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The Motley Fool
January 10, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Not Quite a Jackpot Today's GTECH buyout shows that smart bets don't always work out for investors, especially if you're late.   |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
GTECH Is a Lumbering Giant The lottery giant's latest quarter's earnings are flat, and prospects for the next five quarters are lackluster. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
GTech Is a Money Maker Lottery operator GTech reports record revenues and raises its guidance. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2005
Shannon Zimmerman |
A Cheap Stock Gets Cheaper The price drops after GTECH reports mixed results. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2004
Marko Djuranovic |
Scientific Games' Hot Hand Despite some debt concerns, this lottery machine maker looks solid. At its current valuation, Scientific Games offers investors a good opportunity to grab a piece of the growing gaming industry pie. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
GTECH on the Auction Block? Lottery and gaming specialist GTECH Holdings gets an unsolicited offer from an unidentified buyer. So, is it still a value-priced stock? |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2005
Rich Smith |
GTECH-ing Time Bomb GTECH's contract to run the national lottery in Brazil has been extended for just one more year. This has two implications for shareholders, one short-term and one long-term. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2006
Rich Smith |
Lottery Nation Even with a portfolio constructed entirely from dividend-paying stocks, you'd find yourself hard-pressed to get by on the income stream that $200,000 can generate. So, forget about lottery tickets and thinking $200,000 qualifies you as rich. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2004
Rich Smith |
GTECH Wins Big Santa came early for shareholders of the lottery operator last week. Brazil will not prosecute the company on charges of bribery. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Gambling on GTech GTech Holdings, the world's largest lottery systems operator, posted impressive first-quarter numbers today, but allegations of bribery continue to cloud the short-term picture. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
GTECH's Holding On Despite all the legal troubles in Brazil, the lottery systems provider's shareholders have still prospered. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2005 |
A Foolish Lottery Take Put your math hat on when you think about lotteries. Smart investors shouldn't buy lottery tickets, except as very infrequent amusements. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
GTECH Thrives but Holds Wild Card The lottery operator's Q2 earnings beat estimates, but Brazilian legal problems continue. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2011
Zeeshan Siddique |
Scientific Games Prepares for the Long Run The maker of technology-based products for lotteries and gaming witnessed a decline in its revenues from the same quarter last year, but the company is gearing up for the future. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Rats, I Won the Lottery! You should wish lottery jackpots only on your most hated enemies. Perhaps, instead of betting on 1-in-80 million odds, you might invest in some shares of companies that can much more reliably, and safely, reward you. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2004
Rich Smith |
GTECH's Dicey Situation Lottery facilitator GTECH may have taken a bad gamble in Brazil. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Jim Mueller |
Gold Mines in Gaming Want to get rich quietly? Don't try for the next hottest thing or a spin of the wheel. Invest in sellers to those who do -- the gaming industry. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2004 |
Warn Your Children About Lotteries Don't let your young ones throw their money away. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2004
Rich Smith |
Can GTECH's Stock Survive SEC Probe? Shares fell after the commission formalized an investigation into the lottery operator's Brazilian dealings. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Fool's Look Ahead Monday: CarMax closed out fiscal 2005... Tuesday: Darden grew profits in the most recent quarter by 20%... Wednesday: Life has been pretty good for lottery facilitator GTECH Holdings... etc. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2005
Chuck Saletta |
Know Your Enemy If you want to minimize the number of mistakes you make in your investing choices, you have to keep a firm grasp on what a company you're considering is really worth. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
A Lottery You Always Win Slow, regular savings may not be glamorous -- some might say they're outright boring -- but when you have time and the power of compound interest working for you, regular savings get the job done. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Long Odds of Lotto Playing games of chance is a losing bet for everyone -- except the companies that make them happen. You have much better odds investing that money. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2005
Jim Mueller |
Sure Things Beat Bad Bets Investing and growing your money is a long-term strategy. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to getting rich. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Lottery for Losers The new Florida Lotto ad campaign is a real gamble. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2005
Chuck Saletta |
An Unassisted Triple Play In investing, one of the surest ways to make a profit is to have a company you own get bought out lock, stock, and barrel. Lottery services company GTECH Holdings announced that it has been approached for a possible buyout. Shares took off on the news. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Critiquing the Lottery Critics' Critic If you're a sensible sort, you understand that the odds of winning big money in a lottery are so extremely remote that it's not worth buying tickets. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Bankrupt Man Wins Lottery People need to learn more to prepare effectively for comfortable retirements. Odds are, we won't win any lottery jackpots, but through saving and investing, we can do OK. And if we do win a lottery, we'll be prepared to allocate that money intelligently. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Look What's Booming When times get tough, don't go to lotteries. |
Outside
June 2010
Grayson Schaffer |
Golden Tickets Lately, it seems, most state and federal agencies -- and many private ones, too -- have hit on the same solution to growing populations and shrinking everything else: the lottery. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Make This Dumb Decision Do yourself a favor, rein in your desperate impulses, and you'll emerge from this recession in better shape. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Are You Ready to Hit the Jackpot? How to pay taxes on your lottery winnings. |
