The lottery director, Jim Davey, said the Blazers were being left out as a courtesy.

Mr. Andersen, the lottery director, was asked yesterday if legislators had put pressure on him to cancel the program.

A fundamental measure that lottery directors look at is the net per capita revenues their states reap each year.

Sharon Sharp, lottery director, said the state has not decided whether to appeal the ruling.

In fact, some lottery directors have said that the steps taken by Mr. O'Connor are sufficient.

However, the decision to change agencies was made primarily for cost reasons, said Jeff Perlee, the lottery director.

The fourth candidate, a former lottery director, Barbara Marrow-Mooring, received 461 votes.

The lottery director said at least one store was still selling tickets at a brisk pace, 2,400 an hour, at the last minute.

Indeed, lottery directors have been moaning about disappointing growth and are scrambling to introduce new products.

Mr. Davey, the lottery director, said the vast majority of gamblers have no problem with betting a few dollars every week.