 Governor Taps Former VIHA Director to
Lead Virgin Islands Lottery
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (May
19, 2009) – According to local media reports Governor John deJongh Jr. has
nominated Conrad Francois to be executive director of the Virgin Islands
Lottery.........................Subscribers
Lottery Issues Remain Unresolved, Attorney General's Office
Looks to Amend VLT Contract
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands
(April 3, 2009) – According to a local media report lottery officials
claim that Southland Gaming of the Virgin Islands, the company in charge of VLT
operations on St. Thomas and St. John., owe the Government $20
million.................Subscribers
Lottery Prepares to Issue RFP for a Central System for
Monitoring all Aspects of VLT Operations
ST. THOMAS, U.S.
Virgin Islands (April 3, 2009) – According to a local media report
Appropriations and Budget Committee members spent about five hours questing
Virgin Islands Lottery officials on Friday to determine what if anything had
been to resolved of the major issues raised in a 2007 federal audit of the
territory's video lottery system...............Subscribers
VLT
Rules Receive Little Public Input
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands
(August 14, 2008) -- Virgin Islands Lottery officials said Wednesday that they
have received no input yet from the public on the agency's proposed rules and
regulations for video lottery terminals (VLTs)..........Subscribers
Lottery Officials Present Senators with Financial Projections
for the Next Fiscal Year
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (August
1st 2008) -- On Thursday Lenyse Shomo, acting Executive Director of the V.I.
Lottery, and others on her staff presented senators with the Lottery's
financial projections for the next fiscal year....................Subscribers
Governor Orders V.I. Lottery to Make Proposed Rules Available
to Public
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands July 31st 2008) --
Overruling the V.I. Lottery Commission's decision that proposed rules and
regulations for video lottery terminals (VLTs)
be approved without public comment, Governor John deJongh has ordered the
commission to....................Subscribers
Lottery Commission OKs New Game, Changes Prize Money On Another
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (July 10th 2008) -- The V.I.
Lottery Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal by
GTECH to swap out one of its lottery games
offered in the territory and adopted a new prize money scale for its
"Traditional Game" lottery game..................Subscribers
Governor Should Publish Lottery Commission’s Draft VLT
Rules and Regulations for Public Input
VIRGIN ISLANDS (June
19, 2008) – A local Editorial is highly critical of the V.I.
Lottery Commission’s request not to give the public any information about
a proposed set of rules and regulations for governing the operation of
video lottery terminals
(VLTs)..................Subscribers
Proposed Rules and Regulations to Govern VLT Operations Go to
Governor
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (June 12, 2008) –
Following the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission meeting on Wednesday, board
members said they expect the proposed rules and regulations to govern
video lottery terminal (VLTs) to be on Governor
John deJongh's desk by...............Subscribers
Man
Pleads Guilty to Selling Illegal Lottery Tickets
ST. CROIX,
Virgin Islands (May 17, 2008) -- A man charged with selling illegal Puerto Rico
Lottery tickets has pleaded guilty................Subscribers
Finance Committee Hears Conflicting Views on VLT Tax
Position
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (May 6, 2008) --
The Office of the Attorney General (AG) and Southland Gaming (SG) differ on
whether Southland or its retailers pay gross-receipts taxes from Southland's
video lottery terminals (VLTs), according to
testimony on Tuesday at an oversight hearing of the Senate Finance
Committee...............Subscribers
Lottery Director
Resigns, Proceeds on Administrative Leave Until Resignation is
Effective
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (March 9, 2008)
-- Paul Flemming, Executive Director
of the Virgin Islands Lottery, is leaving the post. According to news sources a
Government House statement released on Monday said Flemming's resignation
letter, effective March 25, was received at Government House on February
28..................Subscribers
Two Charged With
Illegal Sale of Puerto Rico Lottery Tickets
ST. CROIX,
Virgin Islands (December 26, 2007) -- Two men arrested Sunday on charges that
they were illegally selling lottery tickets made their initial court appearance
in Superior Court on Monday...........Subscribers
Illegal Lottery Tickets
Harm the Economy and Finances Other Illegal Activities
ST.
THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (December 23, 2007) -- Buying out-of-territory
lottery tickets may get you swindled and takes money out of the territory,
Virgin Islands Lottery Director Paul
Flemming is reported as saying...............Subscribers
Virgin Islands Lottery
Cash Flows To Local Schools
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands
(October 1, 2007) -- A total of $1.4 million from the Virgin Islands Lottery's
Education Fund will soon be distributed to the territory's schools, and more is
on the way............Subscribers
Lottery Looks to Expand
Despite Adverse Audit Findings
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin
Islands (August 9, 2007) -- At a recent budget hearing Virgin Islands Lottery
Executive Director, Paul Flemming,
shrugged off criticism of a critical federal
audit of the lottery that showed ...............Subscribers
Audit of Lottery System
Reveals Serious Deficiencies
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands
(June 17, 2007) -- According to an audit released on Friday by the U.S.
Department of the Interior's Office of the Inspector General, the Virgin
Islands Lottery has failed to................Subscribers
Lottery Launches
"Re-branding" Campaign
ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands (June 06
2007) -- The Caribbean Lottery was yesterday re-launched under the theme
“Keeping the spirit of the nation alive through sports, education and
welfare,”..........Subscribers
New Rules to be Drafted
for Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs)
ST. THOMAS, Virgin
Islands (March 22, 2007) -- Virgin Islands Lottery Commission members on
Wednesday directed their legal counsel and V.I. Lottery's executive director to
develop a new set of rules and regulations to oversee operations of video
lottery terminals.................Subscribers
Lottery Commission
Approves New Incentive Plan for Agents
ST. THOMAS, Virgin
Islands (March 22, 2007) -- The Virgin Islands Lottery Commission has
reportedly approved a new incentive plan for dealers of its traditional lottery
products...............Subscribers
Revamped Lottery
Attracts Lapsed Players; Claws Back Revenue
ST. THOMAS,
U.S. Virgin Islands (October 4, 2006) – Virgin Islands Lottery Director
Paul Flemming is reported by the local media as saying on Wednesday that the
amount of money generated by the lottery continues to
rise.................Subscribers
Lottery Officials
Outline Future Plans at Budget Hearings
ST. THOMAS, U.S.
Virgin Islands (July 28, 2006) -- During the first round of budget hearings on
Friday the VI Lottery’s Executive Director Paul Flemming reportedly said
he expected the lottery would bring in about.........................Subscribers
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