News at my desk, Thursday January 3, 2013

State, Lottery Privatization Bidder Agree To Deadline Extension

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (January 2, 2013) -- State officials and the company that wants to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery have agreed to extend the firm's bid until Jan. 10, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.

Idaho Lottery to make their 40th millionaire

BOISE, Idaho (January 2, 2013) -- The 2012 $1,000,000 Raffle has sold all 250,000 tickets, and will be announced tonight on Fox 9 and Today's 6 at 6 p.m.

Colorado Lottery Announces Winning Holiday Raffle Numbers

4,255 Coloradans Win Prizes
Only 40% of the game was sold
DENVER, Colorado (January 2, 2013) --The Colorado Lottery held the Holiday Raffle drawing today, drawing 4,255 winning numbers. Players can claim their prizes of $599 or less at Lottery retailers starting tomorrow, January 3 at 4:30 a.m.

Lucky Player Wins 50% Of Lottery Raffle Sales

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (January 2, 2013) -- One lucky person is starting the New Year with 1,155,915 reasons to celebrate after winning the jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s SUPER 50/50 Raffle which was drawn earlier this morning.

Swiss Make Gain with Small Wins, Lose with Bank Accounts
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (January 1, 2013) -- There is good news for people who win small sums in the lottery.

Texas Introduce Bill Banning Online Poker

AUSTIN, Texas (January 2, 2013) -- Texas legislatures will have a new poker bill to consider in 2013, after a measure called the “Texas Poker Gaming Act of 2013” was introduced in December.

Gambling Goes Mobile In Vietnam

Enterprising operator disguised his moving casino as a public transport bus
HANOI, Vietnam (January 2, 2013) -- An enterprising - but illegal - casino operator in Northern Vietnam is facing a slew of charges after local police became suspicious of a public transport bus parked in a residential neighbourhood, and investigated.

Change Coming for Florida Lottery’s Pink Flamingo

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 3, 2013) – The Florida lottery will unveil a new logo on Jan. 7 at its Tallahassee headquarters to mark its quarter century mark.

bet-at-home.com receives online casino licence in Schleswig-Holstein

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (December 27, 2012) -- bet-at-home.com as of December 19th received a licence to operate online casino games by the Ministry of Interior in Schleswig-Holstein. The licence was awarded to bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. in Malta and will be valid until December 18, 2018.