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S.C. may ban illegal aliens from claiming lottery prizesNews Story
South Carolina State Rep. John Graham Altman said Friday that Fox News wants him to be a guest on Your World with Neil Cavuto on Monday to discuss his bill that would prohibit illegal aliens from collecting South Carolina lottery winnings. The Charleston Republican filed his bill in February. It'll have a good chance if I can get on Fox. Everybody says it's a good idea, he said. Cavuto's hour-long live show is billed as the No. 1 business news program on cable TV. It airs at 4 p.m.
Apr 23, 2006, 11:24 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery prohibits illegal aliens from collecting big prizesNews Story
The estimated 390,000 illegal aliens in North Carolina are welcome to spend money on the state's new lottery, but they may not be allowed to collect. Lottery officials said state law does not prohibit illegal aliens from collecting a prize, but the lottery's claim policies may effectively bar them from getting the money. N.C. lottery rules require a winner of $600 or more to claim their prize at a lottery office, showing a photo identification and proof of a Social Security number. If the
Apr 14, 2006, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery may give $42 million in excess funds to schoolsNews Story
Gathered around a podium at Benson High School in Portland on Wednesday, key Republicans and Democrats alike proclaimed that a new day was dawning for Oregon schools. With the blessing of House Speaker Karen Minnis, R-Wood Village, and Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, legislators are poised to approve handing over $42 million in unexpected lottery revenue to public schools during next week's special session. If approved, it would be the first time in years the state has announced
Apr 14, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Mass. House to Lift Lottery Aid CapNews Story
Massachusetts State Representative Daniel E. Bosley (D-North Adams) today announced that the upcoming House Ways Means budget will lift the cap on Lottery aid and send the highest levels of local aid to cities and towns in the Commonwealth's history. The proposed total spending represents $920 million, an increase of $158 million over the current fiscal year expenditure and $260 million over Fiscal Year 2005. Local aid is one of the most worthwhile investments the House makes each yea
Mar 30, 2006, 3:06 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery lawsuit dismissedNews Story
North Carolina lottery will not be blocked A Superior Court judge ruled today that the lottery legislation is not a tax, and threw out a lawsuit challenging how lawmakers created the state lottery. Superior Court Judge Henry Chip Hight of Franklin County dismissed the lawsuit filed by the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law representing several taxpayers and interest groups. No person is forced to purchase a lottery ticket, Hight wrote in an 11-page ruling. The lottery act does n
Mar 21, 2006, 2:17 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery in courtNews Story
According to N.C. constitution, games are a tax, former justice says Just 10 days before the first scratch-off tickets go on sale in North Carolina, lawyers argued yesterday about whether legislators followed proper procedure when they adopted a state lottery last year, and they asked a judge to block the lottery's start March 30. Ultimately, the decision could come down to whether the lottery is considered a tax. Lottery opponents from both the left and the right filed suit last year a
Mar 21, 2006, 6:48 am - Lottery News

Iowa Legislators start spinning TouchPlay debate todayNews Story
There are a lot of jackpots on the line today when legislators begin debating the future of the Iowa Lottery's slot machine-like games located in Main Street businesses across the state. More than 6,000 machines in 2,800 taverns, grocery, convenience stores and other locations across Iowa have brought in more than $212 million in sales since July. Another 4,500 machines are expected to be installed. Large companies such as Royal Financial, which operates 25 percent of the machines, and
Mar 13, 2006, 8:38 am - Lottery News

N.D. lawmaker quits anti-lottery groupNews Story
The North Dakota Senate's top officer has quit a lottery opposition group, saying it has become too partisan. No Lottery 2000 Inc. has become closely affiliated with ambitious Republican politicians who are exploiting the lottery debate by attempting to convert the issue into one that is partisan, Senate President Pro Tem John Drummond, D-Ninety Six, wrote to the group's chairwoman, Kathy Bigham. Mr. Drummond said he would continue to oppose the lottery that the Democratic Party's leade
Mar 9, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery director says lower payouts could hurt salesNews Story
The law requiring the North Carolina lottery to return at least 35 percent of all ticket sales to state education programs could inhibit sales and ultimately cost the state money, according to the lottery's executive director and other experts. To meet the requirement, North Carolina will pay out less to winners than neighboring states offer. Tom Shaheen, director of the state lottery and a past president of the North American lottery trade association, said that could mean fewer tickets ar
Mar 9, 2006, 7:18 am - Lottery News

N.H. Lottery gets approval for $30 scratch ticketsNews Story
Is the buzz that comes from buying a $20 scratch ticket starting to wear off? Don't worry; you will soon be able to press a vending machine button and buy a nation-leading $30 ticket if the state lottery commission has its way. The state Senate overruled its presiding officer and advanced a bill intended to give the Lottery Commission the freedom to decide when the top ticket of $20 has run its course. Texas and Connecticut are the only state lotteries in the nation selling a $30 scr
Feb 24, 2006, 9:44 am - Lottery News