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New Virginia Lottery director appointedNews Story
Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine on Wednesday appointed a veteran Richmond city agency chief to head the Virginia Lottery. Sheila Hill-Christian will take over the state agency that grossed sales of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2005 and yielded a record $423 million for state public schools. She succeeds Donna VanCleave, who became the Lottery's interim director in June after Penelope Kyle, the agency director since 1994, was appointed president of Radford University. Hill-Christian take
May 18, 2006, 7:09 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery expenses may top $96 millionNews Story
In its first few months of operation, the N.C. Education Lottery is spending most of its money on staff salaries, contracted services and new vehicles. The lottery could spend as much as $96 million on operations over the course of a year, assuming it meets its projected $1.2 billion annually in ticket sales. Under state law, the lottery can spend up to 8 percent of its sales on operations, which includes advertising, staff salaries, equipment and other costs. Tom Shaheen, the lottery's e
May 15, 2006, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery workers to vote on joining unionNews Story
Ballots were mailed Monday to the homes of 307 Oregon State Lottery workers, to see if they want to unionize. Workers can choose to empower Local 503 of Service Employees International Union to represent them for collective bargaining or to retain the status quo and have no union. Lottery workers in the proposed bargaining unit have two weeks to vote. Their ballots must arrive at the state Employment Relations Board by 5 p.m. May 22. Results of the vote will be announced the next mornin
May 9, 2006, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery audit finds security flawsNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission needs to better enforce its computer system security policies and more effectively ensure that its main contractor is conducting background checks on its employees, according to a state auditor's report obtained Wednesday. The report, which is scheduled for public release on Friday, said security at the lottery is generally satisfactory. But the auditors identified several significant security weaknesses, especially in the area of system access. For example,
May 4, 2006, 10:00 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery adds new claims centersNews Story
Winners of up to five-thousand dollars in the Oklahoma Lottery will be able to cash in their tickets at some Homeland grocery stores beginning today. The Oklahoma Lottery authorized a Homeland store on north May in Oklahoma City and another on west Reno in Yukon as lottery claims center for prizes of up to five-thousand dollars. Players winning up to $600 or less can continue to claim prizes at any authorized lottery location. Prizes of more than $5,000 still must be claimed at the lott
May 1, 2006, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Lottery participants celebrate opening of S.C. claims centerNews Story
They showed up for the cake, juice and prizes. But most of all, they came out of convenience. About 20 people celebrated the grand opening of the South Carolina Education Lottery claims center in Fort Mill on Wednesday morning. The new claims center, located at 377 Carowinds Blvd., will make it easier for local lottery players to cash in their winnings. Before, winners had to travel to Columbia, Greenville or Charleston to claim their prizes. Wandra Hoffman, 41, of Charlotte said she was e
Apr 21, 2006, 8:27 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery prohibits illegal aliens from collecting big prizesNews Story
The estimated 390,000 illegal aliens in North Carolina are welcome to spend money on the state's new lottery, but they may not be allowed to collect. Lottery officials said state law does not prohibit illegal aliens from collecting a prize, but the lottery's claim policies may effectively bar them from getting the money. N.C. lottery rules require a winner of $600 or more to claim their prize at a lottery office, showing a photo identification and proof of a Social Security number. If the
Apr 14, 2006, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

NC lottery addiction hotline gets different callers than plannedNews Story
Many callers to the toll-free problem gambling hot line set up for North Carolina's new lottery have sought help of another kind. We've gotten a lot of calls from people who either don't understand how to play the game or why they didn't win, said Smith Worth, who oversees the help line for the state Department of Health and Human Services. Only about 15 percent to 20 percent of the 600 to 700 callers to the help line since the North Carolina Education Lottery began last Thursday sought
Apr 5, 2006, 7:22 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery staff win hefty bonusesNews Story
The new lottery produced dozens of big-money winners Thursday, none of whom played the games. With the first ticket sold at 6 a.m., lottery employees qualified for special bonuses. The rewards are for starting the games before April 5, beating a deadline set last year by the state lottery commission. In all, 162 employees, from the director to office assistants, will be paid $624,100 in bonuses. The money comes from ticket sales, pegged at $2 million. Lottery director Tom Shaheen
Apr 3, 2006, 10:36 am - Lottery News

UK lottery operator license up for grabsNews Story
The licence to run the national lottery is up for grabs again, but some hopefuls say that the bidding process favors Camelot, the current UK Lottery operator. As the sun beat down on the Hyatt Regency hotel in M rida, on the Gulf of Mexico, several hundred delegates gathered inside last February for the World Lottery Forum. Representatives of lottery operators from Niger to New Zealand were welcomed by Mexican president Vicente Fox. They were there for their annual conference to discuss th
Apr 3, 2006, 9:42 am - Lottery News