LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The director of Nebraska’s Lottery and Charitable Gaming Division will retire in October.
Jim Haynes was appointed the state’s Charitable Gaming director in 2001, Lottery director in 2004 and acting athletic commissioner in 2010. He worked in various roles at the Department of Revenue for 23 years.
Haynes will be replaced by Jill Marshall, who will serve as acting Lottery director, and Aaron Hendry, who will serve as acting Charitable Gaming director and acting athletic commissioner.
The Nebraska Lottery began in 1993 and raised more than $527 million for its beneficiary funds in that time.
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