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Wisconsin Lottery switches to computers to select winning numbersNews Story
Editor: The following is the full-text of a Press Release issued by the Wisconsin Lottery. It is important for Lottery Players to understand the emerging trend of computerized lottery drawings -- whether you are for or against them. More information about the subject can be found in the Lottery Post Petition for True Lottery Drawings.The Wisconsin Lottery is now one of more than a dozen U.S. lotteries to use random number generating computers to select the winning numbers for its nightly on-li
Nov 11, 2004, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Idaho gambling sting nets 50 machinesNews Story
Idaho State Police investigators said they seized about 50 illegal gambling machines in a raid of 13 bars across the state, most of them in the Boise region.The search warrants and seizures came after a yearlong investigation. Officials said they were tipped off by family members of gamblers who allegedly frequented the bars.The machines were not casino-style slot machines, officials said. Instead, players could rack up credits or points, and bar employees allegedly would pay them money based on
Nov 11, 2004, 11:41 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Store Owners, Governor Anxious To Get Lottery RunningNews Story
Oklahoma will soon have a state lottery, and some Oklahoma City-area store owners were already wondering Wednesday how soon they could buy a lottery machine.State Question 705, which establishes a state education lottery, was handily approved Tuesday by 64 percent of state voters. Supporters claim the lottery could raise $150 million a year for common, higher and technical education.However, the lottery itself will take some time to put together.A state lottery commission must be formed, and a l
Nov 4, 2004, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

New York man claims $3 million lottery prizeNews Story
Wouldn't it be great if one day you found out you were a millionaire and you had no clue? That's what happened to one Rochester man after he won more than a million bucks.The next day I went to the store and the girl was like you win the lotto last night how you know. Let me see your ticket, so I showed her the ticket to find out if I had the winning number. Yup didn't know I won, said Willie Alston.Alston got the luck of the draw. He paid for one lottery ticket, but the machine ended up giving
Nov 4, 2004, 12:48 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma voters approve a state lotteryNews Story
In Oklahoma, voters approved one measure creating a state lottery for education and another expanding gaming at Indian casinos and racetracks Nov. 2.With the creation of a state lottery in Oklahoma, only nine states are left without one.State question 705, which creates a state lottery to benefit the states educational system, passed with a 64 percent majority, while 68 percent of voters approved state question 706, a companion measure creating a trust fund for lottery proceeds and prdventing le
Nov 4, 2004, 12:45 pm - Lottery News

Smoking ban foes plan shutdown of NY lottery gameNews Story
A New York City-based group is calling on small business owners across the state to shut down their Quick Draw lottery games for a week to protest the state's smoking ban.N-Y-C CLASH which stands for Citizens Lobby Against Smoker Harassment has called for the shutdown from October 23rd to the 29th.The group is asking taverns and restaurants, bowling alleys, inns and fraternal lodges to shut off their Quick Draw machines during that period as a way to send a message to lawmakers in Albany.Enacted
Oct 20, 2004, 1:20 pm - Lottery News

Cut Line Causes Lottery ProblemsNews Story
A cut phone line has silenced thousands of telephones in South Dakota. The problems started at 10th and Dakota, in downtown Sioux Falls. Tuesday a worker accidentally cut a main line, knocking out service to 9,700 homes and businesses.The impact of the Qwest cut extends beyond city limits and beyond phone calls. A lot of convenience stores rely on their phone lines to connect them to the South Dakota Lottery. So, a cut quest line put ten Sioux Falls Powerball machines out of service. It also a
Sep 30, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

GTech Profits UpNews Story
GTech Holdings Corp., the world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose on new contracts, acquisitions and strong sales of its products.GTech, which provides services and equipment to the lottery industry in 45 countries and 25 U.S. states, said it benefited from new contracts in Spain, Italy, Jamaica and Mexico. The company also received a new ticket-vending machine contract in Maine and an extension in Oregon.GTech, which has a 70 percent share of the online
Sep 22, 2004, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery Machines CrashNews Story
Three-quarters of Ontario's 8,200 lottery machines weren't working Sunday night.It was the second time in five days the service has crashed.A spokesperson for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says it was not known what caused the system problems that started early Sunday, but the corporation was working to get them back up and running.On Wednesday morning all the lottery machines across Ontario crashed, but the lotteries played that night went ahead as planned.
Sep 20, 2004, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Study: Gambling May Help Keep Older Folks HealthyNews Story
A new study suggests recreational gambling could help contribute to good health in older Americans.In a telephone survey of 2,417 adults, Yale University researchers found that recreational gamblers 65 and older said they were in better health than peers who didn't gamble.The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, also found that older gamblers reported less alcoholism, depression and bankruptcy than younger recreational gamblers.Yale researcher Rani Desai said it could be that
Sep 15, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News