Smartplay RNG’s Draw Millions in the New Year, Rentals on the Rise
EDGEWATER PARK, New Jersey (November 21, 2008) -- Rhode Island’s Lottery has joined the growing list of states renting equipment from Smartplay International for special events.  Smartplay’s digital drawing platform, known as the Origin System, will draw Rhode Island’s first New Year’s Eve Million Dollar Raffle drawing on December 31, 2008...............Subscribers

Rhode Island Lottery Sales Fall Below Estimates
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (October 29, 2008) – According to a local media report the state's gambling receipts will fall $11.1 million behind estimates for the year.............Subscribers

Rhode Island Department of Revenue Comments on UMASS Dartmouth Report on VLT Payouts
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (October 27, 2008) -- The Department of Revenue today called a report of slot machine payouts by Clyde Barrows, a professor at UMASS Dartmouth, completely inaccurate...............Subscribers

Rhode Island Lottery Set To Unveil New Game
RHODE ISLAND, USA (October 5, 2008) -- The Rhode Island Lottery has been reported as saying it will announce a new game tomorrow called Million Dollar Raffle, in which 120,000 tickets, each costing $20, will be sold..............Subscribers

Economic Angst and Uncertainty Hasn’t Hurt Instant Ticket Sales
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (September 25, 2008) -- Economic angst and uncertainty hasn’t hurt instant ticket sales, which have jumped 6.8 percent in the months since the new state budget year began on July 1..................Subscribers

Lottery Pays Big On Daily Numbers
CRANSTON, Rhode Island (September 10, 2008) – The Rhode Island Lottery awarded $195,965 worth of prizes from last night’s drawing, a payout of 288 per cent. The Lottery took in.................Subscribers

Rhode Island Lottery Receives Highest Governmental Recognition
RHODE ISLAND (July 17, 2008) -- The Rhode Island Lottery, the state’s third largest source of revenue, was recognized by an independent auditing association for maintaining its high standards in accounting and financial reporting...................Subscribers

PowerBall Group Play Made Easy
CRANSTON, Rhode Island (April 15, 2008) -- The Rhode Island Lottery is launching an exciting new program to help PowerBall® players better facilitate their group play................Subscribers

Investors Pitch Proposal to Lease State Lottery
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (January 5, 2008) -- Wall Street bankers are trying to persuade Rhode Island officials to lease the state lottery,.................Subscribers

You Win and the Arts Win
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (October 3, 2007) – The Rhode Island Lottery launched the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) Instant Game on Monday (October 1, 2007).  During the first three months of sales...............Subscribers

Big Daily Numbers Payout
RHODE ISLAND, USA (August 21, 2007) -- Last night’s Daily Number drawing paid out a remarkable 289.63%.  The Rhode Island Lottery awarded $197,949 worth of prizes, while taking in ..........Subscribers

Keno Proposal Put On Hold
RHODE ISLAND, USA (August 21, 2007) -- The Rhode Island Lottery has submitted a proposal to install keno machines in shops or restaurants at T.F. Green Airport.............Subscribers

Lottery Proposes Keno At Airport
RHODE ISLAND, USA (July 16, 2007) – According to local media reports the Rhode Island Lottery has proposed installing Keno machines in.........Subscribers

Rhode Island Lottery Awards Instant Ticket Printing Contract
CRANSTON, Rhode Island (June 12, 2007) -- The Rhode Island Lottery issued a Request for Proposal on January 29, 2007, for the printing of its Instant Tickets.............Subscribers

Senate Panel Supports Reinstating Lottery Director
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (April 24, 2007) -- A key Senate committee yesterday reportedly recommended the reinstatement of Gerald S. Aubin as director of the Rhode Island Lottery........Subscribers

Governor Moves to Reinstate Former Lottery Director
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (March 30, 2007) – According to a local media report Governor Carcieri is moving to reinstate Gerald S. Aubin as director of the State Lottery..........Subscribers

Lottery ‘Training’ Machine Prints Invalid Tickets
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (January 14, 2007) -- A lottery machine mix-up on Thursday resulted in roughly seventy (70) invalid tickets being printed at a Cranston convenience store.........Subscribers

Rhode Island Lottery Announce 2006 Financial Year Highlights
RHODE ISLAND, USA (October 3, 2006) - The 2006 fiscal year has come to an end, and the financial evaluation has been completed.  The Rhode Island Lottery is pleased to report another successful year.........................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.14

Rhode Island Lottery First to Launch OGT’s John Wayne® Lottery Ticket
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (March 8, 2006) -- The Rhode Island Lottery and OGT have partnered to launch the first John Wayne “The Duke” lottery game, which will support a local Veterans’ organization............................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.10