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Paul, 3 lottery executives paid $300,000 when they quit Georgia jobsNews Story
When Rebecca Paul quit her Georgia job last fall as the nation's highest-paid lottery director to become Tennessee's lottery chief, she left with one final perk a check for $125,139.The three lottery vice presidents she lured to Tennessee also cashed out when they left, collecting a total of $174,059.Paul and her lieutenants were beneficiaries of leave policies at the Georgia Lottery Corp. that are far more generous than those for any other state workers. Analysts say the policies are uncommon e
Apr 5, 2004, 3:59 am - Lottery News

TennCare reminds enrollees that Tennessee lottery prizes are incomeNews Story
Enrollees must report prizes of $600 or moreTennCare enrollees who hit the jackpot playing the Tennessee Lottery may not be as lucky as they think.Winnings more than $600 must be reported to the state's health-care program for the poor and disabled, or the enrollee risks a fraud investigation. People need to know that lottery winnings count as income, TennCare Bureau spokeswoman Marilyn Elam said.TennCare's 1.3 million enrollees always have been required to report any change in income. The new
Mar 31, 2004, 4:30 am - Lottery News

Tenn. stores to receive $25,000 for selling Powerball jackpot ticketNews Story
A Tennessee retailer who sells a Powerball ticket that nets the multimillion-dollar grand prize will receive a reward $25,000.The Tennessee Lottery board set the figure yesterday during its regular meeting.Rebecca Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., told the board that a decision is a week or two away on when Powerball tickets will begin selling in late spring.During the meeting, the lottery also introduced two new scratch-off games, continuing t
Mar 30, 2004, 4:30 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery sends record number of students to collegeNews Story
Jill Carter, a senior at Cheatham County Central High School in Ashland City, will be part of what's shaping up to be the largest college freshman class in state history.The surge of students is being driven by Tennessee's new lottery scholarships. Without them, Carter and many other high school seniors wouldn't have a chance to attend college. If I didn't get that lottery scholarship, I wouldn't have the money to go, said Carter, who has been accepted at Austin Peay State University in Clarksv
Mar 29, 2004, 4:30 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $25 MillionNews Story
Powerball is offering more of everything this week. More winners, more prizes being won; and starting Thursday, more people will be able to play America's favorite lottery game.On Thursday morning, lottery players in North Dakota will be able to play Powerball for the first time. Including North Dakota, Powerball is now played in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tennessee will begin selling Powerball tickets this summer.There were no Powerball jackpot winners W
Mar 25, 2004, 5:23 am - Lottery News

Persistence pays off for Tennessee lottery playerNews Story
Winner of $50,000 Jumbo Bucks jackpot to donate portion for cancer researchShirley Martin says she's spent about $10 a day on lottery tickets since the games started in January. On Sunday night, her persistence paid off - big time.The Benton County, Tennessee woman won $50,000 in the scratch-off game Jumbo Bucks, buying her winning $2 ticket at the Tiger Mart in Bruceton, where she used to work.When the games first started, Martin got hooked after winning $6 on a scratch-off ticket. It just ke
Mar 23, 2004, 4:32 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery committee recommends aganst gambling warningsNews Story
Measure not dead yet, legislative sponsors sayEfforts to strengthen the message to lottery players about the dangers of problem gambling failed to get a favorable recommendation yesterday from the Tennessee legislature's Lottery Oversight Committee.One of the measures would replace the message on lottery machines and paraphernalia from Play Responsibly to WARNING: GAMBLING, INCLUDING PLAYING THE LOTTERY, CAN BE ADDICTIVE. State Rep. Glen Casada, R-College Grove, the bill's sponsor, noted that
Mar 23, 2004, 4:28 am - Lottery News

GOP candidates show flexibility towards N.C. lotteryNews Story
Republicans competing for the North Carolina gubernatorial nomination are showing more flexibility on the issue of a lottery than they did four years ago, but few seem to view the issue as a lynchpin in this year's campaign.While four of six major GOP candidates make similar arguments against a numbers game, Southern Pines insurance executive George Little wants everyone to know he's different. Unlike most of the candidates in this race, I support the right of the people to vote on an advisory r
Mar 23, 2004, 4:21 am - Lottery News

No Lottery for MississippiNews Story
Mississippi lawmakers refused to take a chance on a proposed state lottery to help fund education.House Bill 1064 was among hundreds of proposals that died Tuesday, the deadline for passing bills out of committees.On the other hand, lawmakers are willing to back a pay hike for county officials but at the counties' expense. A pay hike bill was among those surviving Tuesday's deadline.Midway through the four-month session, there have been more than 2,600 bills filed in both chambers. There were 1,
Mar 10, 2004, 4:28 am - Lottery News

Campus sales of Tennessee Lottery tickets unlikelyNews Story
While colleges are ready to accept tuition payments funded by Tennessee's lottery, that doesn't mean tickets for the games of chance will be sold on state campuses.About 65,000 students are expected to attend state universities this fall on lottery-funded scholarships, and some students see a conflict in no on-campus ticket sales. If it's going to help students get an education, colleges should make an exception for the lottery, said Brendon Cole of Memphis, a freshman at the University of Tenn
Mar 9, 2004, 4:43 am - Lottery News