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LATEST UPDATE:  Interview with Jennifer Brislin, Communications Director, Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet

Interviews and Features continued from 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

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

Jan Stewart, CEO of Lotterywest, Gaming in Australia: Then and Now
An Interview with Gerald Aubin, Director of the Rhode Island Lottery
 
An Interview with Kevin Mullally, General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. (GLI)
 
An Interview with Dr. Rolf Stypmann, Managing Director of Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH, Germany

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

 
Interviews and Features continued from September 2008 Public Gaming International Magazine.

An Interview with Rebecca Paul Hargrove, President and CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation

 
An Interview with Tjeerd Veenstra, Executive Director of De Lotto in The Netherlands
 
An Interview with Nathalie Rajotte, Managing Director, Ingenio
 
An Interview with John Melton, Managing In-House Attorney, West Virginia Lottery
An Interview with Margaret DeFrancisco, President and CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation and James Hutchinson, Vice President of Marketing, Georgia Lottery Corp.
 
An Interview with Dean Patrick, Deputy Director for Table Games, West Virginia Lottery
 
Q&A Session with Gerhard Burda, Senior Vice-President, Gaming Solutions, GTECH Corp. and Victor Duarte, Chief Operating Officer, Spielo, a GTECH company
 

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

US LOTTERY NEWS

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
MD Audit Finds Missed Deductions from Lottery Prize Payments
Kansas Lottery awards new Primary Contract to Pollard Banknote
Lottery BROKL Director may ask Legislature to increase winnings as sales droop
GTECH Printing Corp. selected by the Oregon State Lottery as a provider of instant-ticket printing services
Illinois Lottery Upgrades Point-of-Purchase Displays With Carmanah LED Edge-Lit Light Panels
Maryland Lottery’s Dubble Bubble Doubler Named Year’s Best New Instant Game At NASPL
Lottery directors discuss struggling economy, lottery sales
California Lottery Helps Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Breeders’ Cup
Lottery directors discuss struggling economy, lottery sales
Louisiana Lottery Suspends Powerball Multidraw in Preparation for 2009 Game Changes
Michigan Lottery televised drawing set, equipment to change
D.C. Ponders Rebid on Lottery Contract
Arizona Lottery RFP: Instant Ticket Product Mgmt. and Distribution Services
Kentucky Lottery sales up 3.2% despite Sept. storm
Virginia Lottery Gamble Pays Off 20 Years Later
WV Lottery Approves Table Games for Tri-State Racetrack
Missouri Lottery’s Scott White Receives Powers Award
 

HOT ISSUES
Brian Peters, Deputy Director, Marketing and Sales, Delaware Lottery
Public Gaming interviews Brian Peters regarding changes at the Delaware Lottery.  
 
SmartTech 2008: Gordon Medenica's Panel discussion "Beyond Privatization: Lottery Financial and Ownership Structures"

Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky of McGill University addresses the misquoting of his research by Rep. Bachus

Competition between Video Lottery and Traditional Games
Buddy Roogow, Maryland Lottery Director, addresses the potential for losing revenue in traditional games if the VLT referendum passes.
 
A discussion with Brad Conrad, Director of Lottery Gaming, Nova Scotia Gaming Corp., about Informed Player Choice System initiative
Marketing Traditional Games to the MySpace Generation
Public Gaming talks with Buddy Roogow, Maryland Lottery Director, about new initiatives.
 
An Upgraded Security Initiative: a talk with Bill Hertoghe, Director of Security and Law Enforcement for the California Lottery
 
Motivating Retail Clerks to Ask for the Sale
Public Gaming asked Tom Delacenserie, Florida Lottery Sales Director, what ideas he might have on motivating retail clerks to ask for the sale.
  Scott Eldredge, G.M. at the Santa Ana Star Casino, Albuquerque, NM, talks about marketing the casino.


 










 
CORPORATE NEWS

IGT is First Gaming Manufacturer to Receive Accreditation for GSA Protocol Certification
Scientific Games to Release Third Quarter Results October 30, 2008; Conference Call October 31, 2008 at 8:30 AM Eastern Time
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
Tabcorp reports $262m profit
LUDWIN GROUP launches LICENSE 2 WIN, a company specialised in creating and distributing licensed games.
GTECH Corp. extends agreement with Promptttec for WINTAINER™
Sportingbet: Turkey Update
Sona Mobile Launches Mobile Wagering Platform (mWager(TM)) for New York Racing Association  
William Hill PLC acquires affiliates of Playtech Ltd and other assets and enters into online gaming licence agreement with Playtech Ltd
Sportingbet Audited Results for Year Ended 31 July 2008 – Key Highlights
Online gaming software licence agreement with William Hill PLC ("William Hill")
Lottomatica’s GTECH signs Two-Year Contract Extension with Illinois Lottery
ATRONIC and Cantor Gaming Sign Exclusive Deal
WMS to Report Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results on October 27 and Host Conference Call and Webcast

POLITICAL NEWS

New York State Senator Wants Vote on Casinos
DC Blogger Writes of Vendor Contract Dispute
 Paterson administration refuses to release report on lottery sale
Foes agree casino in Chicago would be best
Kansas Gov Seeks New Casino Bidders Before Profit Share Change
Ohioans to vote on casino plan
Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker
PPA Applauds Introduction of S. 3616: Bill Establishes Licensing, Regulation of Internet Poker
How Illinois candidates view gambling expansion
AR Court Grants Expedited Hearing on Lawsuit to Stop Lottery Vote
Challenge to clarify U.S. Internet gaming law heats up
Kansas Casino decision could be delayed


RACINO - CASINO NEWS

Macau's gaming income drops 10%
Video lottery sales down in Kanawha, West Virginia
More Casinos in Michigan?
Slots delivered some good, some bad to Charles Town
Gov. Paterson picks Delaware North to run Aqueduct VLTs; Skelos objects
Aqueduct VLT plans still on hold
Casino crunch: Competition and tight financial markets putting the squeeze on Kansas’ hopes for significant new gambling revenue
Tabcorp’s Star City Expansion to create World-Class Casino in Sydney
Harrah's broadens customer-loyalty program
One on One with Terry Lanni, CEO of MGM Mirage
 

HOT ISSUES

The Ticket Designer for the Israel National Lottery talks about engaging the younger generation.

Privatization and the Cost of Money: Gordon Medenica, New York Lottery Director

Privatization and the Cost of Money: Lottery Board Member
Paul Arnell, New Director of Promotions for the Illinois Lottery, talks about lottery promotion

Gaming Expansion in Asia: Can CSR help rescue the gambling industry?

SmartTech Conference Panel: Success Strategies and Innovations in the Marketing of Traditional Lottery Games
Minnesota Lottery Executive Director Clint Harris leads a panel discussion with lottery marketing executives.
 
SmartTech Conference Panel: Innovations and Distribution: “Big Box” initiative and more…

Lottery and industry executives, led by Georgia Lottery CEO,Margaret DeFrancisco, discuss opportunities in distribution, including pursuit of national chain stores as potential retailers.

  HOT ISSUES
FCC Law 47CFR73 Sec. 73.1211 prohibits lottery advertising except by state-run lotteries: Impact on Privatization discussion?
Preface by Martin Stauffer, Member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Lottery
 
Investigating “Sustainable Development”
Articles, with a preface by the editor of Public Gaming
 Nathalie Rajotte, Ingenio - Marketing Traditional Games to the Younger Consumer
FORUM: Has the gaming industry reached the tipping point on server-based gaming?

Paul R. Sternburg, V.P. of Sales & Marketing for the CT Lottery, discusses last year and the future

“Big Box” – Florida Lottery contracts with K-Mart

 
Legal Issues Surrounding Advertising of Scratch Game Odds
 
SmartTech Conference Panel Discussion: The Impact of Federal Regulatory Policy on State Lotteries
 
Scratcher lottery tickets under fire
 
Video Lottery and Traditional Games
 
Randall Lex, New York Lottery- Marketing Traditional Games to the Younger Consumer

 

 
 

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