Lottery Lamentations Continue; Short Again

The Oklahoma Lottery will begin a television game show and offer an additional multistate game in hopes of improving lower-than-expected revenues, officials say. The new television game show is to be filmed in Oklahoma City; it will begin airing in October. In 2008, the state would join 10 other states in offering the Hot Lotto game, which features a minimum jackpot of $1 million.

Lottery Commission Executive Director Jim Scroggins says he hopes the additions will help generate excitement for the lottery, which is expected to fall far short of its revenue projections this year. Scroggins says lottery revenues have been hampered by competition from tribal casinos and horse racing tracks, the need for additional gaming options and illegal gambling.

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