THE IOWA LOTTERY COMPLETED A MAJOR CHANGEOVER THIS PAST WEEKEND TO A NEW OPERATING SYSTEM. LOTTERY SPOKESPERSON, MARY NEUBAUER, SAYS IT GIVES THEM UPDATED TECHNOLOGY.
LOT1 OC….REAL TIME :19
SHE SAYS THEY BEGAN PREPARING FOR THE NETWORK CHANGEOVER WITH SOME NEW EQUIPMENT.
LOT2 OC….ALL REPLACED :14
NEUBAUER SAYS THE MACHINES IN SOME 24-HUNDRED RETAIL OUTLETS WERE ALL CHANGED DURING THE UPGRADE.
LOT3 OC….ON THE TICKETS :09
THE ONE-BILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT IN JANUARY SHOWED A FLAW IN THE LOTTERY SIGNS THAT HAS BEEN FIXED WITH THE NEW SIGNS.
LOT4 OC….NEEDED :14
NEUBAUER SAYS THE CHANGE OVER TO NEW TECHNOLOGY HELPS THE IOWA LOTTERY WITH THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES THINGS THAT GO ON TO KEEP THE STATEWIDE NETWORK GOING.
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