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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

Ontario woman claims record $64M Canadian lottery jackpotNews Story
A Mississauga, Ontario, woman has won what is being called the largest jackpot ever in the history of Canadian lottery. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says Zhe Wang held the single winning ticket for its $64 million jackpot. According to the OLG, she has chosen not to share any details of the win or what she plans to do with the money. The OLG says the ticket was from the Oct. 17 Lotto 6/49 draw and was bought at a Petro Canada in Mississauga. The winning numbers from that drawing
Mar 15, 2016, 8:38 am - Lottery News

Group of 12 co-workers claim $60M Lotto Max jackpotNews Story
A group of 12 colleagues from Markham, Ont., say they don't plan on retiring after picking up the $60 million jackpot at the Ontario Lottery headquarters Thursday. The group of workers, who are employed by Canadian Black Book, purchased their ticket in Brampton, Ont. and will each receive $5 million. One of the winners, Dennis Cartier, told reporters he was on his way to pick up a burrito for lunch when he checked the winning ticket. I stopped at a gas station and decided to check the
Oct 2, 2015, 8:33 am - 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

New Ireland Lottery operator expected to raise pricesNews Story
Ireland's National Lottery is expected to raise ticket prices next year as part of a shake-up of the business aimed at halting several years of declining sales. The new operator, Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), is under pressure to recoup its 405 million outlay for the licence and is known to have set ambitious growth targets for its 20-year tenure in charge. While higher ticket prices would, in theory, generate bigger jackpots and potentially more publicity around its weekly draws, the m
Dec 16, 2014, 9:00 am - Lottery News

Couple recovers $50 million lottery ticketNews Story
A Canadian couple endured a roller-coaster ride of emotions when a lottery ticket worth $50 million went missing only to be found and returned by someone at their church. Hakeem Nosiru won the Jan. 17 Lotto Max draw and was one day away from claiming the money when the signed ticket, which he taped to the inside his wife's purse for safekeeping, was missing after they attended church. That sparked a frantic search of their home, with garbage bins being upended and their contents picked thr
Jun 3, 2014, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Legislator demands greater scrutiny of Florida LotteryNews Story
The vice chairwoman of the Florida Senate Gaming Committee, Sen. Maria Sachs, called for greater scrutiny of the Florida Lottery after a Palm Beach Post investigation revealed some people are winning big prizes against enormous odds. Sachs, D-Delray Beach, has been an advocate of folding the lottery into a state gaming commission, which would be overseen by legislators and include all forms of gambling in the state. She said The Post's investigation further emphasized that need. What your
Apr 2, 2014, 9:00 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner is sued by his sisterNews Story
Claims she gave him $1 towards tickets A handyman who won a $32 million jackpot lottery with his barber is being sued by his sister who says she is entitled to a third of the winnings. Leila Nahas claims she paid her brother Samir Haddad $1 toward the $3 winning ticket and deserves $10.6 million, plus $500,000 in damages. But Haddad said he doesn't owe her a dime, because 'they never had an agreement'. Haddad and his longtime friend and barber Mike Dettorre hit the jackpot with a Lot
Oct 17, 2013, 5:46 am - Lottery News

Threat to boycott the UK National Lottery as tickets double to £2News Story
UK National Lottery bosses came under fire last night as Britons voiced their outrage at today's price rise. A poll carried out to coincide with the hike revealed 78 per cent of Lotto customers say the increase in price is unfair. The price of a ticket will double from today to 2 a line, prompting furious players to threaten to boycott the game. A survey of more than 1,500 people found 73 per cent of weekly players are either unhappy or very unhappy . It also found more than half of
Oct 3, 2013, 7:28 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery signs 15-year deal with Northstar NJNews Story
Private company to take over marketing, sales, other functions Scientific Games Corporation today announced that Northstar New Jersey Lottery Group, LLC ( Northstar NJ ) has signed a long-term agreement to provide marketing, sales and other services to the New Jersey Lottery. Services under the agreement are expected to begin on October 1, 2013 following a transition period and end on June 30, 2029. Northstar NJ is a joint venture comprised of Scientific Games New Jersey LLC, a subsidia
Jun 21, 2013, 9:44 am - Lottery News