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Kentucky Lottery releases first lottery game based on real-time horse racingNews Story
By Kate Northrop If you're a fan of the Kentucky Derby, or just horse racing in general, you might want to try out the Kentucky Lottery's latest game. Yesterday, the Kentucky Lottery announced that the first-ever lottery game based on real-time horse racing results has officially launched statewide. Win Place Show is the first of its kind, nodding to the state's signature thoroughbred industry and featuring races across the country. Players who purchase a $2 lottery ticket will see three r
Aug 18, 2020, 2:32 pm - Lottery News

Country House declared Kentucky Derby winner after Maximum Security disqualifiedNews Story
First winner disqualified in 145-year history of Derby Maximum Security led all the way in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, only to become the first winner disqualified for interference in the race's 145-year history. After a long wait, 65-1 shot Country House was declared the winner. The announcement seemed to come from the heavens, and then all hell broke loose. Hold all tickets. Country House was declared the winner of Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs after the second
May 5, 2019, 8:34 am - Lottery News

Woman wins $1.2 million on $18 Kentucky Derby betNews Story
It's called the sport of millionaires and horse racing just added a new one. A Texas woman reaped $1.2 million on an $18 bet on a series of Kentucky Derby day races, officials said on Sunday. The Austin woman, who did not want to be identified, made a Pick 5 wager at the Retama Park racetrack in Salem, Texas, on Saturday and watched as each of the ponies she picked ran on a rainy, muddy day at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, some 1,100 miles away. Not only did she
May 7, 2018, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Australian woman's winnings stolen after she posts selfie with winning ticketNews Story
Includes audio report By Todd Northrop A Perth, Australia, woman who won $825 on the Melbourne Cup horse race was shocked to find someone else claimed her winnings before she could, using details from her celebratory Facebook selfie. Chantelle told radio station Triple M she was thrilled to have won hundreds after picking 101-to-1 shot Cup winner Prince of Penzance. She posted a selfie of herself posing with the winning ticket to celebrate. When we found out we naturally took a bit o
Nov 4, 2015, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Texas lawmaker aims to bring video gaming to stateNews Story
Includes video report Texas state senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa has filed legislation that would legalize video lottery games, a form of slot machine, in Texas. Senator Hinojosa believes Texas is facing a large deficit, and video gaming slot machines would add an extra boost to economy. We know by allowing slot machine at race tracks it will raise close to two billion dollars biennium , said Hinojosa. Along with the extra revenue, the Senator says the proposed legislation will bring jo
Mar 8, 2011, 6:09 pm - Lottery News

New Hampshire Lottery celebrates 45th anniversaryNews Story
Trailblazing N.H. had first-in-nation lottery A tragic mistake. A scandalous experiment in state financing. The shame of New Hampshire. Opponents of expanded gambling argue that it would hurt the state's image and cause more problems than it would solve. But the quotes above aren't from the current legislative debate; they're from newspaper editorials written in 1964, when New Hampshire launched the nation's first legal state-run lottery. As the state considers allowing video slot mac
Mar 18, 2009, 9:16 pm - Lottery News

Indiana Lottery sell-off advances in state SenateNews Story
Correction: This story originally identified Kentucky as the state selling off its lottery. We apologize for the error. A Senate committee approved legislation yesterday to privatize the Hoosier Lottery after university officials said they needed the money it would generate to attract top researchers and boost life sciences. We believe this bill is a difference maker, said Purdue University President Martin Jischke. Senate Bill 577 passed 7-5 largely along party lines, with Republi
Feb 21, 2007, 8:11 am - Lottery News

N.Y. casinos don't see lottery as a threatNews Story
Since casino gambling began in New York in 1993, the increased competition for those gaming dollars hasn't seemed to hurt sales of New York Lottery tickets, which saw a record $6.8 billion in sales in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Sales have been incredibly strong, said former Lottery Director Nancy Palumbo, who left the lottery late last year. New York's lottery, the most popular in the country, had an increase in sales of 7 percent in 2005-06. Officials from the four largest ca
Jan 30, 2007, 11:15 pm - Lottery News

Video gambling a cash cow even for smaller statesNews Story
Surveying West Virginia's rural neighborhoods, where most people lack broadband access to the Internet, you would never guess the state is a lottery cash cow. That is until you drove by the racetracks that dot major population centers. There you would see crowds of people shoving streams of dollars into buzzing and blinking video lottery terminals the reason this small state, with one of the country's lowest per-capita incomes is home to one of the most lucrative lotteries in the natio
Jan 30, 2007, 8:09 pm - Lottery News

Antigua gets favorable WTO gambling ruling over U.S.News Story
The United States has suffered a new setback in a four-year-old legal battle with Antigua and Barbuda over U.S. restrictions on Internet gambling, a U.S. trade official said on Thursday. At issue is an April 2005 World Trade Organization ruling against U.S. prohibitions on online horse race betting. Since then, the U.S. Congress has passed additional legislation to ban certain financial transactions related to gambling over the Internet. Gretchen Hamel, a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Repre
Jan 27, 2007, 8:46 am - Lottery News