Alabama House Wants Lottery Bill Changes

Some Alabama House members want to revise a lottery bill to change how revenue would be spent and to allow video lottery terminals. Rep. Steve Clouse (l.), chairman of...

Published May 13, 2019

$2 Million Powerball Ticket Goes Unclaimed in Texas

A $2 million Powerball ticket which hit all five numbers, but not the Powerball on October 27 has gone unclaimed in College Station, Texas. The state puts unclaimed lottery...

Published May 6, 2019

Brazil: Lotex Tender Delayed Again

For the fifth time, the Brazilian Development Bank has delayed a tender for takeover of Lotex, the instant lottery now overseen by federal bank Caixa. The bank set a...

Published May 6, 2019

Alabama Lottery Bill Passes Senate

The Alabama Senate approved a measure placing on the March 3, 2020 ballot a constitutional amendment allowing a statewide lottery. Sponsored by state Senator Greg Albritton (l.), the measure...

Published May 6, 2019

Wire Act Opinion Could Cost States $220 Million in Lottery Proceeds

The new opinion by the U.S. Justice Department on the federal wire act has put states with online lotteries in danger of losing at least $220 million in annual...

Published May 6, 2019

Sci Games Tickets Break Kentucky Lottery Record

Scientific Games broke its own 30-year record for monthly sales in Kentucky following the Kentucky Lottery’s launch of the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership Program.

Published April 29, 2019

Alabama Advances Lottery Bill

A bill to create a state lottery has advanced in the Alabama Legislature. The state Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee voted 6-5 to advance the bill by Republican Senator...

Published April 29, 2019

Mississippi Lottery Board Meets

The 5-member board of Mississippi's new lottery corporation recently held its first meeting. The board heard proposals for bank financial services, adopted ethics policies and determined guidelines for corporate...

Published April 22, 2019

Walmart Names Scientific Games Lottery ‘Supplier of the Year’

Walmart Services Division has named Scientific Games its 2019 Supplier of the Year for Product for its PlayCentral 54 lottery self-service technology.

Published April 15, 2019

Nebraska Lottery Odds Measure Moves Forward

Unanimously approved legislation introduced by Senator Suzanne Geis (l.) moving through the Nebraska Senate would require the state lottery to prominently display in game advertisements the odds of winning...

Published April 15, 2019

Sci Games Instant Tickets Set Record

Scientific Games scratch-off instant lottery games set a U.S. record for weekly sales in Florida, where the sales will contribute more than $23 million to education in the state.

Published April 8, 2019

Intralot Denies Intracom Merger Rumors

Greek gambling technology and lottery systems provider Intralot SPA is denying rumors that it that it will merge with IT solutions provider Intracom Holdings. Rumors that Sokratis Kokkalis (l.),...

Published March 25, 2019

Mississippi Prepares For New Lottery

Mississippi’s new Lottery Corporation board has hired a law firm, soon will select a bank and will apply to offer Powerball and other multistate games, said board member Gerard...

Published March 25, 2019

IGT Announces Lottery Contracts

International Game Technology announced a three-year management extension of its contract with Loto-Québec and a 10-year contract renewing its agreement to provide platform, retailer terminals and services to Slovakia’s...

Published March 18, 2019

Massachusetts Treasurer Wants to Go Online With Lottery

Deborah Goldberg (l.), the treasurer of Massachusetts, continues to press lawmakers to make it legal for the Lottery to sell tickets via the internet. “We do not want to...

Published February 25, 2019

New Mexico Bill Would Prevent Lottery Sports Betting

Rep. Matthew McQueen (l.) says he has one goal in introducing his bill, H 441: To prevent the New Mexico Lottery Authority from getting involved in sports betting, even...

Published February 25, 2019

Florida Lawmaker Proposes Online Lottery Sales Ban

A bill introduced by state Rep. William Cloud Robinson would ban online Florida lottery ticket sales and require warnings on all lottery tickets, advertising and promotional materials, stating: “Warning:...

Published February 25, 2019

Massachusetts Treasurer Goldberg Calls for Online Lottery Tickets

The Bay State lottery must be given access to online sales if it is to maintain its position as one of the most success state lotteries. So warned Deborah...

Published February 4, 2019

China Lottery Sales Soar

Epic games says it will now reveal the contents of loot boxes in its Fortnite game before purchasing. Loot boxes contents are usually hidden before purchasing leading to charges...

Published February 4, 2019

Connecticut Lottery Breaks Records

If you ask the Connecticut Lottery, it has a rosy future, after completing a very successful 2018. But it would like to improve the odds by being given a...

Published January 14, 2019