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Despite strong opposition, Indiana moves ahead with selling lotteryNews Story
Indiana is considering a Wall Street investment firm to help it pull together a plan to lease the Hoosier Lottery, despite legislative skepticism that could kill the deal. Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday the administration is negotiating a contract with Morgan Stanley to test the market. A similar contract with Goldman Sachs Co. to market the Indiana Toll Road last year was worth about $20 million. The Toll Road eventually was leased for 75 years for $3.8 billion, and the state has esti
Jan 23, 2007, 10:45 am - Lottery News

Bill to outsource Indiana Lottery bans keno, video pokerNews Story
Many upset over Governor's plan to 'sell the Lottery' A bill that would allow Gov. Mitch Daniels to outsource the Hoosier Lottery would prohibit a private operator from offering keno, video lottery games, pari-mutuel wagering on horses or dogs and games based on winners of races or other sporting events. Sen. James Merritt, R-Indianapolis, filed the bill Thursday on behalf of the administration but said he was allowed to put his own principles in it and was not in favor of such gambling ex
Jan 19, 2007, 12:00 pm - Lottery News

Does $9 goof point to larger problems with Ontario Lottery?News Story
When Ralph Landry finally wins the big one, he wants to know that the jackpot isn't accidentally given to somebody else. But the 67-year-old retired Air Canada employee has lost faith after he went to claim a small prize and found out that somehow somebody else got paid the money in another town. How does this happen? he asked. The self-proclaimed lottery addict bought his daily dose of lottery tickets at the Daisy Mart on Dec. 27, won $9 on a scratch-and-win Bingo and then within
Jan 11, 2007, 4:33 pm - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery delays payouts to 'insider' winnersNews Story
Christmas came four days early but seven weeks late for a trio of insider lottery winners from a small town northeast of Peterborough, Ontario, who faced a lengthy investigation before receiving their big payout. When we went in, we expected to get a cheque just like everyone else does, then they popped the bubble and said, 'Sorry, you're going to have to wait,' said Al Breedon, one of the winners of the $1-million prize. He and his wife, Linda Smith, and friend Linette Dynes purchas
Dec 29, 2006, 11:35 pm - Lottery News

Indiana Gov. wants to sell lotteryNews Story
As details continued to leak out Wednesday about Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to privatize the Hoosier Lottery, reaction from area lawmakers was less than encouraging. Daniels is expected to unveil the proposal which would likely raise money for higher education at 11 a.m. today. Wells County Republican Rep. Jeff Espich was briefed on the idea a few weeks ago along with other key lawmakers. His understanding of the plan was to entice a private entity to run the lottery in exchan
Dec 14, 2006, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Indiana Lottery gets new directorNews Story
The Hoosier Lottery is getting a new director. Kathryn Densborn of Indianapolis, a Republican who lost in her bid to oust Democratic state Rep. David Orentlicher in the November election, will begin work at the agency next week and will take over as director in January. Densborn formerly worked as the legislative liaison and public information officer for the state Department of Local Government Finance. From 1998 to 2005, she worked for the St. Luke Catholic Church in communications and
Dec 11, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Verifying California Lottery WinnersNews Story
When there is a big jackpot winner in the California Lottery officials won't say exactly how much the winnings must be security officers ask a series of questions to make sure the person holding the ticket is the actual purchaser of the ticket. Lottery officials won't tell me the exact questions, but they are along the lines of: When did you buy the ticket? Where did you buy the ticket? If the answers seem odd or out of place the security officer can decline to pay at that time and launc
Nov 3, 2006, 7:06 am - Lottery News

Minn. Lottery chief named head of North American associationNews Story
Executive Director Clint Harris of the Minnesota State Lottery has been elected president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. The 52-member organization is made up of government-sponsored lotteries from the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Harris was selected this month at the NASPL's annual meeting in Chicago. His term runs through October 2007. Among his goals, Harris cited moving forward with the development of initiatives to standardi
Oct 24, 2006, 9:30 am - Lottery News

First N.C. lottery chairman Sanders resignsNews Story
The first chairman of the North Carolina lottery commission resigned Tuesday after a year on the job that began tumultuously and ended up with ticket sales of more than $400 million. During his tenure, Charles Sanders helped create the North Carolina lottery from scratch, handled ethics questions surrounding the approval of the games and watched three other commissioners give up their seats. Gov. Mike Easley appointed Sanders in September 2005 to a one-year term that expired Aug. 31. In a
Sep 12, 2006, 5:45 pm - Lottery News

New Mexico lottery spends the most on administrative costsNews Story
New Mexico's lottery spends a far greater percentage on administrative costs than almost any other lottery in the nation, and as a result, risks having to make reductions in the lottery scholarship program if changes aren't made. Those are the results of a report issued by Think New Mexico, a public policy group which in the past has successfully lobbied for full-day kindergarten, elimination of the food tax and creation of individual development accounts. This is the first year they're g
Sep 5, 2006, 7:45 am - Lottery News