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Tennessee game has border stops ready to cash inNews Story
Some stores plan to expand; 1st lottery outlets at state lineJust 60 days to the opening of the Tennessee lottery, and the folks who own the Chevron station in Ardmore right at Exit 1 on Interstate 65 will be ready: They plan to tear down the building and put up a larger one with better parking and more counter space.And all that should be done in time for the first tickets to be sold on Feb. 10, as they will be across the state, said Rhonda Mills, a store employee.Tennessee is setting up its fi
Dec 19, 2003, 3:10 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Couple Fighting Medical Problems Wins Lottery JackpotNews Story
Pair Pledge Portion Of Winnings To Medical ResearchThere's a good reason why a Kentucky couple did not come forward immediately after it was reported that someone had purchased a winning Lotto South ticket worth $21 million.And the reason makes it seem like the couple was deserving of such a break.Shirley and Rudolph Yearby waited the extra day to become millionaires because Rudolph spent Monday tethered to a kidney dialysis machine. The retired mail carrier, 52, has diabetes, while his wife, 47
Dec 17, 2003, 4:16 am - Lottery News

Lottery clock at 58 daysNews Story
As deadline nears, work moves swiftlyEach morning, somebody changes the big numbers on a chalkboard easel in the lobby of the Tennessee Lottery's busy headquarters.Today it reads 58 Days! That's the countdown to the targeted first day of lottery ticket sales, on or before Feb. 10. With thousands of dollars in incentive bonuses for lottery employees tied to that date - and millions in college scholarships to be funded by August - work is moving swiftly here and across the state.Contractors are
Dec 15, 2003, 6:39 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $88 MillionNews Story
The biggest lottery jackpot in the country will be even bigger this weekend. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 427,671 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.7 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $88 million.The cash option for the Saturday, December 13 drawing will be an estimated $46.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 4, 17, 26, 37, 40 and the Powerbal
Dec 11, 2003, 5:19 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery Drops Keno PlanNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has shelved its plan to start fast-paced keno gambling after the game was criticized by Gov.-elect Ernie Fletcher, lottery President Arch Gleason said yesterday.Gleason told legislators that he and lottery board Chairman Bill Covington agreed that implementing the game wasn't feasible after Fletcher issued a strongly worded statement on Friday opposing its introduction. It's pretty clear to me there's not the public policy support for us doing the game, Gleason told r
Nov 25, 2003, 4:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $40 MillionNews Story
Turkey, pumpkin pie, and Powerball is on the menu this Thanksgiving. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 375,715 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.3 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $40 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, November 26 drawing will be an estimated $21.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 9, 12, 17, 29, 45, and the Powerball was 4
Nov 24, 2003, 5:14 am - Lottery News

GTECH scrutinized in bid for Tennessee lottery contractsNews Story
GTECH Corp., the lottery giant bidding for Tennessee contracts, has been praised for quick startups and leading technology.But the company has also been criticized for aggressive lobbying and a series of missteps in the 1990s that led to the criminal conviction of one employee and culminated in an overhaul of top managers three years ago. I don't think their past record should reflect adversely on ... the present company, although it does require someone to look at them with a little more due di
Nov 20, 2003, 7:00 am - Lottery News

Reaction to keno vote is mixedNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery Commission authorized the creation of a new keno game Friday to shore up a cash-strapped state scholarship program despite opposition to the move by state political leaders.Lottery board Chairman Bill Covington said that the decision to add keno, while difficult, will prove correct in the long term.History will say that we have done the right thing, Covington said after the board approved the new game by a 6-1 vote. We have done what we think is best for the state of Kentuck
Nov 17, 2003, 4:40 am - Lottery News

Patton proposes Keno to raise funds for scholarshipsNews Story
Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton has urged the state lottery to launch a Keno game to raise more money for college scholarships, and lottery officials will discuss the proposal tomorrow.Patton made the suggestion in a Tuesday letter that was released by his office yesterday. The letter went to Bill Covington, the board chairman at the Kentucky Lottery Corp.Patton noted in the letter that a recent legislative study found that lottery revenue in coming years won't be enough to fully fund the state's meri
Nov 13, 2003, 5:07 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery chief outlines goals during Pinnacle forumNews Story
During a Pinnacle Financial Partners forum Nov. 4, Rebecca Paul, CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., revealed some of the pressure she has been under to get the lottery up and running by February. I've been on the job now a total of 43 days, she said. It seems like 43 years. For the next three months, she and her staff expect to be working 16 hours per day, until the first lottery ticket is sold.Paul said there are three things the lottery must do extraordinarily well. One is to know
Nov 6, 2003, 4:51 am - Lottery News