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Texas Lottery cuts 33 jobsNews Story
Officials say overhaul unrelated to controversial lobbying contractIn a shake-up billed as a reorganization, the Texas Lottery Commission eliminated 33 jobs Thursday, saying it will save $296,000 annually in salaries.Though the commission came under fire earlier this year for agreeing to pay a Las Vegas law firm up to $250,000 to draft laws to expand gambling, it said Thursday that the layoffs are in no way connected to that expense.Employees throughout the commission were affected by the cutbac
Nov 19, 2004, 11:52 am - Lottery News

Informant reported lottery scamNews Story
Agency criticized for silence in scratch-off case; director says he lacked evidence to notify policeMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said Tuesday that Hoosier Lottery officials knew for months there were potential problems with a scratch-off game, but failed to notify police about their suspicions of a possible scam.A day after charging ex-security agent William C. Foreman and two other men with stealing from the lottery, Brizzi said an informant, rather than lottery officials, alerted his o
Nov 10, 2004, 1:21 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Megabucks reaches record $25.5 millionNews Story
When people walk through the door of Center Market looking for a few essentials these days, those essentials often include an Oregon Lottery ticket -- thanks to a record Megabucks jackpot. Usually, they come in for something else and buy the tickets as well, said Soni Singh, manager of the store near Center and 17th streets NE. Today, they're just coming in for the tickets. And they are buying them in bunches, Singh said. On Wednesday, one customer spent $125 on tickets; another spent $325. La
Nov 4, 2004, 12:38 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery adds second Internet gameNews Story
New Jersey, the first state to unveil an Internet lottery game earlier this year, is forging ahead with a second online offering in an effort to lure younger players.Tetris, an action puzzle computer game popular in the 1980s, will officially become a lottery e-game starting today. Just like Cyber Slingo, the Internet game the New Jersey Lottery launched in February, players can buy Tetris tickets from retailers and scratch off a computer access code that enables them to play online.The goal for
Nov 2, 2004, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Clerk charged in Tennessee lottery scamNews Story
A Madisonville, Tennessee lottery scam could be the biggest since the state started selling tickets in January.A Madisonville clerk who worked at the Checkered Flag Market on Highway 411 could serve prison time for ripping off a store and the state lottery.A detective in Madisonville arrested Lisa Moses at work Wednesday. She's charged with stealing more than $18,000. It breaks down as $10,000 from the store and $8,000 from the lottery.Investigators think Moses would steal tickets and cash the w
Oct 29, 2004, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Technology glitch plagues Connecticut LotteryNews Story
What a Connecticut Lottery Corp. spokeswoman described as a hiccup in a ticket sales computer system may have cost the state and its lottery agents tens of thousands of dollars in lost sales Monday.The computer glitch left Connecticuts 2,800 lottery agents without operating ticket terminals for more than 10 hours during the morning and early afternoon Monday.The problem wasnt corrected until about 2:30 p.m., which meant that thousands of customers were unable to buy tickets for Mondays midday
Oct 19, 2004, 11:04 am - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery commission family members allowed to buy ticketsNews Story
After deliberating since May, the North Dakota lottery's administrator is allowing close family members of a lottery advisory board to buy tickets themselves.The board's five members, which include three legislators and two former lawmakers, still may not play the lottery, director Chuck Keller said. Lottery employees also may not buy tickets.Keller's decision affects commission members' spouses and children who are at least 18 years old - the minimum age for buying a ticket - and living at home
Oct 18, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

First Penn. Lucky for Life Lotto Winner Claims PrizeNews Story
Two Lehigh Valley residents became big winners in the Pennsylvania Lottery this week.One was Center Valley resident Donna DeMatos, who became the first winner of the state's new Lucky for Life game. The other is an unnamed Bethlehem man whose winning ticket has not been verified by state officials.DeMatos always wanted to be a nurse, but she worried about how to pay tuition while raising a family.Now, she will worry no more.DeMatos matched all six winning numbers in the game's initial drawing Sa
Oct 7, 2004, 8:16 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery unveils first electronic scratch gameNews Story
Lottery players in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Waterloo and Cedar Falls have the first chance at playing the first electronic scratch game beginning today.The Iowa Lottery will begin distributing battery powered cards loaded with 80 plays. Each card will cost $20 -- that amounts to 25 cents per play, thus the name Quarter Play, lottery officials said.The cards, about the size of a driver's license, guarantee a payout of at least $5. Among the 20,000 cards to be sold in the initial marketing test, 3
Oct 4, 2004, 3:35 pm - Lottery News

First Nigeria On-Line Lottery Makes DebutNews Story
The first national on-line lottery game, Lotto Nigeria, has been launched.Established on April 30, 2004, with a 30 year national lottery license granted by the Federal government, NSL Lotteries Management Company Limited (NSL LMC) a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Sports Lotteries Limited will operate the lottery.While unveiling the game recently at Oceanview Restaurant, Ikoyi Lagos State, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Rick Wagner, said with the technical support of Tat
Oct 1, 2004, 8:39 am - Lottery News