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Online Lottery News
Florida Lottery reports record year
2 Aug 2007
The Florida Lottery announced
today that fiscal year 2006-2007
produced record-breaking sales revenue and contributions to Florida's
public education system.
Lottery continues releasing winners' names
31 Jul 2007
News Brief: Western Canada Lottery Corp., the agency responsible for administering lotteries on the Prairies, says it has no plans to stop releasing winners' information anytime soon.
Kentucky Lottery has record year
31 Jul 2007
News Brief: The Kentucky Lottery Corp. had a record $744 million in revenues, or total ticket sales, in the fiscal year ending June 30, according to year-end figures.
Scientific Games awarded Rhode Island lottery
30 Jul 2007
Scientific Games has been awarded a three-year contract as the primary
vendor to supply instant tickets and related services to the Rhode Island
Lottery.
New Mexico Lottery negotiates new contract
27 Jul 2007
GTECH Corporation was notified by the New Mexico Lottery
that it has selected another vendor to provide equipment and services for a
new online lottery system, terminals, and IP-communications network, under
a new seven-year contract.
GTECH, German lottery sign deal
24 Jul 2007
GTECH Corporation will
provide a new online lottery central system and other related services to
Sachsische LOTTO-GmbH, the operator of lottery games in the German state of
Saxony.
Pennsylvania Lottery sets record
23 Jul 2007
Pennsylvania
Lottery sales for fiscal year 2006-07 set a new, all-time sales record,
Secretary of Revenue Thomas W. Wolf announced today.
Millionaire raffle winners claim prizes
20 Jul 2007
All five $1 million
top prizes from the Pennsylvania Lottery's July 7 Millionaire Raffle
drawing have been claimed.
Scientific Games, Idaho Lottery sign deal
20 Jul 2007
Scientific Games has been awarded a two-year contract as the primary
vendor to supply instant tickets and related services to the Idaho Lottery.
Pennsylvania lottery awards Mix & Match jackpot
20 Jul 2007
Pennsylvania Lottery's
groundbreaking new jackpot game, mix & match, has produced another jackpot
winner.
Lottery steps up security
19 Jul 2007
News Brief: The Western Canada Lottery Corporation is stepping up its efforts to prevent lottery fraud, requiring all stores to have new terminals by this fall that allow customers to check their tickets.
Lottery officials balk at ruling
16 Jul 2007
News Brief: Lottery officials Friday asked a judge to drop his court order to make multistate Mega Millions more fair to California by increasing the length of time gamblers have to claim prizes.
Lottery ad questioned
16 Jul 2007
News Brief: Advertising for the Minnesota State Lottery incorrectly implies that the biggest benefactor is the state's natural resources, a citizens group charged last week.
California lottery honors 'Hero in Education'
16 Jul 2007
Flynn Robinson, former NBA basketball player and enviromentalist, will be honored as a California State Lottery Hero in Education on “The Big Spin'.
California lottery legal deadline passes
13 Jul 2007
News Brief: The troubled California lottery has run out of time to change state law by a court-ordered deadline aimed at ensuring participation in multi-state lotto is fair to education, officials said Wednesday.
Pennsylvania Lottery picks MARC USA
13 Jul 2007
MARC USA has been selected
to continue providing advertising and related services for the Pennsylvania
Lottery, Secretary of Revenue Thomas W. Wolf announced today.
Massachusetts lottery sales dropping
12 Jul 2007
News Brief: Massachusetts Lottery sales have dropped by 1.5 percent, raising questions about how much longer the program can be expected to grow, and whether it has already reached its peak.
Lotto ads not welcome on campus
9 Jul 2007
News Brief: The president of the University of North Carolina says state campuses shouldn't allow ads for the state lottery at sporting events because they encourage gambling.
Western Canada Lottery picks GTECH
9 Jul 2007
GTECH Corporation has signed
an agreement to supply new Altura lottery terminals to Western Canada
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Millionaire Raffle numbers drawn
9 Jul 2007
The Pennsylvania Lottery's
Millionaire Raffle game has produced five new millionaires.
California lottery offers luckiest day promo
6 Jul 2007
The California Lottery is celebrating that luckiest of days, July 7, 2007 with a new SuperLOTTO Plus promotion.
Arizona lottery awards Jubilee jackpot
5 Jul 2007
Ten Arizona residents from across the
state gathered today at the Arizona Lottery's $250,000 Jubilee
Scratchers ticket live cash drawing hoping to draw the winning ball
worth $250,000.
Mega Million jackpot rises to $106 million
3 Jul 2007
No ticket managed to match all six numbers, so the Mega Million jackpot for
the Tuesday, July 3, 2007 drawing grows to an estimated $106 million.
Ontario lottery releases new regulations
29 Jun 2007
The Ontario government is establishing new
regulations designed to strengthen the integrity of the provincial lottery
system and protect consumers, Government Services Minister Gerry Phillips said
today.
Oklahoma lottery falls short of estimates
28 Jun 2007
News Brief: The Oklahoma Lottery is expected to generate roughly $214.7 million in sales for fiscal year 2007, who is about $29 million less than estimates made earlier in the year.
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