Bill Would Ban Medicaid For Lottery Winners

Lottery jackpot winners of at least $80,000 would not be able to receive Medicaid benefits under legislation that recently passed a U.S. House committee. Republicans said the bill, which...

Published February 13, 2017

Kansas Lottery Wants Self-Service Dispensers

The Kansas Lottery will sponsor a bill allowing the state to operate self-service lottery ticket dispensers. The machines would bring in $8-$10 million from $30 million in annual sales,...

Published January 30, 2017

Virginia Lawmakers Nix Online Lottery

Yielding to opposition from retailers, a legislative panel voted down a bill to bring sales of Virginia Lottery tickets to the internet. Currently, four state lotteries offer online sales,...

Published January 30, 2017

Bill Aims at Idaho Lottery

A bill under consideration in the Idaho legislature would prevent the state lottery from asking vendors about offering games in the state that are current illegal. These include Keno...

Published January 30, 2017

Vietnam Lotteries Take On Rival

Vietlott, Vietnam’s American-style lottery, has drawn fire from other lottery outlets in the market. The computerized draw games, which debuted in July, have proven very popular among the Vietnamese.

Published January 23, 2017

West Virginia Lottery Retailers Seek Relief From Smoking Ban

A ban on smoking in businesses that operate video lottery terminals in Hancock, West Virginia have caused a precipitate fall in revenues since the ban went into effect in...

Published January 23, 2017

Mississippi Lottery Bill Possible

A lottery bill could be considered by Mississippi lawmakers in the recently begun session. A statewide lottery could generate up to $100 million in annual revenue, officials said. Governor...

Published January 16, 2017

Quebec to Cut Number of VLTs

The government of Quebec has announced its intention to cut the number of lottery VLTs from 12,000 to 10,000 to fight “compulsive gambling.” The new regulations also aim to...

Published January 16, 2017

Old Law Used in Lawsuit, Atlantic Lottery Claim

A class-action lawsuit against the Atlantic Lottery Corporation in Newfoundland and Labrador relies on an outdated law, per a press broadside from the lottery. The plaintiffs seek damages for...

Published January 16, 2017

Emanuel Nixes Chicago-Only Lottery

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel thought enough of the concept of a city-only lottery that he passed it on to top aides. Former Illinois Lottery Director Michael Jones suggested establishing...

Published January 9, 2017

Massachusetts Mulls Online Lottery

Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg (l.) has renewed her fight to allow lottery tickets to be sold online in the state. It’s the second year in a row she...

Published January 9, 2017

Virginia Lottery Shortchanges Addiction Treatment

Last year the Virginia Lottery made $1.84 billion in sales and directed $533 million to education. In contrast, it spends $50,000 on a problem gambling pamphlets and a helpline—which...

Published December 26, 2016

Massachusetts Lottery Eyes Millennials

The Massachusetts Lottery is engaging social media and other platforms to encourage more play by millennials, and one of the hooks they’re using is the holiday season.

Published December 26, 2016

Illinois Lottery Prizes Left Unawarded

The Chicago Tribune found the Illinois Lottery didn't award 40 percent of major prizes for its biggest instant games between 2011 and 2015. Private lottery operator Northstar simply ended...

Published December 19, 2016

Intralot to Run Idaho Lottery

The Intralot gaming system will be used in the Idaho Lottery for the next ten years. The UK based gaming systems provider was chosen through a competitive bidding process.

Published December 19, 2016

Idaho Racing Commission Broke Law, Say Auditors

The Idaho Racing Commission didn’t have the legal authority to disburse funds from a form of gaming called “historical racing” machines. That’s the conclusion of state auditors, who say...

Published December 19, 2016

Lottery Directors Advise Alabama Legislators

The Louisiana and New Hampshire lottery directors recently told members of the lottery advisory council set up by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (l.) to avoid defining a lottery too...

Published December 12, 2016

Novomatic Completes Purchase of Albanian Lottery

The Novomatic Group has completed the final steps in its acquisition of the Albanian National Lottery, strengthening the Austrian supplier and operator’s international lottery business.

Published December 12, 2016

Keno Flourishes in Massachusetts

For some reason, keno in Massachusetts is much more profitable and ubiquitous than keno in any other state in the union. It continues to bring in the money for...

Published December 5, 2016

BBC Drops Saturday Night Lottery Draw

BBC One broadcast the final televised UK National Lottery draw on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Results after that will be available on iPlayer. Tim Copper, digital director at lottery...

Published December 5, 2016