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Fla. Lottery to try vending machines... againNews Story
Construction worker Anthony Carey usually gets $50 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets once a week at the convenience store where he gasses up, but he says that'll probably change when Florida reintroduces vending machines later this year in supermarkets. The first of 1,000 machines should begin showing up in mid-August and all should all be in place by the end of November. Instead of just getting them when I'm putting in gas, I would be able to buy them basically anywhere, Carey said wh
Jun 5, 2009, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery shortfall requires reservesNews Story
$10 million needed to fully fund scholarship grants for students Are computerized drawings hurting sales? Will the Tennessee Lottery bring back real ball drawings? Why is Powerball always blamed for poor financial showing in Tennessee? The state of Tennessee probably will have to pull about $10 million from reserves to keep lottery scholarships fully funded this year, budget officials said after reporting a revenue shortfall last week. State Budget Director Bill Bradley said the state w
May 4, 2009, 6:35 pm - Lottery News

Maryland lottery pays out big in Pick 4 gameNews Story
The Thursday Pick 4 midday drawing results of 1-0-2-0 paid out more than $1.5 million in prizes, according to the Maryland Lottery. That's 5 times as much as players spent on Pick 4 tickets for the drawing. The lottery sold $289,723 in tickets for the drawing and rewarded $1.5 million in prizes. In addition, the past two days have been very exciting for Pick 4 players. Add in this week's Tuesday and Wednesday evening drawings, and Pick 4 players have received almost $3 million in prizes fr
Apr 24, 2009, 1:15 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery posts record salesNews Story
Lottery posts small gains in traditional lottery games; higher sales but lower profits in video gaming The New York Lottery is feeling lucky despite the woes of the economy. According to Director Gordon Mendecina, the New York Lottery sold $7.66 billion in lottery tickets in the last fiscal year. $2.54 billion of that went to education, and another four billion dollars was given away as prizes to lucky winners. NY Lottery divides its revenue into traditional lottery (jackpot games and s
Apr 14, 2009, 10:36 am - Lottery News

Q&A with the CT Lottery CEONews Story
The Hartford Business Journal recently conducted an interview of the Connecticut Lottery CEO. Q: The lottery has a rich history in our country, dating back to the Revolutionary War when it was used to finance armaments. A legislator floated the idea of a super lottery for deficit reduction. Is there a lottery game out there that could generate $1 billion for the state in profit? Currently, our revenues to the state exceed a quarter-billion dollars annually. It is unlikely that there exists
Apr 14, 2009, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Reflecting bad times, some lotteries hit losing streakNews Story
State lotteries are down on their luck as players cut back on games of chance. From California, where sales for the past year are down 5%, to Florida, where sales slipped 7%, fewer people are gambling on scratch-off tickets and numbers games. The economy probably has affected lottery sales the way it's affected all discretionary spending, says David Gale of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. About half of Americans buy lottery tickets, according to a 2008
Apr 14, 2009, 8:47 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery proposes changes to Megabucks gameNews Story
Game will get new name, longer odds, bigger jackpots For devotees of Megabucks, the odds of winning may soon be getting longer under a proposal to update the 27-year-old jackpot game. Though it will be harder to win the twice-weekly drawing, with odds falling from approximately 1 in 5 million to 1 in 13 million, there's an upside, says a lottery official. The game will be getting richer, meaning bigger jackpots. A lot of the things that are going to change will be more user-friendly, s
Mar 30, 2009, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery bracing for loss of Arkansas dollarsNews Story
Legislature refuses to consider bill increasing prizes Oklahoma will be a big loser when Arkansas begins its lottery games, an official said. The Oklahoma lottery is expected to lose as much as $12 million in sales during the first year Arkansas has its games, said Jim Scroggins, who is the executive director of Oklahoma's lottery. We estimate, based on prizes claimed by Arkansas residents, that we will, Scroggins said. That would result in a loss of $3.5 million to $4 million for e
Mar 30, 2009, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery may add Powerball to lineupNews Story
Washington lottery players may soon be able to buy tickets for the Powerball multi-state game at their local grocery, deli or convenience store. A proposal that will be heard before the Senate Ways and Means committee this afternoon would allow the Washington Lottery to link with other multi-state games without getting Legislative permission first. Currently, the Mega Millions is the only multi-state game played in Washington. This bill would allow the lottery to sell additional multi-
Mar 24, 2009, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Lottery sales keep rising, but the recession keeps them in checkNews Story
Anticipation may be high for tonight's drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, with a jackpot that has grown to $171 million, but the fallen economy has pinched the wallets of Georgia Lottery ticket buyers. Muhammad Bonji of Gainesville used to spend $50, maybe $70, a week on tickets, recalling how I was making money back then. He now spends $30 to $40 per week. Bonji had stopped at the Citgo station on E.E. Butler Parkway at College Avenue to pick up tickets and fuel up his pic
Feb 27, 2009, 8:54 am - Lottery News