Even if they don't become millionaires,
senior citizens in Pennsylvania love the state lottery -- it's the only state
where lottery proceeds are used solely for their benefit. Lottery-financed
programs for elderly Pennsylvanians include property-tax relief, rent rebates,
free and reduced-fare transit, co-pay prescriptions, meals-on-wheels, in-home
care, and 52 area offices on aging. Established in 1971, the lottery is
required to dedicate 30% of every dollar to elderly programs and 40% to prizes,
though the actual amounts have been closer to 40% and 50%, respectively.
The lottery offers online, instant-win, daily, and weekly games. Retailers earn
a 5% commission on the tickets they sell.
Pennsylvania
Lottery Sales Stable PENNSYLVANIA, USA (November 30, 2008)
-- One word best characterizes the lottery market in Pennsylvania throughout
the nation's economic crisis..................Subscribers
Lottery Declares Foul During
November 7 Cash 5 Drawing MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (November
7, 2008) - Pennsylvania Lottery officials declared a foul during the Friday,
Nov. 7, CASH 5 drawing after the machine failed to drop the first numbered
ball, 34, into the viewing chamber in a reasonable amount of
time..............Subscribers Are Lottery Mascots Necessary?
- Quinto Lottery Mascots Draw High-Fives PENNSYLVANIA, USA
(September 25, 2008) -- Do cute and quirky mascots like the "Quinto Quintet"
and Gus, the animated talking groundhog entice young people into gambling? Some
believe Pennsylvania is guilty of hypocrisy..................Subscribers
Lottery Quick To Pull
Games PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (August 25, 2008) -- The
$100,000 and $50,000 top prizes have been claimed in the
Pennsylvania Lotterys "The Price
Is Right" ticket, but game tickets are still being sold because two trips
to Hollywood remain. The last $50,000 prize was claimed in April, and the final
$100,000 prize in May...............Subscribers
Pennsylvania Lottery
Introduces New Format for Nightly Drawing Show MIDDLETOWN,
Pennsylvania (August 25, 2008) -- The estimated 700,000 television viewers who
tune in nightly at 6:59 p.m. to watch the live Pennsylvania Lottery drawing
will see a new format starting Aug. 26.................Subscribers
Pennsylvania Lottery
Introduces New Numbers Game Quinto; Tickets Go on Sale Tuesday
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (August 22, 2008) -- The
Pennsylvania Lottery is adding Quinto, a numbers game similar to The Daily
Number and BIG 4, to its lineup of mid-day and evening
drawings.................Subscribers
Pennsylvania Lottery Sets
New Sales Record HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (July 21,
2008) -- Pennsylvania Lottery set a new all-time sales record for fiscal year
2007-08, Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf announced today...................Subscribers
Review Indicates Slots Hurt
State Lottery Sales Near Casinos HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania
(June 10, 2008) -- A new legislative analysis says it appears slot-machine
gambling is hurting the sales of Pennsylvania Lottery tickets the most in areas
near the casinos, the Associated Press reported
today...............Subscribers
PA Lotterys
Millionaire Raffle Returns With More Than $5 Million in Prizes
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (April 28, 2008) -- Tickets for
the Pennsylvania Lotterys sixth Millionaire Raffle go on sale Thursday.
The raffle-style game will offer 6,000 cash prizes worth more than $5 million
when winners are drawn at 7 p.m. on July 5................Subscribers Department of Revenue Selects Scientific Games to Provide
Terminal-Based Game Services for PA Lottery
HARRISBURG,
Pennsylvania, USA (April 25, 2008) -- Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf today
announced that after reviewing best and final offers, the department has
selected Scientific Games International
Inc. to supply terminal-based game services to the Pennsylvania
Lottery.................Subscribers
PA Lottery Launches Major League
Baseball Instant Game at Ballparks Statewide
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (April 2, 2008) -- The Pennsylvania Lottery is
celebrating the launch of its new Major League Baseball instant game,
featuring the Philadelphia Phillies® and Pittsburgh Pirates® by hosting
events at several baseball stadiums across the
commonwealth...................Subscribers Conferences & Seminars NASPL
'08 The City of Philadelphia is getting ready for our
exciting annual conference, NASPL '08 (Sept. 24 - 27, 2008) Philadelphia, PAand
the Pennsylvania Lottery is dedicated to making this years theme,
Revolutionary Thinking, just that, an outside of the box
conference..............Read the full story at:
Vol.43 No.1 Pennsylvania
Department of Revenue Solicits Best, Final Offers for Lottery Terminal-Based
Game Services HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (March 11,
2008) -- Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf today announced that the Department of
Revenue is soliciting best and final offers from the two companies that
submitted proposals in response to the Lottery's Request for Proposals (RFP)
for gaming system and related services................Subscribers Gaming Control Board Releases Diversity Study
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (March 4, 2008) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control
Board yesterday released its first diversity report of the state's gaming
industry.................Subscribers
Growth + Innovation = Move for Information
Services Group HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (March 3,
2008) -- When the Pennsylvania Lottery wants to offer players and retailers the
latest technological innovations, when Sovereign Banks Benefits
Consulting group wants to provide an array of services for its
clients.............Subscribers Too Soon To Say What Effect Slots Venues Are Having On Lottery
Ticket Sales HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (February 22,
2008) -- State Rep. Mario Civera, Republican chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, has been reported as saying yesterday he's concerned about the drop
in lottery ticket sales................Subscribers
Lotterys Cash 5 Starting Jackpot
Increasing to $125,000 February 1 CASH 5
Buy Five Tickets, Get One Free Promotion Set for
February MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (January 23, 2008) -- The
Pennsylvania Lottery will increase the starting jackpot of CASH 5, its
longest-running jackpot game, from $100,000 to $125,000 beginning Feb.
1..................Subscribers
Gaming Control Board Awards Three Grants to
Eliminate Illegal Slot Machines in PA HARRISBURG,
Pennsylvania (January 24, 2008) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control
Board today approved three grant requests totaling $505,523 to local
law enforcement agencies to fund programs designed to thwart the operation of
illegal slot machines in the Commonwealth.................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.5
Lottery Company Appeals State Bid
Rejection PENNSYLVANIA, USA (January 23, 2008) --
Scientific Games International is
appealing the state Department of Revenue's rejection of its $34 million bid to
continue running the Pennsylvania Lottery's statewide system of
terminals..................Subscribers
Cash 5 Lottery Jackpot Increased; 4 Numbered
Balls Added PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (January 23, 2008) --
The Pennsylvania Lottery will increase the starting jackpot of the nightly Cash
5 drawing, from $100,000 to $125,000, beginning February 1.............Subscribers
PA Lottery Launches American Idol
Instant Game With Karaoke Events at Shopping Malls
Second-Chance Drawing Offers Trip to Final American Idol
Competition Show MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (January 8, 2008) --
The Pennsylvania Lottery will host karaoke events at shopping malls across the
commonwealth this month to celebrate the launch of its new American Idol
instant game, which goes on sale today...................Subscribers
Pennsylvania Lottery Hosts Live Evening
Drawing From 92nd PA Farm Show Secretary of Revenue
Tom Wolf was Guest Drawing Official HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania , USA
(January 7, 2008) -- Amidst square dancers and hundreds of onlookers, the
Pennsylvania Lottery held its live, 7 p.m. drawing tonight at the 92nd
Pennsylvania Farm Show...............Subscribers American Idol Takes the Spotlight Among Lottery's Six New
Instant Games Enter To Win Tickets To The American
Idol Grand Finale! MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (January 3,
2008) -- Six new Pennsylvania Lottery instant games, American Idol,
Million Dollar Diamond Jubilee, Golden Hearts, Triple Cash Line Bingo, Cash
Celebration.................Read the full story
at: Vol.42 No.2 Lottery Resolution
Stalled in Finance Committee PENNSYLVANIA, USA (January 2,
2008) According to local media reports Rep. Martin T. Causer stands by
his decision to sponsor House Resolution 408. He also reported says that he
doesnt have an agenda with it other than wanting to study the
system...............Subscribers
Lottery Raffle
Drawing Creates Five New Millionaires $6.4 Million
in Total Prizes Awarded to 8,000 Winners MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania
(December 29, 2007) -- The Pennsylvania Lottery's Millionaire Raffle game has
produced five new millionaires..................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.1
PA Lotterys Millionaire Raffle Returns to
Award More Than $6.4 Million in Prizes MIDDLETOWN,
Pennsylvania (November 6, 2007) -- Tickets for the Pennsylvania Lotterys
largest-ever Millionaire Raffle go on sale Nov. 9.............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.8
Lawmaker Proposes Study Into How New Slots
Industry Will Affect Lottery Revenue HARRISBURG, PA
(October 14, 2007) Rep. Martin Causer is reported to have sponsored a
resolution seeking a study into how the new gaming [slots] machine industry is
affecting the lottery and whether the lottery can continue supporting
programs..........Subscribers State Representative Sponsoring Resolution for Study of State's
Lottery System PENNSYLVANIA, USA (September 7, 2007) --
State Rep. Martin Causer is sponsoring a resolution for an in-depth study and
analysis of the Pennsylvania lottery system...............Subscribers Gus is Definitely Not on the States
Payroll PENNSYLVANIA, USA (August 26, 2007) -- Thomas W.
Wolf, Secretary of Revenue, has taken exception to a recent editorial,
(Gus on public payroll, Aug. 19) alleging that Pennsylvania Lottery
advertising starring Gus, the second most-famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, is
funded by taxpayer dollars..................Subscribers Snyder County Man Wins Harley-Davidson Motorcycle From PA
Lottery MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (August 21, 2007)
-- Aaron Jordan, 41, of Selinsgrove, Snyder County, took home a new,
black Harley-Davidson® Fat Boy® motorcycle this week, a prize from the
Pennsylvania Lotterys $5 Harley-Davidson instant ticket
game...........Subscribers Pennsylvania Lottery Sets New Sales Record
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, NSW (July 20, 2007) -- Pennsylvania Lottery sales
for fiscal year 2006-07 set a new, all-time sales record, Secretary of Revenue
Thomas W. Wolf announced today..........Read the
full story at: Vol.40 No.5 Lottery
Players Win Big Thursday Night As Mix & Match Jackpot Won, Triple 3s
Drawn Second mix & match Jackpot Won In Back-To-Back
Drawings MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (June 15, 2007) -- Pennsylvania
Lottery players won big Thursday night when the new jackpot game, mix &
match, produced two jackpot winners and 3-3-3 was drawn as the Daily
Number........Subscribers Lottery Declares Foul During May 23 Evening Daily Number
Drawing MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (May 23, 2007) --
Pennsylvania Lottery officials declared a foul during the Wednesday night Daily
Number drawing......................Subscribers Pennsylvania Lottery Introduces New Mid-Day
Game MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (May 4 , 2007) --
Tickets go on sale next week for the Pennsylvania Lottery's new, animated,
midday numbers game: Treasure Hunt........Subscribers Lottery Conducts Second Match 6 Drawing After Broken Ball
Discovered During Official Drawing MIDDLETOWN,
Pennsylvania, USA (May 1, 2007) -- Pennsylvania Lottery officials conducted a
second MATCH 6 lotto drawing Tuesday evening after they discovered that the
number 36 ball was broken during the live 6:59 p.m. official
drawing.........Subscribers State Seeks Bids For Prized Lottery Ad Account
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA (April 18, 2007) -- The Pennsylvania Lottery
advertising contract, held for the past five years by Station Square agency
Marc USA, is up for bid again.........Subscribers Lottery Declares Foul During April 12 Evening Daily Number
Drawing MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (April 12, 2007) --
Pennsylvania Lottery officials declared a foul during the Thursday night Daily
Number drawing. .......................Subscribers Governor Names Ed Trees Executive Director of Pa.
Lottery HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (March 20, 2007) --
Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the appointment of
Edward Trees as executive director of
the Pennsylvania Lottery.........Subscribers Printing Change Increases Scratch Card Security
PENNSYLVANIA, USA (March 10, 2007) -- Pennsylvania Lottery officials have
changed the way they print scratch-off tickets, but according to local media
reports retailers claim some players are not aware of the change.......Subscribers Lottery Targets Different Demographic
PENNSYLVANIA, USA (February 4, 2007) -- Pennsylvania Lottery ticket sales
to date haven't been impacted by the introduction of gaming machines at three
newly launched slots venues..........Subscribers New Instant Lottery Ticket Coding System Offers Greater
Security Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (February 3, 2007)
The Pennsylvania Lotterys instant tickets will no longer display
numbers or letters enclosed in parentheses, which signal a payout. Tickets that
don't include the familiar coding system went on sale this week..........Subscribers Gaming Machines Appear to Have No Impact on States
Lottery Sales HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (January 21,
2007) -- Pennsylvania's new gaming [slots] machine venues do not appear to be
having any impact on the states lottery sales.............Subscribers First Returns on States New Gaming Machines Exceed
Expectations PENNSYLVANIA, USA (January 18, 2007) --
Lawmakers have authorized as many as 61,000 gaming [slot] machines at fourteen
(14) facilities across Pennsylvania, and now, just two months after opening its
doors, the Pennsylvania gaming board reported ..........Subscribers Pennsylvania Lottery Introduces A New Numbers Game, Mix &
Match MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (January 18, 2007) --
The Pennsylvania Lottery will introduce a ground-breaking numbers game next
week, mix & match, offering better odds than any other numbers game, more
ways to win, and a cash jackpot that begins at $50,000............Subscribers Slots Not Expected To Impact Lottery Revenue
PENNSYLVANIA, USA (January 13, 2007) -- Steve Kniley, press secretary for
the state Department of Revenue, said the department doesnt expect the
new gaming laws to have any impact on lottery sales.........Subscribers Gaming Control Board Begins Posting Gaming Revenue Reports On
Web Site HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (January 12, 2007)
-- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has begun a weekly posting on its web
site of gaming revenues from licensed operators. The reports provide a
breakdown on wagering, payouts to patrons and the amount of machines
operating.........Subscribers
Pennsylvania
Lotterys Third Millionaire Raffle Game an Early Sell-out
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (December 21, 2006) -- Tickets for the
Pennsylvania Lotterys Dec. 30 Millionaire Raffle have sold out in less
than five weeks. Sales of Millionaire Raffle tickets began on Nov. 21 and were
to continue for six weeks until Dec. 30, or until all 625,000 tickets were
sold..................................Subscribers Regulators Poised To Award Licenses For Standalone Gaming
Machine Venues PENNSYLVANIA, USA (December 18, 2006) --
Pennsylvania gambling regulators are reportedly planning to award licenses for
standalone gaming [slot] machine venues on.............................Subscribers Pennsylvania Lottery Brings Back Popular Millionaire Raffle
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (November 13, 2006) --
Millionaire Raffle, the successful groundbreaking game developed last year by
the Pennsylvania Lottery, will create even more millionaires when the game
returns for a third drawing ..............................Subscribers Lottery's LUCKY FOR LIFE Draw Produces Another Jackpot
Winner MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (October 2, 2006) --
Monday night's drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery's LUCKY FOR LIFE LOTTO game
produced another jackpot- prize winner when one ticket matched all six winning
numbers, 06-12-17-19-20- 34, to win the game's top prize of $3,000 a month for
life.............................Subscribers Pennsylvania Set To License First Slot Parlors This
Week HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (September 24, 2006) --
State gambling regulators are expected this week to give Pennsylvania's
horse-racing tracks the go-ahead to plug in thousands of slot machines, the
biggest step in two years toward making Pennsylvania one of the nation's
busiest gambling markets...........................Subscribers Governor Rendell Announces Resignation of Lottery Executive
Director Edward Mahlman HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
(August 10, 2006) -- Governor Rendell today announced that
Edward Mahlman will resign as
executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery, effective Aug. 25. Mahlman is
leaving to............Subscribers Governor Rendell Announces Pennsylvania Lottery Sales
Record PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania, USA (July 31, 2006) --
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania
Lottery sales for the 2005-06 fiscal year set a new record
of.....................Read the full story at:
Vol.36 No.5 Independence Day
Millionaire Raffle Creates Five New Millionaires
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (July 4, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Lottery's
Independence Day Millionaire Raffle game has produced five new
millionaires............Subscribers Pennsylvania Lottery's Second Millionaire Raffle Game an Early
Sell-out MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (June 26, 2006) --
Tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery's Fourth of July Millionaire Raffle game
have sold out in five weeks..........Read the
full story at: Vol.35 No.13 Lottery Offers Chance to Visit Television Commercial
Shoot MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (June 22, 2006) -- A
new $5 Pennsylvania Lottery instant game on sale June 27, offers
a............Subscribers
Pennsylvania Lottery Explains How the
Millionaire Raffle Winning Ticket Selection Will be Conducted
PENNSYLVANIA, USA (May 24, 2006) -- On the evening of Tuesday, July 4, the
Pennsylvania Lottery will use an Automated Drawing Machine (ADM) also
called a Random Number Generator to select..........Read the full story at: Vol 35 No 9
Popular Millionaire Raffle
Returns MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (May 18, 2006) --
Millionaire Raffle, the successful, groundbreaking game developed last year by
the Pennsylvania Lottery, will create even more winners when the game returns
for a July 4 drawing............Subscribers Pennsylvania Lottery Hold 'Em Poker Second-Chance Drawing
Awards....... MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (April 12,
2006) -- Ten Pennsylvania Lottery players who entered the Hold 'Em Poker
instant game's second-chance drawing were randomly selected to
receive.........Subscribers PA Lottery's Second-Chance Drawing Offering....
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (March 22, 2006) -- The Pennsylvania Lottery
will award five separate trips to the World Series of Poker Tournament in a
$100,000 Hold 'Em Poker second-chance drawing...............Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.12
Passive Lottery Game Exceeded All
Expectations PENNSYLVANIA, USA (January 8, 2006) -- The
Pennsylvania Lotterys first-ever passive [raffle] game has reportedly
proved a great success.............Subscribers 
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