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N.C. Lottery finally gets a logoNews Story
It may not be pretty, but at least the North Carolina Lottery finally has adopted a symbol to represent itself. The state's lottery logo will reflect the character of the state, not a generic burst of fireworks. At a commission meeting last week, Tom Shaheen, the lottery's executive director, presented a proposed logo with a flourish, removing a sheet from a logo perched on an easel - but that clearly puzzled some commissioners. After scrapping the failed attempt, officials today approved
Feb 22, 2006, 11:30 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post reveals N.C. Lottery logo misfireNews Story
North Carolina Lottery officials had to pull the plug on their new logo after it was learned that copyrighted material was used to make it. After pulling the logo, lottery officials made efforts to conceal the logo from public view by asking media outlets to not show it. Lottery Post feels that if CBS News can knowingly display forged documents to hurt President Bush in the weeks before a presidential election, then showing a small logo graphic is not too bad.
Feb 16, 2006, 10:48 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery staff used common clip art to create logoNews Story
With a bit of drama Tuesday, lottery chief Tom Shaheen whipped away a towel and revealed a new logo for the state's $1 billion-a-year lottery. A roomful of people at the lottery commission meeting stared, for the most part, in puzzled silence. They studied the boxy blue and green figure, billed as the symbol of the state's games. It would be on posters. Billboards. Tickets. Finally, Jim Woodward, a lottery commissioner and former chancellor at UNC-Charlotte, wondered about its dominant
Feb 15, 2006, 8:09 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery has false start on logoNews Story
North Carolina lottery officials unveiled the logo Tuesday they wanted to print on thousands of ticket machines and place in television commercials leading up to the lottery's planned March 30 launch. Make that the now-defunct logo. Officials later found out someone else might have the copyright to the image. N.C. Education Lottery director Tom Shaheen revealed the logo at a public meeting of his bosses, the nine-member lottery commission. Shaheen, who has worked for lotteries in several s
Feb 15, 2006, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Ex-lottery employee claims bias complaint led to firingNews Story
A former Texas Lottery employee who was fired in June shortly after receiving an excellent performance evaluation has sued the $3.5 billion agency, claiming she was fired because she complained about national origin discrimination. Former administrative assistant Cynthia Suarez, who is Hispanic, claimed in the lawsuit filed Thursday that the lottery's human resources director often criticized, belittled and yelled at her in a hostile and belligerent manner. She also claimed she was deni
Jan 31, 2006, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Judge questions Tenn. Lottery's handling of harassment investigationNews Story
A judge said a Tennessee Lottery investigation of workplace harassment violated due process and questioned whether it justified forcing a high-ranking lottery official out of his job.The comments Wednesday by Davidson County Chancellor Carol McCoy in an open records case provide the most details so far on the dismissal of Steve Adams from his job as the lottery's chief administrative officer after a harassment investigation.Adams has denied he harassed anyone, and lottery executives have said li
Jan 20, 2006, 6:51 am - Lottery News

Top Oregon lottery official may lose postNews Story
Oregon Senate Democrats might block the reappointment of an Oregon State Lottery commissioner for resisting efforts to further increase the state's share of lottery profits last year.On Wednesday, the Senate Rules and Executive Appointments Committee withheld approval of Stan Robson for another term on the lottery commission, said committee chairwoman Sen. Kate Brown, D-Portland. I have some concerns about the position he took on the last lottery contracts and am not sure I'm going to move forwa
Jan 19, 2006, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery forced to reveal harassment recordsNews Story
Records made public yesterday by a Nashville judge indicated that sexual harassment led to the firing of Steve Adams, the former No. 2 official at the Tennessee Lottery.Before the decision in the lawsuit brought by The NashvillePost.com, the nature of the workplace harassment was unclear. The document, a Jan. 5 letter that Adams received, confirmed the reason for his termination as the lottery's chief administrative officer. We can't operate in an environment where our employees or vendors are a
Jan 19, 2006, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Interim Texas Lottery Director HiredNews Story
One of the original commissioners to oversee the Texas lottery was called back to service Friday, this time to act as the temporary executive director of the troubled agency because officials have been unable to find someone to permanently fill the job, which has been open for six months.Anthony Sadberry, a Houston lawyer who gave up his private practice two months ago to become an assistant Texas attorney general, will take over the day-to-day operation of the lottery on Tuesday. Unlike his pas
Jan 16, 2006, 6:44 am - Lottery News

Ousted Tenn. Lottery official got high marks on job evaluationNews Story
A high-ranking Tennessee Lottery official forced out of his position amid allegations of workplace harassment received high marks on his job performance and a merit-based raise, according to lottery records.Former chief administrative officer Steve Adams received a 4 percent salary increase in October 2004 for his job performance, which was described as exceptional and consistently outstanding, according to lottery personnel records released late Wednesday afternoon.Adams also met or exceede
Jan 12, 2006, 7:18 am - Lottery News