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Tennessee Lottery To Launch 21 Days EarlyNews Story
Rapid Startup Means Millions More For Education, Officials SayTennessee Lottery President CEO Rebecca Paul on Monday announced the first lottery tickets will go on sale Jan. 20 - a full three weeks earlier than originally anticipated.In moving up the Lottery's launch date from the original date of February 10, Paul said additional ticket sales will generate millions more dollars in college scholarships for Tennessee students this year. All the pieces are in place for a successful early kic
Jan 6, 2004, 3:39 am - Lottery News

Tennessee must decide on use of unclaimed lottery prizesNews Story
Officials with Tennessee Boys and Girls Club chapters hope lawmakers will give them some of the unclaimed prize money from the new state lottery.The law that created the lottery requires that half of all unclaimed winnings go back into the prize pool at the end of each fiscal year, while the rest is placed in a special account for after-school programs.The lottery legislation's House sponsor - Rep. Chris Newton, R-Cleveland - said deciding which after-school programs get the money is one of the
Jan 5, 2004, 6:15 am - Lottery News

Paul, lottery team working overtimeNews Story
Tennessee Lottery employees received little time off during the holidays as the upstart corporation works overtime to see ticket sales begin prior to next months deadline.Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TEL) CEO Rebecca Paul says her team is working 14 to 16 hours per day seven days a week.Workers contracted by gaming vendor GTECH are installing lottery machines in an estimated 100 retail locations every day. The installation process continued non-stop through the holidays including New
Jan 5, 2004, 6:13 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Students Can Begin Applying for Lottery ScholarshipsNews Story
Today is the first day for high school students to begin applying for Tennessee lottery scholarships.Students can submit their application for Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarships (TELS) using a free federal student aid program to qualify for up to $4,000 in scholarships per academic year.Tennessee is using a federally-sponsored program called Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, to determine students eligibility for grants, scholarships, loans and financial aid.
Jan 2, 2004, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery debate loomsNews Story
Plenty of gaming topics on Legislature's early agendaWith a state lottery poised to launch next month, Tennessee state legislators face an early decision on whether to unseat those who are directing it and later debate on other gambling issues.Related topics in the upcoming legislative session, which begins Jan. 13, range from charity gaming to the size of the lottery prize money pool and the standards for granting scholarships to home school students.But the first subject on the agenda is wheth
Jan 2, 2004, 8:50 am - Lottery News

First Tennessee Games RevealedNews Story
Tennessee lottery players may have a chance at $1 million in prize money even before the Ping-Pong balls start popping up for the state's big money drawings this spring.Yesterday lottery President and Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Paul unveiled Tennessee Millionaire along with three other scratch-off ticket games that will go on sale in February, officially launching the drive for funding college scholarships through lottery sales.''At about 10:30 p.m. last night, we printed our first lottery
Dec 30, 2003, 5:30 am - Lottery News

State lottery kickoff nearsNews Story
Officials optimistic excess funds will mean win for construction, early at-risk programsAbout six weeks from now, Tennesseans will be able to participate in their own state lottery, and through it finance higher education for 65,000 students. The process is moving very smoothly and rapidly, Rebecca Paul, lottery CEO, told her board of directors recently.Feb. 10 is the target start-up date for sales of instant winner lottery tickets. Paul says 3,000 retail outlets will be ready to sell tickets
Dec 29, 2003, 5:11 am - Lottery News

Other vendors could have saved Tenn. lottery $23MNews Story
While Tennessee's lottery won uncommonly good rates from two companies vying to sell lottery tickets here next year, those rates were not the lowest offered.Indeed, they were the highest.The difference: an estimated $23 million over the seven-year term of the contracts.That's enough to help put almost 2,000 students through four years of college the intended purpose of the lottery.Lottery officials say there were good reasons for rejecting the lowest rates. They had concerns about the reliabilit
Dec 22, 2003, 6:12 am - Lottery News

Lottery Announces District OfficesNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery has selected locations for its district offices across the state. The satellite offices - in Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville and Memphis - will serve as prize-redemption centers and handle retailer needs. The offices, ranging from 4,000 to 6,000 square feet in size, each will have several employees including a district manager and sales representatives who will provide sales support and customer service to lottery retailers in each region of the state. The offices will
Dec 18, 2003, 3:58 am - Lottery News

Paul pitches retirement plan for lottery staff, but board balksNews Story
Tennessee lottery officials yesterday introduced the idea of a retirement program for the 38 employees they've hired this year.Lottery Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Paul asked board members to approve contributing an amount equal to 3% of what employees make the last quarter to a deferred compensation plan. She also asked them for a proposal for a retirement program for the following year.For comparison, she said, the state of Tennessee contributes 7.29% of employee salaries to a pension progr
Dec 16, 2003, 5:29 am - Lottery News