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New lotto game hurts PowerballNews Story
Cobos Supermarket Assistant Manager Elizabeth Torres would like to attribute the slow Powerball-buying traffic in her Sunland Park store to the holidays, but she knows that across the state line a larger reason loomed. It's the Mega Millions. Their jackpot is pretty big, and people aren't coming from Texas as much, she said. We haven't seen the number of people that we normally see when the Powerball gets to this size. Tonight's Powerball jackpot, for which tickets are sold in New Mexico, is e
Dec 31, 2003, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Lottery frenzy makes Rosenberg store a winnerNews Story
A corner convenience store in Rosenberg, Texas that reigns as the lottery-selling champion in the Houston area was buzzing Tuesday, selling tickets to eager customers hoping to claim the biggest prize in the Mega Millions drawing since Texas joined the multistate lottery.A steady stream of traffic trying to cash in on the $155 million jackpot pulled in and out of Rudy's Stop Shop, at FM 1640 and Damon, a brown brick facade with a small lot of only half a dozen parking spaces.A line of regular
Dec 31, 2003, 7:19 am - Lottery News

Orgeon lottery gears up to sell new contractNews Story
Critics have called for the agency to expand revenue from games and cut retailers' compensationOregon State Lottery officials will launch two weeks of public forums in March to talk to retailers about compensation rates and other issues as the agency prepares a new six-year contract.Under a fast-track schedule unveiled to lottery commissioners Friday, agency representatives should hit Pendleton, Bend and Ontario the first week of March before moving on to Grants Pass, Eugene, Salem and Portland.
Dec 22, 2003, 6:09 am - Lottery News

Tennessee game has border stops ready to cash inNews Story
Some stores plan to expand; 1st lottery outlets at state lineJust 60 days to the opening of the Tennessee lottery, and the folks who own the Chevron station in Ardmore right at Exit 1 on Interstate 65 will be ready: They plan to tear down the building and put up a larger one with better parking and more counter space.And all that should be done in time for the first tickets to be sold on Feb. 10, as they will be across the state, said Rhonda Mills, a store employee.Tennessee is setting up its fi
Dec 19, 2003, 3:10 am - Lottery News

Lottery authorizations puzzle officerNews Story
A Metro Vice sergeant wants to know how two brothers convicted of gambling charges could be lucky enough to be among the first independent retailers authorized by Tennessee to sell lottery tickets.Roger and Raleigh Dean Hunt pleaded guilty to gambling at both of their convenience store markets, Sgt. Rob Forrest said. One of those establishments, H H Market, on Centennial Boulevard, was among the first independent shops granted the right to sell lottery games when the state lottery launches Feb.
Dec 12, 2003, 5:34 am - Lottery News

Lottery Retailer Approvals In Full SwingNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery is moving swiftly to sign up retail outlets across Tennessee that want to be part of the lottery's kickoff on or before February 10, officials said.After approving the first two dozen retailers late last week, the Lottery's group of retail outlets had grown to nearly 2,000 by early Wednesday. As the approval process kicks into overdrive, we're adding retailers on a daily and even hourly basis, said Rebecca Paul, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery.Authorized retaile
Dec 11, 2003, 4:49 am - Lottery News

Lottery applicants diverseNews Story
Ticket sales could go with eating Italian meal, buying a hubcap or doing laundryLottery tickets aren't just for convenience stores anymore.Beauty salons, coin-operated laundries, used-car lots and barbecue joints have put in applications to sell tickets for the Tennessee lottery, set to begin Feb. 10.Caesar Randazzo, owner of Caesar's Ristorante Italiano in Nashville, grew up in Italy where gambling's a part of life. He says he's been waiting for a lottery in Tennessee, and if he's accepted as
Nov 24, 2003, 4:46 am - Lottery News

State plans to give lottery vendors prizes for ideas to increase salesNews Story
Illinois Lottery vendors can win prize money from a pot of $200,000 if they generate ideas on how to entice customers to buy more lottery tickets.Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration is hoping the move will increase revenue for the state, which has been battling a roughly $5 billion deficit. The state-run games of chance have seen flat or declining sales in recent years.There are two sessions, one in Hillside on Nov. 12 and another in Springfield on Nov. 20, in which vendors can enter drawings
Nov 5, 2003, 5:37 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery coming to offbeat placesNews Story
Barbershops, restaurants, even the theater may get into ticket sellingTennesseans eating out, getting a haircut or maybe even buying Broadway tickets at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center will be able to pick up lottery tickets, too.The state lottery yesterday mailed applications to 3,600 retailers that include not only traditional outlets such as gas stations and grocery stores, but also quirky ones such as barbershops, restaurants and even TPAC. I'm trying to figure out another way to produc
Oct 22, 2003, 3:52 am - Lottery News

Whole Lotto troubleNews Story
As California jackpot fever heats up, sellers hope problem-plagued new machines keep workingWith today's California SuperLotto Plus lottery jackpot at $96 million, convenience store manager Gurjit Singh was hoping for a little luck.And not just because he wants to win.Singh also was concerned about the condition of his new satellite-fed lottery ticket machine, which has failed to dispense tickets a few times since it was installed last month.Staring at the biggest jackpot of the year, even a sho
Oct 22, 2003, 3:47 am - Lottery News