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Hoosier Lottery
Legislature taking tight-fisted stance with casinos
April 23, 2013
Associated PressThe 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.
MoreHoosier Lottery expanding ticket-selling hours
March 31, 2013
Associated PressThe 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.
MoreIndiana lottery vendor docked in Illinois for low profits
March 20, 2013
Associated PressThe 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.
MoreJudge freezes hairdresser's state lottery jackpot
March 1, 2013
Associated PressSeven 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.
MoreHairstylists testify they agreed to share lottery jackpots
February 27, 2013
Associated PressSeven 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.
MoreHoosier Lottery hires ad agency for creative work
December 19, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe 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.
MoreLottery manager ramping up advertising budget
October 31, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe 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.
MoreLottery Commission inks contract, losing bidder files protest
October 12, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinHoosier 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.
MoreIndiana panel approves lottery outsourcing deal
October 3, 2012
Associated PressIndiana'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.
MorePanel delays vote on outsourcing Indiana lottery
September 26, 2012
Associated PressA 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.
MoreDirector: Bidders must meet Indiana lottery standards
September 7, 2012
Associated PressIndiana 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.
MoreForeign companies drop bids to run Indiana lottery
September 6, 2012
Associated PressTwo 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.
MoreIllinois lottery superintendent says Indiana taking flawed path
August 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe 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'.
MoreLottery could expand to grow state's take
July 21, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe $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.
MoreHoosier Lottery asks vendors to bid on work
July 11, 2012
Associated PressThe 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.
MoreIndiana lottery seeking ideas from private firms
May 16, 2012
Associated PressThe 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.
MoreHoosier Lottery watching Illinois' online-sales effort
March 27, 2012
Associated PressThe 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.
MoreHoosier Lottery paring down lavish new offices
December 9, 2011
Associated PressHoosier 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.
MoreIndiana's interim lottery chief lines up contractor job
November 11, 2011
Associated PressIndiana'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.
MoreDaniels names interim Hoosier Lottery director
October 17, 2011
Associated PressMegan 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.
MoreIndiana Dem chairman calls on lottery director to quit
October 6, 2011
Associated PressThe 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.
MoreLottery says it overspent on amenities for new office
October 5, 2011
Associated PressIndiana lottery officials say they overspent on their new headquarters and will sell some of their equipment after reports
raised questions about the lavish facility.
MoreHoosier Lottery moving to Meridian Street building
September 21, 2010
Tom HartonThe 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.
MoreHoosier 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.
MoreLottery sales fall 11 percent as Lotto, scratch-off demand wanes
August 14, 2009
Scott OlsonThe 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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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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