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California lottery closes office after Sacramento employee tests positive for coronavirusNews Story
The California Lottery has closed its Sacramento office to employees after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a staff email the lottery sent on Friday night. The email said an employee of the district was tested earlier this month and received a positive test result for COVID-19 on Friday. The employee has not been to the Sacramento district office since the first week of March, according to the email. The Lottery closed all nine of its district offices to the
Mar 29, 2020, 7:45 pm - Lottery News

Longtime Rhode Island Lottery chief Gerald Aubin retiringNews Story
The longtime head of the Rhode Island Lottery is stepping down. Gerald Aubin, who has served as director of the Lottery since 1996, announced Friday that he will retire in the spring after nearly a quarter-century in the job. He oversees both traditional games such as scratch tickets as well as the two state-owned casinos operated by Twin River. Officials said Aubin is the longest-serving head of any lottery in the nation. The gaming agency's revenue has jumped from $90 million to nearly $
Mar 12, 2020, 9:27 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery president and CEO set to retireNews Story
In today's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, Lottery President and CEO Tom Delacenserie announced his retirement effective March 6. Delacenserie, who turns 72 years old this year, assumed the top job in May 2017. Sales from FY17 through FY19 rose from $1,000,501,000 to $1,129,655,000, a $129.1 million (12.9%) increase during his tenure. We've accomplished a tremendous amount in the last two and a half years, Delacenserie said. We strengthened our brand by c
Jan 24, 2020, 12:30 pm - Lottery News

WVa board admonishes former lottery director for moonlightingNews Story
A state board that oversees lawyers in West Virginia admonished one of the governor's former cabinet secretaries for moonlighting at his old law firm while serving as the Lottery Director, defying state law. The Lawyer Disciplinary Board found no evidence that former Lottery Director Alan Larrick used state resources in his private practice or leveraged his state job to benefit his legal clients. However, the board found Larrick knowingly continued to engage in the practice of law while se
Dec 16, 2019, 8:19 am - Lottery News

CT Lottery CEO refuses to testify as to why official was placed on leaveNews Story
Hearing officer responds, 'If I had the power... I would put him in contempt' By Jon Lender President/CEO Gregory Smith of the Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CLC) repeatedly refused last week to say why he placed CLC Vice President Chelsea Turner on paid administrative leave July 15 from her $190,000-a-year job under a state personnel regulation that provides for investigation of alleged serious misconduct which could constitute just cause for dismissal. What was the reason that she was p
Aug 21, 2019, 6:11 pm - Lottery News

New York Lottery joins Multi-State Lottery AssociationNews Story
The Board of Directors of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has approved the New York Lottery's request for membership, with transitioning activities having started this week. The Multi-State Lottery Association was built by jurisdictional lotteries working together, said May Scheve Reardon, MUSL Board President and Missouri Lottery Executive Director. We look forward to continuing that spirit of collaboration with the New York Lottery as we further our mission of helping member lot
Jul 3, 2019, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

Former tribal lobbyist named as new California Lottery directorNews Story
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Alva Vernon Johnson to take over the the state's lottery Monday, after former director Hugo Lopez stepped down Friday amid investigations. Johnson, a former tribal lobbyist, takes over a department that has been been under scrutiny from the Department of Justice and the State Controller's Office since August, when anonymous employees sent a letter to former Gov. Jerry Brown alleging misconduct among senior executives at sales conferences. Johnson lobb
Jun 11, 2019, 8:40 am - Lottery News

California Lottery director resigns amid investigationsNews Story
California State Lottery Director Hugo Lopez is stepping down immediately, he announced in an email to lottery staff on Friday. Lopez has led the department since 2015. It's been under scrutiny from the Department of Justice and the State Controller's Office since August, when anonymous employees sent a letter to former Gov. Jerry Brown's office alleging misconduct among senior executives at sales conferences. Lopez in his message said he was proud of the department's performance, particul
Jun 10, 2019, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Mississippi hires experienced executive for its new lotteryNews Story
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced Wednesday that it is hiring an experienced executive as its first president. Thomas N. Shaheen, 66, begins June 1 and will oversee operations as Mississippi prepares to join most other states in offering scratch-off tickets and other game of chance. In an interview on Tuesday in Jackson, Shaheen said Mississippi could start selling lottery tickets by the end of this year. We'll work at a pace to get it started off as quickly as possible bec
May 8, 2019, 10:26 am - Lottery News

California Lottery official dismissed amid investigationsNews Story
A senior California Lottery executive has been dismissed from his position six months after anonymous state employees sent a letter to the Governor's Office complaining about rowdy behavior among a group of the lottery's top brass. Deputy Director of Sales James David Cole's dismissal comes amid ongoing investigations into hiring practices and alleged misconduct by senior lottery executives during a 2016 sales conference. Cole was notified Feb. 1 that his employment would be officially ter
Mar 26, 2019, 9:23 am - Lottery News