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Italian lottery operator to buy GTECHNews Story
Italian lottery operator Lottomatica will gobble up GTech Holdings for $35 a share cash, or about $4.8 billion including assumption of debt.The Italian lottery operator announced the transaction early Tuesday and noted that the price represents a 15% premium to the U.S. gambling-equipment and service company's value on Sept. 9 the day before it announced plans to seek a buyer for the company.Total value of the deal, including assumption of debt, is roughly $4.8 billion. GTech of West Greenwich
Jan 10, 2006, 4:14 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas lawmakers hear allegations about lottery disaster siteNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission would not be able to resume critical functions in a timely manner if its headquarters were destroyed because its disaster recovery site lacks important equipment, a former lottery employee told lawmakers Monday.Shelton Charles, a senior lottery systems analyst who was fired Nov. 4, told the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee that he warned his bosses that backing up data was useless if the agency didn't have the equipment to access it. He said hi
Nov 15, 2005, 5:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

More on the Hoosier Lottery...Reply
Following is the reply I received from the Hoosier Lottery's legal counsel: Dear Mr. Grimes, Thank you for your e-mail in which you raised questions about the Powerball game and lottery statutes. First, let me assure you that the Hoosier Lottery does not ignore the statutes that govern its operations. This organization is committed to conducting the best lottery games available and depends upon the confidence of the public in the integrity of those games for its success. We have implemented a
Apr 13, 2005, 7:02 pm - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Tennessee flooded with a multitude of lottery billsNews Story
On the brink of $1 billion in ticket sales, the year-old Tennessee lottery is the subject of 53 bills in the General Assembly to alter its operations.State Rep. Ulysses Jones Jr., D-Memphis, who chaired an abbreviated meeting of the joint Lottery Oversight Committee on Monday, said the number of bills to change the lottery was more than I expected. But every bill's sponsor will not leave the legislative session happy, he said. I don't think you'll see 53 bills coming out of committee, Jones sa
Mar 8, 2005, 11:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery commission members selectedNews Story
Former Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick was among those appointed by Gov. Brad Henry on Monday to serve on the new Oklahoma Education Lottery Commission.Other members included a former teacher of the year and former president of the American Bar Association. I've assembled a great, bipartisan group of Oklahomans with impeccable credentials, unquestioned integrity and a strong commitment to building a better state, Henry said. I appreciate their willingness to serve Oklahoma in pursuit of better-f
Feb 22, 2005, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

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Thank you for visiting the Hoosier Lottery Web site. We appreciate that you took the time to share your concerns. Our scratch-off tickets are manufactured by an internationally respected company, Scientific Games. Scientific Games is subject to independent audit of its products and we have full confidence in the tickets they produce for us. No one at the Hoosier Lottery knows the distribution of prizes by Scientific Games. Scientific Games certifies that the distribution of prizes is random. Lot
Nov 11, 2004, 3:29 am - Sconiers - Lottery Discussion Forum

I won the lottery...!
Check out the fantasic news I received this morning in my e-mail box! GROUP LOTTERY INTERNATIONALFROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENTGROUP LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.Ref. Number:7683408058/09Batch Number:57/8703/3PDCredited file Number:EGS56/50071245/25ATTENTION.Sir/Ma/Miss,We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 29TH SEPTEMBER,2004.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 748--13465207--156 with serial number 8052-79dr
Sep 29, 2004, 10:13 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

GTech Profits UpNews Story
GTech Holdings Corp., the world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose on new contracts, acquisitions and strong sales of its products.GTech, which provides services and equipment to the lottery industry in 45 countries and 25 U.S. states, said it benefited from new contracts in Spain, Italy, Jamaica and Mexico. The company also received a new ticket-vending machine contract in Maine and an extension in Oregon.GTech, which has a 70 percent share of the online
Sep 22, 2004, 8:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery tickets go on sale in MaineNews Story
Eric Moody used to go to New Hampshire to buy Powerball lottery tickets. Now he goes to his neighborhood store.On Friday, Moody was among the first people to buy Powerball tickets at Joe s Smoke Shop when they went on sale in Maine for the first time. Moody, 52, knows the odds of winning the jackpot are 120 million to 1, but he likes the huge payouts -- which can be 100 times higher, or even more, than the Tri-State Megabucks lottery. Set for life, right? The jackpot is $54 million this weekend,
Aug 2, 2004, 9:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery ’04 sales top $200 millionNews Story
The Iowa Lottery reported Wednesday that its sales surpassed the $200 million mark for the just completed fiscal year 2004, a 16 percent increase in revenues and the culmination of a three-year rise in profits for the state.Almost $56 million in profits will be added to the state general fund budget, which pays for most state government operations and services.Lottery Commissioner Ed Stanek attributed the success to the variety of lottery games available and their convenience for Iowans who want
Jul 15, 2004, 8:55 am - Todd - Lottery News