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Lawmakers to mediate spat over Iowa Lottery securityNews Story
Relations have become so strained between feuding directors of two state agencies that a couple of Iowa lawmakers have agreed to step in as mediators. The standoff pits state ombudsman William Angrick against Iowa Lottery chief executive Terry Rich. Angrick's staff, which investigates citizen complaints, has spent more than two years investigating the Iowa Lottery and has concluded that lottery players could be at risk of being cheated. Rich says he has responded fully to each of the om
Dec 14, 2009, 9:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery facts and trivia as it turns 35 years oldNews Story
Thirty-five years ago this summer, the newly created Ohio Lottery held its first-ever drawing, a public spectacle at Parmatown Mall that drew more than 1,000 people. Comedian Don Rickles had originally been invited to emcee the drawing of the new Buckeye 300 weekly game, but the public had to settle for Miss Ohio World 1974 and local TV stars Big Chuck and Hoolihan. Since then, the Ohio Lottery has turned hundreds of people into millionaires and transferred about $16 billion to Ohio's publ
Jun 18, 2009, 12:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery considers casino optionsNews Story
Plan aims to increase jobs, scholarship money Underground Atlanta's developers have put their cards on the table to bring casino-style gaming to Georgia. Dan O'Leary and John Aderhold, the leaseholders of Underground, have approached the Georgia Lottery board with plans for a half billion-dollar casino and hotel complex that would inject cash into the HOPE Scholarship and generate millions of tax dollars for the region. The leaseholders of city-supported Underground and Delaware horse t
Jan 14, 2009, 3:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

CBS publishes second hatchet job on lotteryReply
PART 2 IN RE. ASSULT ON ME AND MY INFORMATION& THE FOLLOWING IS THE PAYOUT CHART FOR THE NY LOTTERY PICK 4 GAME ONLY it will only say how much is won but I and millions like me play everyday {aprox,. 1.4 Billion is spent on lottery operations per week: pleas deduct this from a billion p and notice the dates ; Total Payout 06/06/2004 Evening 1017$6,025,040 01/27/2005 Evening 5555
Oct 8, 2007, 11:11 pm - computerhead723 - Lottery News

Happy Birthday PacReply
Thanx everyone! I appreciate the kind words. Check this link out. Just type in your birthday and it tells you what was going on then...pretty cool. http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/step1.asp Here's what was going on...Ahem...43 years ago...God I feel so old..LOL. Top News Headlines This Week: May 20 - Buster Mathis defeats Joe Frazier to qualify for US Olympic team May 21 - 1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay) May 21 - Fire in W gimond Belgium
May 20, 2007, 8:17 am - pacattack05 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ontario Lottery Corp. ignored claims of corruptionNews Story
Scandal runs deep and wide; shoddy paperwork and turning a blind eye helped permeate corruption Ontario retail store owners and their families claimed about $100 million in lottery wins between 1999 and 2006, including tens of millions of fraudulent claims ignored by the public lottery corporation, the provincial ombudsman said yesterday. In a scathing report, Andre Marin said the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is more fixated on profits than the integrity of its lottery games and
Mar 27, 2007, 7:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

Experts: Online-Gambling Ban Won't WorkNews Story
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach. It has put a terrible scare into people, said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law at Whittier Law School. But it won't by any means wipe out Internet gambling. The fright swept through the $12 billion industry on the heels of the recent arrests of two gambling company executives and a new l
Nov 12, 2006, 9:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Online gambling world watches U.S. caseReply
Wake Up America, If this sounds too preposterous for you, check it out. This is just a summary. The evidence is available. Only when you are ready to wake up will you see what has been obvious for a long time. Then you can begin to understand WHO your are in contrast to what you are. But most people are content to not look. One could describe them as cows in the pasture with no interest in anything other than the next mouthful of grass or a sweet bale of hay with oats as a side dish. And tha
Aug 8, 2006, 6:52 pm - Jimiam - Lottery News

NJ Lottery's payroll trims state takeNews Story
Part 1 of a 3-part look at the New Jersey Lottery To lottery players, the scratch-off tickets and numbers games are a fun way to pass the time and maybe strike it rich. For state government, however, the games serve a more practical purpose a big business. A significant chunk of money from the lottery goes to causes such as colleges, public schools and veterans' homes. By many measures, the system works: New Jersey ranks among the top five states in converting lottery sales to profit
Jul 25, 2006, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Newspaper to decline advertising from N.C. Lottery CommissionReply
Gaming Revenues Fund - Fiscal Year 2005 Economic Development Initiatives Fund $42,432,000 Juvenile Detention Facilities Fund $2,496,000 Correctional Institutions Building Fund $4,992,000 Problem Gambling Grant Fund $80,000 State General Fund $15,409,441 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FUND Program or ProjectFY 2006 Kansas Department of Commerce Older Kansans Employment Program $239,430 Operating Grant $15,599,339
Mar 28, 2006, 3:38 pm - whitmansm2 - Lottery News