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Report: Ohio Lottery should make changes to organizationNews Story
Changes could be coming for the Ohio Lottery, including adding electronic table poker, online gaming, and a greater variety of instant tickets. Those are among the recommendations from Spectrum Gaming Group, a New Jersey research and professional services firm, hired by the Kasich administration to produce a business assessment of the Ohio Lottery, now 42 years old. The study cost $601,600, according to documents from the Department of Administrative Services. The lottery should become a q
Sep 26, 2016, 8:51 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery, legislature may be headed for showdown over new gamesNews Story
Idaho State Lottery officials are asking potential vendors to provide information on how they would offer Keno, simulated racing, fantasy sports and other illegal gambling games when they bid on a lucrative decade-long contract. The state Lottery Commission could select the winner of the 10-year contract which comes with two optional 5-year extensions as early as November. But some lawmakers are upset about the lottery's request for information on games like Keno, which is specifically ban
Sep 12, 2016, 11:20 am - Lottery News

Alabama Senate kills one lottery bill; the other to be debated FridayNews Story
The Alabama Senate Thursday voted against a procedure that would have allowed a vote on a proposed lottery bill sponsored by State Sen. Jim McClendon. Procedurally they killed the bill, at least for this session, McClendon said. Senators voted 20 to 11 to reject a cloture motion to stop the debate on the lottery. McClendon said that if the motion was approved it would have meant a vote could be taken on the lottery and would likely have had the votes. McClendon said that on Friday he w
Aug 18, 2016, 8:47 pm - Lottery News

Alabama lottery vote on shaky ground in SenateNews Story
The Alabama Senate started debate Wednesday on whether to allow residents to vote on a constitutional amendment to establish a lottery, but adjourned for the day without a vote on the proposal. The outlook for both plans from Gov. Robert Bentley and State Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, remains bleak. We're still putting the pieces together, McClendon said after Wednesday's sessions adjourned. I'm not ready to bury it yet. He gave his bill, which differs from Bentley's in that it would
Aug 18, 2016, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Alabama lottery debate: Senators try to reach compromise on 2 proposalsNews Story
Alabama senators on Wednesday remained divided on lottery proposals as they tried to strike compromise on gambling that has so far been elusive. Senators began debate on dueling lottery proposals. One bill is a proposal backed by Gov. Robert Bentley to establish a state lottery. The other would authorize a lottery and also allow electronic lottery terminals which can be similar to slot machines or video poker at four state dog tracks. I think there is a chance that we will get something t
Aug 17, 2016, 10:12 pm - Lottery News

Committee hears pros and cons of Alabama lotteryNews Story
Update: Committee approves both bills, sends to full Senate Bills to call for a constitutional amendment to establish a state lottery were debated this morning in an Alabama Senate committee. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee held a public hearing on the second day of the special legislative session. The committee plans to meet again this afternoon and take votes on the bills. At the public hearing, several people spoke in opposition to a lottery and other forms of gambling,
Aug 16, 2016, 5:06 pm - Lottery News

Alabama senator introduces competing lottery proposalNews Story
Alabama Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, laid out a competing proposal Tuesday to Gov. Robert Bentley's plan to institute a statewide lottery as a means to addressing Alabama's budget shortfall. McClendon is still working on the details of the bill so he did not have a copy available. His plan expands on Bentley's by allowing for electronic lottery terminals devices similar to slot machines to be installed in Birmingham, Mobile, and Greene and Macon Counties. The terminals would raise $127
Aug 9, 2016, 4:14 pm - Lottery News

WV Lottery officials keeping eye on PA internet gambling billNews Story
West Virginia Lottery officials are closely monitoring legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly that would significantly expand legalized gambling in that state. Those guys are aggressive, I'll just say that, acting lottery director John Myers said Tuesday of the legislation, which would make Pennsylvania the fourth state to legalize internet gambling, would allow state casinos to operate satellite locations with up to 250 slot machines each and would allow slot m
Jul 12, 2016, 11:06 pm - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery pays out 10x normal amount on triple-7sNews Story
While the house always wins in the long run, the fun of gambling comes from believing that anything can happen on a single roll of dice, slot machine spin, turn of cards or lottery drawing. That faith paid off Sunday for nearly 2,000 Hoosier Lottery players who picked 7-7-7 as their winning numbers for the Daily 3 evening game. Believers in lucky number 7 who bought a 50 cent Daily 3 ticket won $250. A $1 ticket with three sevens on it paid $500. Altogether, Daily 3 players across the R
Jun 7, 2016, 7:50 am - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery wants to upgrade computerized drawing systemNews Story
By Todd Northrop Canada's British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) in order to expand and improve its ability to conduct computerized lottery drawings. While the lottery may view a new computerized drawing system as a step-up for the organization, lottery players may feel differently. In the United States, computerized drawings are the basis for the biggest scandal to ever rock the lottery industry. According to the RFI, the British Columbia
May 6, 2016, 10:59 am - Lottery News