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Public Referendums:
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Constitutional Amendment authorizing creation of a lottery, 63% approval.
 Lottomatica Group Subsidiaries GTECH
Corporation And GTECH Printing Corporation (GPC) Awarded New Online/Instant
System Lottery Contract By The Nebraska Lottery
ROME (Italy)
– PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (August 12, 2010) –
Lottomatica Group
S.p.A. announced that its subsidiaries,
GTECH Corporation and GTECH Printing
Corporation (GPC), were awarded a new contract by the Nebraska Lottery to
provide a unified online/instant lottery system, terminals, an
IP-communications network, full service instant-ticket printing,
warehousing/distribution, and ongoing services.Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery Encourages Players to
Play Responsibly
LINCOLN, Nebraska (April 20, 2010) - A
string of drawings without a jackpot winner have grown the estimated
Powerball jackpot to its
highest level since August 2009. Because of the high jackpot, the Nebraska
Lottery reminds customers to play responsibly.........Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery
Announces Larry the Cable Guy Scratch Game
LINCOLN,
Nebraska (April 12, 2010) - The Nebraska Lottery is releasing its latest $5
Scratch game featuring one of the most recognized comedians in America - Larry
the Cable Guy®................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery Mega
Millions Commercials
LINCOLN, Nebraska (March 22, 2010) -
Six television commercials were developed to promote the launch of Mega
Millions® with Megaplier®, the Nebraska Lottery’s newest Lotto
game..................Subscribers
Nebraska Charitable
Gaming Recovers in 4th Quarter
LINCOLN, Nebraska (March 5,
2010) -- Nebraska's tax commissioner says gaming revenue improved in the last
three months of 2009, but charities and the state are still receiving less
money from the games than they did in 2008.....................Subscribers
Nebraskan Gambling
Numbers Down
LINCOLN, Nebraska (March 2, 2010) –
According to a local website the recession apparently dulled Nebraskans'
appetite for wagering on keno, bingo and other forms of charitable gaming last
year.....................Subscribers
Lawmakers Vote To Keep
Simulcast Betting Proposal Off November Ballot
LINCOLN,
Nebraska (February 18, 2010) - Nebraskans won't vote on whether to allow more
betting on televised, simulcast horse races. According to the newspaper
Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday voted to keep a proposed constitutional
amendment .......................Subscribers
Lottery Ambassadors
Wanted
LINCOLN, Nebraska (January 7, 2010) - Do you like
people? Do you like to travel? Are you a take-charge person? The Nebraska
Lottery is looking for Ambassadors to provide excellent customer service at fun
and entertaining events across the state..........................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery to
Offer Mega Millions® Game
LINCOLN, Nebraska (January
11, 2010) – Starting in March, Nebraska Lottery players will be able to
play Mega Millions, a
multi-state jackpot game currently offered by 12 lotteries across the United
States....................Subscribers
Nebraska Pick 5
Jackpot-Doubler
LINCOLN, Nebraska (January 7, 2010) - Back
by popular demand, the Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot Doubler promotion begins on
February 1, 2010................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery Early
Shutdown For Year-End Maintenance
NEBRASKA, USA (December
18, 2009) - Due to the need for year-end maintenance, the Nebraska Lottery
terminal system will shut down at 10:00 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, December
20. Lotto tickets cannot be purchased or redeemed after this time, and Scratch
tickets cannot be redeemed. The terminal system will resume operation at 5:00
a.m. Central Time on Monday, December 21. We apologize for the inconvenience.
SOURCE: Nebraska Lottery.
Mega Millions
Regulations Hearing Planned
LINCOLN, Nebraska (December 15,
2009) - Pursuant to NEB. REV. STAT. sections 9-819 and 9-823, Reissue of 1997,
notice is hereby given of a public hearing before the Tax Commissioner
on..................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery 2009
Annual Report Available
LINCOLN, Nebraska (November 3,
2009) - By November 1 of each year, the Nebraska Lottery is required by law to
deliver its written annual report to the Governor and the Legislature. The
report is a public record.....................Subscribers
$357 Million Raised For
Nebraska Lottery Beneficiaries
LINCOLN, Nebraska (October
2, 2009) - The Nebraska Lottery recently distributed among its beneficiary
funds $7,718,275, derived from a share of Scratch and Lotto ticket sales for
the previous three months............................Subscribers
Numbers Good For State
Lottery
$349 Million Raised For Nebraska Lottery
Beneficiaries
LINCOLN, Nebraska (July 2, 2009) - The Nebraska
Lottery recently distributed among its beneficiary funds $8,171,542, derived
from a share of Scratch and Lotto ticket sales for the previous three
months.....................Subscribers
$341
Million Raised For Nebraska Lottery Beneficiaries
NEBRASKA,
USA (April 3, 2009) – The Nebraska Lottery recently distributed among its
beneficiary funds $8,002,231, derived from a share of Scratch and Lotto ticket
sales for the previous three months...............Subscribers
Coming Soon: Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot
Doubler
Nebraska, USA (January 2009) -- Back by popular
demand, the Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot Doubler promotion begins on February 1,
2009..............Subscribers
Lottery Sales High, Amid Slumping
Economy
LINCOLN, Nebraska (January 19, 2009) -- According to
local media reports as the US economy continues sliding into the red, the
lottery industry seems to be beating the odds, with sales climbing into the
black. Brian Rockey with the Nebraska Lottery said Nebraskans also
seem................Subscribers
Coming Soon: MyDaY
NEBRASKA, USA (September
5, 2008) - In October, the Nebraska Lottery is launching a new Lotto game:
MyDaY. MyDaY is a new Nebraska Lottery Lotto game with a..................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery Launches Hybrid Scratch/Lotto
Ticket
NEBRASKA (June 12, 2008) – The Nebraska Lottery
has launched its first hybrid Scratch and Lotto ticket...............Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery Offers
New $15 Scratch Game
LINCOLN, Neb. (February 8, 2008) - The
Nebraska Lottery is celebrating nearly 15 years in existence with a new
scratch-off game, the $15 Anniversary Spectacular..............Subscribers
Newspaper Insert Offers
Valuable Coupons
NEBRASKA, USA (January 9, 2008) -- During
January, the annual Nebraska Lottery free-standing newspaper coupon insert
(FSI) will appear in 37 newspapers and shoppers across the
state...............Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery 15th
Anniversary
NEBRASKA, USA (January 9, 2008) -- Throughout
2008, the Nebraska Lottery is celebrating 15 Years of Fun! All year we’ll
be providing players across the state with fun new games, activities and
promotions...........Subscribers
Coming Soon: Nebraska
Pick 5 Jackpot Doubler
NEBRASKA, USA (January 4, 2008) --
Back by popular demand, the Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot Doubler promotion begins on
February 1, 2008..................Subscribers
Coming Soon: 2by2
Changes
NEBRASKA, USA (December 7, 2007) - Some exciting
changes are coming to the Nebraska Lottery’s 2by2 game...............Subscribers
Lottery’s 2007
Annual Report Available, Contains a Number of Notable
Highlights
LINCOLN, Nebraska, USA (November 20, 2007) -- By
November 1 of each year, the Nebraska Lottery is required by law to deliver its
written annual report to the Governor and the Legislature. The report is a
public record....................Read the full
story at: Vol.41 No.9
Judge Rules Keno's Rules
Manual Ambiguous
OMAHA, Nebraska, USA October 18,
2007) -- Douglas County District Court Judge Mark Ashford has ruled that Steven
Brockman is entitled to the "Giant Jackpot" -- worth $201,125.70 -- that
Brockman maintained he won in February 2006 at Ralston Keno.............Subscribers.
Nebraska Lottery Drawing
Results Available Via RSS Feed
NEBRASKA, USA (July 27,
2007) – Drawing results for all Nebraska Lottery Lotto games are now
available via an RSS feed on the Nebraska Lottery web site,
www.nelottery.com.............................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery Moves
To New Location
NEBRASKA, USA (July 7, 2007) -- Effective
Monday, July 9, the Nebraska Lottery offices will be situated in a new location
in downtown Lincoln.
The new location at 1800 “O” Street (Suite
101) will offer more accessibility to the public and afford greater
organizational efficiencies as part of a merger of the Nebraska Lottery and the
Charitable Gaming Division. Both divisions of the Nebraska Department of
Revenue are being relocated from the State Office Building.
Contact
information such as mailing address, website, and telephone numbers will remain
unchanged. The main change will be that of physical accommodations, visibility
and public accessibility
Nebraska Lottery
P.O. Box 98901
1800 "O"
Street, Suite 101
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-6100
lottery@nelottery.com
SOURCE:
Nebraska Lottery
Nebraska Lottery
Launches Scannable Barcodes on Lottery Tickets
NEBRASKA,
USA (June 12, 2007) -- The Nebraska Lottery has launched a new feature for its
online Lotto games: bar-coded tickets that can be scanned by retailer register
systems........................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery
Releases Eleventh Edition of Truck$ & Buck$
NEBRASKA,
USA (June 5, 2007) – The Nebraska Lottery is releasing the eleventh
edition of its popular $2 Scratch game Truck$ &
Buck$.........................Subscribers
Nebraska Lottery
Launches Beneficiary Information Campaign
NEBRASKA, USA
(May 18, 2007) – In a multi-faceted campaign starting in May, the Nebraska
Lottery will focus attention on the relationship between buying Nebraska
Lottery tickets and the proceeds the Nebraska Lottery generates for its
beneficiary programs..........................Subscribers
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