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New Jersey Lottery signs 15-year deal with Northstar NJNews Story
Private company to take over marketing, sales, other functions Scientific Games Corporation today announced that Northstar New Jersey Lottery Group, LLC ( Northstar NJ ) has signed a long-term agreement to provide marketing, sales and other services to the New Jersey Lottery. Services under the agreement are expected to begin on October 1, 2013 following a transition period and end on June 30, 2029. Northstar NJ is a joint venture comprised of Scientific Games New Jersey LLC, a subsidia
Jun 21, 2013, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Union fails to derail NJ Lottery's privatization effortNews Story
But union still trying to overturn on appeal The Christie administration is allowed move forward with its plan to have a private firm to take over parts of the New Jersey lottery after a state appellate court denied a request by the state's largest public workers union to block the deal. But the court said it will speed up the process of hearing the Communication Workers of America's appeal of the contract. It's the latest development in an ongoing, partisan debate over the future of th
Jun 12, 2013, 11:22 pm - Lottery News

N.J. man claims Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Apparently it's lucky to be a guy named Joe from Tinton Falls, N.J. For the second time in just 14 months, a Joe who lives in the Monmouth County town (population 18,000) has stepped forward to collect a major lottery jackpot. On Thursday, Giuseppe Joe Garofalo claimed his half of the $198 annuity jackpot from last Friday's Mega Millions drawing. He bought his ticket at Kwik Farms in the Monmouth County town. The other winning ticket was sold in Farmville, Va., a rural town west of Rich
May 24, 2013, 7:53 am - Lottery News

2 tickets win Mega Millions jackpot worth $190MNews Story
A Mega Millions jackpot advertised at $190 million has been won by two tickets, one sold in New Jersey, the other in Virginia. They matched all the numbers drawn Friday night: 11, 15, 35, 43 and 49, with Mega Ball number 41. The Megaplier was 4. Winners usually take the cash payout, which in this case would be $70 million each. Before taxes, of course. Seventeen tickets missed only the Mega Ball and won second worth $250,000: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Maryland, 3 from Michiga
May 18, 2013, 1:05 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery workers being sickened by moldy Sandy scratch-off tickets, employee claimsNews Story
Some New Jersey Lottery employees got a little more to scratch off than they bargained for. For six months, tens of thousands of moldy Superstorm Sandy scratch-off tickets have been sitting in a warehouse at the state lotto's headquarters in Lawrenceville sickening several workers, according an employee who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retribution. We're all suffering from headaches, the employee said. If you go into that room, you start experiencing respiratory problems. You fe
May 2, 2013, 5:03 pm - Lottery News

N.J. treasurer says lottery privatization plan won't lead to layoffsNews Story
Plan may actually double the size of sales staff The New Jersey state treasurer today defended the Christie administration's plan to privatize parts of the New Jersey Lottery and said he does not anticipate it leading to layoffs. Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff appeared in front of the state Assembly Budget Committee in Trenton to publicly discuss the plan which has drawn staunch opposition from New Jersey's Democratic state lawmakers and U.S. congressmen for the first time. We can re-energize
Apr 25, 2013, 6:42 pm - Lottery News

One ticket wins historic Jersey Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
Second-largest Jersey Cash 5 jackpot in game history One winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $1,930,747 was sold in Middlesex County, New Jersey, for the Monday, April 22 drawing. The Middlesex County winning ticket was bought at In Out Convenience Store, 187 North Avenue, Dunellen. This is the second largest jackpot in the game's history. Jersey Cash 5 was introduced to New Jersey players back in September 1992 and remains a very popular player favorite. The largest Jersey Cash 5 jackpo
Apr 23, 2013, 3:10 pm - Lottery News

NJ Gov. slams Democrat tactics to derail lottery planNews Story
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie referred to some New Jersey federal lawmakers' insistence that the U.S. Attorney General conduct a formal review of his lottery privatization plans as naked partisanship. The governor blasted six New Jersey congressmen's decision to send the letter requesting a review by the Justice Department, saying Thursday that it amounts to nothing more than a campaign stunt for Christie's presumed Democratic gubernatorial challenger. They might as well just put a 'Buo
Apr 19, 2013, 10:33 am - Lottery News

NJ Democrats want Justice Department to review lottery privatization planNews Story
Unhappy with the state's decision to push ahead with its plan to partially privatize the New Jersey Lottery, a group of Garden State lawmakers have decided to make a federal case of the conflict. On Wednesday, half of New Jersey's congressional delegation asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to review the administration's scheme to see if it complies with federal law. The six Democratic congressmen cosigned a letter to Holder, asking him to determine whether the $120 million payment the st
Apr 18, 2013, 3:25 pm - Lottery News

$1M NJ Powerball ticket to expire May 17News Story
You may be a millionaire and not even know it. Worse yet, you only have until May 17 to figure it out or lose the prize, according to New Jersey Lottery officials. In a press release Wednesday, lottery officials said a winning $1 million ticket sold in South Brunswick Township, New Jersey, from the May 16, 2012 Powerball drawing has not yet been claimed. A $1 million ticket was sold at the Stop Shop store #818 at Summefield Boulevard and Route 522 in the Dayton section of South Brunswic
Apr 6, 2013, 5:01 am - Lottery News