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GTECH chosen as preferred bidder for N.Y. LotteryNews Story
Italian gaming company Lottomatica SpA said Sunday its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has been chosen as the preferred bidder to negotiate a seven-year contract with the New York Lottery to provide new online lottery solutions and services. In a statement, Lottomatica said the contract can be extended for an additional three years. The New York Lottery estimates the total value of the contract to be more than $550 million over the contract period. The proposed contract, whi
Mar 23, 2009, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

19-year-old from N.Y. wins $1M lottery prizeNews Story
Albion, New York, native Brittanie DeClerck dreams of owning her own pet shop someday; a dream she now wants to make real with part of the $1,000,000 top prize she won on an Emerald 8s scratch off ticket from the New York Lottery. The 19-year-old former dog groomer said she looks forward to seeing her dream come true. We all have our dream jobs, but not everyone gets to see that dream come true, said the future entrepreneur. This is my chance to make it happen. DeClerck credits her gr
Mar 18, 2009, 3:21 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. man claims $26M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
A 45-year-old Wyandanch, New York, man is a mega-millionaire. The yet-to-be identified New York State Lottery winner came forward to claim his Mega Millions prize yesterday, lottery officials said. Depending on how he wishes to be paid, either in installments or a single lump sum, his winnings could be as high as $26 million before taxes. He will be introduced during a news conference at a later time, a lottery spokeswoman said yesterday. The man purchased the winning ticket Friday a
Mar 17, 2009, 7:57 am - Lottery News

N.Y. man scratches way to lottery millionNews Story
Michael Levy will never forget the New York lottery tickets he purchased on Friday, February 13. A 46 year-old security guard, Levy, is no stranger to playing lottery scratch-off tickets, but he never had this kind of luck. He received a prize of $1 million at Tavern on the Green in Manhattan. I buy them to help me stay awake in the early morning hours; and I usually win something so it's worth it, Levy said. Levy was working his routine shift at a Bronx construction site when he got t
Mar 9, 2009, 8:35 am - Lottery News

New York Lottery axes $1.4M in scholarships after taking in $7.5 billion in 2008News Story
The New York Lottery has quietly halted its college scholarship program for more than 1,150 high school seniors, blaming the governor's budget cuts. One student from every high school in the state has been eligible for a $5,000 Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship since 2000. The cut will save the agency, which took in about $7.5 billion in revenues last year, about $1.4 million. A Lottery spokeswoman said the cut was necessary to comply with Gov. Paterson's request that all agencies cut abo
Feb 27, 2009, 7:48 am - Lottery News

N.Y. woman shares lottery jackpot with sisterNews Story
Always look out for your little sister. Even or especially when you've just won $3 million in the lottery. That's the approach Lia Gentile took after winning the top prize in the New York Lottery's Money, Money, Money game with a ticket she purchased last month in a B-Kwik Mart on Seneca Street. Gentile, 44, of Buffalo, will keep half the jackpot. An equal $1.5 million share is going to her sister, Franca Cavitt, who is a year younger and lives in Crescent, Pa., near Pittsburgh, with
Feb 10, 2009, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Many states' lottery sales are rising in recessionNews Story
Even in these tough economic times, many people are feeling lucky. More than half of all states with lotteries have reported rising sales over the past six months, and some researchers say financial insecurity might be driving people to risk more of their money than usual on $1 and $5 instant scratch-offs and other daily games in hopes of a big payoff. Someday somebody is going to win and I hope it is me, said Albert Atwood of Nashville, who spends $100 weekly playing the Pick 5 and Lotto
Jan 12, 2009, 8:49 am - Lottery News

New York Lottery Turkey Raffle results postedNews Story
The New York Lottery's latest raffle-style game, the Turkey Raffle, was drawn today, Thanksgiving Day, and made five instant millionaires. The winning numbers can be found at the following Web address: https://www.lotterypost.com/specialresults/ny-lottery-raffle-2008-11-27.asp New York's Turkey Raffle is a raffle game offered by the New York Lottery, with a limited period of availability and a limited number of $10 tickets. Tickets went on sale Nov. 3, and ticket sales wee to stop No
Nov 27, 2008, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

Lawsuit alleges New York Lottery and Scientific Games infringed trademarkNews Story
Small company says N.Y. Lottery stole game concept and title Press Release: November 21, 2008 NEW YORK, NY According to Balestriere Lanza PLLC, the Gameologist Group LLC (Gameologist), a New Jersey based and minority-owned small business, filed a complaint in New Jersey Federal District Court, suing the New York Lottery (the Lottery) and Scientific Games, Inc. (Scientific Games), for infringing on its trademark. Gameologist developed the lottery scratch-off game BLING BLINGTM (the Mark)
Nov 24, 2008, 10:37 pm - Lottery News

Lottery scam imitates popular sweepstakesNews Story
The fake lottery scam that has bilked residents of the Hudson Valley and elsewhere out of thousands of dollars, has now been expanded to capitalize on the name and reputation of Publishers Clearing House. Typically a person receives a letter telling him or her that they have won a multi-million dollar lottery, but first they must cash an enclosed check and send a money-gram for that amount back to the company. Once an unsuspecting person deposits the check, buys a money-gram and mails it back
Oct 21, 2008, 9:57 am - Lottery News