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State revenue figures show the Pennsylvania Lottery is on pace to set a new sales record exceeding $3.1 billion for the fiscal year that concludes June 30, with sales through May about 2 percent higher than a year ago.

LOUISVILLE — Kentucky’s lottery is cutting its work force, closing an office and changing low-tiered payouts in moves aimed at turning over more money to the cash-strapped state.

HARRISBURG — Since slots gaming opened in Pennsylvania in November 2006, counties with casinos have seen a reduction in state lottery sales compared to non-casino counties, a report released yesterday said.

The Maharashtra government will host a high level meeting next month to formulate effective and transparent measures to regulate lottery, in which many poor people get involved and ruin their lives.

The Kentucky Lottery Corp. will lay off 25 people, reduce advertising and eliminate some cash-prize payouts to meet its mandate of turning back more money to the state.

A lottery-supported college scholarship program for New Mexico students is back on track to long-term financial stability.

State budget problems are impacting everything, including the lottery. The Kentucky Lottery Corporation is reducing cash prizes to guarantee more of its proceeds go to state government. Lottery officials say they’re reducing cash prices for winning scratch-off tickets and cutting advertising expense and $1.5 million. The lottery board […]

The Kentucky Lottery Corp. is cutting its work force and reducing some prizes to guarantee more of its proceeds go to cash-strapped state government. The lottery’s board approved a plan Wednesday that will eliminate 28 positions - or 13 percent of the total workforce. Three of those positions are already vacant. […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Lottery Corp. is cutting its work force and reducing some prizes to guarantee more of its proceeds go to cash-strapped state government.

Anticipating a major boom in the sector, the government is considering setting up an authority on the lines of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to regulate the Rs 50,000 crore lottery business in the country. The New Delhi-based National Institute of Financial Policy (NIFP) has been entrusted with drafting out the framework […]