Approved by voters in 1973, the Ohio Lottery
began operating in 1974. Through more than 10,000 retail agents, Ohioans
wager an average of about $200 per capita yearly on the lottery's instant
scratch-off games, online games, Pick 3, Pick 4, Buckeye 5, and the six-number
Super Lotto. Ohio's lottery ranks among the top five in the US in both per
capita instant game sales and for total lottery sales. All profits from the
lottery -- roughly a third of sales -- go to the Lottery Profits For Education
Fund, which constitutes 7-8% of the state's education budget.
Lottery Ticket
Sales Remain Roughly the Same Despite Economic
Situation OHIO, USA (December 21, 2008) -- Sales of Ohio
Lottery tickets were up about 1.4 percent or $15 million during the 2007 fiscal
year as of December 4..................Subscribers
Keno Still Struggling to Find
Players OHIO, USA (December 14, 2008) According to
local media reports after four months, Keno is struggling to find
players................Subscribers Lottery Not Targeting People
to Spend More, But Hoping More People Buy a Ticket or Two This Holiday
Season CLEVELAND, Ohio (December 9, 2008) - Economically,
times are tough. But the Ohio Lottery is managing to tread water in 2008 and is
doing OK..................Subscribers Keno Revenue Falling Short of
Projections, New Game off to Slow Start CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA
(November 25, 2008) - The fast-paced Keno
game that's expected to help plug the gaping hole in the state budget is
reportedly off to a slow start................Subscribers Lotto Butler at Your
Service CLEVELAND, Ohio (Nov 16, 2008) - A new company
promises to make playing the Ohio State Lottery easier for busy people by
handling the ticket-buying for customers. The Ohio Lottery says
it............Subscribers Ohio Lottery Director Accused
of Withholding Key Information From State
Lawmakers COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 14, 2008)
Michael Dolan, executive director of the
Ohio Lottery Commission, testified in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on
Friday that he knew a new lottery vendor had been selected when he entered a
legislative committee meeting on May 5 that would determine the fate of a
proposed keno game - but he told lawmakers...................Subscribers Keno Sales in Ohio Picking Up
After Sluggish Start COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (September 26,
2008) -- Revenue statewide from keno totaled $12.9 million in the seven weeks
since the Aug. 4 start of the game..............Subscribers Vendors Give Keno Positive
Early Reviews OHIO (September 26, 2008) -- Poor economic
conditions have hurt sales for the first six weeks of Ohio Lottery Commission's
newest lottery game, but the commission and vendors remain
optimistic................Subscribers Ohio Lottery's New Keno Does
$7.2 Million in Business the First Month CLEVELAND, Ohio
(September 5, 2008) -- Keno, the Ohio
Lottery's newest game, finished up its first month of operation this week. As
of Sunday, Keno brought in $7.2 million and awarded $4.6 million in
prizes.................Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Operator on
Track for a July 1, 2009 Launch Date For Its Systems And
Programs STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (August 22, 2008)
According to local media reports INTRALOT, the company selected to run Ohio's
state lottery, has leased 46,061 square feet in Strongsville's Park 82
industrial park. The company's lease.................Subscribers
KENO Already a Booming
Success OHIO, USA (August 16, 2008) -- The state of Ohio
just recently made the lottery game keno available to players in early
August, and local business who now have the game in shop told NEWS9 that it's
already a booming success.................Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Says Keno
Kickoff Going Smoothly COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (August 4, 2008)
The Ohio Lottery says the new Keno
game is operating smoothly through its first
drawings......................Subscribers
Ready for Keno Launch,
Monday, Aug. 4 CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (July 30, 2008) -- On
Monday, August 4, the Ohio Lottery debuts Keno in retailer locations with monitor game
licenses..................Subscribers
Lottery Racks Up Sales
Despite Difficult Economic Times OHIO, USA (July 13, 2008)
-- The stock market is falling to new lows as gasoline and food keep getting
more expensive, good jobs dry up and credit gets tighter, but according to Dan
Metelsky, deputy director for sales and product development for the Ohio
Lottery Commission, lottery sales were up about 2 percent last
year.....................Subscribers
Ohio Businesses Lining Up
For Keno TOLEDO, Ohio, USA (July 6, 2008) -- More than 1,000
bars, restaurants, racetracks, bowling alleys and other establishments have
applied to the state to bring the Ohio Lottery's new Keno game to
patrons...................Subscribers
New State Law Bans Pull-Tab
Dispensers MARYLAND, USA (July 2, 2008) A new state
law that targets the modern Pull-tab dispensers officially went into effect
this week...................Subscribers
Ohio Businesses Gear Up For
Keno OHIO, USA (June 30, 2008) In January, Ohio
Governor Ted Strickland put forth the idea of adding
Keno to the lottery mix as a way to keep the
state budget in the black..................Subscribers
Controlling Board OKs New
Lottery Vendor Columbus, Ohio (June 16, 2008) The
state Controlling Board, which approves major spending requests, voted this
afternoon to hand over the lottery's online games contract
from................Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Contract
Update COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 14, 2008) -- Ohio Lottery
Director Michael Dolan is reported to
have sent a letter to GTECH on Friday
refuting the companys claims that it botched the bidding process when it
awarded its lottery contract to a competitor..............Subscribers
Venues Line-Up for
Keno COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 13, 2008) -- Plenty of restaurant
and bar owners in Ohio are ready to bet on keno................Subscribers
Panel Poised to OK Funds
for Keno Venture COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 2, 2008) -- Opposition
in the Legislature to Governor Ted Strickland's idea to bring
KENO to Ohio's bars and restaurants has all
but evaporated.....................Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Contract -
Update COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 2, 2008) The state
Controlling Board, made up of six lawmakers and a Governors
representative, that votes on major spending proposals, denied a request by
Lottery Director Michael A. Dolan to
approve a one-year contract with INTRALOT.....................Subscribers
Panel Postpones Voting on
Lottery Contract Pending Outcome of Appeal Filed by
GTECH COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 2, 2008) - Members of the state
Controlling Board say they will await the outcome of an appeal filed by the
losing company. The Ohio Lottery Commission hears the appeal by
GTECH Corp. on..................Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Contract -
Update OHIO (May 27, 2008)
GTECH executives, Robert K. Vincent and
Alan Eland, held a press conference in Cleveland today in which they suggested
that the lottery could be in for a rude awakening if it sticks with
INTRALOT...............Subscribers
GTECH Files Protest
Regarding Ohio Lottery Contract CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 27,
2008) GTECH Corp. on Tuesday sent a letter of protest to Ohio Lottery
Executive Director Michael Dolan asking for..............Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Releases Bid
Scores COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 15, 2008) -- The lottery had
maintained that the scores wouldnt become public until the state
Controlling Board, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers that votes on major spending
requests, formally agreed to a contract, however.........................Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Commission is
Requesting Bids for LCD Monitors (Lottery Keno
Monitors)...................Subscribers
INTRALOT Apparent
Successful Bidder for Gaming Contract; Controlling Board Approval
Pending Terms to Provide an Estimated $200 Million Cost Savings Over
Life of the Contract CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 12, 2008)
The Ohio Lottery notified INTRALOT
of Duluth, GA that it is the apparent successful vendor to operate the
agencys gaming system services beginning July 1, 2009. The contract will
go before the states Controlling Board on June 2 for final
approval..................Subscribers
Panel Clears Way For
Keno State Controlling Board Approves Spending To
Start, Operate Game OHIO, USA (May 6, 2008) --
Keno cleared its final legislative hurdle
yesterday...............Subscribers
Lottery Testing Fully
Automated Lottery Machine CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (May 3, 2008)
-- A fully automated lottery machine, which sells every type of lottery ticket,
was installed last month in............Subscribers
House Does an About Face on
Keno Ban House Extracts Lottery Keno Ban From Payday
Lending Bill COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 30, 2008) -- State lawmakers who
oppose the introduction of the new KENO
lottery game have lost their attempt to attach a ban on the game to a bill
intended to crack down on the payday lending industry..................Subscribers
Panel Gives OK to
Keno COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 21, 2008) Governor Ted
Strickland's plan to launch a new lottery game cleared a ten (10) member panel
of lawmakers Monday without objection...............Subscribers Lottery Debuts EZPLAY Games Today
CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 14, 2008) -- The Ohio Lottery is introducing an
alternative to the scratch with the release of
terminal-generated instant games, branded as EZPLAY Games, on Monday,
April 14...................Subscribers Keno Supporters and Opponents Voice Their Opinions to Lottery
Commission Lawyers and Staffers CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 28,
2008) A public hearing for comment on Governor Ted Stricklands
Keno plan was held Friday at Cleveland's Lausche State Office
Building...............Subscribers Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Outlaw Keno
A bill that would ban the Ohio Lottery from expanding into Keno
gaming has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives
OHIO, USA (March 26, 2008) -- Representative John Adams has introduced
House Bill 514, which places limits on certain lottery
games..................Subscribers Keno Plan Faces Growing Opposition, Governor Pulls Request to
Expand Lottery COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 18, 2008) -- Next
Monday the Ohio Lottery Commission had reportedly intended to ask a legislative
panel that approves expenditures to release almost $18 million for equipment
needed to operate the state's new Keno system....................Subscribers
Keno Expansion in Jeopardy
COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (March 18, 2008) -- A request for money by the Ohio
Lottery Commission to expand gaming is in jeopardy..............Subscribers Notice of Public Hearing on a New Ohio Lottery Administrative
On-Line Game Rule Notice is hereby given that the Ohio
Lottery Commission intends to adopt one new Ohio Lottery Administrative On-line
Game Rule in Proposed Form..............Subscribers
Online Lottery Contract Wording
Challenged COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (February 23, 2008) -- The
Strickland administration is expected to award the state's online lottery
contract, worth about $250 million over the next decade, later this
year................Subscribers
Lottery Commission Approves Rules for
Keno OHIO, USA (February 22, 2008) -- The state Lottery
Commission today approved rules to govern the fast-paced lottery game
Keno...............Subscribers Ohioans Asked to Help Prove Statistics Can Predict the Rolling
Cash Lottery System offers odds of winning a Rolling Cash jackpot that are 37
times better than random numbers CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA
(February 19, 2008) -- Have you ever wondered if lotteries can be predicted?
One web site claims it has found a way to deliver exceptional odds of winning a
jackpot, and wants to prove it by establishing a statewide network to play the
Ohio Rolling Cash lottery.............Subscribers
Expansion of State Lottery Could Face a Legal
Challenge Opponents Lining Up to Keep Ohio From
Adding Keno COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 2, 2008) Governor Ted
Strickland wants to expand the Ohio Lottery to include
Keno to stave off cuts to education
funding................Subscribers Red Ball Promotion to Boost Pick 3 Prize
TOLEDO, Ohio (February 2, 2008) According to news sources the Ohio
Lottery is giving players of the Pick 3 midday and evening drawings a chance
for increased winnings this month..............Subscribers Keno to Help With Budget Shortfall
COLUMBUS, Ohio (January 31, 2008) - Governor Strickland says the state will
begin state-run video Keno gambling in an
effort to deal with a budget shortfall that could total nearly $2 billion by
June 2009..............Subscribers State to Expand Lottery Products COLUMBUS,
Ohio (January 31, 2008) At a press conference today Governor Ted
Strickland announced that the Ohio Lottery Commission will be allowed to
refresh game products and add games:...........Subscribers
Lottery to Pay
Spelling Bee Fee YOUNGSTOWN October 19, 2007) -- The Ohio
State Lottery is offering to pay the fee for any Ohio school wishing to enter
its pupils in a qualifying regional bee for the annual Scripps National
Spelling Bee........Subscribers Walter J. Smith, 87, Lottery Marketing Chief Died
Monday AVON, Ohio (August 22, 2007) -- Walter J. ''Snuffy''
Smith, 87, died Monday, August 20, 2007, at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky
after a brief residence there............Subscribers Cash Explosion Roars Into Top Spot
CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (August 13, 2007) -- The Cash Explosion instant game
has been flying off the shelves as fans of the instant ticket and companion TV
show began making their ticket purchases..........Read the full story at: Vo.40 No.8
New Ohio Lottery Game Ten-OH! Begins Aug.
5 CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 25, 2007) -- You only have to match
half the numbers or less to win in Ten-OH!, the brand new draw game from The
Ohio State Lottery.............Subscribers
Lottery Receives Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA
(July 16, 2007) -- For the 10th consecutive year, The Ohio State Lottery has
earned the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
awarded by the...........Read the full story at:
Vol.40 No.4 Ohio Lottery Reports
Increase In Sales, Funds To Schools CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA
(July 2, 2007) -- The Ohio State Lottery provided $669.3 million for the
Lottery Profits Education Fund (LPEF) in Fiscal Year 2007.............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.2
Ohio Lottery Will Revive 'Cash Explosion' TV
Show CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (June 18, 2007) -- The Ohio
Lottery reportedly intends to terminate its "Make Me Famous, Make Me
Rich" weekly television show, which failed to meet
expectations..............Subscribers Michael A. Dolan, Director of the Ohio Lottery
Commission Michael A. Dolan was recently named Director of
the Ohio Lottery Commission. As Director, he oversees a state agency with sales
of $2 billion a year, administering instant and on-line lottery game products
through a statewide network of licensed retailers...............Subscribers Review Finds Nothing To Derail Lottery Commission
Appointment COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (April 22, 2007) -- The
Senate Finance Committee is reportedly expected to move forward next week with
the confirmation of J. Patrick McDonald to the Ohio Lottery Commission after
looking into concerns about his e-mails at the state treasurers
office............Subscribers Lottery Transfers Record Amount to Education
Fund CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 05, 2007) -- The Ohio Lottery
transferred a record $72.6 million to the Lottery Profits Education Fund from
March operations............Subscribers Ohio Lottery Sells Out OSU Score For Pick 4
Game CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (April 3, 2007) -- The final
score for Monday's Ohio State-Florida NCAA Championship game proved to be a
popular number for the Ohio Lottery Tuesday.........Subscribers Senator Halts Confirmation For Lottery Commission
Appointment COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 31, 2007) Senate
Finance Committee Chairman John Carey has reportedly declined to support the
confirmation of one of Governor Taft's appointments to the Ohio Lottery
Commission............Subscribers New Lottery Chief Plans Revitalization to Blunt
Competition COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (March 25, 2007) -- Michael
Dolan, the Cleveland City Council member tapped by Governor Ted Strickland to
lead the Ohio Lottery said he's committed to reversing the slide in sales to
realize the lottery's mission of subsidizing public education..........Subscribers Sunday Drawings, New Draw Game Planned To Increase Commitment
to LPEF CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (March 19, 2007) -- The Ohio
Lottery Commission will present Sunday draws and a new Pick 10-style draw game
to Ohio Lottery Commissioners.............Subscribers City Councilman to Head Ohio Lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (March 20, 2007) -- Governor Ted Strickland announced
today the appointment of Michael Dolan as the executive director of the Ohio
Lottery Commission..............Read the full
story at: Vol.38 No.13 Kicker
Sales Interrupt Mega Millions Wagering
Inconvenience to Players, Lost Profits to be Addressed
CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (March 7, 2007) -- The volume of Kicker transactions
brought Mega Millions wagering to a
halt Tuesday, March 6, at 10:10 p.m. Sales resumed at 10:39 p.m. A computer
file that stores purchased Kicker wagers on the Ohio Lotterys gaming
system.............Subscribers Advisory Panel Recommends Scaling Back Return to Lottery
Players CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (February 12, 2007) -- A
report by Governor Ted Strickland's transition advisers reportedly said the
Ohio Lottery has an "inordinately high percentage of prize
payouts.".............Subscribers U.S. Census Bureau Corrects Lottery Figures
LOTTERY INSIDER (February 12, 2007) -- Lottery Insider recently published
figures titled Income and Apportionment of State-Administered Lottery
Funds for 2005 released by U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division.
However, Mardele Cohen, Deputy Director, Communications, Ohio Lottery
Commission, has advised that her agency subsequently disputed the
administrative costs published by the bureau, and asked for a correction.
As a result, the bureau realized there were problems with the collection of the
data...............Subscribers Ohio Reports Increase in Lottery Sales, Revenue Up 3% for
Fiscal '06 OHIO, USA (January 22, 2007) -- Ohio Lottery's
ticket sales increased by three (3) percent for the fiscal year that ended June
30, compared with the previous 12-month period, according to the Ohio Lottery
Commission's annual report..........Subscribers Panels Recommends Reduced Lottery Prize Payout
Ratio COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (January 13, 2007) -- The new
governor's transition advisers have reportedly said Ohio should consider
lowering its lottery prizes to raise more money for education........Subscribers
Governor Appoints Two New Lottery Commission
Members COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (January 3, 2007) -- Governor
Bob Taft yesterday appointed his former chief of staff, whose last day was
Friday, and the deputy state treasurer to positions on the Ohio Lottery
Commission..........Subscribers
Ohio Lottery
Instant Games Set All-Time Weekly Sales Record CLEVELAND,
Ohio, USA (December 28, 2006) -- Brisk holiday sales have pushed Ohio Lottery
instant game sales to $37,950,128 for the week ending Dec.23, an all-time
weekly sales record..........................Subscribers Lottery Sales Resume After Software Fix
CLEVELAND, Ohio (December 21, 2006) -- The Ohio Lottery shut down wagering
for Lot O Play at 6:32 a.m. this morning after discovering that the
multi-draw cutoff did not work properly............................Subscribers Classic Lotto Begins January 21, 2007
New Game To Be Drawn Mondays, Wednesdays And Saturdays
CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (December 19, 2006) -- When tickets go on sale
beginning Sunday, Jan. 21, Classic Lotto becomes the new million dollar game in
town. Its a traditional or classic style lotto game in
which players choose six numbers from a pool of numbers from 1 to 49 -- and
theyll know at a glance if theyve
won..........................Read the full story
at: Vol.37 No.12 Say Farewell to
Lot O Play Final Drawing Jan. 20, with
Roll Down Opportunity for Players CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA
(December 19, 2006) -- Ohio is about to say goodbye to Lot O Play.
After a run that began Oct. 9, 2005, the game is set to hold its final drawing
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007................................Subscribers Lottery board should operate more
efficiently OHIO, USA (November 27, 2006) -- The reporter
who wrote the article Lottery board should operate more
efficiently - see below - should have checked his facts
perhaps contacted the Ohio Lottery Commission directly for needed financial
data.................................Subscribers Lottery Board Should Operate More Efficiently, Operating Costs
Criticized OHIO, USA (November 26, 2006) An article
in a local news source calls on state officials to force the Ohio Lottery
Commission to operate more efficiently......................Subscribers
Governor Appoints New Ohio
Lottery Commission Director CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (September
7, 2006) -- Governor Bob Taft recently appointed Mike Abouserhal, CPA, 47, as
the new Director of the Ohio Lottery Commission. Mr. Abouserhal, the Ohio
Lotterys Assistant Director since Jan. 19, 2005, replaced Tom Hayes, who
stepped down Aug. 18...........Subscribers
Ohio Lottery Names Gwen
Penn Online Products Manager CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (September
7, 2006) -- Gwen Penn was recently named the Ohio Lotterys On-line
Products Manager, replacing Sharon Murray, who retired this past
August............Subscribers
Court Dismisses Lottery
Lawsuit, Orders Man To Pay Costs OHIO, USA (September 5,
2006) -- The Ohio Court of Claims has dismissed a claim by a man who sued the
Ohio Lottery Commission, claiming that the lotterys promise of billions
of dollars for public schools was false.............Subscribers New Ohio Lottery Director Appointed
CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 17, 2006) -- An executive with the Ohio Lottery was
appointed on Thursday to replace Tom
Hayes as director...............................Subscribers Lottery Director Hired to Oversee General
Election OHIO, USA (August 11, 2006) -- Ohio Lottery
Director Tom Hayes will reportedly
oversee the general election..........................Subscribers Make Me Famous, Make Me Rich Instant Games Go On Sale Aug. 4;
Offer Chance to be on New Lottery TV Show CLEVELAND, Ohio,
USA (August 3, 2006) -- Theres more ways to play and more ways to
win with the introduction of the Make Me Famous, Make Me Rich instant
games.......................Read the full story
at: Vol.36 No.6 Instant Tickets
Continue to Drive Lottery Sales TOLEDO, Ohio, USA (July 19,
2006) -- Instant tickets continue to drive the highest sales growth in the
history of the Ohio Lottery. Successful marketing and an increasing number of
players have pushed sales up $55 million.............................Subscribers
Limited Quantities, Great Top Prize Odds for
New, Old-Fashioned Raffle Game CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (July
17, 2006) -- A good, old-fashioned raffle game, Raffle to Riches, goes on sale
statewide on July 23. As an Ohio Lottery game, it's also got the best on-line
game odds ever...............................Subscribers Lottery Secures Year-End Transfers of $646.3
Million CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (July 5, 2006) -- On June 30,
the Ohio Lottery wrapped up Fiscal Year 2006, securing total fiscal year
transfers of.........Read the full story at:
Vol.36 No.1 Long Running Lottery
TV Show to Retire This Fall OHIO, USA (June 12, 2006) --
Say farewell to Cash Explosion Double Play, which will air its final episode on
Saturday, September 30. One of the lottery industrys longest-running TV
shows, Cash Explosion Double Play will be replaced.................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.11
$265 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Hit in
Cincinnati is Claimed Today CINCINNATI, Ohio, USA (May 2,
2006) -- Cincinnatis first Mega
Millions jackpot winner claimed in trust today at the Ohio Lotterys
Cleveland headquarters.............Subscribers Scratch-Off Games are Becoming More Popular
OHIO, USA (April 9, 2006) Instant tickets have accounted for more
than half of the Ohio Lotterys income since 1997, and the portion is
growing.........Subscribers Ohio Lotterys Popular Pick 3 Red Ball Promotion
Returns CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (January 30, 2006) -- Beginning
Monday, Feb. 6, players can look forward to the return of the Ohio
Lotterys popular Pick 3 Red Ball promotion............Subscribers Is the Ohio Lottery's New Game Too
Complicated? CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA (January 7, 2006) -- The
Ohio Lottery's newest game, which replaced Super Lotto Plus in October, has
reportedly gone three months without a jackpot winner..............Subscribers 
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