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Impartial choice promised for Texas Lottery chiefNews Story
The chairman of the Texas Lottery Commission said Wednesday that politics will play no part in whether a powerful ex-lawmaker is hired to run the beleaguered state agency.Former state Rep. Talmadge Heflin, a Houston Republican who lost his bid for a 12th term by a scant 16 votes last year, was an 11th-hour entry into the hunt to replace former director Reagan Greer after Lottery Commission Chairman C. Thomas Clowe encouraged him to apply last month. At least eight other applicants had made it to
Dec 9, 2005, 1:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Here's how to lose at Mega Millions...
Here's how to lose at Mega Millions like a real expertFrom the Columbus Dispatch, Saturday, May 18, 2002Joe BlundoDispatch Accent ColumnistOhio has joined Mega Millions, a multistate lottery that offers bigger jackpots than the state's Super Lotto Plus.Because the game is new, some residents are uncertain how to play. So To Speak presents this guide in an effort to aggravate the confusion:Welcome. The Ohio Lottery Commission welcomes you to the exciting new multistate game Mega Millions. Now you
Nov 10, 2005, 1:22 am - sirbrad - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball lottery winnings to educate kids, fund parents' honeymoonNews Story
Jay and Lory Schabo of Center, Wisconsin, said their life will not change that much after winning a $853,492 Match 5 Bonus Prize in the October 19th Powerball drawing.It means college money for their three children and a honeymoon they never had a chance to celebrate when they were married 15 years ago. We're going to take care of our kids, Lory Schabo told reporters Tuesday, clearly nervous under the glare of television lights. We're going back to our normal lives. We're quiet people. There w
Oct 26, 2005, 10:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nine finalists in running for Texas Lottery chiefNews Story
Trust issues expected to figure prominently in interviews with candidates light on specific experienceWhen questions about inflated jackpots forced Lottery Director Reagan Greer to resign earlier this year, lottery officials said they needed someone to replace him who could regain the public's trust.A special search committee will begin Friday to interview nine finalists for the position, whittled down from 126 applicants. Only one of the nine people has experience working at a state lottery.The
Oct 13, 2005, 10:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Post Convention?!?!?!
Greetings!I was just brainstorming a while ago and this idea popped into my mind. Wouldn't it be rather cool to put together a Lottery Post convention where we could all get together, share system ideas in person and possibly see first hand how other folks are obtaining their numbers on a daily basis? I am not sure of what type of reception this would get, and I don't know if this has been proposed before, but I think that it would be pretty awesome to attend a convention like this to get firs
Oct 4, 2005, 3:12 pm - Atomic Dog - Lottery Discussion Forum

N.J. Lottery's scratch games hit $1 billion sales recordNews Story
Why wait all day or even overnight to see whether you've won Pick 6 Lotto or Mega Millions, when you can find out in seconds whether you've won an instant lottery game?Judging by the latest annual figures announced Monday by the New Jersey Lottery, that's exactly what an increasing number of Garden State residents seem to be thinking.Sales of instant games in the fiscal year ending June 30 passed $1 billion for the first time, with revenues from those games rising 9.5 percent from the previo
Aug 30, 2005, 9:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery planning end for Super Lotto gameNews Story
It's a good bet that the Ohio Lottery's big-money jackpot game won't be around much longer.The lottery is planning to replace Super Lotto Plus, which has existed in various Super Lotto forms since 1987, with another game designed to be different than the 12-state Mega Millions game played in Ohio.The new game, to be called Lot 'O Play, will be available at online sales terminals starting Oct. 9, Tom Hayes, Ohio Lottery director, said Wednesday. Its minimum jackpot will be $1 million and can incr
Aug 18, 2005, 5:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery looking at all possibilities for Director PositionNews Story
In a gesture of openness, Texas Lottery commissioners announced Monday that, for the first time, a committee of state officials and private citizens outside the lottery will help find the agency's next leader. The commission accepted the resignation of former executive director Reagan Greer, who announced his departure Friday, two weeks after he admitted approving several inflated Lotto Texas jackpot estimates recommended by his staff.Commissioners named Greer's former deputy and longtime lotter
Jul 12, 2005, 10:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Indiana lottery sales decline has officials probing illegal gamesNews Story
The Hoosier Lottery, faced with slumping profits, is struggling to get more people to play ticket games in a world of electronic gambling.In the budget year just ended, lottery officials expect to see about a 5 percent decline in profits, which reached $199 million last year, according to W. Edward Benton, the lottery's chief financial officer.So what's eating into ticket sales? Smaller Powerball jackpots, for one thing, something Hoosier Lottery officials can't control.The approximately 22,00
Jul 11, 2005, 12:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Calif. Lottery Sales Reach Record HighNews Story
People bought more than $3 billion in California Lottery tickets this fiscal year, a record for the nearly 20-year-old games.Officials attributed much of the rise not to the flashy 12-state Mega Millions game that debuted last week, but to a burst in the popularity of Scratchers, in which players scrape a coating from tickets to reveal potential winning numbers.After some of Scratchers' dozens of themed games were tweaked last year to include interactive elements and more-lucrative prizes, their
Jun 30, 2005, 10:06 am - Todd - Lottery News