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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

Chairman of Oregon Lottery calls it a career at 94News Story
E.D. Debbs Potts retires after almost 50 years of public serviceTwo decades after voters retired him, and three decades after most people retire themselves, E.D. Debbs Potts of Grants Pass said farewell Friday to his last state position as chairman of the Oregon Lottery Commission.Potts has been the commissions only chairman in the 19 years since voters created the Oregon Lottery and he lost his state Senate seat. During that period, the Lottery has had six directors.At 60 or 65, most of us are
Nov 24, 2003, 4:56 am - Lottery News

Maine legislators back video gambling, PowerballNews Story
Efforts to expand gambling in Maine took a step forward Thursday when a legislative committee endorsed both a bill to let nonprofit groups offer video gambling and a proposal for the state to join the Powerball lottery.The Powerball and video-gambling proposals will now go to the full Legislature in January, prolonging a complex debate over gambling in Maine.The upcoming debate will pit supporters of the two plans against dissenting lawmakers and Gov. John Baldacci, who does not like either one
Nov 21, 2003, 4:52 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Closes Five Claim CentersNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) has announced the closure of five claim centers located in San Angelo, Wichita Falls, Sherman, Bryan and Waco to be effective January 30, 2004. In addition to the closures, there will be a reduction of 2 Full Time Employees (FTEs), one in the Tyler center and the other in San Antonio. This type of decision is never easy to make, yet sometimes must be made given the circumstances, stated Texas Lottery Commission Deputy Executive Director Gary Grief. As with ot
Nov 20, 2003, 6:54 am - Lottery News

Lottery fund may face changesNews Story
Two powerful Colorado legislators said they will push for changes in the state's management of the Conservation Trust Fund, a $43 million pot of lottery profits that is supposed to pay for parks and recreation.Meanwhile, the state auditor said Tuesday that she is moving forward with an audit of the fund. The auditor, Joanne Hill, may propose additional changes as early as January.Stories in The Denver Post on Nov. 9 and 10 outlined how the two chief pools of lottery profits that voters said must
Nov 19, 2003, 4:42 am - Lottery News

Special projects shrink lottery proceedsNews Story
Almost $1.8 billion worth of Georgia lottery proceeds that could have gone for HOPE scholarships has instead been spent on a long list of other projects, including museums, security fences and metal detectors, and renovations of historic buildings.And millions are still being spent for special scholarship programs that benefit a few private colleges favored by powerful lawmakers.Now, with HOPE facing a shortfall and a state commission looking for ways to rein in expenses, some officials wonder w
Nov 11, 2003, 5:00 am - Lottery News

Lottery funds misusedNews Story
Records show proceeds spent in ways not endorsed by votersA multimillion-dollar state lottery fund that is supposed to pay for parks and recreation is being used for everything from cellphone bills to air conditioners and Christmas parades.The Conservation Trust Fund is a $43 million pool of lottery profits that, according to state law, is to be given to local governments and used only for the acquisition, development and maintenance of new conservation sites or for capital improvements or main
Nov 10, 2003, 5:02 am - Lottery News

Paul's pay checkedNews Story
With much still to do, lottery organizer faces criticism over salariesWith Tennessee's new lottery set to begin in just three months, Rebecca Paul has a lot to do and little time to do it.Paul and her senior staff must hire contractors, test software, rent offices, hire hundreds of people, train retailers and build a computer network. And those are just the highlights.To get everything done by Feb. 10, Paul works from 9 a.m. to midnight nearly every day - a schedule that hasn't left time for cul
Nov 10, 2003, 4:48 am - Lottery News

Lottery chief defends high salaries of executivesNews Story
Complaints will end once game is operational, CEO Paul saysTennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul on Monday defended the high salaries going to lottery executives and predicted complaints, such as those voiced by a group of Republican legislators, will end when the lottery is up and running. I'm very comfortable that we have hired the best and the brightest to maximize dollars for scholarships, Paul told when asked about a letter to Gov. Phil Bredesen from 19 Republican state legislators.The letter
Oct 28, 2003, 3:50 am - Lottery News

If you mail in a 'fee' to claim a 'sweepstakes' prize, you've lostNews Story
Listen to me:You have not won a sweepstakes that you can claim by mailing in a processing fee. Anybody who asks you to send in a processing fee to win a prize is lying to you.They have your name on a sucker list. They sell your name and address to one another. They want to take your money. They do not care whether you are elderly, or poor, or naive, or can't buy your pills.Let me tell you about Ruth.Ruth is 85. She is the mother of a woman I know in St. Petersburg. I am not using her last nam
Oct 27, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News