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Thu., March 14, 2013 3:41pm
A bill that would allow the state to get a better handle on video poker machines moved one step closer to becoming law Thursday. The vote followed a spirited three-hour debate in the state Senate that revealed ambivalence about permitting the machines in Georgia.
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Mon., January 28, 2013 10:00am
Top Georgia Lottery executives received large payouts and raises despite a law mean to curb bonuses. More than $260,000 worth of "incentive pay" went to top staffers in 2011. Lawmakers that year passed legislation to curtail bonuses for Lottery executives.
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Thu., November 29, 2012 5:53pm
Georgia Lottery officials say 35 players won prizes of $10,000 or more in the Powerball drawing. Officials say David Jackson bought a ticket at the Georgia Food Mart in Riverdale and won $1 million in Wednesday's drawing.
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Wed., November 28, 2012 4:19pm
The Georgia Lottery started offering online ticket sales for some games on Sunday, a cultural shift in a state where leaders have long opposed expanding gambling. Experts say it’s hard for states to turn away the potential new revenue and resistance to gambling is getting weaker.
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Wed., November 28, 2012 8:36am
Authorities say a $49 million winning lottery ticket has been sold in south Georgia. With many lottery players focused on a record $500 Powerball jackpot that has yet to be won, the winning Georgia ticket matched all six numbers from a Tuesday night drawing in another game, Mega Millions.
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Fri., October 12, 2012 9:17am
A member of the Georgia Lottery Board says she resigned because she felt the board was being pressured to hire the governor's budget director to run the lottery, one of the nation's most successful.
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Wed., August 15, 2012 6:42pm
A spokeswoman for the Georgia Lottery Corp. says president and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco will be stepping down. Tandi Reddick said DeFrancisco notified the lottery's governing board Wednesday that she plans to retire. Reddick said DeFrancisco has not set a departure date.
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Fri., July 20, 2012 9:00am
Georgia Lottery officials on Thursday approved an online ticket system for the first time, with sales expected to begin this fall. The online sales are projected to increase the lottery's revenue by millions.
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Thu., April 19, 2012 8:46am
A Georgia developer is planning to pitch his proposed $1 billion gambling complex to the Georgia Lottery Board. Developer Dan O'Leary is set to present the project on Thursday before the seven-member board. He describes it as an "initial introduction," and it could be the first time the board weighs in on the proposal.
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Wed., April 4, 2012 8:30am
Georgia Lottery officials reported the record Mega Millions jackpot generated $25.2 million for the HOPE scholarship and prekindergarten programs in the state.
