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Jim RosicaFebruary 17, 2017

In what one lobbyist privately compared to “the bombing of Pearl Harbor,” House Speaker Richard Corcoran Friday dropped a blockbuster lawsuit on the Florida Lottery, which reports to Gov. Rick Scott, saying it was guilty of “wasteful and improper spending” for signing a $700 million deal for new equipment. The legal action caps off weeks of […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 3, 2017

The Florida Lottery surpassed $6.2 billion in sales during 2016, setting a record and improving on the previous year’s take by more than $411 million Lottery officials announced the new benchmark in a press release. “Ending 2016 with this never before reached sales record is a tremendous accomplishment for the Florida Lottery,” Secretary Tom Delacenserie […]

Staff ReportsOctober 4, 2016

For the second consecutive year, the Florida Lottery is reporting record sales, posting $467 million in revenue for August. This all-time high was an increase of 5.29 percent over last year’s August record. Lottery officials say the games generated an estimated $120 million in contributions to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), driven “primarily by […]

Gary FineoutSeptember 30, 2016

The Florida Lottery—which just registered more than $6 billion in annual sales—is in line for a large expansion due to a massive new contract that state officials signed this month. Lottery officials, who report to Gov. Rick Scott, signed a 13-year contract worth more than $700 million with IGT Global Solutions covering major aspects of […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2016

If you ever want to complain about how the Lottery is run in Florida, just take a gander at how other states royally screw it up. And how they victimize the companies getting it right. The most recent lesson comes from Maryland. Lottery officials there admitted they “inflated” an 8-year, $262 million IT contract “to include […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 9, 2016

International Game Technology (IGT) on Thursday announced it had won a deal with the Florida Lottery to provide new hardware. IGT will provide the Florida Lottery with retailer terminals, in-store signage, self-service lottery vending machines, self-service ticket checkers and an upgraded communications network. The total value of the contract was not available on the Lottery’s website as of Friday. “Since 2005, the […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 7, 2016

The Florida Lottery set “an all-time record high” of $467 million in ticket sales for August, the agency announced. This comes after the agency reported having the best-ever July — the first month of the state’s fiscal year — for sales. In a Tuesday press release, the Lottery said the August figure also was roughly five […]

Peter SchorschAugust 30, 2016

So how smart was the Florida Lottery to pick IGT? Business smart. In Florida, it’s a compliment to say business smart, rather than government smart. And the Lottery, unlike the public-private Enterprise Florida, is still fully a state agency. That kind of smarts means billions of dollars have gone into the state’s trust fund that […]

Jim RosicaAugust 8, 2016

A bid protest filed over a Florida Lottery advertising contract worth $125 million has been “dismissed,” a spokeswoman said Monday. Lottery communications director Connie Barnes, in response to an inquiry from FloridaPolitics.com, said the “dispute has been dismissed.” She did not offer further details, including when and why. Barnes did not immediately respond to a request for more information. “The Lottery is […]

Jim RosicaAugust 5, 2016

The Florida Lottery said it had “its strongest start ever” as the state agency closed the books on the first month of the fiscal year. The Lottery set “all-time record sales for the month of July totaling over $532 million, 17 percent higher than the previous July record,” according to a press release. “As we move forward, […]

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Richard Corcoran sues Florida Lottery over ‘improper spending’

Florida Lottery sets sales record, collecting $6.2 billion during 2016

Florida Lottery reports record August sales, second year in a row

Florida Lottery plans major expansion under huge new deal

IGT made a victim in Maryland lottery brouhaha

IGT wins Florida Lottery contract

Florida Lottery breaking ticket sales records

IGT and the Florida Lottery: Working for you

Protest over $125 million Lottery contract ‘dismissed’

Florida Lottery reports best July ‘on record’