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Investigation: Illinois Lottery didn't award 40% of scratch-off grand prizesNews Story
It was called The Good Life and offered the biggest grand prize of any instant game the Illinois Lottery had ever produced. Two lucky winners could scratch their way to $46 million each, paid in periodic installments. At $30, tickets weren't cheap, but millions were sold. Then the game ended before the lottery sold most of the tickets that were printed, with neither top prize awarded. The same thing happened with another instant game, called Birthday Surprise. Two large grand prizes offere
Dec 9, 2016, 1:50 pm - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery scraps privatization planNews Story
The Canadian province of Ontario has scrapped plans to privatize its state-run lottery business. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp (OLG) announced that it had cancelled its request for proposals (RFP) for private operators interested in taking over management of its lottery operations, which generated sales of C$3.8b (US$2.9b) in fiscal 2015-16. Ontario's ruling Liberal government had issued the RFP in 2014, which generated bids from established gaming co
Sep 26, 2016, 8:38 pm - Lottery News

Losing bidders protest $262 million Maryland Lottery contractNews Story
Two losing contenders for a contract worth as much as $263 million for the computer network that runs the Maryland lottery are protesting a decision to award the business to a rival, charging that a state agency chose the highest bidder after a tainted process. Lanham-based Gaming Innovations LLC and London-based IGT Global Solutions filed the protests with the Maryland State Lottery Gaming Control Agency after the agency awarded the eight-year contract to Scientific Games International of La
Sep 21, 2016, 11:01 am - Lottery News

Nebraska Lottery chooses new directorNews Story
Brian Rockey, former manager in the Nebraska Department of Revenue's Lottery and Charitable Gaming Division, will return as its director beginning July 1, Tax Commissioner Tony Fulton announced Monday. Rockey, 55, worked for the division in capacities including marketing manager from its startup in 1993 through 2011. He then worked for International Game Technology (IGT, formerly known as GTECH), the primary contractor for the state lottery. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton Univers
Jun 7, 2016, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery launches online ticket salesNews Story
Without any fanfare, the Kentucky Lottery Monday began selling tickets online to try and attract more young adults. The initial offerings are limited to several lottery games, including Powerball, Mega Millions, Kentucky Cash Ball, and five instant games. Kentucky is the fourth state to sell lottery tickets on the Internet, joining Georgia, Illinois, and Michigan. Minnesota tried it for a while before the state's legislature decided to ban the practice. The Kentucky Lottery has worked w
Apr 19, 2016, 8:19 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery officials still investigating cause of massive outageNews Story
The exact cause and circumstances of a five-day outage that blocked nearly half of New Jersey's lottery retailers from selling printed tickets like Pick 3 and Mega Millions earlier this month are still a mystery, but a few determinations are unanimous. The blackout, although anomalous, was unacceptable, may have been detected sooner and should have been handled better, state officials and executives from Northstar New Jersey, the group responsible for the lottery's sales and marketing, said a
Aug 20, 2015, 8:27 pm - Lottery News

Player sues Oregon Lottery, charging video poker game riggedNews Story
The Oregon State Lottery's rigged video poker games have cost players $134 million, a man claims in a class action lawsuit. Lead plaintiff Justin Curzi claims the video poker machines' auto-hold feature misleads players about how to increase their odds of winning a hand. The auto-hold feature recommends playing strategies, and allows players to automatically discard and draw new cards with a single button, according to the complaint. Thus, relying on the auto-hold feature is the easies
Jan 7, 2015, 6:21 pm - Lottery News

Nevada woman hits $33 million jackpot at casinoNews Story
A woman who had planned to spend a quiet Easter at home is $33 million richer after hitting the second largest Megabucks jackpot in history at a Nevada casino. Slot machine maker International Game Technology says 38-year-old Rachael Renee Romanick hit the jackpot Sunday night at Terrible's Rail City in Sparks. Romanick says a friend persuaded her to join him at the casino that night. She says she had been playing the machine for about 10 minutes when she landed the big prize. The large
Apr 15, 2009, 9:50 am - Lottery News

$3 million jackpot winner won't quit workNews Story
Lucky player at N.D. casino doesn't want to put employees out of a job Orville Erickson could hardly believe it but his wife, Dorothea, says she just had a feeling it might be a lucky weekend. Orville Erickson hit a $2.98 million jackpot on a nickel slot machine Saturday at the Dakota Magic Casino near Hankinson. Slots manager Darrell Mireau said it was the largest jackpot in the casino's 11-year history. I still can't hardly believe it, Orville Erickson, 63, said Monday from the
Oct 25, 2007, 11:21 am - Lottery News

Scientific Games Reports First Quarter 2004 ResultsNews Story
Revenues Increased 51%; Net Income Increased 80% to $20 million; Earnings per Diluted Share were $0.22Scientific Games Corporation today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Revenues for the first quarter of 2004 increased 51% to $185.5 million compared to $123.2 million for the first quarter of 2003. Income before the preferred stock dividend was $20.4 million, an increase of 80% over 2003 first quarter income of $11.3 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 6
Apr 22, 2004, 5:17 pm - Lottery News