NAB Taps
Lottery to Spread DTV Word DTV Reminders Printed on Maryland Lottery
Tickets and Machines MARYLAND (August 28 2008) -- Maryland lottery
hopefuls are getting more than a series of potential winning numbers on their
ticketstheyre also getting a reminder to make sure their
televisions are digitally equipped as the analog shutdown
approaches.............Subscribers
Dreams Can Come True With New Maryland
Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (July 3,
2008) -- To celebrate the 2008 summer games, the Maryland Lottery launched its
new Dream for the Gold scratch-off ticket....................Subscribers
Maryland Lottery Sales Exceed $1.673 Billion Mark
BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 7, 2008) The Maryland
Lottery announced today that it has achieved its 11th straight year of record
sales, topping the $1.673 billion dollar mark and surpassing State estimates
for the fiscal year. The Lottery also exceeded its...................Subscribers
Lottery Report Could Mean Lawmakers Covet Control of All
Gambling Revenue; Non-Profits Hurting Without
Gaming MARYLAND, USA (June 29, 2008) -- A report being
prepared by the Maryland State Lottery Agency has some people concerned about
whether some state lawmakers are trying to regulate all gaming in Western
Maryland -- and control the revenue generated by that
gaming..................Subscribers
Baltimore Orioles and Maryland Lottery Team Up For Attendance
Promotion BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (June 26, 2008) -- The
Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Lottery will team up to celebrate two
milestone attendance marks for the franchise................Subscribers
Maryland State Lottery is on Pace to Enjoy Its 11th Straight
Record-Breaking Sales Year MARYLAND, USA (June 12, 2008)
The Maryland State Lottery Agency is on pace to enjoy its 11th straight
record-breaking sales year when its fiscal year wraps up at the end of this
month, but Executive Director Buddy W.
Roogow is reported as saying that..............Subscribers
Maryland Lottery Hits 35 Years of Payouts for Players,
State BALTIMORE, Maryland (May 15, 2008) The Maryland
State Lottery became the seventh state to institute a lottery on this date in
1973, selling................Subscribers
Maryland Lottery to Sponsor Historic Pimlico
Special BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (May 13, 2008) - The
Maryland Lottery is again teaming up with the horseracing industry by
sponsoring another exciting race during the prestigious Preakness
weekend...................Subscribers
Maryland Lottery Celebrates 35th
Anniversary BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (May 5, 2008) -- Disco
was in its heyday, bell bottoms ruled and flower power was in full bloom when
the Maryland Lottery launched its first game back in 1973...............Subscribers
Bingo Tax Increases
Taking Effect January 3 MARYLAND (January 3, 2008) --
Maryland's sales tax will rise from 5 percent to 6 percent
today..............Subscribers
Tip Jar Proposal Causes
Outrage in Western Maryland ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, USA
(November 3, 2007) As Lottery Insider reported last week Delegate Shane
Pendergrass has introduced a bill that would give the State Lottery Agency
control of tip-jar gaming in Western Maryland...........Subscribers
Lottery Posts Best
First-Quarter Sales in History Baltimore, Maryland, USA
(October 9, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery wrapped up its first quarter of
Fiscal Year 2008 on September 30, 2007, achieving its highest first-quarter
sales ever..............Read the full story at:
Vol.41 No.3
Dundalk Man Wins Magical
Mega Millions Jackpot BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (September
4, 2007) Its official! Bunky Bartlett from Dundalk is
Marylands newest multi-millionaire. He is one of four winners
nationwide to split the $330 million jackpot from Friday nights
Mega Millions drawing.............Subscribers
Baltimore Attorney
Stanley Fine Named Chairman BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA
(August 29, 2007) On August 22, 2007, Stanley Fine was unanimously
elected Chairman of the Maryland State Lottery Commission............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.10
Maryland Lottery
Achieves Record Sales for Tenth Consecutive Year BALTIMORE,
Maryland, USA (August 6, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery closed its fiscal year
with record high sales, completing a decade-long tradition of sales
growth. This years tally amounted to ............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.7
Lottery Awards
Advertising, Research And Public Relations Services Contracts
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (July 11, 2007) -- The Board of Public Works
today approved the Maryland Lotterys recommendation for its advertising,
research and public relations services contracts..........Subscribers
Maryland Becomes
Eleventh State Lottery to Adopt Cole Systems OrderPad Enterprise Mobile
Sales Force Automation Software Solution NEW YORK, USA
(June 19, 2007) -- The Maryland State Lottery Agency today announced it will
become the eleventh state lottery to integrate Cole Systems OrderPad
Enterprise into their mobile sales force........Subscribers
Maryland Public
Television to Broadcast Lottery Drawings Statewide
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (March 16, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery today
announced its partnership with Maryland Public Television (MPT) to broadcast
its daily drawings from the Lotterys flagship station........Subscribers
Lottery Privatization
Becoming Fashionable BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (February 14,
2007) According to local media reports Maryland lawmakers are facing a
budget gap of $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2008, which has reportedly prompted
some to talk up the idea of selling one of the state's most valuable assets:
the lottery..........Subscribers
Lottery Drawings to
Begin on WBAL-TV BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (January 26,
20070 -- The Maryland Lotterys daily drawings will begin airing on
WBAL-TV, Channel 11, on Monday, January 29th. For the first time in the
Lotterys 33-year history, radio will be integrated into the drawings
broadcast............Subscribers
Lottery Sales Reach an
All-Time Monthly High BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (January 4,
2007) The Maryland Lottery closed 2006, setting a new record for
sales. During December, monthly sales reached $141,259,958 their
highest level in history. Most notable about this achievement is that top
sales producing months generally occur when jackpot levels for jackpot games
like Mega Millions hit peak amounts............Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.2
Passive Lottery Game
Suffered From Lack of Advertising BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA
(January 2, 2007) -- The Maryland Lottery held its drawing on Monday night for
Countdown to Millions the new game featuring the Maryland
Lottery's best odds ever at winning $1 million...........Subscribers
Lottery Ops for Total
Package to Broadcast Daily Drawings BALTIMORE, Maryland,
USA (December 19, 2006) -- Maryland Lottery Director
Buddy Roogow will reportedly ask the
Board of Public Works on Wednesday to approve a new four-year contract with
WBAL-TV Channel 11 to broadcast the daily
drawings...........................Subscribers
Lottery Names Interim
Advertising Agency Of Record BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA
(December 11, 2006) -- The Maryland Lottery named Trahan, Burden & Charles
(TBC) as interim advertising agency of record, following an emergency Request
for Proposal (RFP).............................Subscribers
Lottery Hires New Ad
Agency State Chooses TBC as Eisner Replacement
BALTIMORE, Maryland (December 9, 2006) The Maryland
Lottery is reported by the local media as saying it has hired Trahan, Burden
& Charles (TBC) to create an advertising
campaign..................................Subscribers
Lotterys
Diminishing Contribution to State Budget Blamed on Players Defecting to
Neighbouring Slots MARYLAND, USA (November 29, 2006)
According to local media reports budget analysts and state officials say
Marylands lottery has been slowing down as a revenue source for years and
will continue to under-perform as residents seek other gambling
ventures........................Subscribers
Lottery Prepares to Put
Out an Emergency Bid this Week for New Ad Agency MARYLAND,
USA (November 14, 2006) -- The Maryland Lottery will reportedly not be able to
air television commercials or buy other advertising for at least the next three
weeks because the company that produced and purchased marketing spots for the
lottery is said to have closed down.................................Subscribers Maryland Lottery to Offer Limited-Run Raffle-Style
Game BALTIMORE, Maryland (November 15, 2006) The
Maryland Lottery will add a new and completely different type of game to its
product mix on November 20th with the launch of Countdown to Millions, a $20
raffle-style game. Unlike other lottery and jackpot games, Countdown to
Millions offers a limited number of tickets designed to be sold in their
entirety prior to awarding prizes...........................Subscribers
Who Let the Dogs Out?
Maryland Lottery Introduces New Promotion BALTIMORE,
Maryland (September 25, 2006) -- The Lottery is hitting the streets to help
Marylanders Catch the Poodles, rewarding them with over $2.4
million in prizes. Outfitted in bright pink shirts and walking invisible dogs,
Lottery street teams will canvass the State this week posting fictitious
Lost Dog flyers to announce a new four-week ticket
promotion...............................Subscribers
Lottery Debuts New
Virtual Racing Game BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (August 28,
2006) The Maryland Lottery reportedly debuted its new virtual racing
game Racetrax at the Maryland State Fair last weekend before
rolling out this week at 50 locations across the
state..................................Subscribers
Maryland Lottery and
Pollard Banknote Debut Partnership; Lottery Releases First Set of Scratch-offs
with New Vendor BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (August 28, 2006)
-- The Maryland Lottery launched its first set of scratch-off tickets under a
new contract with Pollard Banknote Limited
Partnership (Pollard Banknote) today. $10,000 Jacks, Flamingo Bingo
Doubler, Super Red Hot Crossword and Cash Casino Double Play® are now
available to players at Lottery retail locations throughout the
State........................Read the Pollard
Banknote Press Release at Vol.36 No.9
Lottery Joins Forces
With Maryland Million ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, USA (August 20,
2006) The Maryland Lottery has joined in to promote this years
Maryland Million, in a big way.............................Subscribers
Lottery Sets Up Game-Day
Both Outside Ravens Stadium MARYLAND, USA (August 12, 2006)
-- The Maryland Lottery has maintained a promotional stand just north of
M&T Bank Stadium on Ravens Walk, the paved causeway between the stadium and
Oriole Park, for about eight years...........................Subscribers
Maryland Million Lottery
Ticket Promotes State's Horse Industry MARYLAND, USA
(August 2, 2006) -- The Maryland Million and Maryland Lottery have joined to
promote the state's racing and breeding industry
with......................Subscribers
Elsym Consulting
Successfully Monitors Upgrade of Maryland Lottery Online System
KENNESAW, Georgia, USA (July 21, 2006) -- Elsym Consulting. Inc., a
privately held company based in Kennesaw, GA, today announced that it has
successfully completed the upgrade of its Internal Control System at the
Maryland Lottery, becoming the latest US
Lottery..............................Subscribers
Maryland Lottery Exceeds
$1.5 Billion Milestone BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (July 18,
2006) The Maryland Lottery announced that annual sales have exceeded the
$1.5 billion mark for the first time in its
history........................Read the full
story at: Vol.36 No.3
Maryland Lottery
Installs New Satellite System BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA
(July 17, 2006) -- Last Sunday week, Maryland lottery terminals were shut down
so a new lottery system could be installed.....................Subscribers
New Lottery System
Experiencing Teething Problems MARYLAND, USA (June 3, 2006)
Last fall, Maryland Lottery officials decided to replace the state's ten
(10) year-old lottery terminals with a more advanced, touch-screen version that
has other more modern features..........................Subscribers
Maryland Lottery and MDE
Make a Big Splash BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (April 10,
2006) The Maryland Lottery and the Maryland Department of the
Environment are really pouring it on this Spring......................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.2
Baltimore Personalities
Named Host and Co-Host of Maryland Lottery TV
Event BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (March 9, 2006) -- The
Maryland Lottery announced the host and co-host of the upcoming Ancient
Treasures television event. Local
personality...........................Read the
full story at: Vol.34 No.11
Lottery Fiscal Year
Sales Reach $1 Billion To Date, Crushing Past Records
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (February 23, 2006) Overall sales for the
Maryland Lotterys current fiscal year just hit $1 billion, setting a
record for the earliest date, in any ................................Read
the full story at: Vol.34 No.9
Recent Lottery Sales
Shatter Records; Players Benefit from Huge Payouts
BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (February 6, 2006) -- The Maryland Lottery broke
several records last week, bringing in nearly $35 million in
sales..............................Read the full
story at: Vol.34 No.6
Maryland Lottery
Introduces Multi-Match; New Lotto-style Game Replaces Classic
Lotto BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (January 30, 2006) -- On
February 1, 2006, the Maryland Lotterys final Lotto drawing will be
held. The Classic Lotto game, which ran for more than 23 years, is being
replaced by Multi-Match, a new $2 Lotto-style game that gives
............................Read the full story
at: Vol.34 No.5
Games, Inc. Announces
Extension of Maryland Lottery Contract CINCINNATI, Ohio,
USA (December 13, 2005) -- Games, Inc. (OTC BB: GMSI) announced today that its
VIP Club and Related Services Contract with the Maryland Lottery has been
extended ............................Read the
full story at: Vol.33 No.12
Australian Gaming
Company Enters US Lottery Market MELBOURNE, Victoria,
Australia (November 25, 2005) -- Tabcorp International has entered the United
States of America lottery market with its Racetrax game to be deployed
across venues in the State of Maryland next
year...................................Read the
full story at: Vol.33 No.10
Lotto Game to End in
February 2006; Lottery Introduces Multi-Match BALTIMORE,
Maryland, USA (November15, 2005) The Maryland State Lottery Agency
recently announced that the current Lotto game will soon come to an
end........................................Read
the full story at: Vol.33 No.9
Governor Expresses His
Admiration for Lottery Plan MARYLAND, USA (October 20,
2005) -- Next year, Maryland lottery players will find a quicker, more
streamlined process awaiting them when they purchase their lucky
tickets...............................Subscribers
Maryland Contemplates
Phasing Out Local Lotto Game BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA
(August 4, 2005) The Maryland Lotterys local Lotto game, launched
in 1983, is reportedly suffering because players prefer multistate games
offering ....................................Subscribers
Maryland Lotterys
Upward Trend Continues as New Year-End Records are Set
BALTIMORE, Maryland (July 27, 2005) -- The Maryland Lottery closed its
fiscal year breaking several records once again. Total sales and revenue
generated for the State reached unprecedented levels in the Lotterys
32-year history...............................Read the full story at: Vol.32 No.6
Bovine Unite to Redefine
'Cow Tipping' in the Maryland Lottery's 'Let Yourself Play'
Campaign BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (May 5, 2005) -- For the
past month, cows have been roaming free all over Maryland. Cows (or, perhaps
humans dressed as cows) were seen grazing at tailgate parties, getting their
hoofs done, paying their taxes, exercising at gyms and even shopping at the
mall..............................Read the full
story at: Vol.31 No.7
Maryland Lottery's
Latest Ad Inspired by Reality TV MARYLAND, USA (March 7,
2005) -- The Maryland Lottery's latest ad is reportedly inspired by reality
TV............................Subscribers
2004, Another Record
Year For The Maryland Lottery BALTIMORE, Maryland (January
10, 2005) The Maryland Lottery has "hit the jackpot" once again
by producing another record year in sales. Lottery sales for 2004
were........................Read the full story
at: Vol.30 No.3

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