Category Archives: Lottery

CT Lottery security chief on paid leave following review of botched raffle draw

The Connecticut Lottery Corp. has placed its $139,000-a-year year security director, Alfred DuPuis, on a paid leave pending possible disciplinary action after an internal investigation concluded that he “acted with gross neglect… of his duties” leading up to a million-dollar blunder in a Jan. 1 drawing.Connecticut, Error, Security, Investigation, Raffle, Operations, Drawing

CT consumer protection agency issues investigative report about botched raffle drawing

An investigative report on the $1.375 million, New Year’s Day lottery blunder spreads blame among the Connecticut Lottery Corp., state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), and a national accounting firm hired to send an observer to the drawing to verify that proper procedures were followed.Connecticut, Error, Investigation, Raffle, Drawing

Court hears arguments on $559M lottery winner's plea to remain anonymous

The mystery woman in possession of the winning $560 million Powerball ticket purchased last month in Merrimack, New Hampshire, is highly stressed and is preparing to have security guards in place should her name be revealed, according to her lawyers.Powerball, Legal, Winner Stories, New Hampshire, Multi-State Game, Anonymous, Court, Lawsuit

Keno-style lottery game overhaul keeps NJ lawmaker worried

A new keno-style lottery game in New Jersey has been causing Democratic Rep. Ralph Caputo sleepless nights.

The Sun Herald reported the Caputo is concerned that the new Quick Draw keno-style lottery game, which was introduced six months ago, would draw business away from Atlantic City’s casinos.

Caputo said former Republican Gov. Chris Christie gave short notice to lawmakers when he decided to allow the lottery game. Quick Draw, which can be purchased for a minimum price of $1 and a $10 maximum, was rolled out in bars and restaurants in August.

To shield the casinos from possible negative impact, Caputo co-sponsored a bill that would essentially cut Quick Draw’s drawings from every five minutes to just twice daily.

The rise of lottery in-lane solutions

The opportunities available to the lottery industry and how to make it work with intuitive Point of Sale

Written by John Barrett, Managing Director of Fastrak

If you can get a customer to buy more, great! If you can get customers to buy something that has a better profit margin, so much the better.

Retailers have been upselling at the till as long as retailing began. With consumer habits changing and savvy retailers looking to make the most of every customer, a new wave of retail strategy selling to consumers as they wait to pay, has opened the world of in-lane selling.