Tag: Florida Lottery
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Jim RosicaFebruary 27, 2017
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The Florida Lottery’s outside lawyer plans to call only two witnesses at trial in the lawsuit filed against it by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. According to court filings, attorney Barry Richard listed Summer Sylvestri, the Lottery’s procurement director, and Michael Manley, its deputy chief of staff and legislative affairs director. A non-jury trial is scheduled for […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 20, 2017
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The Florida Lottery, now being sued by House Speaker Richard Corcoran, Monday said it had reached “another record – $1 billion in contributions to education for the 15th consecutive year.” On Friday, Corcoran – a Land O’ Lakes Republican – filed suit against the state agency for “wasteful and improper spending” for signing a multiyear, $700 million deal for new […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 9, 2016
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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
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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
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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 […]


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