| News
2011 |
| March 3, 2012 |
Senate Committee Holds
Casino Bills |
| September 23, 2011 |
Latest Audit Puts Dark
Cloud Over Lottery - Findings |
| September 19, 2011 |
VI Lottery Issues
Beautiful Sea Shell Tickets |
| September 23, 2011 |
Inspector General's Office
Audit Report of Lottery Operations Finds Free-Flowing Cash, Few
Controls |
| September 21, 2011 |
Senators Override
Governor’s Vetoes on Casino Marketing |
| August 18, 2011 |
Lottery Commission OKs
Automated Ticket System |
| July 27, 2011 |
Governor Vetoes Gaming
Machine Bill |
| July 7, 2011 |
Senate Committee Rules
Gaming Device Prohibited Without License |
| March 22, 2011 |
Virgin Island Lottery
Announce “2011 Carnival” Special Edition
Ticket |
| February 17, 2011 |
Audit Reveals Lottery's
Failure to Submit Required Monthly Revenue Reports to Finance |
| February 3, 2011 |
Lottery Goes 'Warm and
Fuzzy' for Valentine's |
Lottery Out of Luck,
First the Auditor Finds Numerous Examples of Shoddy Fiscal Management, Now
Downtown Ticket Sales Office is Robbed and Set on Fire
ST
THOMAS, Virgin Islands (March 19, 2010) -- Following news that the Virgin
Islands Lottery's external auditor claims that the Lottery's traditional game
has been so poorly managed it should be shut down until better financial
controls are put in place.....................Subscribers
Lottery’s
Traditional Game Should Be Shut Down - Auditor
ST THOMAS,
Virgin Islands (March 19, 2010) – A leading Virgin Islands newspaper
reports the Virgin Islands Lottery's external auditor claims that the Lottery's
traditional game has been so poorly managed it should be shut down until better
financial controls are put in place.....................Subscribers
Lottery Office Robbed,
Torched
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (March 16th 2010) –
News sources reported thousands of dollars are missing from the vault of the
Virgin Islands Lottery ticket sales office in downtown Charlotte Amalie after a
robbery and arson Saturday morning........................Subscribers
Governor Signs Lottery
Bill
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (November 26, 2009) -
Governor John deJongh Jr. took action on 19 bills Wednesday. Among the bills
signed into law Wednesday included: An act to allow Virgin Island Lottery
Commission members...............Subscribers
Senate Passes a Number
of Bills and Amendments Relating to the State Lottery
ST.
THOMAS, Virgin islands (October 29, 2009) – News sources reported today
that Senators passed a number of bills and amendments relating to the Lottery,
including..............Subscribers
Lottery Officials
Predict Overall Revenues in Fiscal Year 2010 Will .......
Lottery Officials Hope Marketing Will Increase
Profitability
ST. THOMAS, US Virgin Islands (July 18, 2009) –
Sources report officials from the Virgin Islands Lottery told members of the
Appropriations and Budget Committee on Friday that they are projecting that
overall revenues in Fiscal Year 2010 will ..................Subscribers
Governor’s
Nomination to Lead Lottery Confirmed by Senate Committee
ST. THOMAS, US Virgin Islands (July 16, 2009) – The VI Daily News
reports members of the Senate Committee gave a favorable recommendation to
Virgin Islands Lottery Acting Executive Director Conrad Francois II's
nomination Wednesday night after pressing him for hours to justify why he is
the right man for the job......................Subscribers
Southland Gaming CEO
Scorches Rumors that the Company Owes Millions in Overdue VLT
Taxes
Article By: Robert E. Huckabee III is CEO of
Southland Gaming of the Virgin Islands Inc.
ST. THOMAS, Virgin
Islands (June 19, 2009) -- Southland Gaming of the Virgin Islands Inc. is proud
to assist the Virgin Islands Lottery in providing video lottery as an
enhancement to the oldest traditional lottery in the United States and as an
added tourist attraction in our Virgin Islands home. As we near our sixth
anniversary of service to the Virgin Islands, however, we believe it is
necessary to respond to certain incorrect information regarding Southland that
was reported at two recent Senate hearings and that will be addressed at a
special Senate hearing to be held Tuesday on St.
Thomas....................Subscribers
Governor Taps Former
VIHA Director to Lead Virgin Islands Lottery
ST. THOMAS,
Virgin Islands (May 19, 2009) – According to local media reports Governor
John deJongh Jr. has nominated Conrad Francois to be executive director of the
Virgin Islands Lottery.........................Subscribers
Lottery Issues Remain Unresolved, Attorney General's Office
Looks to Amend VLT Contract
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands
(April 3, 2009) – According to a local media report lottery officials
claim that Southland Gaming of the Virgin Islands, the company in charge of VLT
operations on St. Thomas and St. John., owe the Government $20
million.................Subscribers
Lottery Prepares to Issue RFP for a Central System for
Monitoring all Aspects of VLT Operations
ST. THOMAS, U.S.
Virgin Islands (April 3, 2009) – According to a local media report
Appropriations and Budget Committee members spent about five hours questing
Virgin Islands Lottery officials on Friday to determine what if anything had
been to resolved of the major issues raised in a 2007 federal audit of the
territory's video lottery system...............Subscribers
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