Hoosier Lottery

Legislature taking tight-fisted stance with casinos

April 23, 2013
Associated Press
The casino bill approved by the House last week would grant less than a fifth of the tax breaks first proposed in the Senate. It also doesn't permit live table games at the racinos in Anderson and Shelbyville.
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Hoosier Lottery expanding ticket-selling hours

March 31, 2013
Associated Press
The private operator of the Hoosier Lottery is expanding the hours that convenience stores and other outlets can sell lottery tickets, a change that allows those sales to continue late into the night.
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Indiana lottery vendor docked in Illinois for low profits

March 20, 2013
Associated Press
The private operator of the Hoosier Lottery faces a $20 million penalty in Illinois because it fell nearly $66 million short of the profits it promised that state.
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Judge freezes hairdresser's state lottery jackpot

March 1, 2013
Associated Press
Seven of the winner's co-workers at an Indianapolis salon say the $9.5 million ticket for the Feb. 16 drawing was part of an office lottery pool.
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Hairstylists testify they agreed to share lottery jackpots

February 27, 2013
Associated Press
Seven hairstylists who are fighting for a share of a $9.5 million lottery prize bought by a co-worker testified Wednesday that they had all agreed to share any winnings from tickets purchased at the same time as those for an office pool.
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Hoosier Lottery hires ad agency for creative work

December 19, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
The Hoosier Lottery announced Wednesday it has hired Mortenson Safar Kim (formerly MeyerWallis) as its new creative advertising agency of record. Lottery officials have promised to increase marketing.
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Lottery manager ramping up advertising budget

October 31, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Hoosier Lottery’s new manager plans to launch a branding campaign in the spring as part of a business plan that calls for a significantly larger advertising budget. That could be good news for Indiana ad agencies.
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Lottery Commission inks contract, losing bidder files protest

October 12, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Hoosier Lottery officials on Friday signed a 15-year contract with private manager GTECH Indiana, which promised to return $1.76 billion to state coffers over the next five years.
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Indiana panel approves lottery outsourcing deal

October 3, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana's lottery commission voted Wednesday to hire a private company to take over its marketing and other services in the hopes that it will boost the lottery's profit by about $100 million a year.
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Panel delays vote on outsourcing Indiana lottery

September 26, 2012
Associated Press
A decision on hiring a vendor or leaving lottery operations as they are had been scheduled for Wednesday, but the vote was moved to Oct. 3 instead, to give officials more time to digest two proposals.
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Director: Bidders must meet Indiana lottery standards

September 7, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana won't turn its lottery over to a private company if bidders don't meet the state's high standards, the executive director of the Hoosier Lottery said Friday.
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Foreign companies drop bids to run Indiana lottery

September 6, 2012
Associated Press
Two foreign companies have dropped out of the bidding to become the first private manager of Indiana's lottery, with one charging the state's process encourages bidders to set expected revenue levels too high.
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Illinois lottery superintendent says Indiana taking flawed path

August 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Illinois Lottery is not a model Indiana should follow in seeking a private manager to boost revenue, according to Illinois’ own lottery chief. Hoosier Lottery officials say they’ve taken steps to avoid the problems Illinois had with its privatization contract, but several key elements of the process mirror Illinois'.
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Lottery could expand to grow state's take

July 21, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The $791 million Hoosier Lottery threw open bidding July 11 for a 10-year contract on marketing, sales and distribution services. The lottery wants to be among the fastest-growing in the country, and it’s looking to the gambling industry to help it reach that goal.
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Hoosier Lottery asks vendors to bid on work

July 11, 2012
Associated Press
The primary goal of the contract is to boost the lottery's net income, which dropped from $218 million in fiscal year 2006 to $188 million during fiscal year 2011 — a 14 percent decline.
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Indiana lottery seeking ideas from private firms

May 16, 2012
Associated Press
The Indiana State Lottery Commission endorsed a plan Wednesday to seek out private companies to take over some operations of the Hoosier Lottery, a state agency whose income has shrunk in recent years.
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Hoosier Lottery watching Illinois' online-sales effort

March 27, 2012
Associated Press
The Hoosier Lottery hasn't started formally looking at online sales. But spokesman Al Larsen said the lottery will consider it depending on how the program in Illinois works out.
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Hoosier Lottery paring down lavish new offices

December 9, 2011
Associated Press
Hoosier Lottery officials have started getting rid of some office and gym equipment that was purchased for the agency's $2 million move to a new downtown Indianapolis headquarters.
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Indiana's interim lottery chief lines up contractor job

November 11, 2011
Associated Press
Indiana's ethics board is signing off on the interim state lottery director's plans to work with a state contractor once a new lottery chief is found.
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Daniels names interim Hoosier Lottery director

October 17, 2011
Associated Press
Megan Ornellas will serve as interim director of the Hoosier Lottery until a replacement can be found for Kathryn Densborn, who resigned following a flap over her lavish spending on a new headquarters.
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Indiana Dem chairman calls on lottery director to quit

October 6, 2011
Associated Press
The head of the Indiana Democratic Party wants the director of the Hoosier Lottery to resign after an admission that it overspent on its new headquarters.
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Lottery says it overspent on amenities for new office

October 5, 2011
Associated Press
Indiana lottery officials say they overspent on their new headquarters and will sell some of their equipment after reports raised questions about the lavish facility.
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Hoosier Lottery moving to Meridian Street building

September 21, 2010
Tom Harton
The lottery will move in January to the Buick, a 60,000-square-foot building at 13th and Meridian streets owned by principals of Shiel Sexton Construction.
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Hoosier Park owner Centaur files for bankruptcy protection

March 7, 2010
Indianapolis-based Centaur LLC, owner of Hoosier Park horse track and casino in Anderson, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on Sunday. The company's casino, racing and hotel operations will continue without interruption, it said.
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Lottery sales fall 11 percent as Lotto, scratch-off demand wanes

August 14, 2009
Scott Olson
The Hoosier Lottery limped through its latest fiscal year, turning in its poorest sales performance in a half-decade due mostly to declining demand for Hoosier Lotto tickets and scratch-off games, the Lottery said today.
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