cuts.The agency saved $454,00 by doing some of its own marketing, $287,000 by buying fewer scratch-off tickets and $164,000 by eliminating two redundant director jo
Nov 26, 2004, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery cuts $1 million from budgetNews Story
When Margaret Peggy Gordon took over the troubled Colorado Lottery early this year, she examined every contract and questioned every expense.That effort allowed the agency to cut nearly $1 million from its $22.8 million 2005-06 budget request in an era when many agencies are looking for additional funding from the already tight state budget. We were looking at everything individually, Gordon said. The staff really stepped up and found ways we could spend less and not cut what we're doing in
Nov 19, 2004, 11:55 am - Lottery News

New Oregon Lottery Director AppointedNews Story
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has chosen Marion County District Attorney Dale Penn as the new director of the Oregon Lottery.Penn was appointed Thursday, and will start the job Oct. 25 if the appointment is confirmed by the state Senate.Marion County Deputy District Attorney Walt Beglau was selected by the governor as acting district attorney. He will officially become the district attorney when Penn leaves. (Penns) commitment to upholding the integrity of the law and to serving taxpayers are the q
Oct 8, 2004, 10:20 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Numbers Drawing SuspicionsNews Story
The same four digits have hit in the daytime Big 4 lottery drawing in three out of the past four days.Yesterday, 5048 was the winning Big 4 number, as seen on Lottery Post's Pennsylvania Results Page. On Saturday, 8504 was the winning number, and 5408 hit on Friday.Also, 4508 hit in the Aug. 9 midday Big 4 drawing.The odds of any one four-digit number hitting on a given day are 1-in-10,000. Someone who regularly plays a boxed ticket -- that is, uses the same four digits, but rearranges them t
Aug 24, 2004, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery sales set record last fiscal yearNews Story
Kentucky Lottery ticket sales for the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled a record $725.2 million, a 7.7 percent increase over the previous year, state lottery officials announced yesterday.The figure is slightly higher than the $723.8 million predicted by lottery officials after a board meeting six weeks ago.At the same time, however, the board provided specifics about how much revenue has been lost since Tennessee began its lottery in mid-January and then added the popular Powerball game in mid
Jul 22, 2004, 7:19 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery posts record $100 million profitNews Story
Seven months after a critical audit report and the suicide of its director plunged it into turmoil, the Minnesota State Lottery posted a record contribution to the state for the fiscal year 2004 -- $100 million. This is really good news, said Gov. Tim Pawlenty at a news conference at the Dodge Nature Center in West St. Paul on Monday. The Minnesota Lottery has been through some difficult months. The appointment of acting director Mike Vekich after George Andersen's death resulted in bold, dra
Jul 20, 2004, 7:56 am - Lottery News