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Pennsylvania House passes bill giving Lottery odds and prize flexibilityNews Story
The Pennsylvania House has voted 195-1 to send to Gov. Tom Corbett a bill that Pennsylvania Lottery officials say will give them more flexibility in setting player odds and prizes, increasing sales in the long run. But that flexibility is paired in the bill with a new requirement that the General Assembly have final approval over any Lottery plans to add new game categories like Keno or Internet-based games. The latter clause, added by the state Senate earlier this fall, was a response to
Oct 22, 2014, 8:09 am - Lottery News

Three Mass. Lottery games get new drawing schedulesNews Story
The Massachusetts State Lottery has announced that there will be new drawing times for The Numbers Game, Mass Cash and Keno games. According to Christian Teja of the Mass. State Lottery, the new drawing times will start on Sunday, October 26th. The Numbers Game The Sunday evening drawing will move an hour later, from 6:57 p.m. to 7:57 p.m. Betting pools for the Lottery's mainstay game will close at 7:45 p.m. As a result of this change, The Numbers Game's evening drawing will take place
Oct 12, 2014, 4:04 pm - Lottery News

New keno game boosts sales for Kentucky LotteryNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery's new keno game hasn't attracted as many retailers as projected, but sales have exceeded expectations since it launched late last year. Kentucky Lottery Chief Financial Officer Howard Kline told The State Journal that the bingo-style game, which has drawings every five minutes, sold $28.5 million in wagers as of June 21. He says that's about $500,000 more than estimated. Kline said that came despite having only 272 Keno-only retailers sign on to offer the game by the e
Jul 8, 2014, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Keno opens a new fight over Arkansas lotteryNews Story
Arkansas lottery officials won't just be making the case for why they should be allowed to expand their games to include offerings such as keno when the Legislature meets next year. They'll also be making the case for not completely overhauling their structure. Legislation approved in a special session last week that bars the lottery from launching monitor games such as keno until March 13, 2015, ensures that the issue will be at the top of the agenda when lawmakers convene for next year's se
Jul 8, 2014, 8:06 am - Lottery News

NY senator in quest to print ads on lottery ticketsNews Story
A bill from New York state Sen. Diane Savino allowing for ads to be placed on lottery tickets and terminals has passed the Senate, and Ms. Savino said it could raise hundreds of millions of dollars for education without increasing taxes. The bill would allow for ads to be placed on Lotto tickets and Quick Draw terminals. Ms. Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn) said that around 137 million tickets were sold in New York alone for the recent $654 million Powerball lottery. Imagine if all thos
Jun 20, 2014, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery to drive profits by boosting payoutsNews Story
The state House on Tuesday approved a change to the Pennsylvania Lottery that the Corbett administration says will allow it to maximize profits for senior programs by meeting consumer demand for high-payout instant tickets. State law requires the lottery to dedicate no less than 27 percent of revenue from ticket sales to funding programs for seniors. But most of the lottery's sales growth is from scratch-off tickets, which return less money to the state than do terminal-based games such as th
Apr 30, 2014, 9:56 am - Lottery News

Lottery expansion could still be a big winner for Penn. Gov.News Story
Efforts by Gov. Tom Corbett's administration to privatize the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery is on the back burner, but the idea of expanding lottery games to include keno remains very much in the picture. Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser and top lottery officials testified last week before the Senate Finance Committee on how keno is part of a developing strategy to increase lottery revenue to meet growing demand for the senior citizen benefits it underwrites. The catalyst for action, as
Feb 2, 2014, 9:05 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery to sell $30 ticket that offers a chance to win $10 millionNews Story
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Ohio Lottery will debut a $30 instant scratch-off ticket on Thursday. The ticket for 40th Anniversary Millions is the most expensive and offers the largest instant prize in Ohio Lottery history. Five $10 million prizes and 35 $1 million prizes will be awarded. The lottery began with the Buckeye 300, a weekly drawing. Today, it is operating racinos, is involved in multi-state lotteries and offers instant games, draw games, EZPLAY games, and KENO.
Jan 14, 2014, 10:17 am - Lottery News

Keno: The Next Big Bet For The N.H. Lottery?News Story
On a recent afternoon at the Common Grounds Cafe, 200 yards from the New Hampshire border in Methuen, Mass, a handful of men sit along a short counter or at several tables in the back of the cafe. Eyes moving back and forth from their pink and white betting slips to two wall-mounted video monitors, they wait for the next drawing of a popular electronic lottery game called Keno. We've got some regulars who come in almost every day, said Shane Bernard, who runs the cafe with his parents. An
Jan 8, 2014, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Senate may work privatization dealNews Story
But solution may not come until 2014 There is broad support among Senate Republicans to give the governor authority for a private company to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery and legalize electronic games such as keno to boost state revenue, the Senate majority leader said on Monday. But quick action in the Legislature appears unlikely, said Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware County. He didn't rule out a vote on Tuesday but noted long odds against that happening. Many senators want further vet
Dec 10, 2013, 7:57 am - Lottery News