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EXECUTIVE INTERVIEWS @ NEW YORK LOTTERY
John Charlson - Director of Communications
Brian Corrigan - Multimedia Games Operations Manager
Pat Fremont, Director, On-Line Games
Gardner Gurney, Deputy Director, Director for Finance and Administration
Timothy Iacabucci - Head of Research and Development
Randall E. Lex - Director of Marketing
Sue Miller, Special Assistant to the Director, Internet
William Murray, Deputy Director and General Counsel, New York Lottery
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Chuck Baumann, Manager Public Affairs Oregon Lottery
Tim Eaton, Assistant Director, Retail Operations Carole Hardy, Assistant Director for Marketing, Oregon Lottery ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Executive Interviews AND ARTICLES Lotteries Plan More Joint Games After Successful Debut Of ‘Midwest Millions’ - By Mary Neubauer, Iowa Lottery and Sally Lunsford, Kansas Lottery Conrad Granita, General Manager of Santa Ana Star Casino Shawn Kreloff, Chairman and CEO of Sona Mobile Julie Koenig Loignon, Vice President of Communications, Churchill Downs Incorporated Nora Ostrovskaya, Managing Director of Bear Stearns John Pappas of the Poker Players’ Alliance Jeffrey Sandman of the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Keith Whyte of the Nat’l Council on Problem Gambling, Lizabeth White of the West Virginia Lottery
Carole Hardy, Assistant Director for Marketing, Oregon Lottery
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Additional Executive Interviews
Lotteries Plan More Joint Games After Successful Debut Of ‘Midwest Millions’ - By Mary Neubauer, Iowa Lottery and Sally Lunsford, Kansas Lottery Conrad Granita, General Manager of Santa Ana Star Casino Shawn Kreloff, Chairman and CEO of Sona Mobile Julie Koenig Loignon, Vice President of Communications, Churchill Downs Incorporated Nora Ostrovskaya, Managing Director of Bear Stearns John Pappas of the Poker Players’ Alliance Jeffrey Sandman of the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Keith Whyte of the Nat’l Council on Problem Gambling, Lizabeth White of the West Virginia Lottery
Conrad Granita, General Manager of Santa Ana Star Casino Shawn Kreloff, Chairman and CEO of Sona Mobile Julie Koenig Loignon, Vice President of Communications, Churchill Downs Incorporated Nora Ostrovskaya, Managing Director of Bear Stearns John Pappas of the Poker Players’ Alliance Jeffrey Sandman of the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative
Shawn Kreloff, Chairman and CEO of Sona Mobile
Julie Koenig Loignon, Vice President of Communications, Churchill Downs Incorporated
Nora Ostrovskaya, Managing Director of Bear Stearns
John Pappas of the Poker Players’ Alliance
Keith Whyte of the Nat’l Council on Problem Gambling,
Lizabeth White of the West Virginia Lottery
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Camelot Sales and Returns to Good Causes Rise
SAZKA's Regular General Meeting
UK Gambling Commission E-Bulletin – Issue 56
Nz Lotteries Launches Online Sales Through Mylotto.Co.Nz
Vietnam Makes Bet on Gambling
Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos
Szrek2Solutions Delivers Trusted Play+ with Multiplayer Games to the Danish Lottery
La Française des Jeux launches a new instant game based on police investigation
ILTS signs Online Agreement in Mongolia
Thailand: New two and three digit lottery to be launched in September
Camelot shareholders eye sale jackpot
Veikkaus eNews 2/2008 - 13.5.2008
La Française des Jeux launches a new instant game based on travel and adventure
GLI AUSTRALIA APPOINTS NEW BUSINESS MANAGER IN MELBOURNE OFFICE
GLI HOLDS INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL REGULATORS ROUNDTABLES ON TWO CONTINENTS
10th Annual Survey reveals period of remarkable growth for Commercial Casino Industry
Dutch officials eye crackdown on illegal online casinos
Betware delivers Multiplayer Community games to Danish lottery
The Czech Advertising Council Adopts a Provision Eliminating the Advertisements
EDITORIAL
States see casinos' benefit
OK Senator Writes That Lottery Benefits Education
Lottery Proposal has Education Legs -
Don’t take the money and run [A response to the WSJ article advising winners to take the cash.]
NJ Lottery plan deserves a look
PA. Ex-State gaming chairman speaks out about tax %, investment
Should Congress rescind the ban on internet gambling? Yes
Time to Fold the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
National Council on Problem Gambling
COMPANY NEWS
GTECH enters licensing agreement with Ticketrac
Lottomatica signs preliminary contract for purchase of Totosi’
INTRALOT announces 1st Quarter 2008–Impressive revenue growth & int'l expansion
Sona to Exhibit at G2E Asia Gaming Expo in Macau, June 4-5, 2008
Pollard Banknote awarded 2-year instant ticket extension by Svenska Spel
ICU Intelligence to implement BOTGUARD, a Pokerbot Detection system, at bwin
eQube Int’l receives license from Texas Lottery Comm.
Vote Set for MEC Parent Reorganization
888 signs strategic agreement with Dynamite Idea
Barcrest Group, along with Games Media and The Global Draw, wholly owned subsidiaries of Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS), announced a strategic relationship
PRESTIGIOUS “GLOBAL IT EXCELLENCE” AWARD TO INTRALOT
FLUXX AG becomes JAXX AG
Casinos diversify to attract more clients
888 Holdings Public Limited Company ('888') AGM Statement
GTECH Completes Acquisition of Atronic
MDI Nominated for International Licensing Award
Ohio Lottery selects INTRALOT- 6th contract in the U.S. for INTRALOT
Lebanon, Ohio could get Intralot factory
888 signs strategic agreement with Rival Powered
888 signs game supply agreement with Electracade
Penn Nat’l Gaming Secures Transaction Approval from the WV Racing Comm.
Scientific Games First Quarter Revenues Rise 6% to $257 Million
Betware delivers Multiplayer Community games to Danish lottery Lottomatica announces 2008 1st Quarter Results, ended March 31, 2008 INTRALOT Annual Shareholders General Meeting
Lottomatica announces 2008 1st Quarter Results, ended March 31, 2008
INTRALOT Annual Shareholders General Meeting
PEOPLE
Dennis Jackson Named Director of Idaho State Racing Commission
WMS Announces Board and Executive Succession Plans
Kate Leverette named V.P. of Marketing for Kentucky Lottery Corp.
Reidar Nordby, Jr. Steps Down As CEO of Norsk Tipping
Hallén To Step Down as Head of Boss Media
Scientific Games Strengthens Executive Team for Future Growth
Colorado Lottery's chief operating officer named acting director
ND Interim Director Named For Retiring Director
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