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California Lottery Kicks Off ReviewNews Story
The California Lottery today posted to its Web site a request for proposal for its four-year, $100 million general market advertising account.The 95-page document, which comes after the lottery issued a draft RFP and solicited feedback from agencies, was accompanied by a letter from lottery CEO Anthony Molica. In the letter, Molica said the final RFP was constructed with the spirit of showing the advertising community that the California Lottery listened to their concerns and welcomes them to p
Nov 18, 2003, 5:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery limits track's winning ticket payoutsNews Story
The Massachusetts lottery will no longer allow the Raynham Park dog track to cash big ticket prizes after a state audit raised concerns that some people use the service to avoid paying taxes.Raynham Park is the only one of 7,300 sales agents that can cash ticket prizes of more than $600. Under the contract, it can cash ticket prizes up to $25,000.But the lottery notified track officials on Tuesday that they will have to comply with the $600 limit, effective in three weeks.Last year, 12 people ma
Sep 24, 2003, 3:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

DVL to Sell Retailers on Tennessee LotteryNews Story
Dye Van Mol Lawrence will handle public relations for the Tennessee Education Lottery, the state's first lottery, the agency said.The Nashville, Tenn., agency won the contract following a review against crosstown rivals the Ingram Group and Katcher Vaughn Bailey Communications. DVL will partner with African American shop Kinnard Associates and Caliente Consulting, a Hispanic agency.The shop's priority is to reach out to minority vendors, according to DVL partner Hank Dye. The state hopes t
Sep 18, 2003, 6:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Minn. Lottery cuts staff, advertising, promotions despite record salesNews Story
The Minnesota Lottery will lay off 34 employees, nearly one-fifth of its workforce of 191, next month to meet state-imposed budget cuts. But the state-run gambling operation still projects a near-record year for sales because of changes in its popular multimillion-dollar Powerball game.Most of the job cuts will come from the lottery's marketing staff, including 16 positions in field offices in Eagan, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Marshall, Owatonna and Virginia, assistant director Geno Fragnito said
Sep 12, 2003, 9:46 pm - Todd - Lottery News

GTECH lottery systems built to handle blackoutNews Story
If someone you know bought a lottery ticket in Ohio, Michigan or New York in the seconds before the power went out Thursday, don't worry.That ticket is valid, and could still win a zillion dollars.GTECH Holdings Corp. of West Greenwich runs the lotteries in all three states, and its job is to keep those state lottery systems up and running -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.So Thursday, when the power went out, GTECH's systems in all three states automatically switched the lottery data centers --
Aug 19, 2003, 3:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Corporation Names Consortium Of Law FirmsNews Story
The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Friday named a consortium of law firms including Waller Lansden Dortch Davis PLLC, Burch Porter Johnson PLLC, Metz Hauser Husband PA and Spence Wade PLLC to provide outside legal services to the Tennessee Lottery. We received applications from a number of impressive firms and groups of firms, said lottery board member Jim Ripley of Sevierville, who led the search for a legal-services provider. At the end of the day, Ripley said, the consorti
Aug 18, 2003, 3:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wrong lottery numbers get transmittedNews Story
A computer error caused some television stations around Louisiana to broadcast the wrong Pick 4 numbers for the Louisiana Lottery's Tuesday night drawing, officials said.A live relay transmission from Louisiana Public Broadcasting to several broadcasters inadvertently transmitted the numbers 0-0-0-0 instead of the winning numbers, which were 1-3-7-9. Lottery officials said 800 Pick 4 tickets were sold with the numbers 0-0-0-0. Due to LPB's transition to a new automated system in our control room
Aug 7, 2003, 4:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Forming a Trust... any links to info?Reply
konanean estate does not end up in a trust. the deceased (settlor) placed it in a trust, and might have had a good reason. a trustee receives a fee for administering the trust, however, this is decided at the time the trust is formed and cannot be changed by the trustee arbitrarily. trustee's have a fiduciary responsibility and are bound by professional ethics. they are required to manage the assets in the best interests of the beneficiaries, they have no beneficial interest in the assets
Jul 2, 2003, 8:31 am - midwstrngirl - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Web PageReply
LOL.....Phyllis, my agent for my novels contract was up 2 years ago. I don't think they are saleable.....but at least I did it and my grandkids can read them. Yes I now have the old energy back. I don't sit still. You can tell I am a writer by my wordiness in my posts...lol.The new site is already disappointing me. Not enough space. I exceeded the limit today and had to cut back. It was just a short AOL member site. So today, I am perusing new options for some web space. Then I have to
Apr 23, 2003, 9:00 am - Sandy K - Pick 3 Forum

Lottery tickets will not be sold in South Carolina for more than 12 hours this weekendNews Story
You're out of luck if you planned on buying Powerball or Pick 3 tickets in South Carolina on Mother's Day morning. Stores will stop selling tickets for computerized lottery games including Mega Millions and Palmetto Cash 5 at 11:45 p.m. Saturday as the state switches to a new contractor's computer system. Exactly when stores will start selling again is unclear, but it will be sometime Sunday afternoon, more than 12 hours after going dark, state lottery Director Hogan Brown said. The lotte
May 10, 2018, 11:02 am - Todd - Lottery News