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Founded in 1970, New Jersey's lottery has paid out
nearly $10 billion in prizes.
About 40% of the lottery's proceeds are used
to support various state programs, including county colleges, school nutrition
plans, educational scholarships and grants, veterans' homes, correctional
institutions, and care for the disabled.
Approximately half of lottery
revenue is paid out in prizes and the rest is spent on administrative costs and
commissions for participating merchants.
 New Jersey Lawmaker Backs Sports
Betting For State
TRENTON, New Jersey (August 09, 2010)
– According to news sources a few years ago Cantor Fitzgerald came up with
an estimate of how much money would go to the state’s casinos if sports
betting were legalized......Subscribers
Lottery Launches Annual “Not 18 Yet?
No Bet” Awareness Campaign
Supplements Current
Initiatives by Increasing Distribution of Responsible Play Materials
Warning Against Underage Gambling
TRENTON, New Jersey (August
3, 2010) – Officials of the New Jersey State Lottery and the Council
on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey........Subscribers
New Jersey Governor
Plans Takeover of Atlantic City Casino District
NEW JERSEY
(July 21, 2010) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced plans on
Wednesday to seize control of Atlantic City's gaming district, seeking to
revitalize the gambling industry, prop up city finances and create a
family-friendly attraction similar to Las Vegas..............Subscribers
Record -Setting Year Sees
Lottery Pass $2.6 Billion Mark In Sales, $900 Million Mark In Contributions To
State Programs
Record-Breaking Sales Mean
Record-Breaking Support For State Education And Institutions
TRENTON, New Jersey (July 22, 2010) – New Jersey Lottery Acting
Executive Director Carole Hedinger and State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff
today announced that early un-audited Fiscal Year 2010 returns show that the
New Jersey Lottery has shattered previous revenue estimates.....Subscribers
Governor Declines to
Join Legal Battle to Bring Sports Betting to New Jersey
TRENTON, New Jersey (July 12, 2010) -- Governor Chris Christie today
said he will not sign on to a legal battle to bring sports betting to New
Jersey...........Subscribers
Experienced Executive To
Lead New Jersey Lottery
Treasury, Lottery
Announce Return of Respected Former Official
TRENTON, New
Jersey (June 11, 2010) - New Jersey State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff
today announced the selection of Carole Hedinger of Toms River , Ocean County ,
as the next Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery..................Subscribers
New Jersey Lawmakers
Advance Online Gambling Bill
TRENTON, New Jersey ( June 3,
2010) – According to wire service reports blackjack, baccarat, craps and
other casino games featured in Atlantic City casinos could become available on
the Internet..................Subscribers
Legislation to End
Instant Lottery Sales After Top Prizes Are Won Clears Assembly
Panel
TRENTON, New Jersey (May 6, 2010) – Local
website nj.com reports legislation to prohibit the sale of lottery scratch-off
tickets after the top prizes have been won has cleared the Assembly Regulatory
Oversight and Gaming Committee.......................Subscribers
New Jersey Senate Votes
to Join Lawsuit Challenging Federal Ban on Sports Betting
TRENTON, New Jersey (February 22, 2010) – Local news sources reported
today that State Senate President Steven Sweeney can join legal action over a
federal ban on sports betting in New Jersey after lawmakers today approved a
measure allowing him to participate.......................Subscribers
New Jersey State
Committee Signs Off on Sports Betting
TRENTON, New Jersey
(February 9, 2010) – According to Press reports a state Senate committee
approved a proposed constitutional amendment Monday to allow sports betting in
Atlantic City casinos and at New Jersey racetracks if a federal government ban
against sports gambling were eliminated.................Subscribers
New Jersey Lawmakers to
Consider Sports Betting Measure
TRENTON, New Jersey
(February 7, 2010) -- Legislation that would allow New Jersey's horse racing
tracks and Atlantic City casinos to accept wagers on sporting events will soon
go before an Assembly panel...................Subscribers
Advisory Commission to
Overhaul Gaming Regulations
TRENTON, New Jersey (February
3, 20100 - Governor Chris Christie put the future of gaming on his immediate
agenda for the next six months, signing an executive order Wednesday to create
an advisory commission that looks at the state’s gambling, sports and
entertainment concerns in unison...................Subscribers
New Governor’s Team
Completes Statewide Review
TRENTON, New Jersey (February 1,
2010) - Gov. Chris Christie’s transition team has finished its review of
state agencies and authorities and is recommending sweeping changes to shrink
the size of New Jersey government and save money in the face of a projected $9
to $10 billion deficit for the 2011 budget year....................Subscribers
Sales Brisk for
Powerball Tickets in New Jersey
ELMWOOD PARK, New Jersey
(January 31, 2010) -- According to local media reports New Jersey
residents were buying about 15,000 Powerball tickets an hour by mid-afternoon Sunday, the first
day of sales for the multistate lottery......................Subscribers
New Jersey Lottery Makes
Use of New ‘Sinatra’ Instant Ticket
TRENTON, New Jersey (January 14, 2010) - The ‘Sinatra’
Instant Ticket game is a recent addition to the N.J. lottery. Utilizing the
Frank Sinatra name and likeness, the game is available in about 6,000 retailers
across the state, according to a N.J. lottery news
release..................Subscribers
New Jersey Lottery To
Launch “POWERBALL” Early In Year
Much-Loved Multi-State Game To Join Mega Millions At Lottery
Retailers Throughout New Jersey In Opening Months Of 2010
TRENTON, New Jersey (January 7, 2010) - State Treasurer R. David
Rousseau and Steven Palmieri, Acting Executive Director of the New Jersey
Lottery announced today that “Powerball” will makes its long-awaited debut in the
Garden State in the early months of 2010. The widely popular multi-state
game will be available at Lottery retailers throughout New
Jersey...................Subscribers
Outgoing Governor
Appoints Deputy Chief of Staff to the Lottery Commission
TRENTON, New Jersey (December 14, 2009) – According to website
political warfare between the outgoing and incoming governors escalated Monday
night as Governor Corzine nominated dozens of people to coveted posts on state
boards and commissions.................Subscribers
New Rule - Slots, Keno
Players Must Collect Within A Year
ATLANTIC CITY, New
Jersey (November 17, 2009) - New Jersey may have found a new way to bring in
some money. The state Casino Control Commission last week approved a rule that
requires winnings from slot machines and keno in Atlantic City casinos to be
collected in one year.................Subscribers
You Can’t Spell
‘Jackpot Winners’ Without J-E-T-S
Team and New Jersey Lottery Launch New Instant Ticket; Second
Chance Drawings For One-Of-A-Kind Jets Prize Packages Certain To Be A Hit With
Fans
TRENTON, New Jersey (September 14, 2009) -- The New
York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, State Treasurer and Sports and Exposition
Authority Commissioner R. David Rousseau, Senate President Richard J. Codey and
Jets Executive Vice President of Business Operations Matt Higgins today
announced the launch of “Jets Football
Fantasy”.......................Subscribers
Jets Football Fantasy
Instant Lottery Ticket Now on Sale
NEW YORK (September 15,
2009) -- The New York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, State Treasurer and Sports
and Exposition Authority Commissioner David Rousseau, Senate President Richard
Codey and Jets Executive Vice President of Business Operations Matt Higgins
announced Monday..................Subscribers
New York Giants Agree
Second State Lottery Partnership Deal
NEW YORK (August 14,
2009) -- Just weeks after agreeing a partnership deal with Connecticut Lottery,
the New York Giants have entered into a branded lottery partnership with the
New Jersey Lottery.......................Subscribers
Republicans Criticize
Governor for Failing to Get Powerball Lottery for New Jersey
NEW JERSEY, USA (August 14, 2009) – Local media reports that on
Friday, Assemblyman Jon criticized Governor Corzine for his administration
failure to gain the approval of 30 states to allow New Jersey to join the
Multi-State Powerball
Lottery.....................Subscribers
Nearly 40% of NFL Teams
Now Partnered with Lotteries
LONDON, UK (August 12, 2009) -
In less than three months since the U.S. National Football League (NFL) voted
unanimously in favour of allowing individual teams to form partnerships with
state-sponsored lotteries, nearly 40% of NFL teams have already
concluded...................Subscribers
Lottery Announce It's
Placing Renewed Emphasis on Its Commitment to Responsible Play
Lotto Doesn't Want Under-Age Players
TRENTON, New
Jersey (August 13, 2009) - The New Jersey Lottery announced it's placing
renewed emphasis on its commitment to responsible play and the prevention of
underage gambling...............Subscribers
Jets, Chrebet, N.J.
Lottery Join 'Fantasy' Forces
New York Jets (August 10,
2009) -- The New York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and
State Treasurer and Sports and Exposition Authority Commissioner R. David
Rousseau today announced an extension of their partnership that will now
include a new Jets-themed instant lottery ticket and the chance to win several
once-in-a-lifetime Jets-themed prizes...................Subscribers
New Tax Legislation
Spells Bad Luck For Lottery Winners
NEW JERSEY, USA (July
3, 2009) -- New Jersey will begin taxing lottery winnings to generate revenue
to help the cash-strapped government, with a maximum rate of almost
...................Subscribers
Governor Corzine Files
Nomination for State Lottery Commission
TRENTON, New Jersey
(June 11, 2009) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine today submitted the following
nomination to the State Senate.......................Subscribers
Midday Draws Will
Continue, Says Lottery, But Not On TV
TRENTON, New Jersey
(May 11, 2009) — Acting Lottery Executive Director
William T. Jourdain today announced
that the midday drawings for the New Jersey Lottery's Pick 3 and Pick 4 games
will no longer be televised on the New Jersey Network (NJN), starting with the
midday drawing on May 15, 2009.....................Subscribers
New Jersey's Live
Lottery Drawings Canceled
NEW JERSEY, USA (May 11, 2009)
-- The New Jersey Lottery Commission will stop airing live drawings at 1 p.m.
on the state's public television network to save money..................Subscribers
New
Jersey Lawmaker Challenges Federal Ban on Sports
Betting
TRENTON, New Jersey (March 23, 2009) -- A New Jersey
state lawmaker filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Justice Department
that seeks to overturn a U.S. ban on sports betting..................Subscribers
Powerball, Mega Millions May Let States Sell Tickets For
Both
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania March 11, 2009) -- According
to local media reports the New Jersey Lottery won't be blazing any trails if it
starts selling tickets for both major multistate lotteries..............Subscribers
New
Jersey Looks to Add Second Multi-State Lottery Game
NEW
JERSEY (March 9, 2009) -- New Jersey could become the first to participate in
two multistate lotteries...................Subscribers
New
Jersey Lottery Revenues Down
NEW JERSEY, USA (February 24,
2009) -- With the economy in New Jersey the worst it's been in years, you'd
think crowds would be lining up for the chance to buy a ticket and a dream, but
not according to..................Subscribers
New
Jersey Lottery Sales Slip With Economy
TRENTON, New Jersey
(Tuesday, January 13, 2009) -- You might think that a $1 bet for a chance to
win big would be more popular in this slow economy. But.................Subscribers
Lottomatica’s GTECH Subsidiary Notified By The New Jersey
Division Of Purchase And Property Of Its Intent To Award GTECH New
Online/Instant System Lottery Contract
ROME, Italy –
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (December 29, 2008) –
Lottomatica S.p.A.’s wholly-owned
subsidiary GTECH Corporation was notified
by the New Jersey Division of Purchase and Property of its intent to award
GTECH a new contract to provide a new online/instant lottery system, terminals,
a variety of self-service products, an IP-communications network, and ongoing
services, following a competitive procurement. The proposed seven-year
integrated services contract includes three one-year extension
options..............Subscribers
Lawmakers Push Measure on Lottery Prizes
NEW
JERSEY (September 20, 2008) -- Assemblymen Paul Moriarty and John Burzichelli
have co-sponsored legislation that would require lottery agents to be notified
when the top lottery prizes have been awarded, so no other tickets will be
sold..................Subscribers
Record-Setting Year Sees Lottery Pass $2.5 Billion Mark
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (July 18, 2008) – New Jersey
Lottery Acting Executive Drector William
T. Jourdain and Lottery Chairman Robert D'Anton today announced that the
New Jersey Lottery has surpassed $2.5 billion in sales.................Subscribers
New
Jersey Lottery to Implement Procedures to Alert Consumers How to Get
Information on Prize Availability and Amounts
NEW JERSEY
(July 3, 2008) – The New Jersey Lottery announced on Tuesday that it was
in the process of implementing a number of procedures to advise consumers on
the availability of prizes remaining in instant lottery
games...............Subscribers
Administration Looks to Keno to Boost
Budget
NEW JERSEY (May 19, 2008) -- Searching for new
sources of cash, the Corzine administration is taking a fresh look at
establishing KENO in bars and
restaurants..................Subscribers
State
Hopes Lottery Can Help Balance Budget
TRENTON, New .Jersey
(May 13, 2008) -- New Jersey will try to boost state lottery sales to
help make up for declining tax revenues and balance next fiscal year's
cash-strapped budget, the state treasurer reportedly told senators
Tuesday...................Subscribers
Lawmaker’s
Expansion Plan for Lottery Gets Mixed Reviews
NEW JERSEY,
USA (April 7, 2008) -- A plan by Senate President Richard Codey to promote the
sale of New Jersey Lottery tickets in new venues like Target and Dunkin' Donuts
has reportedly received mixed reviews across the State................Subscribers
Lawmaker Pushes Plan To
Expand State Lottery, Adding More Retailers, Internet Sales, Cell
Phones
NEW JERSEY, USA (April 06, 2008) -- Senate President
Richard Codey intends to push a plan to expand the New Jersey Lottery by
selling tickets at big box stores such as Home Depot or Target, adding internet
sales and even allowing people to play the games with their cell
phones..............Subscribers
Storm Delays New Jersey
Lottery Drawings
NEW YORK, USA (March 8, 2008) -- Rain and
wind not only caused flooding worries, it also temporarily shut down New
Jersey's Pick 3 and Pick 4, Fox New York reported today...............Subscribers
New
“Monopoly™” Instant Ticket Debuts in Stores Across
State
TRENTON, New Jersey (March 5, 2008) – The New
Jersey Lottery's newest $2 Instant Ticket game, “Monopoly™”,
made its debut this week in the 6,100 members of the Lottery retailer network
across the Garden State................Subscribers
Carmanah to Supply New
Jersey Lottery With LED-Illuminated Signage
VICTORIA, BC,
Canada (March 3, 2008) -- Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) today
announced a two-year contract to supply the State of New Jersey's Lottery
Division with LED edge-lit signage.............Subscribers
Sports-Betting Measure
Advances
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (February 8, 2008) -- The
state Assembly yesterday approved a measure that asks New Jersey voters to
allow Atlantic City casinos to take bets on professional sporting
events..........Subscribers
“Red Hot
Slingo”, NJ Lottery's New Instant Game, Brings Gaming Favorite to
Lottery Retailer Near You
New “Red Hot
Slingo” Instant Ticket Makes Debut in Stores Across State
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (February 6, 2008) – The New Jersey Lottery's
newest $3 Instant Ticket game, “Red Hot Slingo”, went on sale
this week in the 6,100 members of the Lottery retailer network across the
Garden State.................Subscribers
Legislators Push for
Sports Betting
TRENTON, New Jersey (January 25, 2008) -- A
bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Nelson Albano and two others would allow sports
betting in Atlantic City casinos.................Subscribers
Senate Leader Proposes
Leasing NJ State Lottery
NEW JERSEY, USA (January 28, 2008)
-- Senate President Richard Codey wants to explore leasing the New Jersey
Lottery to a private operator to increase revenue to the
state.................Subscribers
Only Two Bids Received
for State Lottery Contract -- Report
NEW JERSEY (January
11, 2008) – According to an article by Dunstan McNichol, on Friday only
two firms, GTECH, the New Jersey’s
current lottery operator, and INTRALOT,
Inc., submitted bids for the state’s lucrative lottery management contract
..............Subscribers
Cameraman Error Causes
NJ Lottery Confusion
NEW JERSEY, USA (January 07, 2008) --
A cameraman reportedly caused some confusion for players of the New Jersey
Lottery's Pick 4 this afternoon when he failed to pan from the third numbered
ball to the fourth numbered ball................Subscribers
Lottery Reports First
Sales Drop in Six Years
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (November
25, 2007) -- The fiscal year 2007 results mark the first time since the 2001
budget that year-to-year new Jersey lottery revenues have
decreased..............Subscribers
Lottery Sales Top $2
Billion For Sixth Consecutive Year
TRENTON, New Jersey
(October 29, 2007) -- New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director William T.
Jourdain and Lottery Chairman Robert D'Anton today announced that the New
Jersey Lottery has surpassed $2 billion in sales for the sixth consecutive
year.................Read the full story at:
Vol.41 No.6
Senator Submits OPRA
Request To Reveal Cost Of Lottery Re-Bidding Process
NEW
JERSEY, USA (October 10, 2007) – According to a published report, State
Senator Ellen Karcher submitted an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
yesterday to the State Department of Treasury asking for................Subscribers
RFP
Title: Lottery Gaming System and Support Services
(Re-Bid)
Details: Acting
Treasurer Michellene Davis announced a new "request for proposal" has
gone out to vendors and the new contract should be awarded by April
2008.............Subscribers
Pick-4 “Red Ball
Double Up” Returns!!
TRENTON, New Jersey (August 3,
2007) – August 6, 2007 marks the return of the Red Ball to New Jersey
Lottery's Pick-4 game! This outstanding promotion-which has proven itself to be
increasingly popular in years past-wil again be coming to a 'Green
Machine' in your neigborhood........................Subscribers
Poll Finds Public Wary
Of Governor's Plan For Lottery Sale
TRENTON, New Jersey,
USA (July 25, 2007) – A Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll found
55 percent of New Jerseyans think Governor Corzine's plans to sell-off state
assets to solve state fiscal woes, is a.............Subscribers
Cash 5 Draw Experiences
Technical Difficulties
NEW JERSEY, USA (June 16, 2007)
– According to local media reports the New Jersey Lottery's live drawing
of its Cash 5 game on Friday had to be performed off-air due to technical
difficulties...........Subscribers
Camden County Resident
Brings The Theater Home In NJ Lottery's “Laurel & Hardy™”
Instant Game
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (March 20, 2007)
– John Richardson of Atco will be spending his next “night at the
movies” in the comfort of his own home. Mr. Richardson was selected as
the fifth grand prize winner in the New Jersey Lottery's “Laurel &
Hardy ™” Bonus Zone Second Chance Drawing..............Subscribers
Committee Hears
Testimony on Lottery Lease
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA
(February 5, 2007) -- Treasurer Bradley Abelow reportedly told Senator Barbara
Buono, chairwoman of the Senate panel that oversees the lottery, that a study
by financial advisers judged the New Jersey Lottery to be an "extremely
viable" candidate for leasing............Subscribers
Lottery Deal Would Need
Voter Referendum
NEW JERSEY, USA (February 2, 2007) -- New
Jersey voters would have to approve an amendment to the state constitution
before its lottery could be sold or leased to a private
operator.............Subscribers
More States Consider
Jumping on the Lottery Privatization Bandwagon
WASHINGTON,
D.C., USA (January 31, 2007) -- Governor Jon Corzine is reportedly considering
selling the rights to the New Jersey State Lottery............Subscribers
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