Please forward to the West Virginia Lottery website and download the 2009 Annual Report in pdf format - CLICK HERE

Public Referendums:
Lottery Act - 1986 - Statewide election, passed by 67 percent.
Video Lottery at Racetracks:
1994 Local Referendum -- Tri State Greyhound, Kanawha County - 1994 passed by 51 percent
Wheeling Downs, Ohio County - 1994 passed by 71 percent
Mountaineer Park, Hancok County - 1994 passed by 80 percent
Charles Town Races, Jefferson County - failed on first election, passed by 70 percent in 1996.

West Virginia Lottery Sales Nearly $1.4 Billion
CHARLESTOWN, West Virginia (July 22, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery ended Fiscal Year 2010 on June 30, with sales of nearly $1.4 billion......Subscribers

State Ends Fiscal Year in the Black, But Future Lottery Profits Will Be Challenged
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 13, 2010) - West Virginia ended the 2009-2010 budget year in the black, despite a decline in tax revenue...................Subscribers

Stakes Rising For Limited Video Lottery Machine Operators
License Renewals $5K Per Machine
WHEELING (July 9, 2010) -- The West Virginia Lottery Commission on Thursday raised the minimum bid to renew licenses to operate Limited Video Lottery (LVL) machines - found in many local bars, restaurants and fraternal organization establishments .....................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Sets Minimum Bid And Number Of LVL Permits Available For First Competitive Bid
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 8, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission today set a minimum bid of $5,000 per permit required during the First Competitive Bid Round for Limited Video Lottery (LVL) terminal permits for the 10-year period beginning July 1, 2011........Subscribers

Vote to Set Minimum Video Lottery Bids Delayed
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 30, 2010) -- Reports that a critical vote to set minimum bid amounts for the re-bidding of ten (10) year limited video lottery licenses was postponed for another week at an emergency meeting of the state Lottery Commission......Subscribers

Lottery Signs-Off on New HQ
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 30, 2010) - The decade long search for a new headquarters for the West Virginia Lottery came to an end Wednesday..............Subscribers

Lottery Officials Calculate what new Video Lottery Licenses Could be Worth, Based on Current LVL Revenues
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 20, 2010) – Reports that as the commissioners proposed to set minimum bids for this fall's re-bidding of the ten (10) year limited video lottery (LVL) licenses, Lottery staffers provided a presentation on what the new licenses could be worth, based on current LVL revenues...................Subscribers

Lottery Deal Questioned By Lawmakers
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 9, 2010) - Some state lawmakers reportedly say they want to talk more about plans by the state Lottery to purchase a 13-story office building.........Subscribers

West Virginia Table Games Offer Marylanders Jobs; Local People Headed to Dealer School
CHARLESTOWN, West Virginia (June 1, 2010) - Since the gaming industry in states surrounding Maryland is looking for hundreds of new workers, many people are rethinking their careers in these tough economic times.........Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Starts Video Lottery Relicensing
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 2, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission is looking for public comment on its plans to start seeking bids this summer for 10-year limited video lottery licenses.................Subscribers

Table Games Open For Big July 4th Weekend - Still a Good Bet
CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia (June 1, 2010) -  The timeline is tight, but officials at West Virginia's Charles Town Races & Slots still aim to have table games in play by July 4................Subscribers

Lottery Revenue Key To Months Total
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 1, 2010) - West Virginia's state government still expects revenues to fall below estimates when the budget year ends next month, but the Manchin administration predicts a surplus as well.................Subscribers

Lottery To Buy New Headquarters Building
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 27, 2010) -- The West Virginia Lottery Commission, in cooperation with the State of West Virginia, has approved plans to purchase City Center West as its new state headquarters, located at 900 Pennsylvania Ave. in Charleston, W.Va.................Subscribers

Lottery to Purchase City Center West; Verbal Agreement Reached
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 26, 2010). -- Media reports the state Lottery Commission has reached a verbal agreement to buy the City Center West office tower in Charleston..................Subscribers

Commission Plans to Conduct Informational Public Hearings on the Re-bidding for Video Lottery Licenses, Prior to Setting the Number of Licenses to be Re-bid, and the Minimum Bid Amount
Lobbyists Urge Status Quo For Video Lottery
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 25, 2010) -- Each year, video lottery machines generate around $400 million in profits, of which $200 million of which goes to the state.........................Subscribers

Ad Agency Drops Lawsuit Against Lottery
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 25, 2010) – During Tuesday's West Virginia Lottery Commission meeting, Lottery Director John Musgrave announced that Charles Ryan Associates has withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the awarding of a $1 million-a-year Lottery advertising and marketing contract to a competitor...........Subscribers

Lottery Revenue Running About Ten Percent Below Last Year
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 25, 2010) – During Tuesday's West Virginia Lottery Commission meeting, the lottery’s chief financial officer Jim Toney said that with two months remaining in the 2009-10 budget year, total Lottery revenues of.......................Subscribers

Lottery Hopes for Decision On Building Within Weeks
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 19, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission hopes to wrap up negotiations to buy the City Center West building within the next few weeks............Subscribers

Lottery Transfer Down
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 3, 2010) - Thanks to income tax filings, April is the largest tax collection month of the year, and this year brought in a total of $454.4 million, still $29.3 million below estimates for the month.............Subscribers

Lottery Office Location Update
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2010) - Local news reported West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave as saying negotiations continue on the Lottery's offer to purchase the City Center West office tower for the Lottery and other state agencies.....................Subscribers

Video Lottery Licences Bill Up-Date
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2010) - Lottery Director John Musgrave is reported by west Virginia’s Saturday Mail Gazette as saying that  he has had no word from Governor Joe Manchin on whether Manchin will put a bill to change the re-bidding process for the ten (10) year limited video lottery licenses on the May special session agenda.................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Revenues Beat Projections, But Still Lower Than '09
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2010) – According to loacl news reports the West Virginia Lottery beat revenue projections in several categories in March but sales were lower than in the same period in 2009.......................Subscribers

Governor Appoints Two to West Virginia Lottery Commission
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 14, 2010) – Former West Virginia State Police Superintendent David L. Lemmon and Lewisburg CPA Douglas A. Bicksler have been appointed by Governor Joe Manchin to the seven-member West Virginia Lottery Commission....................Subscribers

Stone & Thomas Building Suggested as Home for Lottery
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 10, 2010) – Reports that when Charleston real estate broker David Sadd heard the State Lottery Commission was looking for a new headquarters building in downtown Charleston, Sadd called developer Bill Ellis with a question: Why not the former Stone & Thomas department store?.................Subscribers

Gambling Revenues in West Virginia Should Get a Boost Next Budget Year When New Gambling Operations Open
State Lottery Director John Musgrave was reported as saying it appears the new casino at The Greenbrier could open in early June while table games at the racetrack in Charles Town could be ready by early July......................Subscribers

Lottery Revenues Buried in February Snow
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 31, 2010) - The rough weather of February took its toll on gambling revenues in the state of West Virginia................................Subscribers

West Virginia Gambling Parlors to Get Tax Law Reminder
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 29, 2010) – As reported today the West Virginia Lottery Commission plans to remind video gambling parlors that they must comply with federal tax law regarding customers' winnings.................Subscribers

Video Lottery Operators, Retailers Work on Re-Bid Compromise
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 24, 2010) -- With the demise of a bill to change how the state's 10-year limited video lottery licenses will be re-bid next year, bar owners, machine distributors and government officials met Wednesday to try to come up with a compromise that lawmakers could vote on later this year..................Subscribers

Advertising Firm Charles Ryan Sues State Over Lottery Contract
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 17, 2010) – As reported today that a Charleston-based advertising firm has sued the Purchasing Division of the state Department of Administration, alleging that the agency wrongly awarded the $1 million-a-year advertising and marketing contract for the state Lottery Commission to an out-of-state vendor.........................Subscribers

Columbus Advertising Agency Fahlgren Nabs West Virginia Lottery Contract
COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 2, 2010) – According to local media reports Columbus advertising agency Fahlgren Inc. this week announced it successfully bid to become the agency of record for the West Virginia Lottery, a deal that will put the company in charge of launching a marketing campaign.....................Subscribers

Building Owner Says State Lottery Offer Not Enough
Lottery Commission Wants Building, But Owner Reportedly Looking For Private Tenant
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 3, 2010) - West Virginia Lottery Commission officials are optimistic that their nearly decade-long search for new headquarters is nearing an end, but the prospective seller is not enthusiastic about what's on the table......................Subscribers

Lottery Has $70 Million in the Kitty For New Headquarters
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 29, 2010) - Reports that according to agency financial records, in just four years the state Lottery Commission has amassed $68.8 million to purchase a building, or construct a facility for its new headquarters......................Subscribers

Lottery Offer Comes Up Short for Office Tower
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 24, 2010) – Reports that according to state and local officials familiar with the negotiations, the state's offer to purchase the City Center West office tower for the Lottery Commission is significantly short of the owner's asking price......................Subscribers

State Eyeing New Home For Lottery
West Virginia Lottery Looking at New High-Rise Office
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 24, 2010) -- It was reported today that the West Virginia Lottery is in the market again for a new Charleston home....................Subscribers

Lottery Move Dropped From Tech Park Deal
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 16, 2010) -- Governor Joe Manchin withdrew plans to move the West Virginia Lottery Commission to the South Charleston Technology Park today..................Subscribers

Governor Accepts Dow Deal with One Condition
A State Agency can be Successfully Established at the Property
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 10, 2010) - Governor Joe Manchin has penned a letter saying the state will accept Dow Chemical's offered donation of the technology park in South Charleston, but there's a catch.........................Subscribers

Lottery Chief Predicts Revenue Will Level Off
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 8, 2010) -.After three consecutive years of declining revenues, West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave said he believes state Lottery revenues will level off in future years -- despite a weak economy and increased competition from neighbouring states.................Subscribers

Galaxy Gaming Approved to Install Its Table Game Products in West Virginia
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (January 21, 2010) -- Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (OTCBB:GLXZ), announced today that it has received a gaming license from the West Virginia Lottery Commission permitting the Company to install its table game products and systems into West Virginia casinos................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Considers Move to South Charleston
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 21, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission is considering a move to the South Charleston Technology Park..................Subscribers

Megamillions Coming To West Virginia; Sales Begin January, 31
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 21, 2010) - West Virginia Lottery players will have a chance to play another multi-state lottery game that generates huge jackpots, when lottery outlets across the state begin selling MegaMillions tickets on January 31, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave. ......................Subscribers

State Grapples with Declining Lottery Revenue
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 4, 2010) - It was reported today that West Virginia Lottery revenue has peaked........................Subscribers

Recession Hits Lottery; Revenue Down $10 Million
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (December 15, 2009) - Lottery revenues continued to slide in November, as the economic recession has taken its toll at the state's racetracks and on sales of traditional Lottery games....................Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates 24th Anniversary With Wheel of Fortune© Drawings
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (December 2, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery will kick off its 24th anniversary Jan. 9 by offering players five monthly $10,000 prizes, a $250,000 grand prize, and two trips to Hollywood for Wheel of Fortune© auditions, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave.....................Subscribers

Not Just Millions, It Could Be Megamillions
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (November 2, 2009) - State Lottery Director John Musgrave reportedly says he believes offering the MEGA Millions lottery in West Virginia would build the state lottery's customer base.................Subscribers

Recession Continues to Hurt Lottery Revenues
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 28, 2009) -- Reports indicate today that the Lottery Commission learned on Wednesday that the lingering effects of the recession are continuing to impact state Lottery's revenues......................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Ad To Connect
CHARLESTON, west Virginia (October 22, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission is running a television advertisement that tries to connect the lottery to West Virginia University and its football program..................Subscribers

Lottery Receives NASPL Awards
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 16, 2009) - West Virginia Lottery won three prestigious awards at the North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)convention held last week in Oklahoma........................Subscribers

Verizon To Credit State For Outage
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 8, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery has received notification that Verizon will credit the state $57,655 because of an April 29 communications system outage that affected 689 lottery retailers for 21 1/2 hours...................Subscribers

Virginia Lottery Commission Abandons Plans For Construction Of Office Tower
LINCOLN, West Virginia (October 8, 2009) - Last week, the West Virginia Lottery Commission decided to abandon its plans for construction of a $60 million, seven-story office tower in the Capitol Complex in Charleston because of declining revenues from state lottery operations..................Subscribers

Plans for Seven-Story Office Tower to House Lottery and Other Govt. Departments Scrapped
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (September 29, 2009) – Plans for construction of a $60 million, seven-story office tower at the Capitol complex have been scrapped, the victim of the weak economy and sagging state Lottery revenues..................Subscribers

State Fair Sales Break Last Year's Record
More Than a Quarter Of A Million Dollars In Prizes Claimed
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (September 1, 2009) - Lottery sales at the West Virginia State Fair broke last year’s record by 10 percent, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave. He said instant ticket sales were nearly 7 percent higher than last year......................Subscribers

Lottery to Develop RFP for A Paperless Enterprise Content Management System
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 23, 2009) - Other business discussed by the West Virginia Lottery Commission at its meeting on Wednesday included approval of a request for proposal (RFP) to be developed for a paperless Enterprise Content Management System...................Subscribers

Lottery Sales Nearly $1.5 Billion; $20.4 Million Ahead Of Projections
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 22, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery ended Fiscal Year 2009 on June 30, with sales of $1.493 billion, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave...............Subscribers

Lottery Takes delivery of New Custom Made Unit to Sell Full Array of Products at Festivals
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 22, 2009) -- After 11 years of wear and tear on its mobile retail unit, the West Virginia Lottery has purchased a new custom-made trailer for about $35,000 from an Ohio company..................Subscribers

Lottery Pleased With New System
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 8, 2009) -- The West Virginia Lottery's conversion from a gaming system provided by Scientific Games Corp. to a system provided by rival GTECH Corp. was "rather painless,"...................Subscribers

Budget Reports Lottery on Track to Meet or Slightly Exceed Estimated Annual Sales
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 1, 2009) -- West Virginia ended its budget year with a trio of positive signs for the state government’s finances. But the recession and other factors overshadow each of these fiscal indicators..................Subscribers

Lottery May Seek Funds For Outages: In April, a Problem with Verizon's Phone Line Caused Outage for 900 Retailers Over Two Days
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 26, 2009) – According to news reports West Virginia Lottery Attorney John Melton said Lottery Director John Musgrave is looking into whether the agency can recoup the profit it lost during two recent communications system outages...................Subscribers

Lottery Plans Conversion to GTECH; Sales Interruption Beginning AT 12:01 AM Sunday
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (June 25, 2009) - In order to complete conversion with GTECH, the West Virginia Lottery’s new gaming system vendor, lottery sales will be stopped at 12:01 AM Sunday, June 28 and resume at noon, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave. .......................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Revenues Rose Four Percent in March, Weather, Not Economy, Credited For Increase
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 4, 2009) -- West Virginia Lottery revenues rose four (4%) percent in March, something Lottery Director John Musgrave attributes more to good weather than to an improving economy....................Subscribers

West Virginia's Lottery Service Restored After Outage
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2009) -- West Virginia's lottery terminals are all back in working order after a phone company outage in Pennsylvania shut down roughly 700.................Subscribers

Phone Outage Results in Lost WVa Lottery Sales
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 29, 2009) -- A state Lottery Commission spokeswoman is reported as saying a phone company outage has left about 700 West Virginia Lottery retail locations unable to process Powerball and other online sales...................Subscribers

W.Va. Racetrack Video Lottery is Hurting in the Face of Competition
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 13, 2009) – Lottery Commission Director John Musgrave recently told lawmakers that racetrack video lottery is hurting in the face of competition from Pennsylvania and the weak economy................Subscribers

First Public Hearing on Limited Video Lottery Held
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (February 9, 2009) -- The first public meeting for comments on the State Lottery Commission’s rebidding of limited video lottery terminal permits was held today before a select panel appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin..................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Revenue Continues to Decline
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 3, 2009) – According to local media reports West Virginia gamblers continue to cut back on their lottery spending...................Subscribers

Bill to Establish Gaming Commission Moves Forward
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia (January 28, 2009) -- Consolidation could be in order for state boards that oversee various gaming operations in West Virginia, according to Delegate Jim Morgan, chairman of the House of Delegates' Government Organization Committee............Subscribers

First Regional Public Meeting Scheduled Before Special Panel Looking Into Limited Video Lottery -- Whether To Advise Legislative Changes In 2011
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (January 22, 2009) -- Under provisions of W.Va. Code §29-22B-1107(r), the State Lottery Commission is to provide for the rebidding of limited video lottery terminal permits for the ten-year term commencing July 1, 2011.................Subscribers

Court Revives West Virginia Video Lottery Ad Rules
RICHMOND, Virginia (January 13, 2009) – According to local media reports a federal appeals court in Virginia has revived West Virginia's restrictions on video lottery advertising..................Subscribers

Gambling Oversight Merger Urged
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 13, 2009) -- Consolidating agencies that regulate the state Lottery, horse and dog racing, bingo, raffles and boxing into a single Gaming Commission could save the state nearly $1 million a year in salaries, a state official told lawmakers Monday..................Subscribers

West Virginia Number One in Video Lottery
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (December 30, 2008) – Of the six states operating video lottery, it was found that West Virginia’s revenues far exceed those of the other states operating video lottery: Oregon, Delaware, South Dakota, New York and Rhode Island................Subscribers

Lottery To Celebrate 23rd Anniversary
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (December 29, 2008) -- The West Virginia Lottery plans to celebrate its 23rd anniversary on Jan. 9 with cumulative sales of more than $13 billion since the first ticket was sold in 1986, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave...............Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Faces Fewer Sales, More Competition
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (December 19, 2008) - West Virginia Lottery officials are anticipating a drop in revenue in the next budget year as sales decline and competition from other states rises...............Subscribers

Health-Care Advocates Urge Lottery Commission to Use ADA Requirement to Ban Smoking at All Racetracks and Video Gaming Parlors
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (November 23, 2008) -- Four health-care advocates - state Bureau of Public Health Commissioner Chris Curtis, Robert H. Anderson and Valerie Frey-McClung of the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University, and Bruce Adkins, director of the Division of Tobacco Prevention for the Bureau of Public Health – have reportedly all urged the WV Lottery Commission to use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement to ban smoking at all racetracks and video gaming parlors...............Subscribers

ADA Rule for Lottery Venues Takes Effect in January
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (November 23, 2008) -- The 1,614 bars, clubs and fraternal organizations around the state that operate limited video lottery machines will have to be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) beginning next year...............Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Revenues Down More Than 10 pct
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 31, 2008) - An ailing economy fueled lower West Virginia Lottery revenues, as sales fell by $14 million, or 10.5 percent, from August to September..........Subscribers

State Lottery Revenues Remain Steady
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 30, 2008) -- WV State Lottery revenues remained steady through the first three months of the fiscal year.............Subscribers

Lottery Revenues Held Steady Through August, Despite Negative Economic News Nationally
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 1, 2008) – Lottery Director John Musgrave reportedly said Tuesday that overall Lottery revenues held steady through August, despite negative economic news nationally.............Subscribers

Governor Congratulates John Musgrave for His Election as President of NASPL
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 1, 2008) – Governor Joe Manchin, via teleconference, congratulated West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave for his election as president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
The association represents 51 state and provincial lotteries in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Musgrave was elected Friday at the association's annual conference in Philadelphia.
"We appreciate the job you're doing, and the whole Lottery Commission is doing," Manchin said. "It goes without saying we are very blessed to have you all."

Declining Video Lottery Sales Linked to Smoking Ban
KANAWHA COUNTY, West Virginia (September 9, 2008) -- Video lottery machines are open around the clock, but some gambling parlor owners say the machines are staying cold. They claim the extended smoking ban is to blame for their declining sales.................Subscribers

WV Lottery Director Looks To Level Playing Field; Addresses VLT Competition
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (August 27, 2008) -- Members of the West Virginia Lottery Commission will meet next week with members of the Maryland Lottery Commission to discuss ongoing efforts in that state to have video lottery.............Subscribers

$7.5 Million "Deal Or No Deal" Game; Two Drawings; Trips And Up To $2.5 Million In Additional Prizes
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (August 14, 2008) -- Lottery Director John Musgrave today announced a Deal Or No Deal* instant game offering $7.5 million in cash prizes, including eight $100,000 prizes and 120 $10,000 prizes. Deal Or No Deal also offers players..............Subscribers

Fitch Rates School Bldg Auth of West Virginia $100MM Excess Lottery Revs 'A'
NEW YORK, USA (Aug 1, 2008) -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to approximately $100 million School Building Authority of West Virginia (authority) excess lottery revenue bonds, series 2008....................Subscribers

Man Sues Governor, Lottery Commission After Being Denied Gaming License
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (July 31, 2008) – Theodore Tsoras of Wheeling is suing Governor Joe Manchin, West Virginia Lottery Commission Director John Musgrave and West Virginia Lottery Commission (WVLC) members Michael Adams, Kenneth Greear, Bill Clayton, David McCormick and Don Lucci for....................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Records Slight Decrease in Overall Sales
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (July 9, 2008) -- Estimated yearend revenue numbers from the West Virginia Lottery show a slight decrease in overall sales.....................Subscribers

Commission Would Consolidate Three West Virginia Gambling Agencies
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 23, 2008) -- West Virginia’s revenue secretary is reported as saying that it makes sense to consolidate the three state agencies that regulate legalized gambling.................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Sales Up From This Time Last Year
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia (June 24, 2008) -- West Virginia's lottery sales are up more than two (2%) percent compared to this time last year, despite high gasoline prices.................Subscribers

Penn National Gaming Secures Transaction Approval from the West Virginia Lottery Commission
WYOMISSING, Pa., (March 20, 2008) -- Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: Nasdaq) (the "Company") today announced it received approval from the West Virginia Lottery Commission for the pending merger of the Company............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Top $1 Billion for 6th Year
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (March 21, 2008) -- The West Virginia Lottery's sales through February were down by about $32 million compared to the same period in the 2006-2007 fiscal year.................Subscribers

Lottery to Cut Ties With Problem Gamblers Network
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (March 11, 2008) – West Virginia Lawmakers have sent to Governor  Manchin legislation that cuts the Lottery Commission's involvement with the helpline and prohibits the agency from putting its logo onto advertising directed at problem gamblers..............Subscribers

Bill Would End Lottery Logo and Influence in Gambling Treatment
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (February 14, 2008) -- A House bill would force the Lottery Commission to formally remove its Logo on advertising targeting problem gamblers in West Virginia and the operation of the program itself.................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Chairman John Bowling Dies at 77
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (February 10, 2008) -- The chairman of the state Lottery Commission, John Bowling, died at home Saturday at age 77.............Subscribers

Governor Appoints New Lottery Commissioner
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (February 6, 2008) -- Donald C. Lucci, CIMA, Director – Investments, Citi Institutional Consulting of Charleston, has been appointed by Governor Joe Manchin to the seven-member West Virginia Lottery Commission...................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.6

Record Prizes Paid Daily4 Players
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (January 14, 2008) -- West Virginia Lottery Daily4 players who bet on the number 1234 Saturday (Jan. 12) won a record 2,533.6 percent more than they spent playing the game.................Subscribers

Lottery Defends Logo in Help Ads
Audit Says Stop Practice, Could Be Conflict Of Interest
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 8, 2008) -- A legislative audit released on Monday is reported to have concluded that having the West Virginia Lottery logo.................Subscribers

Audit Alleges Lottery Interference
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 7, 2008) -- The State Lottery Commission disagrees with the findings of a legislative audit that says it interfered with the program for problem gamblers..............Subscribers

WV Lottery, 22nd Anniversary, $11.5 Billion In Sales
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (December 28, 2007) -- The West Virginia Lottery plans to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on Jan. 9 with cumulative sales of more than $11.5 billion since the first ticket was sold............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.14

Concerns Raised Over Lottery Commission Rule Changes
PARKERSBURG, West Virginia, USA (December 14, 2007) -- Local and state officials are concerned proposed changes in state Lottery Commission rules might give the lottery commission too much free rein.......Subscribers

Appeals Court Orders Stay of Lower Court Ruling Overturning State’s Ban on VLT Advertising
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (November 29, 2007) – During Wednesday’s WV Lottery Commission meeting, Lottery general counsel John Melton said the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the Lottery’s appeal of a lower court ruling overturning the state’s ban..........Subscribers

Lottery Commission Researching Banking Machine
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (November 28, 2007) -- The state Lottery Commission has instructed its attorney to research a banking machine to see if it really is like an ATM..............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.10

Appeals Court Freezes Ruling in Video Lottery Ad Case
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (November 20, 2007) -- A federal judge's ruling that struck down West Virginia's limitations on video lottery advertising will remain on hold pending the state's appeal................Subscribers

Lottery Gives Permission for Northern Tracks To Offer Poker
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (October 18, 2007) -- WV Lottery Director John Musgrave announced today that after two days of practice runs and intense evaluation................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.5

Lottery Commission Approves 24/7 Operations at Tracks
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (October 11, 2007) -- The state Lottery Commission has unanimously approved round-the-clock operation of table games at West Virginia's racetracks............Subscribers

Lottery Commission to Vote on Allowing 24/7 Operations at Tracks
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (October 10, 2007) -- Round-the-clock poker, blackjack and other table games could soon be offered at the three West Virginia racetracks allowed to offer such games...............Subscribers

Governor Stops Lottery Proposal, Wants Headquarters Near the Capitol
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (October 5, 2007) – Governor Joe Manchin reportedly said Thursday that it was his order that halted the purchase of a Kanawha City site for a new WV Lottery Commission headquarters..............Subscribers

Lottery Seeks Stay of Gambling Advertising Ruling
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (October 5, 2007) -- The state Lottery Commission asked a federal judge today to stay a ruling that removes limits on the words limited video lottery retailers can use in advertising.................Subscribers

Huge Powerball Jackpot Boosts Lottery Sales
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (September 27, 2007) --   For the first two months of the 2007-08 fiscal year, West Virginia Lottery revenues are down ............Subscribers

Lottery Regulators Will Be Ready By November 1
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (September 27, 2007) --  At Wednesday’s Lottery Commission meeting Lottery Director John Musgrave said the Lottery is on track to allow the start of card games.........Subscribers

Lottery Revenue Up
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (September 27, 2007) -- At Wednesday’s Lottery Commission meeting Lottery Director John Musgrave said the Lottery's revenue from online sales jumped by 52 percent in August thanks to.........Subscribers

New Plans for Lottery Headquarters
WEST VIRGINA, USA (September 19, 2007) -- The West Virginia State Lottery will not build its new headquarters in Kanawha City, but instead plans are now to look at property on the state capitol campus........Subscribers

Lawsuit Set to Block Move of Lottery Offices
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (August 30, 2007) -- Lottery Director John Musgrave says it's possible someone will take legal action to block the Lottery Commission's proposed plans ..........Subscribers

State Nears Deal on New Lottery HQ
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (August 16, 2007) -- The state is considering buying and renovating a Kanawha City warehouse in a move that would relocate the state Lottery Commission..........Subscribers

Lottery Suspends Instant Game
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (August 7, 2007) -- The West Virginia Lottery plans to suspend ‘The Udder One,’ a Scientific Games instant game introduced Monday, August 6, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave.....................Subscribers

Daily Three Players Clean House
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (July 31, 2007) -- The West Virginia Lottery’s Daily3 players who bet on the number 888 last night (July 30) won 294 percent more than they spent playing the game............Subscribers

Lottery Not Ready To Regulate Games, Needs More Time to Hire and Train Staff
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (July 26, 2007) – West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave said it will take four to six months to hire and train new employees to oversee table games.........Subscribers

Lottery Announce $1.5 Million Drawing
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (July 5, 2007) -- The West Virginia Lottery will introduce ‘Deal Or No Deal’ on July 9, allowing players the chance to win $1.5 million in a drawing scheduled for December 6..........Subscribers

Senior Citizens Receive $3 Million From First Table Games Licenses
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (July 3, 2007) -- Lottery Director John Musgrave today presented a $3 million check to Gov. Joe Manchin and Commissioner of WV Bureau of Senior Services Sandra Vanin for in-home health care for West Virginia seniors........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.2

Lottery Commission Amends a Requirement in Table Games Rules
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (June 27, 2007) -- On Tuesday, the West Virginia Lottery Commission approved a request by Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center to amend a requirement in the table games rules to require betting chips to contain.........Subscribers

Lottery Expects Record Sales
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (June 27, 2007) -- The West Virginia Lottery expects to end the fiscal year June 30 with record sales of $1.56 billion, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.1

Lottery Submits Rules for Table Games
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (June 13, 2007) -- The state Lottery Commission has filed its emergency rules that will regulate table games at the racetracks where the residents approve the table games referendum.......Subscribers

Cash25 Players Slam Lottery; Record Wins
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (June 12, 2007) -- A month-long dry spell of top $25,000 winners in the West Virginia Lottery’s Cash25 game has been broken by record-setting wins, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave...........Subscribers

Lottery Receives 10th CAFR
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (June 6, 2007) -- For the 10th consecutive year, the West Virginia Lottery is the recipient of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting awarded by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.11

Lottery Director Says He'll Seek Probe of Hot Line Allegations
CHARLESTON, WestVirginia, USA (June 5, 2007) -- State Lottery Director John Musgrave says he'll ask legislative leaders for an investigation into allegations that the Lottery tried to interfere with the state's problem gamblers help network.........Subscribers

West Virginia Bucking Lottery Privatization Trend
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (May 10, 2007) -- While a number of states are considering privatizing their lotteries, West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave said nobody in the Mountain State has ever officially discussed the possibility...........Subscribers

State Supreme Court Refuses To Expedite Lottery Table Games Case
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (May 10, 2007) -- The state Supreme Court has denied a motion to speed up a case seeking to block table games at West Virginia's four racetracks........Subscribers

Group Files Lawsuit Against Lottery Commission Over Table Games
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (May 5, 2007) -- The West Virginia Family Foundation filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block the state's four racetracks from adding poker, blackjack and other table games.........Subscribers

Lottery Planning For Table Games
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (April 27, 2007) -- If voters approve table games at West Virginia's four racetracks, the state Lottery plans to station workers at the tracks to handle gamblers' complaints.........Subscribers

New Lottery Games Fail to Inspire Players
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (April 28, 2007) -- Sales of West Virginia scratch-off games are down about $7 million compared to this time in 2006 and new games, some introduced in early March, have reportedly not halted the downward turn.........Subscribers

Lottery Commission Working on Table Games Regulations
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (April 11, 2007) -- The state Lottery Commission is getting ready for the possibility of having to regulate casino-style table games.......Subscribers

Downturn in Lottery Revenue Blamed on Bad Weather
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, USA (March 23, 2007) -- West Virginia Lottery officials have reportedly blamed an unusually cold and snowy February for a rare downturn in revenue for the month........Subscribers

Lottery Commission Ready To Regulate Table Games
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (January 24, 2007) -- Supporters reportedly plan to propose a 12 percent tax on gross proceeds in the racetrack table games bill slated to be introduced next week..........Subscribers