Referendums: November,
1994: Voters approve referendum to establish lottery April 5, 1995:
Governor signed senate bill creating lottery July 1, 1995: Effective date
of New Mexico Lottery Act April 27, 1996: Lottery startup
Attorney
Reappointed to Lottery Board ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (July
25, 2008) -- Cody Kelley, an Albuquerque attorney, was reappointed to the New
Mexico Lottery Authority board by Governor Bill Richardson. The appointment
will run for five years. SOURCE: Wire Reports.
New Mexico Lottery Returns Record Profits of
$40.8 Million; Net Ticket Sales Total $147.1
Million ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (July 24, 2008) -- The
New Mexico Lottery today announced record profits of $40.8 million on net sales
of $147.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30..............Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Switches to
Paperless Statements Email Distribution to Retailers
Will Save $23,000 a Year ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (April 30,
2008) -- The New Mexico Lottery now uses email to send weekly billing
statements to lottery retailers, discontinuing paper
statements..................Subscribers
New Mexico Lottery and Problem Gambling
Council Extend Rehabilitation Services Contract
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (March 20, 2008) -- The New Mexico Lottery and
the New Mexico Council on Problem Gambling will continue to work together to
provide compulsive gaming rehabilitation services
statewide.....................Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Serves Up Chocolate-Themed Game
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (March 19, 2008) -- The New
Mexico Lotterys latest Scratcher game looks good enough to
eat...................Subscribers New Lottery Vendor Settles At West Center
Albuquerque (March 17, 2008) -- INTRALOT
USA, the new equipment supplier for the New Mexico Lottery is moving into
4,800 square feet at Commercial West Center, a small industrial park tucked
behind one of the metro's industrial hubs...................Subscribers New Mexico Lottery 2007 Sales Dip on Fewer
Mega-Jackpots ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (February 25,
2008) -- Although the New Mexico Lottery had its second-best year in ticket
sales in its nearly twelve (12) year history, its total revenue for the 2007
fiscal year fell to...................Subscribers
New Mexico Lottery Sells $5.6 Million Hot
Lotto Ticket ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (February 9,
2008) -- The New Mexico Lottery has sold the only winning Hot Lotto jackpot
ticket for tonights drawing..............Subscribers
New Mexico Lottery Launches Betty
Boop Scratcher For Valentines Day Net
Revenues Support Legislative Lottery Scholarships ALBUQUERQUE, New
Mexico (January 23, 2008) -- To celebrate Valentines Day, the New Mexico
Lottery is bringing back the popular $10,000 Betty Boop Scratcher
game................Read the full story at:
Vol.42 No.4 New Mexico Lottery
Offers Pink Panther Game Net
Revenues Support Legislative Lottery Scholarships ALBUQUERQUE, New
Mexico (January 8, 2008) -- The Pink Panther stars in
the New Mexico Lotterys first Scratcher game of the new
year...............Read the full story at: Vol.42
No.2 New Mexico Lottery Enhances
Hot Lotto Game; Sizzler Feature Multiplies Prizes by
Three ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (January 3, 2008) -- The
New Mexico Lottery today introduced a feature that will give Hot Lotto players
a chance to win larger prizes..................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.2
Times
Running Out to Buy New Years Eve Raffle Tickets
Prizes Will Be Drawn on Dec. 31 Even if the Game Doesnt Sell
Out ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (December 20, 2007) -- More than
80,000 tickets remain available for the New Mexicos Lottery first raffle,
but even if the game doesnt sell out, winning numbers for all 106 prizes
will still be drawn on New Years Eve.................Subscribers Lottery Officials File Motion to Recover Attorney Fees in
Suit NEW MEXICO (December 17, 2007) -- New Mexico Lottery
officials say they have filed a motion to recover attorney's fees in a case
recently decided in their favor................Subscribers Judge Dismisses Lottery Scratch-Off Suit: Retailers Plan To
Appeal Ruling ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (December 13, 2007)
-- A class-action lawsuit, filed in August by a group of eastern New Mexico
lottery ticket retailers against the state lottery for pulling scratcher games
before all prizes were awarded, has been dismissed...............Subscribers Lottery Introduces Peppermint-Scented Holiday
Game ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (November 14, 2007) -- A
scented Scratcher game from the New Mexico Lottery is available now to holiday
shoppers seeking............Subscribers New Mexico Lottery, INTRALOT Sign Gaming System
Contract ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (November 15, 2007) -- The
New Mexico Lottery today awarded a contract for a new computerized gaming
system to Georgia-based INTRALOT, ending
a competitive bidding process that started more than two and a half years
ago.............Subscribers Lottery Starts Countdown to New Years Eve
Raffle ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (October 25, 2007)
The New Mexico Lottery is adding raffle drawings to its line-up of games
with the first drawing scheduled for New Years Eve.............Subscribers
Lottery Ads Earn National
Recognition ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (October 16,
2007) -- A New Mexico Lottery ad campaign designed to raise awareness of the
educational opportunities available through the states community colleges
and Legislative Lottery Scholarships won a first-place prize in a national
competition for lottery advertising...............Subscribers Lottery Launches Magic 8 Ball®
Scratcher ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (October 11, 2007)
-- The New Mexico Lotterys latest instant Scratcher ticket is based on
Magic 8 Ball®,* the fortune-telling toy that has been answering
yes-or-no questions both silly and serious for more than 60
years...................Read the full story at:
Vol.41 No.4 Lottery Scares Up
Halloween Fun ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (October 1,
2007) -- The New Mexico Lottery has conjured up two Scratcher games for
Halloween.........Subscribers Lottery Achieves Revenue Goal ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico, USA (August 24, 2007) -- The New Mexico Lottery met its new
legislative edict to put at least 27 percent of its revenues into the lottery
scholarship fund in July........Subscribers Lottery Gives Powerball Players Free Hot Lotto
Tickets ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (August 20, 2007) --
The New Mexico Lottery will give Powerball players free quick-pick Hot Lotto
tickets in a campaign designed to promote the lotto-style game known as
Little Powerball .........Subscribers New Mexico Sells $1 Million Hot Lotto Ticket
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (August 6, 2007) -- New Mexico has sold its
first winning Hot Lotto jackpot ticket. One
winning ticket was sold in New Mexico for tonights
drawing,..............Subscribers Lottery Posts Second-Best Year of Sales at $148 Million;
Scratcher Sales Reach Record of $91.4 Million ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico, USA (August 2, 2007) -- The increasing popularity of Scratcher
games and the introduction of .......Subcribers Retailers Sue State Lottery Over Scratch Off
Games ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (July 2, 2007) -- A
group of eastern New Mexico retailers contends the New Mexico Lottery is
pulling scratch off games from sales before all the prizes are
awarded.............Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Launches Monopoly
Scratcher Game ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (June 27, 2007)
-- The New Mexico Lottery today launched an instant Scratcher ticket based
on Monopoly, the best-selling board game in the
world. The $3 ticket is available now at 1,100 lottery retailers
statewide.........Read the full story at: Vol.40
No.1 New Mexico Lottery:
Dont Play Games With Scam Artists ALBUQUERQUE, New
Mexico, USA (June 14, 2007) -- The New Mexico Lottery is urging residents to be
suspicious of people who approach them seeking assistance in claiming a lottery
prize...........Subscribers Lottery Names Giant Sundial A Lucky Landmark For
Selling Winning Powerball Jackpot Ticket CHAMA, New Mexico,
USA (June 7, 2007 The New Mexico Lottery today christened Giant Sundial
No. 5 in Chama as a Lucky Landmark lottery retailer after
the store sold last months $62.8 million Powerball jackpot ticket...........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.11
Lottery Ads Spotlight Non-Traditional
Students, Careers NEW MEXICO, USA (May 4, 2007) -- The New
Mexico Lottery is preparing to launch an advertising campaign showcasing the
non-traditional career fields students can enter through two-year college
programs, courtesy of the state's Lottery Success Scholarship...........Subscribers New Mexico Lottery, City of Roswell Launch Space Invader®
Scratcher Game to Celebrate UFO Anniversary ROSWELL, New
Mexico, USA (April 25, 2007) -- Sixty years after a rancher discovered the
possible remains of an alien spacecraft on his land north of Roswell, the space
invaders are returning to New Mexico -- and this time they're bringing
prizes..........Subscribers Former Employees Threaten Discrimination Suit Against
Lottery SANTA FE, New Mexico, USA (April 14, 2007) -- Two
sales representatives who resigned on Friday from the New Mexico Lottery are
considering an age-discrimination lawsuit against the lottery........Subscribers
Group Wants Lottery to Divulge Names of Firms
Seeking Online Contract ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (April
13, 2007) -- The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) has
reportedly criticized state lottery officials for refusing to release the names
of companies that responded to a January request for proposals to run New
Mexico's online lottery system.......Subscribers $1.3 Million Paid in Prizes Over Consecutive Friday the 13ths
Since Lottery Start-Up ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (April
5, 2007) -- While some people stay in bed on Friday the 13th, other people are
out playing lottery games and claiming big prizes............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.3
Lottery Bringing Back Popular Trucks
& Bucks Instant Ticket ALBUQUERQUE, New
Mexico, USA (March 29, 2007) -- The New Mexico Lottery is bringing back the
popular Trucks & Bucks instant ticket
Scratcher game. The $5 game goes on
sale........Read the full story at: Vol.39
No.2 Lottery Reduces Operating
Costs: Officials Reduce Budget by $3M ALBUQUERQUE, New
Mexico, USA (March 23, 2007) -- State lottery officials reportedly approved
more than $3.1 million in budget cuts .......Subscribers Lottery To Seek Budget Trims ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico, USA (February 23, 2007) -- New Mexico Lottery CEO
Tom Romero reportedly told state
Lottery Authority Board members on Thursday that measure (SB 364), introduced
by Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez and supported by Governor Bill
Richardson, appears headed for passage...........Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Posts Record Scratcher
Sales ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (February 13, 2007)
--The New Mexico Lottery announced today that it sold a record number of
instant Scratcher tickets in the week ending Feb. 10.
Sales totaled.......Read the full story at:
Vol.38 No.8 Lawmaker Introduces
So-Called Lottery Reform Bill NEW MEXICO, USA
(January 25, 2007) -- Senate Majority Leader Michael Sánchez this week
introduced a bill (Senate Bill 364) demanding that 30 percent of the New Mexico
Lottery revenues go into college scholarships........Subscribers Governor Orders Lottery Contract to be
Cancelled ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (January 16,
2007) -- Governor Richardson has reportedly ordered state officials to
cancel a contract with a lobbyist hired by the New Mexico Lottery Authority to
monitor legislation.........Subscribers Lottery Seeks Proposals For New Gaming System
Contract ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (January 10, 2007) --
The New Mexico Lottery Authority has issued a formal request for proposals
(RFP) for its lottery gaming system and related products and
services...........Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Profits Top $300 Million
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (January 5, 2007) -- The New Mexico Lottery
has surpassed the $300 million mark in money raised for public education in New
Mexico.........Read the full story at: Vol.38
No.3
Sunday's a
Winner for Lottery: Popularity Grows For Extra Drawing
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (November 29, 2006) -- In May, New Mexico
Lottery CEO Tom Romero initiated the
state's first Sunday lottery drawings. Roadrunner Cash drawings previously had
been held the other six nights of the week..........................Subscribers New Mexicos Hot Ticket to Cool Cash; New Game Has Players
Picking 6 Numbers to Win 7 Figures ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico,
USA (November 7, 2006) -- Lottery players in New Mexico will soon have a hot
new way to win a cool million when tickets for Hot Lotto go on sale November
12...............................Read the full
story at: Vol 37 No 6 Lottery
First Quarter Sales Surge More Than 14 Percent ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico, USA (October 27, 2006) -- The New Mexico Lottery finished the first
quarter of fiscal year 2007 with gross sales of $37,797,219 14 percent
or $4.7 million above first quarter sales for the previous fiscal
year..................................Read the
full story at: Vol.37 No.5 N.M.
Lottery to Rebid Online Contract ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico,
USA (September 30, 2006) -- The New Mexico Lottery is reported by the local
media as saying it plans to re-bid its contract for online lottery services by
the end of the year................................Subscribers Deal Or No Deal -- Scratcher &
Giveaway ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (September 19, 2006)
-- Ready for a new take on the hit television show Deal or No Deal? The
popular TV game watched by millions has inspired the release of a new Scratcher
ticket by the New Mexico Lottery..................................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.12
Lottery Urged to Cut
Expenses; Group Wants State To Re-bid Lottery Contract NEW
MEXICO, USA (September 3, 2006) -- Think New Mexico (TNM) is
advocating several steps to get more lottery money to college students,
including re-bidding the states lottery contract.......Subscribers Lottery Kicks Off Filler Up
Promotion ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (August 29, 2006)
The New Mexico Lottery has teamed up with Brewer Oil Company and Town
& Country Food Stores to offer a three-week customer
promotion............Read the full story at:
Vol.36 No.9 Musical Groups Chosen
for New Series of Powerball TV Commercials ALBUQUERQUE, New
Mexico, USA (July 13, 2006) -- Three musical groups have been selected to join
forces with the New Mexico Lottery in their third set of television commercials
to promote Powerball, one of the
Lotterys most popular games............Subscribers Lottery Launches Musical Talent Search for Powerball Television
Commercials ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (June 5, 2006)
The New Mexico Lottery has launched a statewide search for musicians to
be featured in a new series of Powerball television commercials...........Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.10
New Mexico Lottery Names New
CEO ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (June 1, 2006) -- The New
Mexico Lottery Authority board of directors met today and named Tom Romero as
its new chief executive officer............Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Marking Tenth Anniversary
Tomorrow ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (April 26, 2006)
Its been nearly 10 years since the New Mexico Lottery introduced
the first Scratcher games, New Mexico Lottery Match 3 and
Big Fun Big Help, causing long lines at convenience and
grocery stores across the state. Since then, scratching has become
somewhat of a New Mexico pastime........Read the
full story at: Vol.35 No.4 New
Mexico Lottery Passes $200 Million Milestone for Lottery Success
Scholarships ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (February 28,
2006) -- The New Mexico Lottery Authority announced Tuesday that it has passed
the $200 million mark ..............Read the full
story at: Vol.34 No.9
Former Lottery
Employee Sues Agency NEW MEXICO, USA (December 4, 2005) --
A former New Mexico Lottery Authority sales representative is reported to have
files a lawsuit ............................Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Board Accepts CEOs Resignation, Names
VP as Interim CEO ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (November
18, 2005) -- The New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) board of directors has
accepted CEO Tom Shaheen's resignation and agreed
..................................Subscribers Lottery Commission Names New Director NORTH
CAROLINA, USA (November 17, 2005) Thomas N. Shaheen was announced as the
first Executive Director for the North Carolina Education Lottery on November
17, 2005. Shaheen was previously .................................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.8
New Mexico Lottery Announces Resignation of
CEO ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (November 15, 2005) -- The
New Mexico Lottery Authority Board of Directors announced Tuesday that CEO Tom
Shaheen has submitted his
resignation........................................Subscribers Law Enforcement Officer Named to State Lottery
Board NEW MEXICO, USA (October 9, 2005) Department
of Public Safety spokesman John Francis was reportedly named as a board member
to the New Mexico Lottery Authority by
....................................Subscribers Lottery Authority Board Members Appointed,
Reappointed ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (September 26,
2005) -- Two business owners and a member of law enforcement have been named to
.................Subscribers New Mexico Lottery Reports Second-Best Year of
Sales SANTA FE, New Mexico (July 28, 2005) -- State
legislators were told today that strong sales of in-state games helped drive
the New Mexico Lottery to its second-best year of
sales..............................Read the full
story at: Vol.32 No.6 Powerball
Drawings To Air Again.... ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA
(June 30, 2005) -- Nightly drawing results of New Mexico Lottery games are
moving to new television stations...........................Subscribers Governor Directs Lottery to Discontinue Scratch
Game SANTA FE, New Mexico, USA (June 22, 2005)
Governor Richardson has reportedly directed the New Mexico Lottery Board to
discontinue the lottery's just-released ..........................Subscribers
New Mexico Lottery and Santa Ana Star Launch
Lottosino®, State's First Joint Lottery/Casino Game
ALBUQUERQUE / SANTA ANA PUEBLO, New Mexico (June 13, 2005) - The New Mexico
Lottery and Santa Ana Star Casino have entered into the first joint
........................Read the full story at:
Vol.31 No.12 Lottery Board Votes
to Increase CEO's Salary ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico (May 27,
2005) -- The New Mexico Lottery Board reportedly voted yesterday to raise the
salary package for their Chief Executive Officer..........................Subscribers Lottery Success Scholarship Parents, Graduates To Be Featured
In New Commencement Ad Campaign ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico
(April 28, 2005) -- When colleges and universities across New Mexico hold
commencement ceremonies this spring, proud parents taking photographs of
graduates will have ..........................Read the full story at: Vol.31 No.5
Scam Alert: Don't Fall for Bogus Lottery Prize
Phone Calls ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (April 22, 2005) - New
Mexico Lottery officials are warning residents about a phone scam that
instructs people to meet at non-existent locations to claim
.................................Subscribers Players Have Chance To Spin The "Wheel Of Fortune®" On TV
In Hollywood ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (January 10, 2005)
"Wheel of Fortune" fans, who have thought of sharing the stage
with Pat Sajak and Vanna White, may be a step closer to
.................................Subscribers 
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