Bristol Herald Courier

9 Feb, 2017

Bill to scale back confidentiality of lottery sales

By |2017-03-17T14:58:38-05:00February 9, 2017|Categories: exemptions, Legislature|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Legislation has been filed that would remove an exemption that makes the location of lottery sales secret under state law. Rep. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol Rep. John Crawford, R-Kingsport The proposed bills (S.B. 563 / H.B. 575) by state Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, and Rep. John Crawford, R-Kingsport, states as the reason "that transparency in the operation of the state lottery is essential to maintaining public confidence in the Tennessee education lottery corporation, lottery vendors, lottery retailers, and lottery games." There is a large section of the lottery law that makes confidential many aspects surrounding the operation of the lottery, including trade secrets, security systems, security reports, proposals and bids [...]

19 Dec, 2016

Bristol newspaper gets lottery data in Virginia, but same records are secret in Tennessee

By |2016-12-19T16:26:10-06:00December 19, 2016|Categories: exemptions|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The Bristol Herald Courier reported in a Sunday story a geographical sales analysis of lottery data. But it could only tell half the story. Why? The line that separates Bristol, Tenn., from Bristol, Va. is also the state line. While it could report data from Virginia lottery sales in Bristol, Va., the same data from the Tennessee lottery in Bristol, Tenn., is confidential  under an exemption in the Tennessee Public Records Act. In Bristol, Va., half of the largest retailers of lottery tickets sell their tickets in an area that is home to some of the city's lowest-earning residents. The newspaper explained that it wanted to do the same [...]

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