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Wonderful Memories of WLA Rhodes 2008!


The Capsule: Public Gaming’s Take on the Week’s News...10-30-08: The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Opinion has issued an opinion that it would be illegal at a federal level for a private enterprise to operate a lottery in the United States. This opinion has the potential to radically impact the whole concept of "privatization" or the idea of turning over the right to operate the lottery to a private enterprise...CLICK TO READ MORE

Comment on DOJ Privatization Opinion from an Industry Insider...

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Jurisdictional control over gambling is becoming a hotly contested element of gaming law. Exactly who has the right to decide what type(s) of gambling may be offered, as well as the manner in which these are to be regulated and taxed... CLICK TO READ MORE

 

October issue now online -Click to read. October 2008 Public Gaming International Magazine.
An Interview with Dr. Winfried Wortmann, Managing Director of Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH, Germany

An Interview with Jan Stewart, CEO of Lotterywest and Gaming in Australia: Then and Now

An Interview with Art Macias, Executive Director of the Arizona Lottery

An Interview with Lynne Roiter, Corporate Secretary and Vice President, Legal Affairs for Loto-Quebec, Canada 

An Interview with Constantinos Antonopoulos, CEO, INTRALOT SA

An Interview with Bo Flindt Jorgensen, Marketing Coordinator, Danske Spil A/S

September 2008 Public Gaming International Magazine.  Click here to read online.

An Interview with Gerald Aubin, Director of the Rhode Island Lottery

An Interview with Dr. Rolf Stypmann, Managing Director of Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH, Germany

An Interview with Tjeerd Veenstra, Executive Director of De Lotto in The Netherlands

An Interview with Margaret DeFrancisco, President and CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation and James Hutchinson, Vice President of Marketing, Georgia Lottery Corp.

An Interview with Robert Ayotte, President - Lottery Operations, Loto-Quebec

An Interview with Nathalie Rajotte, Managing Director, Ingenio

Q&A Session with Gerhard Burda, Senior Vice-President, Gaming Solutions, GTECH Corp. and Victor Duarte, Chief Operating Officer, Spielo, a GTECH company

An Interview with John Melton, Managing In-House Attorney, West Virginia Lottery

An Interview with Kevin Mullally, General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. (GLI)

An Interview with Dean Patrick, Deputy Director for Table Games, West Virginia Lottery

 










RFP: The Israel Sports Betting Board is seeks an international technology advisor
Arizona Lottery RFP: Instant Ticket Product Mgmt. and Distribution Services

CORPORATE NEWS

GTECH selected by South Dakota Lottery
Scientific Games Third Quarter Revenues Rise 9% to $292 Million
IGT Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Results
LOTTOMATICA SIGNS MANDATE LETTER FOR FIVE-YEAR TERM LOAN FACILITY. € 300 MILLION COMMITTED
GLI RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED AWARD AT SAGSE EXPO 2008
Trump cuts sale price of Trump Marina casino
Harrah’s Entertainment Sets Conference Call To Discuss 2008 Third-Quarter Results
GLI TO EXPAND LAB IN ASIA
GTECH Printing Corp. to open new state-of-the-art, instant-ticket printing facility in Lakeland, Florida, in spring 2009
INTRALOT’s revolutionary products and services were presented at the WLA 2008 Convention and Trade Show
Game-Tec Labs Announces Availability of its Next Generation Gaming Platform: GT-Net
IGT is First Gaming Manufacturer to Receive Accreditation for GSA Protocol Certification
GTECH Corp. extends agreement with Promptttec for WINTAINER™
GLI holds successful Canadian Regulators Roundtable
Sagem Sécurité delivers 26,400 new terminals to La Française des Jeux
Las Vegas Sands Developing Capital Raising Program, Sheldon G. Adelson Family to Participate
US LOTTERY NEWS

Virginia Lottery Players to be Compensated for Misprinted Super 7’s Tickets through Player Recognition Fund  
Georgia Lottery sales strong in weak economy
RI Lottery Expects VLT Sales Downturn
WI Megabucks Jackpot Declines Due to Weak Bond Market  
CASH HARVEST YIELDS A CROP OF HIGH PAYOUTS!
The South Carolina Education Lottery Receives Industry’s “Good Housekeeping” Seal For Two Quality Assurance Procedures
Arizona Lottery surpassing revenue projections
Minn lottery sales hit all-time high
NC lottery makes largest transfer to date
OR Lottery Announces Powerball Game Change
VA Lottery Game Error Tied to Human Error
Next year may be a losing game for lottery
Statement From The Virginia Lottery About Fast Play Super 7s
Adamson takes two Gold Awards at NASPL for Work for Missouri Lottery
VA Lottery Shuts Down New Game; Meets with AG

POLITICAL NEWS
MD OpEd: MD Slots Vote Will Win Sometime
 
Arkansas Lottery Expected to Pass Nov 4
 
New York State Senator Wants Vote on Casinos

DC Blogger Writes of Vendor Contract Dispute
 Paterson administration refuses to release report on lottery sale

RACINO - CASINO NEWS
R.I. fires back at UMass gaming study

Video lottery sales down in Kanawha, West Virginia

INTERNET/MOBILE GAMING

Internet Gambling: A Secondary Analysis of Findings From the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Sona Mobile Launches Mobile Wagering Platform (mWager(TM)) for New York Racing Association
William Hill claims to have taken top online games slot
Comment on DOJ Privatization Opinion from an Industry Insider...
Interview with Jennifer Brislin, Communications Director, Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia: Gambling booms as financial markets bust

Head Gaming Analyst at Online Casino Advisory calls for boycott of Kentucky gambling venues

REGULATORY

UK GAMBLING COMMISSION E-BULLETIN – ISSUE 66, Oct. 17, 2008

'GLI holds successful Canadian Regulators Roundtable

UK GAMBLING COMMISSION E-BULLETIN – ISSUE 65, Oct. 3, 2008

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