| Background Information The
Oregon State Lottery runs the games of chance that generate additional revenues
for state coffers. Players can start with as little as 25 cents to buy a
break-open ticket or play video lottery at a freestanding terminal. Other
games include number-matching games and Sports Action, where results are based
on outcomes of professional football games. Up to 16% of revenues go to
operating the lottery. Other revenues generated go to prizes and to Oregon's
Economic Development Fund, which supports public education, training programs
for displaced timber workers, and small-business development.
Public referendums: Measure 4, November 1984:
Constitutional Amendment establishing the Lottery, passed with 66% approval.
Measure 5, November 1984: Statutory provisions to operate Lottery, passed
with 66% approval. Measure 21, May 1995: Constitutional Amendment
dedicating Lottery funds to public education, passed with 90% approval.
Measure 52, November 1997: Statute authorizing Lottery bond program to
finance public school projects, passed with 75% approval. Measure 66,
November 1998: Constitutional Amendment dedicating 15% of Lottery funds to
state parks, beaches, habitat and watershed protection, passed with 69%
approval.
Economy,
Smoking Ban and Brutal Weather Conspired to Send Video Lottery Sales
South SALEM, Oregon (January 26, 2009) Sour economy,
a smoking ban and a blast of brutal weather conspired to dampen play of the
Oregon Lottery's video gambling games in recent weeks................Subscribers
Lottery Officials: Smoking Ban Could Hurt
Sales MEDFORD, Oregon (December 10, 2008) -- A decline in
lottery sales is already affecting state agencies, and one Southern Oregon
group says it could lead to job cuts.................Subscribers
State Lottery Reconsiders Policy Concerning
Airing Ads To Promote Video Lottery Gaming SALEM, Oregon,
USA (November 27, 2008) -- Projected losses from a smoking ban spur the move to
use new advertisements. Starting early next month...................Subscribers Video Lottery Revenue Down and
Worse to Come When Smoking Ban Begins OREGON, USA (November
22, 2008) According to some local media reports Oregons 2,352
bars, taverns and strip-mall gambling parlors are learning a hard economic
lesson: Gambling, it turns out, is not recession-proof...............Subscribers GTECH Subsidiary Spielo Signs
Five-Year Contract With Oregon State Lottery For 2,500 prodiGi Vu Video
Lottery Terminals Company Expects To Receive Total Revenues Of
Approximately $35 Million Beginning In 2009 Through
2013 PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (November 3, 2008) -
GTECH Corporation subsidiary,
SPIELO Manufacturing ULC, announced it has
signed a five-year contract to supply 2,500 new video lottery terminals (VLTs) to the Oregon State
Lottery. Spielo expects to receive revenues of approximately $30 million in
2009 from the sale of the VLTs, and an additional $4 million in incremental
revenue from the sale of game refreshments, beginning in 2010 through 2013.
SPIELO has been providing VLTs to the Oregon Lottery since
2004.............Subscribers GTECH Printing Corporation
Selected By The Oregon State Lottery As A Provider Of Instant-Ticket Printing
Services PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (October 17, 2008) -
GTECH Printing Corporation (GPC) announced
that the Oregon State Lottery has chosen GPC for instant-ticket printing
services, under a one-year contract, which commenced October 1, 2008. The
contract also provides for one-year extension options..................Subscribers Oregon Lottery to Start New
Raffle Game SALEM, Oregon, USA (July 16, 2008) --- In
January, the Oregon Lottery will reportedly launch a raffle
game................Subscribers Professional Bullfighter Stars
in Oregon Lotterys Take a Fun Break Advertising
Campaign OREGON, USA (July 1, 2008) -- The lottery people
gave Evans a handful of scratch-off tickets, positioned him in a rodeo arena
and told him to start scratching while a production crew made sure the lighting
was just right and the expression on his face was sufficiently
mischievous............Subscribers Lottery Companies See Benefits
of GSA Membership Oregon State Lottery Latest to Join
GSA LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (April 28, 2008) -- Casino
operators and gaming manufacturers around the world have been reaping the
benefits of membership in the Gaming Standards Association (GSA), including
lottery operators. Now, GSA is proud to welcome the Oregon State Lottery to its
global membership of more than 70 members................Subscribers High Court Supports Lottery on
Retailer Rates SALEM, Oregon, USA (April 26, 2008) -- The
Oregon Supreme Court reversed an appellate ruling on Thursday, backing the
state lottery in how it set compensation for video poker retailers in
2004...................Subscribers Could Be A While Before New
Lottery Director Named, Says Spokesman DENVER, Colorado, USA
(April 24, 3008) -- The process for replacing the retiring Colorado Lottery
director could take months................Subscribers Oregon State Lottery Becomes 12th State Lottery to Adopt
OrderPad Enterprise States Lotteries Continue
to Embrace Mobile Sales Force Automation Software for Tablet PCs
NEW YORK, New York (March 24, 2008) - The Oregon State Lottery today
announced it has become the twelfth state lottery to integrate Cole Systems'
OrderPad Enterprise into their mobile sales force..................Subscribers ESI Integrity Enters into Agreement with the Oregon State
Lottery to Supply an Independent Control System VANCOUVER,
BC, Canada (February 5, 2008) -- ESI Integrity Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary
of ESI Entertainment Systems Inc. (TSX: ESY)) today announced that it has
entered into an agreement with the Oregon State Lottery.................Subscribers
Statewide Lottery Initiative Headed For Ballot
in November SALEM, Oregon, USA (January 5, 2008) -- Nine
new statewide measures already appear to have enough petition signatures to
qualify for the November ballot...................Subscribers
Lottomatica
Announces that Subsidiary GTECH Corporation Signs Long-Term Online Lottery
Contract with the Oregon State Lottery ROME and PROVIDENCE,
Rhode Island (October 4, 2007) -- Lottomatica S.p.A. announced that its
wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has signed a new long-term contract
with the Oregon State Lottery to provide and implement a new..........Subscribers Initiative Would Divert Lottery Revenue to Crime
Programs SALEM, Oregon, USA (September 4, 2007) --
Republican activist Kevin Mannix has turned in signatures for an initiative
measure to devote 15 percent of Oregon Lottery proceeds to..............Subscribers Commission Approves Pay Raises to Senior Lottery
Executives OREGON, USA (August 23, 2007) -- Oregon Lottery
commissioners have approved a ten (10) percent salary raise
for.................Subscribers Lottery Transfers Record $604 Million to State
SALEM, Oregon, USA (August 9, 2007) -- For the second consecutive fiscal
year, the Oregon Lottery recorded over $1 billion in sales.........Subscribers Oregon Video Lottery Sales Hit $833 Million
SALEM, Oregon, USA (June 20, 2007) -- Gamblers have reportedly pumped a
record $1.2 billion into the state lottery this fiscal year.......Subscribers Governor Makes Lottery Commission Appointment
SALEM, Oregon, USA (June 6, 2007) -- Governor Ted Kulongoski has named
retired Oregon State Police Superintendent LeRon Howland to the Oregon Lottery
Commission.......Subscribers Lawmakers Want To Limit Lottery Ads On TV
SALEM, Oregon, USA (March 12, 2007) A bi-partisan group of lawmakers
have introduced House Bill 2599, which limits television advertising by the
Oregon State Lottery to promoting introduction of new games.......Subscribers Oregon State Lottery Selects ESI Integrity for ICS Contract
VANCOUVER, BC, Canada (February 27, 2007) -- ESI
Entertainment Systems Inc. (TSX:ESY) today announced that its subsidiary, ESI
Integrity Inc. has received a Notice of Award from the Oregon State Lottery to
supply its Internal Control System to the Lottery...........Subscribers
Lottery
Considering Appeal of Return-Rate Decision PORTLAND,
Oregon, USA (December 15, 2006) -- The Oregon Lottery is deciding whether to
appeal a court decision this week overturning the rates paid to lottery
retailers..............................Subscribers Oregon Lottery Makes Record $167.7 Million Transfer to
State The Transfer Raises the Total Amount of
Lottery Revenue Transferred to the State to $4.96 Billion SALEM,
Oregon, USA (October 26, 2006) -- With the Oregon Lottery's record-setting $1
billion sales for fiscal year 2006 already in the books, fiscal year 2007 is
off to a good start.............................Subscribers Oregon Lottery's Sales Officially Surpass $1 Billion For First
Time SALEM, Oregon, USA (August 9, 2006) Oregon
Lottery sales are reported to have surpassed $1 billion for the year that ended
June 30. It is the first time since the Oregon Lottery started in
1985.............................Subscribers Chamber of Commerce Hears About Benefits of Lottery
Revenue ONTARIO, Canada (June 14, 2006) Dale Penn,
director of the Oregon Lottery, addressed the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on
Monday. Penn told the members that the Oregon Lottery recently passed
the....................................Subscribers Oregon Lottery passes $1 billion in sales
SALEM, Oregon, USA (June 1, 2006) -- Oregon Lottery revenue has reportedly
passed a milestone - $1 billion a year...........................Subscribers Union Drive Fails at State Lottery SALEM,
Oregon, USA (May 24, 2006) -- Workers at the Oregon State Lottery have
reportedly voted to reject a unionization effort by Local 503 of Service
Employees International Union..............................Subscribers Lottery Workers to Decide if They Want to .....
SALEM, Oregon, USA (May 9, 2006) -- Ballots were mailed to the homes of 307
Oregon State Lottery workers, to see if they want to ..................Subscribers Schools Gain From Lottery Scratch-Off
Events OREGON, USA (May 3, 2006) -- The 2006 Oregon Lottery
Scratch-it for Schools events were held last month in ..................Subscribers Union Vote Sought at Lottery SALEM, Oregon,
USA (March 15, 2006) -- Union supporters at the Oregon State Lottery are
reported to have formally requested an election .............Subscribers Lotterys Line Games Far Exceed Income
Expectations PORTLAND, Oregon, USA (March 3, 2006)
In the new quarterly revenue forecast it is predicted that Oregon's lottery
revenue for the current budget cycle should hit .................Subscribers Fire Forces Evacuation at Oregon Lottery
Building SALEM, Oregon, USA (March 1, 2006) -- The Salem
Fire Department responded to a structure fire at The Oregon Lottery
.............Subscribers Union Fails to Get Majority of Lottery Workers on
Side SALEM, Oregon, USA (February 16, 2006) -- A drive to
organize Oregon State Lottery employees has reportedly hit a roadblock
...............Subscribers Democrats Consider Blocking the Reappointment of State Lottery
Commissioner SALEM, Oregon (January 19, 2006) -- On
Wednesday, the Senate Rules and Executive Appointments Committee reportedly
withheld approval of Stan Robson for another ...............Subscribers 
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