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Ohio Gov. plans lottery expansion to increase revenuesNews Story
Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to boost Ohio's struggling economy anticipates $73 million in new revenue from an expansion of the lottery, which includes a video version of Keno to be offered in bars and other age-controlled venues. The governor said he distinguishes the new games from the video gambling machines outlawed in 2007 because they will be state-monitored, state-controlled and state-regulated. His spokesman, Keith Dailey, said the Keno game is much different from video slot machines
Feb 1, 2008, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Questions arise about funds used for Calif. Lottery partyNews Story
The California Lottery handed out a Nintendo Wii, several iPods, digital cameras and gift cards as prizes during a $43,629 employee recognition celebration and charged some of the items as training expenses. During a Nov. 8 event commemorating the $20 billion the lottery has provided education since its 1984 inception, state officials used lottery administration funds to host a prime rib dinner for more than 300 employees and their guests at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento. As part of
Jan 25, 2008, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Lottery ticket thief sentencedNews Story
East Greenbush woman to serve six months of weekends in jail despite pleas for leniency An East Greenbush woman who admitted stealing a $25,000 winning lottery ticket was sentenced Thursday to six months of weekends in jail, despite pleas from her attorney that the court show some mercy and drop the jail time. Kelly Clifford, 21, appeared before Judge Robert Jacon for sentencing last week, when her lawyer, John Kelleher, asked for compassion for his client. During that appearance, Kel
Jan 11, 2008, 8:38 am - Lottery News

N.Y. Gov. wants to privatize lotteryNews Story
New York may try to cash in on the future its lucrative lottery as a way to create a permanent education fund, and Wall Street is interested in taking the bet. The stakes are high for everyone, from students who could get better education to poor communities that might see more grocery money scratched away. For state government, a long-term leasing for part of the lottery and part of its profits to a private investor for 30 or 40 years could attract a massive upfront payment, perhaps in th
Jan 11, 2008, 6:43 am - Lottery News

Power outage has California lottery running on back-up generatorsNews Story
The California lottery disclosed Saturday night it was using emergency, backup electricity generators indefinitely to run online gambling and other games statewide due to a power outage. Lottery Director Joan Borucki assured gamblers that operations would remain normal but said full conventional power to all buildings may not be restored for some time. The lottery was able to conduct Saturday night's Super-LOTTO Plus draw of winning numbers, for instance, officials said. The outage,
Jan 6, 2008, 12:56 am - Lottery News

Vermont could become first state to privatize lotteryNews Story
No other state has leased its lottery, but Vermont wants to be the first. Governor Jim Douglas hopes the lease will bring in $50 million dollars for the state budget, on top of the $23 million the lottery brings in now. Today in a special report, VPR's John Dillon explores the advantages and disadvantages of what is so far an untested idea. (sound of lottery machine printing ticket) (Dillon) Johanne Gray is a regular at this convenience store in Montpelier. She likes to play the
Dec 21, 2007, 2:33 pm - Lottery News

Acting director named for New York LotteryNews Story
A former deputy director of the New York Lottery has been named acting director of the organization. Gurney replaces Robert McLaughlin, who served as Director of the New York Lottery from November, 2006 to August, 2007. Mr. McLaughlin recently accepted a position in the private sector, according to lottery officials. Gurney has worked at the lottery since 1998, and was most recently director of operations and administration in addition to being deputy director. His areas of responsibilit
Aug 12, 2007, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery scrambles to increase revenueNews Story
Education funding doesn't see expected boon; officials cite low prize payouts as root cause With sales floundering compared to projections, Oklahoma Lottery officials are scrambling to bring in more money. State officials are saying the lottery hasn't been the boon to educational funding it was touted to be. To increase lottery sales, Lottery Commission Executive Director Jim Scroggins is advocating putting more of the lottery sales into prize money, saying people play to win. The fe
Jul 30, 2007, 10:13 am - Lottery News

Calif. Lottery fails to meet Mega Millions deadlineNews Story
The Democrat-controlled California legislature, which has taken an adversarial role against the California Lottery for the past several years, has not met its obligation to change state law by a court-ordered deadline, aimed at ensuring participation in multi-state lotto is fair to education, lottery officials said Wednesday. The lottery bill making the needed change extension of California's prize-claim period to match 11 other Mega Millions states remained stalled on the eve of Friday's
Jul 12, 2007, 1:12 pm - Lottery News

Upcoming TV show to highlight successful lottery winnersNews Story
All Fred Brown ever wanted to do was sell cars. He didn't realize that goal also would land him on a cable television show. But that's what happened to Brown, now the general manager of Garnsey Wheeler Ford of Greeley and Fort Morgan, who is the subject of an upcoming show on The Learning Channel. The show, which will probably be aired in the coming months, is about lottery winners who have gone on to successful careers despite a lottery windfall. Brown won $6 million in the Colorado Lot
May 3, 2007, 8:34 am - Lottery News