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N.C. lottery revenues redirected away from educationNews Story
Lottery opponents warned it would happen; they were right State lawmakers voiced concern today over a transfer of proceeds from lottery-ticket sales from school construction to the state's general fund. Gov. Bev Perdue's office also clarified details of the transfer today, a day after school systems learned they would lose this quarter's state funding for school construction. Perdue's office said today that the funding being withheld, $37 million from lottery profits and $5 million from
Feb 27, 2009, 9:36 am - Lottery News

More Arkansas lottery details emergeNews Story
Depending on how much money it collects, Arkansas' state-run lottery could fund college scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,500 annually under a draft bill released to lawmakers Wednesday. Discussing the draft in a legislative committee meeting, House Speaker Robbie Wills, D-Conway, said he and the other lawmakers who have been working on the bill believe scholarship amounts should be tied to the performance of the lottery, which is still unknown. We believe the bottom line is this: Th
Feb 26, 2009, 7:52 am - Lottery News

Voters overwhelmingly approve Arkansas state lotteryNews Story
Voters have approved a measure creating a statewide lottery for Arkansas, overturning a ban set in the state's constitution since 1874. About two-thirds of voters supported the lottery measure championed by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, which will fund college scholarships through ticket sales. About 36 percent cast votes against the measure. Halter has said a lottery would raise $100 million annually and likely would have scratch-off games and lottery drawings like other states. The Legislature w
Nov 5, 2008, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Arkansas voters get first lottery-only proposalNews Story
Arkansas banned lotteries even before state lawmakers determined how to properly pronounce the state's name. The 1874 ban held through the era of Hot Springs' illegal casinos and their destruction at the hands of sledgehammer-wielding state troopers nearly a century later. In the time since, attempts to legalize a government-run lottery always included bringing back casino games or something else just as unpalatable for a state squarely in the nation's Bible Belt. Now, though, a proposal b
Oct 31, 2008, 7:24 pm - Lottery News

DOJ says privatizing state lotteries illegalNews Story
Indiana drops privatization plans after DOJ issues opinion Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said Friday that he is dropping the idea of privatizing the Hoosier Lottery as an option of funding a college scholarship program after the U.S. Department of Justice said such a move would not comply with federal law. The Oct. 16 opinion, which Daniels' office said was requested by Indiana and New Jersey, says states would not comply with federal law if they enter into long-term private management ag
Oct 28, 2008, 8:25 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery turns record profits for stateNews Story
Economic times on Wall Street are tough these days, but not so for the North Carolina Lottery. North Carolina's lottery has made its largest transfer of money to state education programs in the game's 2 -year history. The North Carolina Education Lottery said it sent $99.8 million to a dedicated state fund Wednesday morning. The money is used for class-size reduction and pre-kindergarten initiatives, public school construction and college scholarships. The lottery began selling tickets
Oct 22, 2008, 10:43 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery seeking more prize moneyNews Story
Oklahoma lottery officials may try to ask the Legislature to put more money into prizes, but a House leader doesn't expect they'll have much success. Sales of lottery games are down about $9.6 million in the first 3 months of the 2009 fiscal year. Oklahoma Lottery Executive Director Jim Scroggins last week suggested that the commission approach lawmakers after the Nov. 4 elections.The idea did not win much support in this past legislative session and faces long odds this time around. We a
Oct 21, 2008, 8:51 am - Lottery News

GA family incorporates before claiming lottery jackpotNews Story
Carrollton lottery winners 'won't be buying any Porsches' Frank Mack Skinner's family regularly bought Georgia lottery tickets to contribute to the HOPE Scholarship fund. But after claiming the $133 million lottery jackpot Thursday, they plan to use the winnings to pay for education for more of his family members. We bought the tickets primarily to help kids go to college, Skinner said from his kitchen Thursday night. Now, we're going to make sure the lives of our grandkids and future
Sep 19, 2008, 10:59 am - Lottery News

UNC Charlotte student wins $1M lottery jackpotNews Story
Mary Baker, a UNC Charlotte freshman nursing student, is one of the lucky winners of a scratch-off lottery game with a jackpot of $1 million. The lucky student paid $20 for two scratch-off tickets at the Bloom grocery store near campus. On the first ticket she won $10. But on her second try, the ticket revealed that she was the big winner. Monday, officials with the North Carolina Lottery presented her with a ceremonial check. Baker will receive 20 annual installments of $50,000.
Sep 8, 2008, 5:29 pm - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery had record salesNews Story
A struggling economy hasn't kept Georgians from buying lottery tickets. The Georgia Lottery announced Tuesday that sales for fiscal 2008, which ended June 30, were just under $3.52 billion, a record in the 15-year history of the games. That's more than $97.6 million ahead of last year's record sales. The Georgia Lottery transferred $858 million of that to the state for education programs, surpassing last year's record transfer by more than $4.8 million. Lottery proceeds pay for t
Jul 15, 2008, 7:48 pm - Lottery News