• Check Your Own Lotto Tickets In-store. Full Story
• INTRALOT Reports Increase of Revenues and Profitability in 2007. Full Story
• California Lottery Tickets Offered in More Places. Full Story
• Super Raffle Drawing Set For March 31. Full Story
• Scientific Games Racing Signs New Contracts with Nassau OTB Wagering Systems. Full Story
• Lottery Doubles The Fun On “Carolina Pick 3". Full Story
• National Lottery Research Reveals £5.8m is Now Needed to Live the Millionaire Lifestyle. Full Story
• Mandated Profit Percentage Restricts Lottery Funds For Education. Full Story
• Scientific Games Racing Signs New Contracts with Racing Operators in Germany and Finland. Full Story
• Massachusetts State Lottery to launch Keno-to-Go. Full Story

Check Your Own Lotto Tickets In-store

NEW ZEALAND (March 17, 2008) -- New Zealand Lotteries is rolling out new self-service ticket checker units to all of its Lotto outlets around the country.

NZ Lotteries Chief Executive Todd McLeay says that for the past few months select stores have been piloting the units and with that phase completed the national roll out begins.

“The reaction from the shops who have been testing the ticket-checker idea has been amazing,” Todd McLeay said “Feedback from pilot retailers is that the new service is in hot demand from customers who want to check their own tickets in-store,” he said.

Using these new units our customers will be able to check Lotto, Strike, Powerball, Big Wednesday and Keno tickets for themselves.  They simply pass the barcode on the front of the ticket under the reader’s red laser beam to see whether it is a winning ticket.

If customers have a winning ticket with a prize value of under $5000, then the unit will tell them exactly how much they have won. If prize value is above $5000 they will be shown what division they have won. Other prizes such as Winning Wheel, bonus tickets, Second Chance Draw, promotional vouchers and other merchandise prizes will also be displayed when won. All winners will still need to contact a retailer to validate or claim prizes.

Instant Kiwi tickets cannot be read at the moment.  We are gradually putting new barcodes on Instant Kiwi tickets so they can be scanned by the units.

When all the Instant Kiwi tickets have this barcode (in mid-2008) then the ticket checker units will be enabled to be used for Instant Kiwis as well.

The ticket checker units were supplied to NZ Lotteries by GTECH Corporation – our gaming system supplier based in Rhode Island in the USA.  GTECH has been working with NZ Lotteries for 20 years and is a reliable and trusted partner.

The technology is a standard laser scanner, the units are connected to the in store lottery terminal and in turn to the central gaming system.

Other ways to check your Lotto tickets include In person at the Lotto retail counter, online at www.nzlotteries.co.nz, via the teletext function on your television or by phoning 0900 90900 (standard charges apply).

SOURCE: New Zealand Lottery.

INTRALOT Reports Increase of Revenues and Profitability in 2007

A Significant Number Of New Projects Added In The Company’s Portfolio

ATHENS, Greece (March 19, 2008) -- INTRALOT SA, the leading international gaming company, announces today its financial results for the twelve-month period ending December 31st, 2007, prepared in accordance with IFRS.

 INTRALOT achieved a high growth rate both in its revenues and profits. More precisely, consolidated results of FY07 before stock option expensing are as follows:

Consolidated Revenues for the period reached €835.5m, posting a 5.6% increase, compared to 2006. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization) was shaped at €262.9m. (253.6m. after expensing stock options, posting a 4.2% increase in comparison with the previous year). Earnings Before Taxes (EBT), reached €217.8m., while EAT-am (Earnings After Taxes and after minorities) increased to € 121.6m., (112,3m. after expensing stock options, 7,4% higher in comparison with 2006).

 Total International Revenues for the INTRALOT Group amounted to €692m., or 82.8% of total Group turnover compared to 75.2% in 2006.

 Revenues for the parent company, after expensing stock options were €176.0m in 2007, EBITDA €44.3m., Earnings Before Taxes (EBT) €78.9m from €97.7m. in 2006 and Earnings After Taxes (EAT) reached €62.7m. from €63.2m. in 2006. The parent company results came in softer due to lower domestic sales, but were offset with the significantly increased international expansion of the Group, as it is evident in the consolidated results.

 Commenting on FY07 results INTRALOT’s CEO, Constantinos Antonopoulos, noted:

“2007 was a successful year for INTRALOT since the Company strengthened significantly its leading position in the global gaming sector with the addition of important projects in its portfolio, succeeding at the same time to increase profits and to exceed management’s guidance by approximately 6%, in a period burdened with increased set up costs due to the implementation of new contracts.

“During 2007 INTRALOT, among others, prevailed in the international tenders for operating licenses in South Africa, South Korea and the State of Victoria in Australia, won two more lottery contracts in the US, signed a contract for the operation of All-Russia State Lottery and gained a significant position in the Italian betting market. All these major contracts wins last year are indicative of the Company’s dynamic and strong competitive position to take advantage of the large upcoming opportunities in the global gaming sector.”

About INTRALOT (www.intralot.com)

INTRALOT, a public listed company, is the leading supplier of integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content and sports betting management, to state-licensed gaming organizations worldwide. It’s broad portfolio of products & services, its know-how of Lottery, Betting & Video Lottery operations and its leading-edge technology, give INTRALOT a competitive advantage which contributes directly to customers’ efficiency, profitability and growth. With presence in more than 40 countries, with approximately 4.200 people and revenues of €835.5m for 2007, INTRALOT has established its presence on all 5 continents.

For more information please
CONTACT: Ms Persa Kartsoli, Head of Corporate Affairs, Phone: +30-210 6156000, Fax: +30-210 6106800, email: kartsoli@intralot.com.

California Lottery Tickets Offered in More Places

SACRAMENTO, California, USA (March 13, 2008) --With an eye out for unique retailers to add to the traditional convenience stores where Lottery tickets are sold, the California Lottery has added 1,500 new retail locations in the past year. As a result of the recruitment effort, Lottery tickets are now sold at more than 20,000 authorized retailers, including some pet stores, fitness clubs, golf driving ranges and a car dealership in Los Angeles, South Bay Ford.

“We’re proud to welcome these new retailers to the California Lottery family,” said Joan Borucki, director of the California Lottery. “They will help us bring great service to Lottery players and more fun to this great state!”

The growing network of retail locations makes the California Lottery a partner with local businesses in nearly every community in the state. Retailers are chosen by the Lottery and based on requirements from the Lottery Act. Characteristics of successful candidates are convenient location, accessibility and strong, positive relations with customers. To ensure the Lottery’s integrity, all retailers must pass a thorough background check and a financial profile to verify financial stability.

Authorized retailers can be found by visiting www.calottery.com/locations. California now has one Lottery retailer for every 1,800 residents. California has fewer retailers per residents than the other ten most populous states where the ratio averages one retailer for every 1,400 residents. Expansion of the retail network in order to ensure convenient consumer access was reiterated as part of the 2007 Business Plan.

In the latest fiscal year, retailers sold more than $3.3 billion in Lottery products. Commissions and bonuses to retailers amounted to more than $230 million. The strong performance of retailers enabled the California Lottery to contribute more than $1 billion to California classrooms for the seventh consecutive year.

More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.

CONTACTS: California State Lottery (www.calottery.com), Olga Gallardo or Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639.

Super Raffle Drawing Set For March 31

LANSING, Michigan, USA (March 13, 2008) -- There's still time to get your Super Raffle tickets and get in on the best odds ever to win $2 million!

Over 4,500 lucky Michigan Lottery players will walk away with cash after the Super Raffle drawing scheduled for March 31!

Two prizes of $2 million, 25 prizes of $100,000 and 4,500 prizes of $500 will be awarded in the drawing originally scheduled for March 17.

Winning numbers will be available on the Lottery's Web site on the afternoon of the drawing. Players will also be able to check numbers at Lottery retailers or Lottery regional offices at that time, and the winning numbers for the $2 million prizes will be announced during the Lottery's broadcast that evening at 7:29 p.m. on the night of the drawing.

The Super Raffle, which is Raffle no. 7 offered by the Lottery, offers odds of 1 in 125,000 of winning $2 million. Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased at any Lottery retailer, including Club Keno retailers.

Super Raffle tickets are issued in numerical order, starting with 000001. Sales will cease at 2 a.m. on March 31 and the drawing will occur with only those ticket numbers up to that point. Players cannot choose their own numbers and winning numbers must be in the exact order drawn.

Players with winning tickets of either $2 million or $100,000 will need to contact the Lottery at 517-373-1237 to schedule an appointment to claim their prize. Prizes of $500 can be claimed at any Lottery retailer location.

Over 95 cents of every dollar spent on Lottery tickets is returned to the state in the form of contributions to the state School Aid Fund, prizes to players and commissions to retailers. In fiscal year 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery's Web site at: www.michigan.gov/lottery
SOURCE: Michigan Lottery. Contact:  Andi Brancato 517-335-5648.

Scientific Games Racing Signs New Contracts with Nassau OTB Wagering Systems

Contracts Expected to Generate Revenue of $12 million

NEW YORK, USA (March 14, 2008 -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced that it signed two new contracts with Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation ("Nassau OTB"). The first replaces the existing totalisator services agreement for the provision of wagering systems hardware, software, service, wagering devices and a new digital Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone wagering system. The second provides for the implementation of a new Trackplay™ advanced deposit wagering (ADW) website. The two contracts have a term of six years and are expected to generate annual revenue of approximately $2 million.

Under the new totalisator services agreement, Scientific Games will install BetJet™ terminals featuring the ClearBet™) user interface at Nassau OTB branches and will provide a new APT™ Player Tracking and Rewards System. The fully-integrated APT system will allow patrons to access information about their rewards accounts directly from BetJet terminals.

The second contract provides a Trackplay® Internet wagering website to compliment the existing OTB-based and telephone/IVR ADW services and offer a full suite of ADW systems through which Nassau OTB will offer secure wagering at the OTB branches, and via telephone and internet. These services will be offered pursuant to all local and state regulatory requirements. Launch of the Internet wagering website www.nassauotb.com, the new digital IVR and new APT Player Tracking and Rewards system will occur in the first half of 2008.

"After decades of working with Nassau Regional OTB, it is very gratifying to extend our relationship to include the full spectrum of our ADW and value-added products," said Brooks Pierce, President of Scientific Games Racing. "We are very proud of this partnership and look forward to a long and healthy future with Nassau OTB."

Dino Amoroso, President of Nassau OTB stated, "We are very excited about these upgrades in technology and equipment that will allow us to enhance our patrons wagering experience at virtually every touch point: at the branches, over the phone or over the Internet. NROTB has always strived to offer our customers the very best wagering experience while achieving operational efficiency and we believe that, with these new technologies from Scientific Games, NROTB will serve as the model for future full-service pari-mutuel wagering operations."

About Scientific Games

Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading supplier of server based gaming machines and systems, Amusement and Skill with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports betting terminals and systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut, Maine and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com

SOURCE Scientific Games Corporation.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Scientific Games Corporation, +1-212-754-2233

Daytime Lottery Drawing Begin March 31, Lottery Doubles The Fun On “Carolina Pick 3”

RALEIGH, North Carolina (March 17, 2008) -- Players will now have double the chances to play and double the chances to win on “Carolina Pick 3.”

In just two weeks, North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) players will have a new opportunity to play their favorite numbers on “Carolina Pick 3” with the addition of a new daytime drawing.

“The NCEL first launched Carolina Pick 3 in October, 2006 and the game has been growing in popularity ever since,” said Tom Shaheen, NCEL executive director. “Players have been asking us to add another drawing so we expect it to be good for sales.” He added, “Increased sales should mean more money for education and that is our ultimate goal.”

“Carolina Pick 3” is a 3-digit numbers game where the player chooses a 3-digit number between 000 and 999. The top prize is $500 for all players who match all three numbers in exact order drawn. There are other prize levels depending on the amount played and type of play. The new daytime drawings will begin March 31 and will occur at 3:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The drawings will not be televised, but players will be able to get the results shortly after the drawing.

SOURCE:  NCEL.
CONTACT: Contact: Pamela Walker, Phone: (919) 301-3308

National Lottery Research Reveals £5.8m is Now Needed to Live the Millionaire Lifestyle

£5.8m to Live the Millionaire Lifestyle in the UK

UNITED KINGDOM (March 10, 2008) -- The price of the millionaire dream has rocketed during recent years with £5.8m now needed before you can consider yourself “comfortably rich” and more than £100 million is required to join the elite mega-wealthy.

New research conducted for the National Lottery by economists at the CEBR1 looks at five classes of millionaires in Britain, from the never-have-to-work-again riches of reality TV stars through to Premiership footballers, the super-rich and beyond. For the first time the realities of different millionaire lifestyles have been laid bare and the findings are an astonishing insight into what being rich really means in Britain today:

The millionaire lifestyle report has unveiled….

• you need a bank balance of £1.7 million in order to get your foot on the millionaire ladder today
• a lottery win of £5.8 million is revealed as the amount required to finance most people’s ideal millionaire lifestyle
•  it takes an average £13.8 million to join the premiership footballers and their WAGs in living a life of luxury
• with a sum of around £58.6 million you could live like some of the UK’s biggest celebrities and super models
•  to live like the Beckhams you need a staggering £108m to fund your lifetime spending – this rises to an amazing £143.5m for someone aged 18-30, living in London

Just two years ago, it was reported2 that you needed a bank balance of £2.6 million to afford the dream millionaire’s lifestyle, yet that amount has now more than doubled. The National Lottery’s new study pinpoints increasing property prices, rising inflation and increasing consumer demands as the reasons why you now need an average £5.8m to fund a luxurious lifestyle enjoyed by many wealthy celebrities. However this lifestyle represents just the second level in the five-tiered millionaire scale unveiled by the new report.

The National Lottery’s millionaire scale

The Blue Millionaire = £1.7 million

To get yourself on the millionaire ladder you now need to win around £1.7million on the National Lottery. With this amount you could own your home out-right, buy a couple of luxury cars, treat yourself to a modest holiday home in the Med and even give up the day job. Luxury purchases might include expensive watches, golf club membership and a brand new Land Rover and Alfa Romeo 147 on the driveway. And friends and family could expect to get a small hand-out too but in all other areas spending patterns would need to remain unchanged if the windfall was going to last a lifetime.

The Silver Millionaire = £5.8 million

A bank balance of this proportion would see you living a silver-lined millionaire lifestyle which is enjoyed by many TV celebrities and musicians such as Will Young, Katie Melua and Joss Stone. Moving into the millionaire band with Britain’s hottest musicians would bring a smart detached house, a luxury holiday villa, top of the range BMWs and even some staff. It would also fund some serious shopping sprees and a sensational annual party to impress the new neighbours!

The Gold Millionaire = £13.8 million

Further up the millionaire league table, Premiership footballers and other hugely successful sportsmen such as Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Bunton have developed a millionaire club all of their own in recent years. Their spending power puts them above the average musician or TV celebrity and you would need a windfall of around £13.8 million to join their ranks. A fleet of fast cars, a magnificent mansion, your own chauffeur and amazing trips abroad are par for the course, plus you get to shop like a WAG!

The Platinum Millionaire = £58.6 million

However the study found that the fourth tier of the millionaire scale is a big step–up. To live like some of Britain’s most successful film actors, actresses and even supermodels, you are looking at a bank balance of nearly £60 million. An estate, an expensive London townhouse, a mansion in Los Angeles, a chef, fast cars, designer clothes, art collections and diamonds are all within comfortable reach for this group.

The Black-Card Millionaire = £108.6 million

Finally, £108.6 million is now the eye-watering price to live like the richest people in Britain. The statistics show that this is the minimum needed to fund a lifetime of extravagant spending where money really is no object. A fleet of world class cars, several estates and a private yacht would all be within reach, although if you were between 18 and 30 you would in fact need a staggering £143.5 million to truly join the global jetsetters. In reality, this is a lifestyle that even most celebrities cannot afford and is left to just a few hugely successful celebrities to experience such as David & Victoria Beckham and Madonna & Guy Richie as well as extremely wealthy businessmen.

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“There are around 400,000 millionaires in the UK and most people have pre-conceived ideas about the millionaire lifestyle they probably lead,” says a National Lottery spokesperson. “This report shows there are in fact many different levels at which you can enjoy a lifetime of luxury and the price tag that it comes with each varies enormously too.”

It’s easier to be a millionaire in the North East & Wales

where you live can affect your millionaire status, according to the research conducted by CEBR for the National Lottery. As well as large variations in property prices across the regions in the UK, the cost of consumables such as food and drink and even cars and clothes varies geographically.

To live the ideal ‘Silver’ millionaire lifestyle in London – the most expensive region - you need a lottery win nearly twice the size than those living in the North East, the least expensive region. Property prices and the cost of living is such that you need £9 million to live the average millionaire lifestyle, this compares to just £4.8m in the North East.

Indeed London is much more expensive than any other region, including the South East and East of England where you would need on average £6.5 million to live the silver-lined millionaire lifestyle. Elsewhere in the UK you would need to scoop £5.6m on the lottery in Northern Ireland, £5.3 million in Scotland and £4.7 million in Wales to live the

‘millionaires dream.’

Sources:

1) The Millionaire Lifestyle study was commissioned by the National Lottery organises Camelot Group Plc and conducted by the CEBR – Centre for Economics and Business Research

2) Statistics reported by a BDRC study commissioned by Coutts & Co in Oct 2005. Identical benchmarks may not have been used when compiling this research and the CEBR report and so comparable differences may not be assumed

For further information, please Contact: Anya Reynolds at the Camelot press office: 0207 632 5711

Mandated Profit Percentage Restricts Lottery Funds For Education

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA (March 18, 2008) -- Speaking at the Lottery Board of Trustees public meeting on Tuesday, March 18, the Secretary of the Florida Lottery and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Lottery each stressed to the Board that mandating a profit percentage, such as that in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act, actually restricts the real dollars that can be raised for lottery beneficiaries. 

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Leo DiBenigno, Secretary of the Florida Lottery, indicated that up until July 2002, Florida prize payouts had been restricted to 50 percent of sales and transfers to education had been mandated at 38 percent for scratcher games, and 39 percent for online (computerized) games. 

“With these profit restrictions removed, we are projecting profits from our scratcher games to be about $235 million higher (93 percent) this fiscal year than they were in 2002,” DiBenigno said.  “In the six years that Florida has had flexible prize authority the Lottery has generated $822 million more for education from its scratcher product than would have been generated under the pre-2002 set percentage restrictions.” 

According to DiBenigno, the increased profits began to be realized almost immediately after implementation of the variable prize and profit authority.

“I can say without reservation that this has been an excellent deal for our players and for Florida education beneficiaries,” he said.

Tom Shaheen, Executive Director of the North Carolina Lottery said, “When the North Carolina Lottery began (2006) we had a mandated profit percentage of 35 percent, much like the Oklahoma Lottery currently has.  This mandate was removed during the first legislative session after our start-up, which allowed us to increase prize payouts in our games, particularly the scratcher games.  In the past three months, since we increased prize payouts our weekly scratcher sales have increased 94 percent.” 

Shaheen attributes this growth to players winning more prizes, more often, which in turn encourages them to play more often.

The Board of Trustees invited DiBenigno and Shaheen to appear at its March quarterly meeting so Board members could hear first-hand the results of other states that had removed previously mandated profit restrictions from their law.  The Board quizzed them about details of their law change and revisions to their sales and marketing plans once the profit restrictions were removed.

Bill Paul, Chairman of the Board, said he found it hard to understand why Oklahoma would continue to mandate a profit restriction when it is clear that the need for education funding continues to grow each year. 

“Just recently I have read several stories in the press about the funding crisis facing Oklahoma schools,” Paul said.  “I am hopeful that the Oklahoma Legislature will act favorably in removing the 35 percent profit restriction from the Lottery Act so that Oklahoma can begin to realize some of the benefits that have been achieved in other lottery states that either don’t have a profit restriction or have had them removed.”

SOURCE: Oaklohoma Lottery.

Scientific Games Racing Signs New Contracts with Racing Operators in Germany and Finland

NEW YORK, USA (March 17, 2008) -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has signed four new contracts with customers in Germany and Finland for the provision of pari-mutuel wagering systems, terminal and services. The long-term contracts are with Direktorium fur Vollblutzucht und Rennen Wirtschaftsdienste und Beteiligungs-GmbH ("DVR"), Traberliga, and Win-Race in Germany, and Fintoto OY of Finland. The combined contracts are expected to generate approximately $4 million of revenue per year.

Under the terms of a five-year agreement with DVR, Scientific Games Racing ("SGR") will provide wagering central systems from the Essen Data Center in Essen, Germany, network communications equipment to facilitate remote wagering and commingling, on-track support services, and teller-operated wagering terminals for the 20 thoroughbred horse racing tracks in Germany operated by DVR.

Under separate agreements with Traberliga and Win-Race, SGR will provide on-track services, central systems from the Essen Data Center, network communications equipment and wagering terminals to the nine German harness tracks operated by these companies. The contracts with Traberliga and Win- Race are open-ended, continuing indefinitely with automatic annual renewal. All of the German contracts commenced on January 1, 2008.

Engelbert Halm, Chief Executive Officer of DVR stated "We are very pleased to continue our long relationship with the industry leader, Scientific Games. Their systems and terminals provide DVR with reliability, flexibility and security to support our standard high level of patron service."

Under the fourth new agreement, SGR will extend its 28-year relationship with Fintoto OY of Finland to provide the next generation Quantum™ System, along with a ten-year maintenance and support provision. The Fintoto Quantum™ System will consist of triplex central system hardware with hot stand-by for disaster recovery and the Red Hat Linux-based operating system. Development and testing of the new Fintoto Quantum™ System will commence in 2008 with full implementation to occur in the first quarter of 2009.

"Having achieved continuous and an average of 10 percent growth over the last 13 years, we were seeking a system that would allow Fintoto continued success for years to come," said Ilmari Halinen, Managing Director of Fintoto. "It became clear to us that the open standards of Scientific Games' Quantum™ System would offer us the scalability and flexibility to accommodate our ambitious future plans and objectives."

"It's particularly gratifying to have long-term customers not only extend their relationship with our company, but expand it as well," said Brooks Pierce, President of Scientific Games Racing. "We look forward to continuing our partnership with these customers to further develop the pari-mutuel wagering market in Europe."

About Scientific Games

Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading supplier of server based gaming machines and systems, Amusement and Skill with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports betting terminals and systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut, Maine and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com.

SOURCE: Scientific Games.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Scientific Games Corporation, +1-212-754-2233.

Massachusetts State Lottery to launch Keno-to-Go
Initiative expected to boost sales $100 million; local aid by $20 million.

MASSACHUSETTS, USA (March 20, 2008) - The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission announced today its KENO-to-Go program, its latest initiative to serve and entertain its players while raising revenue for the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns.

KENO-to-Go will allow Lottery players to purchase KENO tickets at locations that currently do not offer the game. Players will be able to purchase tickets for upcoming KENO draws and check their numbers on the Massachusetts Lottery website.

KENO-to-Go locations would not have a KENO monitor. Current Lottery agents who sell other products will be allowed to apply to become KENO-to-Go agents. The sale of KENO-to-Go tickets would be nearly identical to sales of Mass Cash, Megabucks, Mega Millions or other on-line games.

As part of this program, the Massachusetts State Lottery will not be adding any monitors to any location in any municipality.

"We believe KENO-to-Go presents an exciting opportunity for our players and agents," Executive Director Mark Cavanagh said. "Sometimes customers can't get to their favorite place to play KENO and this will give them a chance to win wherever they may be."

Players bought more than $775 million in KENO tickets last fiscal year and won more than $538 million in prizes. Currently, the Massachusetts State Lottery has approximately 1,776 KENO agents among its total of 7,500 licensed agents.

Lottery officials estimate the KENO-to-Go program will result in increased annual sales of about $100 million when fully implemented. The program will likely generate about $20 million more in aid for Massachusetts communities.

"We're continually searching for opportunities to fulfill our mission of raising revenue for our cities and towns," Cavanagh said. "KENO-to-Go is the latest in a long line of games designed to entertain our players while raising much needed revenue for police officers, firefighters, teachers and other essential community services."

The Massachusetts State Lottery is in the midst of its best year ever with sales increasing by about 6 percent from last year. Lottery officials expect to raise more than $900 million for the Bay State's 351 cities and towns during the current fiscal year.

SOURCE: Massachusetts Lottery