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GTECH says not linked to scandal in BrazilNews Story
A fired government aide met with executives from GTECH's Brazilian unit but was not involved in negotiations West Greenwich, Rhode Island-based GTECH Holdings Corp., the world's biggest supplier of online lottery systems, said yesterday a Brazilian government aide who was fired amid a probe of campaign finance allegations wasn't involved in extending the company's contract in the country.Waldomiro Diniz met with two executives from the company's Brazilian unit last year to discuss a contract dis
Feb 25, 2004, 4:33 am - Lottery News

Wyoming Takes Step Towards Instituting LotteryNews Story
In a narrow vote, Wyoming lawmakers chose to support a bill that would allow the state to get into the lottery game.The House Revenue Committee voted 5-4 to pass House Bill 20 to the full House for debate. This is not about gambling in the state of Wyoming, said Rep. Dave Edwards, R-Douglas. We already have gambling. It's here, it's on the Internet. Edwards passed out a piece of paper containing six different ads promoting raffles from just one weekend edition of a Wyoming newspaper. Taking pa
Feb 19, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Head of Nebraska Lottery Resigns After Inquiry Clears HimNews Story
The head of the Nebraska lottery resigned Wednesday, a week after an investigation cleared him of wrongdoing for taking his wife on a trip to Greece that was paid for by a lottery vendor. Looking at this from a professional perspective, I determined that it is probably time for me to move on, James Quinn said in a statement.Quinn and his wife, Kathy, traveled to Greece in September to inspect Intralot USA's operations after the Duluth, Ga., company won a contract to operate the Nebraska lottery
Feb 19, 2004, 7:06 am - Lottery News

Extensive Minnesota lottery probe underwayNews Story
Minnesota gambling enforcement agents have begun a sweeping investigation into the Minnesota State Lottery that likely will involve inspecting hundreds of contracts with vendors for any improprieties. It is expected to take months to complete. As far as I'm concerned, there are no boundaries, said Norm Pint, special agent in charge of the gambling enforcement division of the Department of Public Safety, which is conducting the probe.Pint said Wednesday that the investigation was prompted by the
Feb 19, 2004, 6:58 am - Lottery News

Mayor finds long-forgotten lottery ticket was a winnerNews Story
It took some help from her daughter for the mayor of Pemberton, British Columbia, a small town north of Vancouver, to find she had a lottery ticket worth $100,000 ($US75,000).Elinor Warner bought the Canucks scratch ticket in December and left it partially scratched in a drawer.The ticket was from a marketing campaign launched by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation last year. I didn't realize I hadn't scratched every part, Warner sai
Feb 17, 2004, 6:58 am - Lottery News

Clamor for $177 million Mega Millions lottery ticketsNews Story
When the lottery's Mega Millions jackpot climbs into the stratosphere, people fork out the cash for tickets at local retailers, and the improving economy only helps the sales grow.Marcee Watson, a cashier at Mike's Party Store in Yale, Michigan, said that she expects people to begin flooding area convenience stores to buy tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot is expected to reach $177 million after a $150 million jackpot went without a winner Friday in each of the 11 st
Feb 16, 2004, 6:55 am - Lottery News

Lawmakers busy trying to change Tennessee lotteryNews Story
A new type of lottery fever is spreading in the Tennessee state Capitol.The Tennessee Lottery has been up and running for less than a month, but lawmakers of all persuasions - from avid supporters to consistent opponents - are looking to make changes. More than 150 bills relating to the lottery have been introduced since the General Assembly returned to Nashville last month.The Lottery Oversight Committee, composed of nine members each from the House and Senate, last week began sifting through t
Feb 16, 2004, 5:59 am - Lottery News

Nebraska Lottery Director Cleared in TripNews Story
The Nebraska Lottery director will not face criminal charges over a trip to Greece with his wife, whose expenses were paid by a lottery vendor, the attorney general said Thursday.An investigation concluded James Quinn always intended to repay the $5,000 cost of his wife's trip, Attorney General Jon Bruning said. Public officials are banned from accepting gifts of travel or lodging for their spouse while on state business.Quinn, who has been suspended with pay, did not return a message left at hi
Feb 13, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery wastes $1M on needless legal activitiesNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery has incurred out-of-control legal expenses that stem from needless and insignficant legal activities, according to recent reportsThe state lottery became embroiled in more controversy yesterday with the disclosure that the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., which oversees all lottery operations, has been billed for more than $1 million in legal fees since it began work last August.Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul told the legislature's Lottery Oversight Committee that the corporati
Feb 12, 2004, 6:54 am - Lottery News

Bill created to clean up Colorado lotteryNews Story
Concerned over an audit that found problems with the Colorado Lottery, lawmakers began work Tuesday on a bill that would require ethics training and criminal background checks of all lottery officials, including the governor's appointees. The lottery is the kind of thing we need to clean up in state government, said Sen. Ron Tupa, D-Boulder, chairman of the Legislative Audit Committee.The bill would require lottery commissioners, who are appointed by the governor, to undergo ethics training, ba
Feb 11, 2004, 6:06 am - Lottery News