Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij will soon meet with permanent secretary Sathit Limpongpan to discuss economic pump-priming measures and the direction of state enterprises Krung Thai Bank, Thai Airways International and the Government Lottery Office. I’ll let the new permanent secretary |run the three organisations and decide |on the online-lottery issue, Korn said yesterday.

A Lottery spokesman says a big jackpot win like last week’s $232 million Powerball prize results in a short-term spike in ticket sales.

The Kansas Lottery Commission will meet later this month to review proposals for casinos in the Kansas City area and south-central Kansas.

Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a reported lottery scam that caused a Pixley man to give up $2,500 of his own money in exchange for what he was told would be a larger sum from a winning lottery ticket.

The Florida Lottery announced today that no ticket matched the six-of-six winning numbers in the Wednesday, June 3, FLORIDA LOTTO drawing, resulting in a rollover that produced a $3 LOTTO PLUS jackpot of $53 million, a $2 LOTTO PLUS jackpot of $38 million and a LOTTO base jackpot of $28 million for the next drawing.

A Lottery spokesman says a big jackpot win like last week’s $232 million Powerball prize results in a short-term spike in ticket sales. Mike Mueller says more people are inclined to try their luck after there’s a big winner.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints officials are pursuing a new advertising partnership with the Louisiana Lottery Corporation.