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Scratched: Judge sides with Richard Corcoran, tosses out Lottery’s $700M contract

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A Tallahassee judge has invalidated the Florida Lottery’s $700 million contract for new equipment, essentially agreeing with House Speaker Richard Corcoran that the agency went on an illegal spending spree when it inked the deal last year. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers issued her 15-page order late Tuesday afternoon. She presided over a nonjury trial in the case Monday. The multiple-year contract involved new equipment for draw and scratch-off tickets. The Lottery is booming — it sold more than…

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Florida Lottery breaking ticket sales records

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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 percent higher than last August’s sales. The increases were attributed to “a series of rollovers and high jackpots for both Powerball and Mega Millions” games.…

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Florida Lottery reports best July ‘on record’

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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, we will continue producing innovative games and exciting promotions to ensure we continue to increase our sales and maximize revenue for education,” Secretary Tom Delacenserie…

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Florida couple claims share of $1.6B Powerball jackpot

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After cashing in a winning Powerball ticket for $327.8 million, a Florida couple has modest goals for their first purchases: a new car and a massage. David Kaltschmidt and Maureen Smith of Melbourne Beach were introduced in a news conference Wednesday at Florida Lottery headquarters after turning in the second of three winning tickets from last month’s record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. “It is scary and unknown. You think about what you want to do with the money (before actually…

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Rick Scott names new head of state Lottery

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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 this important agency and his commitment to serving Floridians,” Scott said in a statement. “We look forward to his continued success as Secretary, and the…

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