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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 […]

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, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 8, 2016

The heads of two more state agencies are keeping their jobs. The Florida Senate on Tuesday confirmed dozens of Gov. Rick Scott appointees, including Cissy Proctor, the executive director Department of Economic Opportunities, and Lottery Secretary Tom Delacenserie. Proctor’s confirmation flew through all of its committee stops. Scott selected Proctor to lead the agency last […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 4, 2016

The Florida Lottery said Monday it has now contributed a total of $29 billion to the state’s education trust fund since selling its first ticket in 1988. The good news follows a troubled year for the agency, which runs the second largest-selling lottery in the country, behind New York, in terms of sales and net revenue, according […]

Jim RosicaNovember 23, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday appointed Tom Delacenserie as Secretary of the Florida Lottery, a position he had held in the interim since former Lottery Secretary Cynthia O’Connell‘s departure in August. The Lottery shuffles most of its proceeds toward public education in the state, including roughly $1.5 billion last year. “Tom has demonstrated his knowledge of […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

Florida Lottery Secretary Cynthia O’Connell plans to resign as questions mount about her work habits, travel schedule and spending. Gov. Rick Scott announced O’Connell’s departure, which is effective Oct. 1, on Friday. O’Connell was appointed by Scott in February 2011. A press release from the Governor’s Office said she plans “to explore opportunities in the private […]

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Florida Lottery breaking ticket sales records

Florida Lottery reports best July ‘on record’

Florida Senate confirms Cissy Proctor, Tom Delacenserie

Lottery has kicked in $29 billion toward state’s education funding

Rick Scott names new head of state Lottery

Fla. Lottery secretary quits, Gov. Rick Scott names interim