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Illinois Lottery awards $105M ad contractNews Story
Energy BBDO awarded multi-year contract worth $105 million The Illinois Lottery announced Thursday that it has awarded Energy BBDO its $105 million general market advertising contract. Energy BBDO, along with Omnicom partners OMD and The Integer Group, will assist Lottery with strategic planning, media planning and buying, creative development and production, promotion, Web development and other marketing communication endeavors. The Illinois Department of Revenue put out a request for
Jan 23, 2009, 1:12 pm - Lottery News

Illinois House approves privatizing state lotteryNews Story
Illinois would raise $10 billion for building roads and schools by privatizing its state-run lottery for half a century under a plan the House approved Wednesday night. After years of resisting, Speaker Michael Madigan and his House Democrats approved turning the lottery over to a private vendor because Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Legislature have never agreed on another way to pay for a statewide construction program. The House also voted to restore some of the painful budget cuts Gov. R
Sep 12, 2008, 3:15 am - Lottery News

Woman bets $50,000 of her lottery win for chance at $1 millionNews Story
It's been said lightning never strikes twice, but Judith Yap is betting 50 grand that the old maxim is wrong. Last month the Glen Ellyn nurse assistant won $150,000 in the Illinois Lottery, and now she's hoping to parlay it into $1 million in a single, 1-in-6 drawing. If she loses, she'll walk away with $100,000. Yap will learn whether the gamble pays off at a lottery drawing at the end of September at U.S. Cellular Field on Chicago's South Side. It's certainly a risk not many people wo
Aug 8, 2008, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Some may say times are tough, but lottery spending doesn't show itNews Story
Illinoisans apparently haven't lost an appetite for lottery tickets, even though some say they are pinching pennies elsewhere in their personal budgets. Sales figures for the Illinois Lottery were up nearly 3 percent to about $2.08 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June. In the year before, the lottery hit $2 billion in sales for the first time. Both increases come with a steady increase in the popularity of the lottery's instant games. Illinois Lottery Superintendent Jodie Win
Aug 1, 2008, 9:44 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery gives players a second chanceNews Story
Non-winning tickets can be replayed for a chance to win $1 million To launch its Replay for Riches summer promotion, the Illinois Lottery invited people across the state of Illinois to share one moment in their lives that deserved a second chance. A camera crew set to the streets and talked to nearly 100 people about their second chance moments. Some responses included: I would have called the guy that gave me his number. I wouldn't have re-gifted. I received a little mug and the
Jun 4, 2008, 1:05 pm - Lottery News

Lottery-winning couple's White Sox love storyNews Story
Alex Snelius remains true to team he and his late wife loved If you're a faithful viewer of White Sox television broadcasts, you've heard the name Alex Snelius, and most of you have probably wondered who he is. Snelius is synonomous with White Sox home runs. Every time they go yard, he donates $100 dollars in memory of his wife, Ursula, who was a huge Sox fan. From the time I met my wife, Sox, always Sox, she loved it so much, Snelius said. The first time I seen her I fell in love
May 21, 2008, 12:47 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner demonstrates the right way to claim a big jackpotNews Story
The Illinois woman knew on Dec. 18, the winning lottery ticket she held would change her life. On March 19, she was claiming an oversized check from the state and answering questions from news media. That the winner picked up the $81.5 million prize, her half of a $163 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing, is a big deal. That it took three months is a rarity. She spent the time to work with lawyers and financial advisers to maintain anonymity and protect assets something the state lo
Mar 20, 2008, 5:14 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery makes four lucky millionairesNews Story
The Illinois Lottery held its second-ever Millionaire Raffle drawing yesterday, which instantly created four millionaires. The winning numbers can be viewed at https://www.lotterypost.com/il-lottery-raffle-2008-03-17.asp The raffle drawing was held on March 17th St. Patrick's Day a day traditionally thought of as lucky . Four millionaires will certainly think so. In addition to four $1 million top prizes, the St. Patrick's Day Millionaire Raffle also awards five prizes of $100,000
Mar 18, 2008, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Man accused of stealing $10,000 lottery ticket from co-workersNews Story
Felony theft charges have been filed against the employee of a Collinsville business who pocketed a winning $10,000 ticket from an office lottery pool. Curtis B. Devore of Collinsville was charged Wednesday with taking possession of a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket purchased last month by a group of employees at Bethel-Eckert Enterprises Inc. a grocery supplier for the military and cashing in the ticket. Devore, 28, basically stole from everyone who would've won the money, said D
Mar 6, 2008, 1:53 pm - Lottery News

Some States Consider Leasing Their LotteriesNews Story
As chief operating officer of the California Department of Finance, Fred Klass gets pitches from Wall Street bankers as often as the rest of us might get cold calls from telemarketers or insurance agents. But when Kathleen Brown of Goldman Sachs came to his office earlier this year and suggested privatizing the state lottery, Mr. Klass listened closely. It wasn't merely because Ms. Brown happened to be a former state treasurer as well as the daughter of one famous California governor and the
Oct 16, 2007, 10:05 am - Lottery News