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Arkansas lottery bill nearing completionNews Story
In Arkansas, the lottery is one of the biggest issues of this legislative session. Speaker of the House Robbie Wills filed the first bill related to the issue, but it didn't have much in it. That's all about to change. The speaker has been working on this very large document for months; in fact, he says he's learned more about how lotteries run than he ever thought he would. It's in two parts: how the lottery operates and how the scholarships are funded and distributed. The operation
Feb 24, 2009, 9:12 am - Lottery News

D.C. fines lottery operator $1.4M in ticket scamNews Story
GTECH Corp., the operator of many government lotteries worldwide, was fined $1.4 million by the District of Columbia this month over charges that its subcontractors or a partner firm hacked into the district's lottery system and printed winning tickets for themselves two years ago. The fine, which GTECH calls a blatantly political move, comes as the firm is locked in a long battle to retain the New Jersey contract it has held for more than two decades. GTECH and its Washington, D.C., partn
Sep 26, 2008, 9:56 am - Lottery News

Lottery firm fined $1.4 million over security breachesNews Story
The Washington, D.C. government has fined the company that runs the D.C. Lottery $1.4 million for security breaches, a decision that could reignite a debate over selecting the next contractor to operate the city's gaming industry. In a letter to Lottery Technology Enterprises, District contracting officer Eric W. Payne said the company failed to conduct proper oversight of its employees, allowing $72,855 in payouts to fraudulent winners and $86,166 in stolen tickets in 2005 and 2006. As a
Sep 19, 2008, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Senate panels look into privatizing Texas LotteryNews Story
As state revenue from the Texas Lottery continues to decline, two Senate committees on Wednesday began searching for ways to boost the state's take from the games of chance including the possible privatization of the entire lottery operation. Senators indicated they are willing to look at a variety of options to get the revenue flow back on an upward track after recent declines - including a drop to about $975 million this fiscal year after several straight years of totals over $1 billion - a
Aug 30, 2008, 12:41 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery switches games operatorNews Story
Greek company wins competition by offering $200 million in savings The Ohio Lottery is planning to turn over control of some of its best-known games Pick 3, Pick 4, Mega Millions and the upcoming Keno game to an international company that's projected to save the lottery $200 million over 10 years. Lottery officials approved a contract with Intralot, a Greek company with U.S. headquarters near Atlanta, to replace Gtech Corp. of Rhode Island beginning in June 2009. Gtech has been runn
May 13, 2008, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Power outage has California lottery running on back-up generatorsNews Story
The California lottery disclosed Saturday night it was using emergency, backup electricity generators indefinitely to run online gambling and other games statewide due to a power outage. Lottery Director Joan Borucki assured gamblers that operations would remain normal but said full conventional power to all buildings may not be restored for some time. The lottery was able to conduct Saturday night's Super-LOTTO Plus draw of winning numbers, for instance, officials said. The outage,
Jan 6, 2008, 12:56 am - Lottery News