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Former police chief wins millions in lotteryNews Story
After 20 years of buying lottery tickets with the same pre-selected numbers, Glenn Phenicie's casual decision on Friday to buy a Maryland Lotto ticket with computer-generated random numbers netted him a $3.4 million payoff.Phenicie, a retired Waynesboro, Pennsylvania police chief, opted to take his winnings in an annuity, which will pay out $95,200 annually after taxes over the next 25 years. He estimates he'll get about $80,000 a year after taxes.Phenicie and his wife, Valerie, claimed their Lo
Nov 12, 2003, 4:16 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery Saves Players Thousands Through Web SiteNews Story
During the past three years, the Missouri Lottery has been doing more than just saving its players time when entering promotions on-line at its Web site; it has saved players more than $97,000 in postage. Since 2000, players have enjoyed a new option for entering Missouri Lottery promotions entering on-line at the Lottery's Web site, www.molottery.com. With just a few simple keystrokes, players have saved themselves the traditional time and postage costs previously required to participate in
Nov 7, 2003, 4:46 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery chief outlines goals during Pinnacle forumNews Story
During a Pinnacle Financial Partners forum Nov. 4, Rebecca Paul, CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., revealed some of the pressure she has been under to get the lottery up and running by February. I've been on the job now a total of 43 days, she said. It seems like 43 years. For the next three months, she and her staff expect to be working 16 hours per day, until the first lottery ticket is sold.Paul said there are three things the lottery must do extraordinarily well. One is to know
Nov 6, 2003, 4:51 am - Lottery News

Opinion: Don't be fooled, lottery is not helping educationNews Story
One drawback to sticking around for a while and paying attention is that you remember old promises made to the public.Why is that such a drawback? Because it upsets the stomach. It is so much easier to believe blissfully in whatever is being said at the moment.The topic at hand is the Florida Lottery. Twice recently, I found myself actually yelling at my television because of the lottery's latest commercials.The narrator brags about how much money the lottery has raised for education. Among the
Nov 3, 2003, 6:33 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery Unveils "Big Sleigh Giveaway"News Story
Missouria Lottery players can start celebrating the holidays early with the Big Sleigh Giveaway promotion. Players will have a chance to win a 2004 Lincoln Aviator , travel certificates, home furnishings, big-screen televisions and cash in the promotion, which runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 9, 2004. This promotion is very similar to last year's holiday promotion, said Jennifer Kempker, promotions manager for the Missouri Lottery. Players really liked the variety of prizes, so this year we a
Oct 28, 2003, 6:00 pm - 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

Officials choose lottery logo; firms put in contract bidsNews Story
Tennessee lottery officials Monday picked a new logo from 100 proposed designs and learned they will have just two bids to choose from for one major vendor contract and three for another.GTECH Inc. and Scientific Games International were the only two firms meeting Monday's deadline for submission of bids to operate the state lottery's online network, which installs machines for selling tickets to statewide and multistate lotteries.Three bids were received for sales of instant tickets, also kno
Oct 28, 2003, 3:45 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner temporarily shuts down philanthropic Web siteNews Story
Powerball winner Jack Whittaker has temporarily shut down his philanthropic organization's Web site to allow staff to catch up on thousands of requests for financial help, an employee said Tuesday.Whittaker established the Jack Whittaker Foundation after winning the $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas Day, the largest undivided jackpot in the game's history. The Scott Depot resident was a millionaire businessman before he claimed his winnings as a $113 million cash option.The foundatio
Oct 22, 2003, 3:38 am - Lottery News

Circle K to Provide Self-Serve Lottery Via In-Store Kiosks in Calif.News Story
Circle K convenience stores has launched a self-serve lottery feature on selected ZapLink Web-based kiosks in its California stores. This innovative offering was created for Circle K in conjunction with , GTECH Holdings Corp., and the California Lottery.Circle K is the first retailer in the country to offer customers the convenience of purchasing lottery tickets on a kiosk using a simple Internet Protocol solution. Placing the lottery function on ZapLink improves the gaming experience and elim
Oct 21, 2003, 3:53 am - Lottery News

S.D. Lottery investigating system failureNews Story
The South Dakota Lottery has asked a private company to explain why connections to the central lotto computer system failed, leaving many retailers unable to sell lotto tickets for nearly 2 1/2 hours last Saturday night.It was the third network outage since early July, said Clint Harris, executive director of the Lottery.Phone lines and equipment connecting the Lottery and retail outlets to a central lotto computer system in Dover, Del., and backup site in Sharon Hill, Pa., failed.It kept most o
Oct 17, 2003, 4:40 am - Lottery News