Massachusetts, Indiana to Hold Hearings on Online Lottery

The joint legislative committee that is responsible for lottery, horse racing and keno will begin holding hearings on whether the Massachusetts lottery can sell tickets online. State Treasurer Deborah...

Published July 8, 2019

Florida Governor Vetoes Lottery Ticket Warnings

Florida Lottery tickets will not have to display warning messages. Governor Ron DeSantis (l.) vetoed a measure that would have required all tickets to include: “Warning” Lottery Tickets May...

Published July 8, 2019

Mississippi Lottery Tickets On Sale December 1

December 1 is the target date for scratch-off ticket sales for the new Mississippi Lottery. Statewide drawings could start in the first quarter of 2020 with multi-state drawings to...

Published July 8, 2019

Mexico Confirms Lottery Merger

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (l.) has announced the merger of two of the country’s lotteries, a move that will create one of the largest lotteries in the...

Published July 8, 2019

Zeroing In on a North Carolina Lottery Record

It’s a new record: $7.8 million, the largest amount ever won in a single drawing in the North Carolina Educational Lottery’s June 22 Pick 4 drawing. More than 2,000...

Published July 1, 2019

D.C. Lottery Posts Sports Betting Regs

The District of Columbia has posted regulations governing sports betting in Washington. Many consider the language unclear in some instances, such as whether bets are allowed on some college...

Published June 24, 2019

North Carolina Near to Creating Gaming Commission

The legislature of North Carolina is moving a bill that would create a state commission that would oversee boxing, the lottery, bingo and raffles. Lawmakers left out daily fantasy...

Published June 24, 2019

Oregon Lottery Looking at $26.8 Million Cost for Sports Betting

The Oregon Lottery says it expects to pay its sports betting contractor SBTech about $26.8 million over the next three years. Sports betting is scheduled to begin in the...

Published June 24, 2019

Connecticut Lottery Wants Millennials

Millennials are absolutely critical to the plans of the Connecticut Lottery. So it is working to make the Lottery attractive to that age group. To do that, it says,...

Published June 24, 2019

Fortune Cookie Delivers Powerball Fortune

Charles W. Jackson of Cumberland County, North Carolina used his granddaughter's fortune cookie numbers to play Powerball—and won the $344 million jackpot. Jackson opted for the $223.3 million cash...

Published June 10, 2019

Brazil Lotex Auction: Foiled Again

For the sixth time—and the second time in May alone—the Brazilian Development Bank has delayed a tender that would privatize Lotex, the instant lottery now overseen by federal bank...

Published June 10, 2019

Casinos Seek to Block PA iLottery

Pennsylvania’s 13 casino licensees are requesting an injunction in their lawsuit to stop the Pennsylvania Lottery’s online games ahead of the launch of online gaming in the state.

Published June 10, 2019

Intralot Joins Canadian Lottery Market

Intralot’s U.S. subsidiary has signed a contract with the British Columbia Lottery Commission to provide a lottery central system with its platform Lotos X. The contract is for an...

Published June 3, 2019

Scientific Game Expands Instant Lottery Capacity

Scientific Games is expanding its global lottery instant game manufacturing technology in North America and Europe, increasing design innovation, production capacity and speed to market.

Published June 3, 2019

Lottery Bill Fails In Alabama Legislature

The paper-ticket lottery measure failed in the Alabama legislature for several reasons, according to state Rep. Ed Oliver (l.). Those included a faction of legislators opposed to all gambling;...

Published June 3, 2019

AGTech Signs China Lottery Deal

AGTech has signed an agreement with the China Sports Lottery, under which the company will supply technology for the lottery’s online promotion activities.

Published May 27, 2019

Montana Lottery Adopting Sports Betting Framework

Now that Montana has legalized sports betting, the state lottery has set to work to build a framework that will allow it to be rolled out within the year....

Published May 27, 2019

Alabama Lottery Measure “Dead This Session”

Alabama will remain one of five states without a lottery since a bill allowing a paper lottery was declared "dead for this session" by state Rep. Steve Clouse (l.)....

Published May 27, 2019

World Lottery Association Opposes Warnings

The World Lottery Association sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urging him not to sign into law HB 629 which would require warnings on Florida Lottery tickets....

Published May 27, 2019

Alabama Lottery Moves Closer To Reality

In a 6-2 vote, an Alabama House committee approved a constitutional amendment to allow a state lottery with paper-only tickets. A tight vote is expected in the full House....

Published May 20, 2019