NEW YORK, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) today announced that the Company has signed a five-year contract extension to serve as the primary vendor to supply instant tickets and related services including game design, marketing, warehousing and distribution to the Georgia Lottery Corporation.

Consider this fact: The more people in a state with college degrees, the more high-wage jobs in that state.

By Richard Locker NASHVILLE - As high school seniors weigh their final college decisions, Tennessee legislators are starting to re-write the rules that will govern the state's lottery-funded scholarships this fall - and probably for years to come.

By Richard Locker NASHVILLE - Expansion of Tennessee's lottery scholarships, prekindergarten and long-term care for the elderly - plus cable TV competition, drunken driving and public meetings - top the agenda for state lawmakers when the 2008 legislative session opens Tuesday.

By Mary Powers Memphis City Schools officials announced Friday that the district's 2007 graduating class earned more than $97.2 million in scholarships. The record amount among the 5,886 graduates included more than $58 million in academic awards. Interim Supt.