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First Lottery Ads to Hit Monday

NASHVILLE – Enthusiastic lottery players across the Volunteer State will see and hear the Tennessee Lottery’s first broadcast ads on Monday, eight days before the first games go on sale January 20. The initial ad campaign, produced by Nashville agency Gish Sherwood & Friends, includes two TV commercials and one radio ad, all of whichMORE

Lottery to Launch 21 Days Early

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Lottery President & CEO Rebecca Paul today announced the first lottery tickets will go on sale January 20 – a full three weeks earlier than originally anticipated. In moving up the Lottery’s launch date from the original date of February 10, Paul noted that additional ticket sales will generate “millions more dollars”MORE

Lottery Unveils First Instant Games

NASHVILLE — Tennesseans anxiously waiting to play the Tennessee Lottery are getting a sneak peek at the first games before they go on sale. Today, the Lottery unveiled designs for its first instant tickets. The colorful tickets, which will contain fields of play that players must scratch in order to win, will offer prizes rangingMORE

First Lottery Retailers Approved

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Lottery today marked another milestone with the approval of the first authorized retailers in what will be a fast-growing, statewide network of retail partners. This morning, Lottery officials gave final approval to 26 independent retailers (see attached list) that now are authorized to sell lottery tickets when the games launch onMORE

GET IN THE GAME

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Lottery today marked another milestone with the approval of the first authorized retailers in what will be a fast-growing, statewide network of retail partners. This morning, Lottery officials gave final approval to 26 independent retailers that now are authorized to sell lottery tickets when the games launch on or before FebruaryMORE

Lottery Board Approves Vendor Selection

NASHVILLE – The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. today approved a recommendation to select GTECH Corp. and Scientific Games International Inc. as the providers of online and instant-ticket products and services for the Tennessee Lottery. The selection of GTECH for online and Scientific Games for instant-ticket products and services follows aMORE

Lottery Announces Headquarters Site

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Lottery today announced it will lease a portion of the vacant Plaza Tower at Nashville’s MetroCenter, formerly the Nortel Networks building, as the site for its permanent headquarters. The structure located at 200 Athens Way, Nashville, represented the lowest price among a group of finalist properties that were considered in aMORE

Paul Named CEO of Tennessee Lottery

NASHVILLE – The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation today named veteran U.S. lottery executive and startup specialist Rebecca Paul to serve as the Corporation’s first chief executive officer. Paul, who currently is president and CEO of the Georgia Lottery Corporation, comes to Tennessee with an unprecedented record of success in lotteryMORE