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Colorado — As reported by the Summit Daily News: “Smoking is still being allowed in at least one of Colorado’s mountain casinos because it claims to be a cigar bar exempt from the state’s smoking ban.”Gamblers were still able to light up in the Wild Card Casino in Black Hawk on Tuesday, the first day the ban took effect in casinos in Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.

“…Gina Miller, a Wild Card manager, said the casino has always operated a store in the casino that sells tobacco products, including cigars and cigarettes.

“…The cigar bar exemption was part of the original statewide smoking ban that took effect in 2006. It was intended to grandfather in about a half-dozen bars that focused on selling cigars and providing a place for patrons to smoke them but other bars have claimed they qualify for the exemption too.”

Mississippi — As reported by the Mississippi Sun Herald: “The million dollars on display has tantalized Silver Casino visitors for long enough and this weekend, ‘We’re going to make somebody a millionaire,’ said General Manager John Ferrucci.”The million dollars was secured inside a glass case on the casino floor months ago and the drawing scheduled for early January.

“…Other Coast casinos have had million-dollar winners but this is the largest single casino cash drawing ever held in Mississippi and the first time $1 million is guaranteed to be given away…”

MACAU — As reported by the Macau Daily Times: “Casino revenues recorded a record high 8.1 billion patacas in December, closing the year with a total 8.3 billion patacas in gaming revenues.

“Portuguese news agency, Lusa, reported that in December alone, casinos in Macau gross revenue was up 47 per cent compared to 2006.

“In addition to the revenue from casinos, Macau also summed around one billion patacas in revenue from the betting on races, horses, dogs, football games and other lotteries that will raise the accounts of the gaming sector to a total of about 84 billion patacas…”

SACRAMENTO, California — (PRESS RELEASE) — A historic milestone for supplemental education funding has been reached as new sales figures show that the California Lottery has contributed $20 billion to public education since its inception.

“I am happy to announce that the California Lottery reached the historic mark of $20 billion in contributions to California’s education system,” said Lottery Director Joan Borucki. “This figure represents the hard work of Lottery employees and retailers throughout the state.”

The new sales figures for the second quarter of the 2007-2008 fiscal year reflect this significant milestone. The California Lottery’s contributions to education account for approximately 1 percent of the state’s education budget. Since the California Lottery was introduced in 1985, sales of Lottery products have brought in more than $20 billion to California’s education system. Last fiscal year was the seventh consecutive year the Lottery contributed more than $1 billion to education.

Over 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $54.8 billion. Retailers win too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.

DALLAS, Texas — (PRESS RELEASE) — SCA, the world’s leading provider of promotional risk coverage for contests, games and events, has launched a new online college bracket promotion designed to help businesses cash in on the March basketball playoff craze by giving consumers a chance to dribble away with $2 million.

The turnkey bracket prediction contest offers radio stations, bars, restaurants and other businesses an easy, low-cost way to engage consumers while driving web traffic and building valuable marketing databases. And people do win every day. SCA has awarded nearly $160 million in prizes since pioneering the mega-prize promotions industry back in 1986.

For a flat fee of $2,500, participating businesses can launch the online bracket prediction game and get a custom web page where up to 5,000 customers can enter, play and return as often as desired to see how they are fairing during the tournament. The game offers a $1 million prize for a perfect bracket selection, as well as the chance to win a million dollar prize bonus tied to the championship game. It also features one guaranteed $100 cash prize for each participating business. SCA handles all the details — from contest structure, rules, bonding and state registrations, to complete payment of prizes.

“College basketball has a huge fan base and we wanted to give businesses the ability to capitalize on the excitement surrounding the play-off games and connect with their customer base,” notes Tony Ebert, director of interactive sales for SCA. “With our online prediction game, we can provide businesses with a customized, low-cost promotion that packs a $2 million marketing punch guaranteed to generate buzz, drive Web traffic and build consumer databases for ongoing marketing efforts.”

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