News from my desk Wednesday April 3, 2013 @ 6.30am

 

 

 

So much more news this morning but it reserved for the moment on our Subscriber Dedicated Breaking News Page http://lotteryinsider.com/news/blog_Headlines/breaking_news.htm

 

 

Scratch-Off Game Celebrating Florida’s 500th Anniversary Sets All-Time Lottery Record

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 2, 2013) -- Today marks the 500th anniversary of the European discovery of Florida. The Lottery partnered with the Florida Department of State, VISIT FLORIDA and the University of West Florida to promote this event in celebration of the rich history of our state. To commemorate the anniversary, the Lottery launched a new Scratch-Off game, FLORIDA TREASURE HUNT, on January 8, 2013, which has become our best-selling $3 ticket ever. In just 12 weeks, ticket sales have eclipsed more than $24 million, generating $4.5 million for education.

$5,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular Offers Lottery's Largest Instant-Ticket Game Prize Ever!

New Game Includes Over $160 Million in Prizes, 10 prizes of $1 million or more!

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (April 2, 2013) -- Imagine scratching a ticket and instantly learning you had won not one, not two…but FIVE MILLION dollars! Tennessee Lottery players will have that chance beginning this week with the launch of $5,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular, a new game featuring the biggest top prize of any instant game in Tennessee Lottery history.

Columbia retailers sell $314,596.50 worth of Lottery Tickets in February

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Arkansas (April 2, 2013) -- Columbia County retailers sold $314,596.50 worth of Arkansas Scholarship Lottery tickets during the month of February, according to the Arkansas Lottery.

Lottery Tab for Privatization Consultants Increases to Near $3Million

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (April 2, 2013) -- Senior citizens may stand to pay a substantial cost in lost services if Gov. Tom Corbett’s effort to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery’s management goes nowhere.

Already, the costs of the consultants hired to assist the Corbett administration in that endeavour exceed $2.85 million, Elizabeth Brassell, a spokeswoman for the Department of Revenue, which oversees the lottery, has confirmed.

Former Commission Implicated by Lottery Case

BOSTON, Massachusetts (April 1, 2013) -- The former commissioner of the state's probation department is set to go on trial in an alleged scheme to land his wife a position with the state lottery.

Calls for Bookmaker to Front Parliamentary Inquiry

NOOSAVILLE, Queensland (April 1, 2013) -- Online bookmaker Tom Waterhouse is "big enough to fight his own battles" and should front the parliamentary inquiry into sports gambling, Greens Senator Richard Di Natale has said.

NLA Cautions Illegal Lottery Operators

ACCRA, Ghana (April 2, 2013) – The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has warned illegal lottery operators in the country to end their operations with immediate effect, saying it will soon organise a task-force to rid them out of the system.

Bill to Encourage Casinos to Southeast Kansas

TOPEKA, Kansas (April 2, 2013) -- Southeast Kansas legislators hoping to bring a state-owned casino to their area will try again to pass a bill designed to make it happen.

Government confirms No Request for Extension by LVS on Cotai Project has been made

MACAU (April 2, 2013) -- The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau said in an e-mailed statement to news service the Business Daily, indicating that it “has not yet received a request to extend the development timeframe” on land being developed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. at Cotai and known as ‘Parcels 5 and 6’.

Income Brought by Lottery-Related Business Under VODone Witnessed A 200% Increase

HONG KONG, (April 2, 2013) -- VODone Limited ("VODone" or the "Group"; Stock code: 00082), the leading Internet video broadcasting company in China, announces that it has seen a 200% increase in its income from lottery-related business in the second half of 2012, as compared with the first half of 2012. Lottery 365, a mobile lottery purchasing terminal, solidly occupied first place in the sports section of Apple's App Store in China. So far, total downloads of Lottery 365 have exceeded 6 million and won many grand awards for innovation from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, the Internet Society of China, 91, and more, giving rise to its leading position in China's mobile phone lottery industry.

More Mobile Games and Progressive Jackpot Winners On Mobile Win More Than €6 Million

ISLE OF MAN (April 2, 2013) -- Microgaming Go mobile solutions (www.microgaming.co.uk/mobile) announces the launch of four more mobile games to its HTML5 Mobile Platform.

Yoolotto Application Launches First In Texas, Partnering Exclusively With 7-Eleven® Stores

The New Must-Have App for Lottery Players Tracks Tickets & Delivers Real-Time Drawing Results so Players Never Miss Out on a Winning Ticket

DALLAS, Texas (April 2, 2013) -- YooLotto today announced that version one of its free lottery-management application is now available for download for both iOS and Android devices. YooLotto is the first and only application that stores and tracks individual lottery ticket information, notifying players of their personal lottery results within minutes of the drawings.

DEQ installs 20 LT Game Terminals at Crown Casino in Melbourne

LEVIS, QC, (April 2, 2013) -- DEQ Systems Corp. (TSXV: DEQ) ("DEQ" or the "Company"), a leading provider of table game bonusing, jackpot and loyalty solutions, is pleased to announce that it has sold 20 Electronic Game terminals from LT Game Limited to Crown Casino in Melbourne Australia, pursuant to the terms of their previously announced international distribution agreement.

Betfair Group Ltd: Total Voting Rights

LONDON, UK (April 3, 3013) -- In compliance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Betfair Group plc confirms that the total number of ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on 28th March 2013 (being the last trading day of March) is 103,601,702 at 0.1p each, with each share carrying the right to one vote. No ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the company is 103,601,702.

Betfair Aquires Assets from bookmaker Blue Square for £5 million ($7.6m)

LONDON, UK (April 2, 2013) -- Internet betting exchange Betfair has announced it has acquired “certain assets” from competing online bookmaker Blue Square for £5 million ($7.6m).

EGBA appoints Maarten Haijer as New Secretary General

BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 2, 2013) -- The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) today welcomed Maarten Haijer as its new secretary general, replacing Sigrid Ligné. With Sigrid Ligné as secretary general and Maarten Haijer as director of regulatory affairs, EGBA has become the voice of EU-based, EU-regulated and EU-taxed online operators to represent their interests at EU and national level. Haijer has been director of regulatory affairs at EGBA since 2008 and starts immediately in his new function.