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Germany: LOTTO Thuringia Reports Another Increase in Sales in 2023

“The Thuringian State Lottery can look back on a successful year in 2023. We are not only perceived as a reputable gaming company, but also as a promoter of culture, supporter of social initiatives and environmental projects and as a permanent partner of sport. It is this tenor that has a lasting positive impact on our acceptance in the Free State,” sums up managing director Jochen Stashewski

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South Carolina Lottery turned 22 on Sunday and is announcing proceeds raised for education have now exceeded $8 BILLION.

“We are incredibly grateful to our loyal players, hardworking retailers, and dedicated staff and Board whose contributions have created opportunities for so many deserving South Carolinians,” said the Lottery’s Executive Director Hogan Brown. “The Lottery will keep the momentum going and continue to raise funds for education in a responsible manner.”

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South Carolina Lottery turns 22 and transfers $8 Billion to Education

“We are incredibly grateful to our loyal players, hardworking retailers, and dedicated staff and Board whose contributions have created opportunities for so many deserving South Carolinians,” said the Lottery’s Executive Director Hogan Brown. “The Lottery will keep the momentum going and continue to raise funds for education in a responsible manner.”

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The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is giving lottery players a whole new way to win with the INSTANT GOLD PURSUIT ticket

“OLG is always looking for new ways to reimagine lottery and offer players more exciting chances to bring home the win,” says Nancy Kennedy, OLG’s Chief Lottery and Customer Officer. “And we’re delivering an even bigger win for people across Ontario with 100% of profits from GOLD PURSUIT going back into their communities.”

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New Year’s Powerball Jackpot Run Leads To $45M For New York Education

“I look forward to greater results with the future eventual arrival of iGaming and iLottery in New York., said Sen. Joe Addabbo.”    "New York’s schools and small businesses win every time a lottery ticket is purchased,” Brian O’Dwyer, chair of the NYSGC(New York State Gaming Commission), said in a press release.

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Another $50 Scratch Ticket, "Lifetime Millions," Coming to the Massachusetts Lottery

The “Lifetime Millions” scratch ticket will offer a top prize of $1 million a year for life, officials said Thursday. “To differentiate this ticket from our first $50 ticket that featured grand prizes of $25 million, Lifetime Millions will give players the chance to win a million dollars a year for the rest of their lives,” Mark William Bracken, the lottery’s executive director, said in a statement. “The prize is guaranteed for a minimum of 20 years, but has the potential to be paid out for many, many more.”

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Online drives German lottery sales to Euro 8.2 Billion

“This year too, Germans were able to escape everyday life, dream or even find happiness with our safe, responsible lottery products. We were able to distribute around €4.0 billion in winnings across all types of games. The high winnings usually receive the most media attention. But we are experiencing the joy that even the many smaller winnings bring to game participants nationwide,” says Axel Holthaus, managing director of LOTTO Niedersachsen, the company currently in charge of the DLTB.

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Arizona Lottery Recognizes National Poverty Awareness Month

“Giving back to communities statewide in support of a better quality of life for all Arizonans is at the heart of the Lottery’s mission,” said Arizona Lottery CEO Alec Thomson. “Lottery revenue provides vital funding for programs and services that help some of our state’s most vulnerable populations, including Arizonans experiencing poverty and homelessness.”

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Delaware Launches Online Sports Betting

Helene Keeley, Director of the Delaware Lottery, said "We knew that we needed to move forward. We knew that the competition from the other states was growing, and we needed to go online and we needed to launch as quickly as possible. We deferred to the [legislative] working group but then we had to make an executive decision," Keeley stated.

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