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Georgia Lottery board member resigns citing pressure to hire new directorNews Story
A member of the Georgia Lottery Board resigned last week because she thought the panel was feeling pressured to hire the governor's budget director to run one of the country's most successful lotteries. Frances Rogers, who has served on the board since late 2010, said she hung up the phone in the middle of a conference call to discuss a new lottery president last week and immediately resigned. There were things that were said and I decided I was not going to be able to be part of the proc
Oct 12, 2012, 7:11 am - Lottery News

Alford named sole finalist to lead Georgia LotteryNews Story
The sole finalist to lead the Georgia Lottery is the state's top budget official, Debbie Dlugolenski Alford, officials said Tuesday. The acknowledgement confirmed a report last week by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Alford was a leading candidate to replace Margaret DeFrancisco as president of one of the country's most successful lotteries. Alford currently leads the governor's Office of Planning and Budget and serves on the Lottery Board. She would be the state's first lottery dire
Oct 10, 2012, 7:45 am - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery president/CEO announces retirementNews Story
Georgia Lottery Corp. President and CEO Margaret R. DeFrancisco announced publicly today that she will be retiring from her full-time position as head of the Lottery. The Georgia Lottery's board of directors will conduct a search for DeFrancisco's replacement. She plans to stay through the transition, and a departure date is not imminent or immediate. The Georgia Lottery has seen strong growth and funded the educations of hundreds of thousands of Georgians during Margaret DeFrancisco's te
Aug 15, 2012, 5:07 pm - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery appoints new Executive DirectorNews Story
Greg Smith, an executive with The Vermont Country Store, has been tapped to head the Vermont Lottery, replacing retiring Lottery Executive Director Alan Yandow. Smith will take over the operation on June 7. The Lottery Commission thanks Alan for his 14 years of exceptional service to Vermont, said Martha O'Connor, chair of the Vermont Lottery Commission. After the nationwide search, we are pleased to be moving forward with the appointment of Greg Smith. I am honored to have been chos
Jun 1, 2012, 12:37 pm - Lottery News

Lottery leaders convene in D.C. to discuss future of gamesNews Story
La Fleur's annual symposium draws hundreds of lottery personnel, vendors By Todd Northrop This week leaders from nearly every U.S. and Canadian lottery met in Washington, D.C. at the annual La Fleur's Lottery Symposium to discuss the future of government lotteries, especially with regard to Internet sales and play. Emboldened by a U.S. Department of Justice opinion issued in Dec. of last year clarifying that the Wire Act only has bearing on sports wagering, state lotteries have immediat
Apr 26, 2012, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery Director says online sales comingNews Story
Includes audio report The Maryland Lottery hopes to have its online lottery sales platform up and running by January 1, 2013. Lottery Director Stephen Martino tells WBAL Radio that the Maryland legislature approved $500-thousand for the lottery to start up the program and hire some additional staff. Martino says the time has come for Internet lottery sales in Maryland. We just think this is a way that people are doing business and commerce is moving. You can buy practically anything
Apr 20, 2012, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery director to step downNews Story
The Vermont Lottery Commission today announced that long-time Executive Director Alan Yandow would not seek another biannual appointment to the position. After nearly fourteen years as Executive Director, and working with three governors, Yandow will leave state service. Yandow said, I step down from one of the most interesting positions in state government. It has been an honor and pleasure to serve the State of Vermont and lottery players over the last fourteen years . Governor Peter
Feb 24, 2012, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery Commission picks new directorNews Story
The Arkansas Lottery Commission picked Bishop Woosley, the lottery's chief legal counsel, to be the state's new lottery director. The nine-member commission made the decision at the end of a day-long meeting Saturday at its headquarters in downtown Little Rock, after interviewing Woosley and six other candidates, lottery spokeswoman Julie Baldridge said. Baldridge, who has been serving as interim lottery director since Ernie Passailaigue resigned in October, said she looks forward to worki
Feb 12, 2012, 1:43 am - Lottery News

Ohio's interim lottery chief given official titleNews Story
Dennis R. Berg has been named director of the Ohio Lottery, Gov. John Kasich announced on Friday. Berg had been the lottery's interim director since Jan. 10, 2011, appointed to that role just days after Kasich took office. Berg formerly served as the lottery's deputy director of finance and has worked for the state agency since 1991. The lottery has had 10 straight years of sales growth, posting a record $2.6 billion in sales in fiscal 2011. And the agency could be on tap for more. T
Feb 11, 2012, 10:59 am - Lottery News

Ark. lottery panel puts new limits on chief's payNews Story
The Arkansas Lottery Commission, in an attempt to deflect criticism it received in the past for former top officials' six-figure salaries, set new salary limits Monday for its next director. The commission voted to set the maximum salary for the next director at $175,000. The nine-member commission plans to begin interview candidates this weekend for the opening left by former director Ernie Passailaigue, who resigned in September after criticism over his management of the games. Passailai
Feb 8, 2012, 9:36 am - Lottery News