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Wisconsin Lottery does not make vendor pay for mistakesNews Story
The Wisconsin Lottery has repeatedly declined to seek the maximum amount of damages allowed against a contractor whose technical failures have disrupted ticket sales and operations, records show. The Lottery has contracted with GTECH Corp. since 1989 to operate its ticket system, including 3,200 terminals at retailers statewide and a related telecommunications network. Under the contract, the Lottery can assess damages when its telecommunications systems fail or tickets cannot be validated.
Nov 28, 2008, 9:28 am - Lottery News

Human error caused expensive Va. Lottery mistakeNews Story
New Game Generated More Than 600 Winning Tickets Debra and Raul Bennett are faithful lottery players, though in nearly 15 years of playing they never had won much more than pocket money. So on Sunday, when the retired Hampton, Va., couple realized they had a winning ticket from the Virginia Lottery's brand-new Fast Play Super 7s game, they were ecstatic. Plans for spending the $7,777 the game's top prize came fast and furious. But when the Bennetts went to the Hampton Virginia Lottery o
Oct 22, 2008, 6:44 pm - Lottery News

Virginia winners may have to pay for Lottery's mistakeNews Story
Sometimes lotto luck lies underneath the surface of a scratch-off ticket. Sometimes it lies in the bounce of a ball. And sometimes it lies with the Virginia attorney general's office. Hundreds of players thought they had struck gold when lottery terminals errantly spit out tickets that appeared to have won them as much as $7,777. Turns out it was a computer programming error, not lady luck. Now the state's top lawyers will consult with the Virginia Lottery to decide whether the players get
Oct 21, 2008, 8:33 am - Lottery News

D.C. fines lottery operator $1.4M in ticket scamNews Story
GTECH Corp., the operator of many government lotteries worldwide, was fined $1.4 million by the District of Columbia this month over charges that its subcontractors or a partner firm hacked into the district's lottery system and printed winning tickets for themselves two years ago. The fine, which GTECH calls a blatantly political move, comes as the firm is locked in a long battle to retain the New Jersey contract it has held for more than two decades. GTECH and its Washington, D.C., partn
Sep 26, 2008, 9:56 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery officials mull GTECH systems failureNews Story
Kansas Lottery officials already had more than their hands full with the selection of gaming license applicants for their four casinos so they really didn't need another problem. But, there it is: a casino data systems failure from GTECH, the Providence-RI-based firm that manages the state's lottery activities. It was defective software, pure and simple, said Ed Van Petten, lottery executive director, in describing the systems failure. GTECH, a former publicly-traded American company, was
Jul 15, 2008, 11:00 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery stands by change of vendorsNews Story
The Ohio Lottery is staying with its decision to go with a new vendor despite complaints from the company it has been doing business with for more than two decades. In a letter Friday to GTECH Corp., Ohio Lottery Director Michael Dolan rebuffed the company's claims that the lottery botched the bidding process when it awarded a lucrative contract to competitor Intralot Inc The contract, which would begin July 1, 2009, is estimated to be worth about $170 million and could last up to 10 years
Jun 15, 2008, 1:34 pm - Lottery News

GTECH given time to fight for Ohio Lottery contractNews Story
Legislators stall the hiring of Intralot Treading carefully through a legal minefield yesterday, a panel of state legislators put off a decision to hire a new company to run popular Ohio Lottery games, including Pick 3, Mega Millions and the upcoming Keno game. The state Controlling Board, a panel of legislators that votes on major spending proposals, spurned a request by Lottery Director Michael A. Dolan to approve a one-year contract with Intralot SA, a Greek company with U.S. headquarte
Jun 4, 2008, 10:33 am - Lottery News

Ohio plans new video lottery game this summerNews Story
The director of the Ohio Lottery says he still plans to start a new video lottery game in July despite a delay in awarding a contract to a company that will provide the equipment to bars and restaurants. A state panel today postponed voting on a contract proposal from Atlanta-based Intralot but likely will approve it in two weeks. Members of the state Controlling Board say they will await the outcome of an appeal filed by the losing company. The Ohio Lottery Commission hears the appeal by
Jun 4, 2008, 9:26 am - Lottery News

Contract controversy reveals D.C. Lottery's tangled rootsNews Story
Jerry Cooper, the man who helped bring legalized gambling and the lottery to the District nearly 30 years ago, called local businessman Warren C. Williams Sr. with a suggestion last year. The District's contract with Lottery Technology Enterprises, the firm that has run the city's online gaming for about 25 years, was going to expire by 2009. Would Williams be interested in bidding against LTE for the lucrative contract? No, but maybe his son and daughter-in-law would. So Alaka Willi
May 21, 2008, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery switches games operatorNews Story
Greek company wins competition by offering $200 million in savings The Ohio Lottery is planning to turn over control of some of its best-known games Pick 3, Pick 4, Mega Millions and the upcoming Keno game to an international company that's projected to save the lottery $200 million over 10 years. Lottery officials approved a contract with Intralot, a Greek company with U.S. headquarters near Atlanta, to replace Gtech Corp. of Rhode Island beginning in June 2009. Gtech has been runn
May 13, 2008, 8:45 am - Lottery News