French Lottery Sponsors 2024 Olympics Bid

With a pledge of $2.2 million, Francaise de Jeux, the French national lottery, recently became the first sponsor of the Paris bid for the 2024 Olympics. The International Olympic...

Published February 1, 2016

Support for Hawaii, Alaska Lotteries

Lawmakers and local leaders are pushing for passage of enabling legislation to create state lotteries in Hawaii and Alaska, and significant support exists in the respective state legislatures and...

Published February 1, 2016

Thailand Proposes Disaster-Relief Lottery

The Government Lottery Office of Thailand recently proposed developing an Asian Economic Community lottery to help member nations when they need disaster relief. The lottery would be similar to...

Published February 1, 2016

More Lotteries Add Games That Can Change Winners’ Lives Permanently

“Change for Life” type lottery games, i.e. games that pay winners for the rest of their lives, are growing like weeds in the United States, where they are offered...

Published February 1, 2016

States Vary On Lottery Winner Disclosure

In California, Florida and Tennessee, the three states with winners in the recent record $1.6 billion Powerball drawing, winners must reveal their identities. But other states let winners remain...

Published January 25, 2016

Australia: Lottoland v. Tatts

Australian gaming company Tatts, which now enjoys a near-monopoly on the country’s lottery and won more than $2 billion in 2015, faces new competition in Lottoland, an online lottery...

Published January 25, 2016

Alabama Lawmaker Proposes Lottery Bill

Alabama state Senator Jim McClendon (l.) wants a straight yes-or-no vote on a state lottery, with the logistics to be worked out later if voters approve a change to...

Published January 18, 2016

New Jersey Lottery Contract Cuts State’s Revenue by $1 Billion

A new contract with New Jersey’s private lottery provider will cut the state’s percentage of revenue by $1 billion over the 15-year life of the contract, according to an...

Published January 18, 2016

Arkansas, North Carolina Choose Scientific Games

Scientific Games will provide lottery services for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery and the North Carolina Education Lottery through 2025. The company will provide instant game design, planning and manufacturing...

Published January 18, 2016

Good Year for NY Racinos, Lottery

All but one of New York’s nine racinos posted revenue gains during 2015, leading to a record $9.4 billion in revenues. The state’s lottery also reported a significant gain,...

Published January 18, 2016

Lottery Contract: No VLTs in New Jersey

The private operator of the New Jersey Lottery has signed a new contract that adjusts income expectations in consideration of state refusal to place video lottery terminals in bars.

Published January 11, 2016

Florida Legislators Propose Lottery Limits

Although the Florida Lottery has contributed a total of $29 billion to the education since 1988, state Rep. Frank Artiles and state Senator Tom Lee want to reduce scratch-off...

Published January 11, 2016

Alabama Lawmaker Introducing Lottery Legislation

Alabama state Rep. Alan Harper (l.) said he will introduce a measure allowing voters to decide on a statewide lottery when the legislature convenes in January. Senate President Pro...

Published January 4, 2016

Minnesota Lottery Director Quits

Minneapolis Lottery Director Ed Van Petten (l.) resigned after a Minneapolis Star Tribune report revealed he was reimbursed $7,000 for staying at personal timeshare units at conferences. Appointed by...

Published January 4, 2016

West Virginia Lottery Denies Request

The night before Deborah Carter submitted a request to be removed from West Virginia's voluntary self-exclusion list, she was spotted at the Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro and escorted...

Published January 4, 2016

Kansas Now Ensnared in Bogus Lottery Scam

Kansas is the fifth state to accuse Eddie Tipton of fixing lottery tickets. The former security chief for the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association had access to machines to secretly...

Published January 4, 2016

Illinois Lottery Winners To Be Paid

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (l.) signed Senate Bill 2039 which releases $3 billion to state agencies and local governments, including $1 billion to the Illinois Lottery, authorizing it to...

Published December 14, 2015

VLTs Increase Oregon Lottery Revenues

The addition of video lottery terminals has measurably increased revenues from the Oregon Lottery, according to state economists speaking before state lawmakers recently. They speculate that new machines attract...

Published December 14, 2015

New Jersey Lottery Revenue Declines

The New Jersey Lottery saw a $5 million decline in revenue chief reports revenue, but lottery officials defended the privatization of the lottery before lawmakers. Lottery Executive Director Carole...

Published November 30, 2015

Illinois Ticket Sales Plummet With Delayed Payouts

Since the Illinois lottery announced prize payouts of $600 or more would be delayed, ticket sales have plunged. October sales fell $21 million to $215 million, the lowest this...

Published November 23, 2015