Oregon Lottery News
Light & Wonder expands presence in Oregon
18 Jul 2024
The company announced that the Oregon Lottery has purchased more than 1,200 additional Video Lottery Terminals.
IGSA announces creation of a Payment Standards Committee
28 Feb 2023
The International Gaming Standards Association is made up of Aristocrat Gaming, AXES.ai, Oregon Lottery and Playtech.
DraftKings Sportsbook to launch in Oregon
12 Jan 2022
DraftKings Sportsbook will replace the current Scoreboard app. Scoreboard customers can create a DraftKings account and transfer their existing funds to the DraftKings Sportsbook app starting 18 January.
Riahei appointed President of SBTech US
26 Jun 2019
Melissa Riahei will focus on building out the groups' U.S. infrastructure to support SBTech's existing customers and establishing its presence in additional states.
IGT to provide VLTs to Oregon Lottery
28 Jun 2016
About 1,5000 new video lottery terminals will be provided to the Oregon Lottery, including games such as Lucky Larry's Lobstermania, Prince of Thieves and Pharaoh's Fortune.
Man in Iraq wins lottery jackpot in the United States
11 Dec 2015
A Baghdad man ordered tickets for the Oregon Megabucks online through theLotter.com.
Inside Gaming: Will multiplayer tables save the slots industry?
29 Jun 2015
With millennials largely uninterested in traditional slots, gaming manufacturers are looking at skill-based gaming and smartphone-like electronic tables to target a generation acclimated to free electronic skill games.
Scientific Games signs deal with Oregon Lottery
18 Jun 2015
The deal will see Scientific Games provide the Lottery with 2,000 video lottery terminals starting later this year.
Lottery ticket win rigged allegedly
15 Apr 2015
Iowa Lottery employee alleged to have rigged numbers using a self-deleting computer program to stand trial.
IGT wins big in Oregon State Lottery VLT market
3 Jul 2013
IGT will be providing 1500 video lottery terminals to the Oregon State Lottery in 2014.
Oregon Lottery marketing, website to be reviewed
16 Dec 2011
Oregon Lottery plans review of their marketing and website by panel of problem gambling experts.
GTECH award Oregon lottery contract
9 Nov 2006
GTECH Corporation has been notified by the
Oregon Lottery of its intent to award the Company a seven-year contract.
Oregon commission approves sale
9 Nov 2006
Bally Technologies, Inc. reports that the Oregon State Lottery Commission has given approval to purchase 2,300 Bally machines valued at more than $31 million.
Oregon Lottery Reports $1 Billion in Sales
9 Aug 2006
News Brief: The Oregon Lottery reports that it had just chalked up more than $1 billion in annual sales for the first time in its history.
Oregon Lottery Reports Record Profits
9 Aug 2005
News Brief: The Oregon Lottery says the year that ended July first saw record profits for state-run gambling, just as the agency is putting electronic slot machines in bars and restaurants.
Slot-Style Games Boost Lottery Revenue
18 Jul 2005
State lottery revenue jumped by 20 percent after slot-type games were added to video gambling machines in bars and taverns over the past two months.
Lottery Glitch Fixed, but Isolated Incidents Remain
8 Jun 2005
The weekend technical glitch that bumped video poker and slots players all over Oregon off the machines without warning has largely been fixed, according to an Oregon Lottery spokesman.
Oregon Governor Quietly Pushes for Larger Lottery Share
7 Mar 2005
News Brief: Governor Ted Kulongoski has become a quiet backroom force in pushing the Oregon Lottery into considering a nearly 50 percent cut in the share of proceeds that bars, restaurants and taverns receive for the lottery's new electronic slot games.
Slot Machine Approval Likely
25 Jan 2005
The Oregon Lottery Commission is to decide Wednesday on Gov. Ted Kulongoski's proposal to add electronic slot machines to its selection of games.
July 1 Rollout Targeted for Video Slot Games
20 Dec 2004
Despite the opposition of some legislators, Oregon Lottery officials indicated that July 1 is being targeted as the start-up date for the lottery's new video slot machine games.
A Look at Two Video Poker Approaches
13 Dec 2004
News Brief: Today the Oregon Lottery owns nearly as many video poker machines as once had been illegal, raking in $528 million annually for the state's budget. South Carolina took the opposite approach an banned the machines outright.
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