New York Lottery joins Multi-State Lottery Association

Jul 3, 2019, 3:40 pm (11 comments)

New York Lottery

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 lotteries raise profits responsibly for good causes."

The addition of the New York Lottery will bring membership in the Association to 37 U.S. lotteries. As the director of a member lottery, New York Lottery Director Gweneth Dean will join the MUSL Board of Directors and the Powerball Product Group as a voting member.

"The New York Lottery is a premier lottery organization and we are very pleased to have them join us in managing one of the world's top lottery brands — Powerball," said David Barden, Powerball Product Group Chairman and New Mexico Lottery CEO.

The Multi-State Lottery Association is a non-profit, government benefit, voluntary association that is entirely owned and operated by its member lotteries. Each MUSL member lottery offers one or more multi-jurisdictional lottery games administered with the assistance of MUSL. All profits are retained by the individual lotteries and are used to fund projects or purposes approved by their authorizing legislatures.

Among the services offered to member and licensee lotteries, MUSL conducts drawings; performs game development and research; provides central accounting, including multi-jurisdictional prize funds holding and transfers; and purchases government securities and annuities to fund prize payments.

MUSL Board and Powerball Product Group Officers Elected for FY20

MUSL also announced this week the election of its Board of Directors and Powerball Product Group Officers for Fiscal Year 2020.

The Board of Directors of the Multi-State Lottery Association elected Charlie McIntyre, executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery, to serve as Board President for Fiscal Year 2020. McIntyre started his term as Board President Monday. The position was previously held by May Scheve Reardon, executive director of the Missouri Lottery.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as Board President of the Multi-State Lottery Association and I look forward to working with lotteries across the country to drive continued, collective success," said McIntyre. "With MUSL committed to collaboration and innovation, we can all continue to expand and enhance our product offerings, build and burnish our brands and engage and foster new audiences. I would also like to commend and thank May Scheve Reardon for her strong leadership over the past year, guiding MUSL with distinction as the national lottery landscape continues to evolve."

The Board of Directors also elected Sarah M. Taylor, Hoosier Lottery Executive Director, and Angela Wong, Montana Lottery Executive Director, to serve as Board Vice President and Secretary, respectively.

Taylor said, "MUSL's product portfolio, including its number one product Powerball, has succeeded in generating revenue for the MUSL member lotteries and the good causes they support. I look forward to working with my fellow lottery directors to address the challenges and new opportunities in our industry."

In addition, the Powerball Product Group elected Gregory R. Mineo, director of the Maine Lottery, and Drew Svitko, executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery, to serve as Product Group Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for Fiscal Year 2020.

"I am honored and privileged to take the mantle from David Barden, and look forward to continuing to build equity in the Powerball brand," said Mineo. "Powerball is the most iconic lottery brand in the United States, and together lottery jurisdictions across the country will look for ways to enhance and expand this vibrant game. Stay tuned for big things happening in the next year. I am thrilled to lead the charge."

MUSL Board of Directors

  • Board President – Charlie McIntyre, New Hampshire Lottery
  • Vice President – Sarah M. Taylor, Hoosier Lottery
  • Secretary – Angela Wong, Montana Lottery

Powerball Product Group

  • Product Group Chair – Gregory R. Mineo, Maine Lottery
  • Vice Chair – Drew Svitko, Pennsylvania Lottery

Lottery Post Staff

Comments

Bleudog101

Something lost in translation to me on this story.   I always assumed---and we know what that spells--that in order to sell PB you had to be a member of MUSL. 

 

In any way, this is good news for NY Lottery it seems.

music*'s avatarmusic*

California is not listed in the related link of MUSL. CA joined PB in the Spring of 2013. So, I guess CA is not a member of MUSL.

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by Bleudog101 on Jul 3, 2019

Something lost in translation to me on this story.   I always assumed---and we know what that spells--that in order to sell PB you had to be a member of MUSL. 

 

In any way, this is good news for NY Lottery it seems.

Mega Millions and Powerball (MUSL) maintain their own memberships, and they are sold in states not belonging to the membership through a cross-selling agreement.

You can see this in the news story announcing the agreement back in October, 2009: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/202175

Raven62's avatarRaven62

Year Multi-State Lottery Association Founded: 1988

E-mail Address: Letters@MUSL.com

Address: 1200 35th St., Ste. 701 West Des Moines, IA 50266-1908 U.S

Number of Employees: Nine (9)

music*'s avatarmusic*

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Jul 4, 2019

Mega Millions and Powerball (MUSL) maintain their own memberships, and they are sold in states not belonging to the membership through a cross-selling agreement.

You can see this in the news story announcing the agreement back in October, 2009: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/202175

Thanks Todd for the link. I read it and a national game was discussed. 

 In a way States are competing against each other for the jackpots in MM & PB.

GiveFive's avatarGiveFive

Quote: Originally posted by Bleudog101 on Jul 3, 2019

Something lost in translation to me on this story.   I always assumed---and we know what that spells--that in order to sell PB you had to be a member of MUSL. 

 

In any way, this is good news for NY Lottery it seems.

"Good news for The NY Lottery"?  How so?

As I read the article, I was curious about a few things;

1.  The NYL wasn't a member of MUSL?   Why not?  What's the reason that kept them from joining?

2. There has to be something in it for The NYL, or they woudn't have decided to join MUSL.  I wonder what their motivation is?  Is it for the benefit of The NYL, or is it good or NYL PLAYERS

The article said "Stayed tuned for big things happening in the next year"....   A raffle run by MUSL would be very nice.  G5

GiveFive's avatarGiveFive

Quote: Originally posted by GiveFive on Jul 5, 2019

"Good news for The NY Lottery"?  How so?

As I read the article, I was curious about a few things;

1.  The NYL wasn't a member of MUSL?   Why not?  What's the reason that kept them from joining?

2. There has to be something in it for The NYL, or they woudn't have decided to join MUSL.  I wonder what their motivation is?  Is it for the benefit of The NYL, or is it good or NYL PLAYERS

The article said "Stayed tuned for big things happening in the next year"....   A raffle run by MUSL would be very nice.  G5

Just took a look at The NY Lottery's website. 

I doubt there are any benefits for players by The NY Lottery joining MUSL.  If there was, they'd be blabbing it all over their website, which they're not.  There's a lotta talk on their website about Cash 4 Life now being drawn daily, but nobody I know who is a regular lottery player cares about that.  G5

cottoneyedjoe's avatarcottoneyedjoe

Quote: Originally posted by GiveFive on Jul 5, 2019

"Good news for The NY Lottery"?  How so?

As I read the article, I was curious about a few things;

1.  The NYL wasn't a member of MUSL?   Why not?  What's the reason that kept them from joining?

2. There has to be something in it for The NYL, or they woudn't have decided to join MUSL.  I wonder what their motivation is?  Is it for the benefit of The NYL, or is it good or NYL PLAYERS

The article said "Stayed tuned for big things happening in the next year"....   A raffle run by MUSL would be very nice.  G5

Good questions. As far as I can tell from the article, the main benefit is "Gweneth Dean will join the MUSL Board of Directors and the Powerball Product Group as a voting member." So NY Lottery now has more of a say in the development of Powerball. Considering the historical frequency of PB matrix changes, they are about due for a change.

Stack47

Quote: Originally posted by Raven62 on Jul 4, 2019

Year Multi-State Lottery Association Founded: 1988

E-mail Address: Letters@MUSL.com

Address: 1200 35th St., Ste. 701 West Des Moines, IA 50266-1908 U.S

Number of Employees: Nine (9)

If an Iowa court rules in favor of Larry Dawson it would effect MUSL, but NY might get a pass because they weren't members during the Hot Lotto scandal.

noise-gate

Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Jul 6, 2019

If an Iowa court rules in favor of Larry Dawson it would effect MUSL, but NY might get a pass because they weren't members during the Hot Lotto scandal.

This is all speculation on my part and l could be wrong, but l don't see Dawson winning. The other States that were part of the Hot Lotto drawing at the time could easily say " Our State residents lost money on that rigged draw, why should we now forward our money to Larry? "

Apart from this case, l am waiting for the follow-up story about Hung, our lead hand jackpot winner in Canada. That's a really juicy piece & its no wonder it is still mentally marinating.

JeetKuneDoLotto's avatarJeetKuneDoLotto

NY is corrupt.  The Education goals they set are woefully lacking.  Lock Cuomo up.  Lock up Nadler too.  Put them in a cell with Jeffrey Epstein.  The Lottery Money for Education is not making anybody smarter.  Drain the NY Lottery Swamp.

17+45=Patriot

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