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The Georgia Lottery is the statewide lottery in the U.S. state of Georgia. Headquartered in Atlanta and run by the Georgia Lottery Corporation, the lottery takes in over one billion US dollars each year. Half the money goes to prizes, one-third to education, and the remainder to operating and marketing the lottery. The education money funds the HOPE Scholarship, and has become a successful model for other states, including the new South Carolina Education Lottery.
Long unconstitutional, a state-run lottery was explicitly allowed in a 1992 amendment to Article I, Section II, Paragraph VIII of the Georgia State Constitution.
The original weekly jackpot game, Lotto Georgia, later merged with Lotto Kentucky and Lotto Virginia to become Lotto South. Like Florida, Georgia also has a once-daily Fantasy 5 game, as well as the twice-daily Cash 3 and Cash 4 games. It also participates in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, and has numerous scratch-and-win instant games which change frequently. In February 2006, Lotto South was replaced by a new game, Win For Life.
The Georgia Lottery Corporation was created in 1992 by the Georgia General Assembly and then-governor of Georgia Zell Miller in the Lottery for Education Act (OCGA 50-27). Rebecca Paul, who began the Florida Lottery, then ran the Georgia Lottery for its first decade, before leaving to start up the new Tennessee Lottery in 2004.
External links
- Georgia Lottery general info
- Georgia Lottery Corporation
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Lawmakers look to help students keep lottery scholarships
Tennessean - Feb 11 12:40 PM NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- When Tennessee started offering lottery-funded scholarships nearly three years ago, the idea was to give more students a chance to get a college degree.Save
Bredesen bond proposal not likely to help county
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Feb 10 10:33 PM A proposal by Gov. Phil Bredesen that would leverage $100 million in Tennessee s lottery reserve funds to "jump start" local school construction projects probably would not help Hamilton County because of the county s good bond rating, officials said.Save
Lawmakers Take Closer Look At Lottery Scholarship Program
WKRN Nashville - Feb 08 6:16 AM Tennessee lawmakers will take a close look at the state's lottery scholarship program this session. In his State of the State Address on Monday, Governor Bredesen said he wants to increase the amount of the scholarships. Other lawmakers have also expressed concerns about the high number of Tennessee students who fail to keep the scholarships during their college career. | | On... Save
Mocs turn focus to Western
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Feb 11 10:29 PM The celebration is over. After all, it was just one Southern Conference victory in an 18-game schedule. But it turned out to be a historic 73-43 thumping of The Citadel for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Saturday night.Save
Cohen backs off national lottery proposal
The Leaf Chronicle - Feb 07 8:14 AM MEMPHIS, Tenn. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has abandoned his idea of proposing a national lottery, saying it might draw money from the Tennessee lottery he helped create.Save
Bredesen seeks to ease lottery award rules
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Feb 09 10:34 PM EDITOR S NOTE: For audio and video of Gov. Phil Bredesen s meeting with the Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial board, go to www timesfreepress.com.Save
Stores across Ky. state line could see a boost in business
Murray Ledger & Times - Feb 10 5:15 PM Murray and Hazel business owners that sell tobacco products are hopeful that if Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposal to triple the state's cigarette tax is approved by the state's legislature that it will lead to smokers crossing the Kentucky/Tennessee border to buy cigarettes.Save
Protesters Make Feelings About UA Football Known
The Morning News - Feb 12 12:31 AM FAYETTEVILLE -- A peaceable protest of recent goings-on in the University of Arkansas football program drew about 50 participants near the Tyson Poultry Center on Wednesday afternoon.Save
Cohen no longer pursuing national lottery
Tennessean - Feb 07 6:10 AM U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. said Tuesday that he was no longer considering a bill to create a national lottery, saying it would take money from the hands of Tennesseans, the Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis is reporting this morning.Save
Tenn. legislator no longer pursuing national lottery
Lottery Post - Feb 07 9:13 AM U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said Tuesday that he has abandoned the idea of sponsoring a bill to create a national lottery, saying it had little support from his party leaders, and would take money from the hands of Tennesseans.Save
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