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Bahamas debates starting national lotteryNews Story
Chairman of the Gaming Board, Kenyatta Gibson, MP, announced to parliament last week that the Gaming Board is currently reviewing the feasibility of The Bahamas introducing a national lottery. To assist in the decision-making process, the Gaming Board has undertaken a comprehensive study on various authorised lotteries throughout the world and the current status of illegal gambling in The Bahamas.While some persons feel that it can be harmful, others believe that if properly controlled, a nation
Jun 29, 2004, 2:47 pm - Lottery News

July El Gordo Sales End in One DayNews Story
A last-minute flurry of excitement is expected at El Gordo Online, where sales end Tuesday night (June 29) at midnight for the world's biggest lottery draw to be held July 3.The El Gordo lottery, which is run by the government of Spain, is world-renowned for two massive drawings that take place in July and around Christmas every year. Although the July drawing will dispense $171 million (USD) to almost 400,000 winners, the Christmas draw is by far the biggest, with over $2 billion in payouts to
Jun 28, 2004, 2:07 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky to post record salesNews Story
Kentucky sales numbers soar despite losing substantial border ticket sales to TennesseeThe Kentucky Lottery Corp. expects its sales this fiscal year, which ends June 30, to hit a record $723.8 million meaning an extra $11 million for the state.That sales total would be about 8 percent higher than the previous peak, $673.5 million, which was set last year. And this year, state government's share will be a record $192 million, up from last year's previous record $180.7 million, officials estimated
Jun 4, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Georgia oversight committee looks into generous lottery perksNews Story
A legislative oversight committee began looking Thursday at the generous employment policies of the Georgia Lottery Corp., whose former director and three top aides collected almost $300,000 for vacation and sick days they were due but never used when they left the state to help start Tennessee's lottery.Rebecca Paul and three of her vice presidents took advantage of a policy which allows corporation employees to get paid for up to three years' worth of unused vacation time - 18 weeks - and for
May 7, 2004, 7:17 am - Lottery News

Ontario mulling lottery taxNews Story
Ontario's finance minister is opposed to a scheme to tax lottery and gambling winnings. Don't bet the family farm on a lottery tax, said Greg Sorbara. This is not something that is getting very much consideration wherever. Frankly, I wasn't very impressed with the results that we might gain from it. Gambling in Ontario nets the province $2 billion annually. All the winnings are tax-free, unlike in the United States, where some states tax gambling proceeds at rates of up to 18 per cent.The Ontar
Apr 29, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

UK lottery players soon to buy tickets at the grocery checkoutNews Story
Camelot also confirms six more countries to join the Euro Millions gameShoppers will be able to buy UK National Lottery tickets from supermarket check-outs under plans announced today.Lottery operator Camelot is linking up with Tesco to begin a trial some time before next March to allow customers to pay for tickets for draw-based games along with their groceries.Until now tickets have only been available from the cigarette counter in stores.The move is the latest attempt by Camelot to boost sale
Apr 28, 2004, 12:38 pm - Lottery News

House approves strict rules for Colorado LotteryNews Story
Widespread gift-taking, conflicts led to measureLegislation designed to prdvent conflicts of interest at the Colorado Lottery passed a key hurdle Monday and will likely soon land on the governor's desk.The legislation was created in the wake of deep-seated problems at the Lottery, where officials routinely accepted dinners, golf games and other gifts from vendors doing business with the agency.A key portion of the bill would add the force of law to rules adopted by Lottery officials earlier this
Apr 27, 2004, 8:08 am - Lottery News

UK Lottery sales up for the first time in six yearsNews Story
Camelot, the company that runs the National Lottery, will this week reveal that annual sales have risen for the first time in six years.The announcement will be a relief for Dianne Thompson, Camelot's chief executive, who pledged last year to put an end to years of decline that have hurt the lottery's good causes - the charities and cultural projects that benefit from it - and led to mounting criticism of the company.A year ago Camelot revealed that annual sales had fallen to 4.6bn (US$8.2 bi
Apr 25, 2004, 6:58 pm - Lottery News

The Two Titans of the Lottery IndustryNews Story
We often hear that the $40 billion spent on video games worldwide dwarfs the amount spent on the motion picture industry. But another form of mass entertainment dwarfs them both: the lottery business. According to a Morgan Stanley study, sales of lottery tickets around the world will top $160 billion in 2004.You should be thankful for the lottery business this week as you write a check for your tax bill. That's because you'd probably owe a lot more if not for your fellow citizens' crazed desire
Apr 15, 2004, 4:58 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Senator criticizes Lottery vacation, sick leave policyNews Story
For employees of the Tennessee Lottery, it could pay not to get sick.Employees can build up sick days and be paid for half of the unused ones when they leave. They earn one day per month, and there's no maximum on how much can be accrued or rolled over from year to year.Unused vacation time can be built up in a similar manner. Employees can be paid for up to three years' worth when they leave.The Tennessee Lottery's vacation and sick policy resembles what Rebecca Paul, the lottery's president an
Apr 7, 2004, 3:28 am - Lottery News