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GTECH G2 to Sponsor Fire & Ice 2010
LONDON, UK (November 3, 2009) -
GTECH G2 is the first to commit to sponsoring the biggest iGaming social event
of the year, Lyceum Media’s annual Fire & Ice party.
GTECH’s new interactive
gaming division made its debut to the iGaming industry at EiG this year and has
a whole new set of achievements to celebrate at IGE in London in January.
Fire & Ice is held every January
as IGE comes to a close and as hundreds of affiliates descend on London for the
affiliate conference that follows. It brings online gambling executives,
operators, affiliates, media and suppliers together for a decadent evening of
social networking. Fire & Ice returns to Babylonian-themed Gilgamesh in
fashionable and trendy Camden market on Wednesday 27th January 2010.
This is the first year that GTECH G2
is a sponsor. Lottery industry giant GTECH acquired leading software
developers Boss Media, Finsoft, St Minver and Dynamite Idea to form their new
iGaming division. Combining the resources of these companies, GTECH G2
launched a radically improved bingo product last month and has just released
the most significant update to its casino product ever. The company is a
leader in producing innovative side games and its advanced Gaming Management
System gives operators unprecedented control over their offering.
“Fire & Ice provides a
wonderful opportunity for us to recognize our partners and share our
achievements with the industry,” said Wendy Lawrence, Marketing
Director of GTECH G2. “We got so much positive feedback on last
year’s Boss Media dinner party at Gilgamesh that we’ve decided to
host it there again. GTECH G2 has accomplished so much this year, though, that
we decided to have more presence and become one of the official
sponsors.”
“There’s no such thing
as a “free drink,” said event producer Jodie Thind. “Fire
& Ice wouldn’t be possible without the generosity and support of our
industry sponsors. Thanks to them year in year out, we’re able to put on a
great party. At the same time it’s an incredible opportunity for iGaming
suppliers to present their brand to the industry, so it works both
ways.”
Fire & Ice is a free event for
all iGaming execs and sponsorship opportunities ranging in size, including VIP
Tables, are now available.
About Fire & Ice (www.lyceummedia.com/fireandice)
Lyceum Fire & Ice is the largest
and most decadent iGaming social event on the entertainment calendar. It brings
online gambling executives, operators, affiliates, media and suppliers together
to a unique informal event, which epitomizes an industry that is on the cutting
edge of digital entertainment. Now in its eighth year Fire&Ice is produced
by London iGaming PR and events specialists, Lyceum Media
(www.LyceumMedia.com).
About GTECH G2 (www.gtechg2.com)
GTECH G2 brings together —
under one brand — the combined expertise of GTECH and its extensive
lottery insight with leaders in the interactive gaming world providing a
complete gaming portfolio of poker, bingo, casino, sportsbetting, fully managed
services and instant games. It combines the software development and customer
management expertise of Boss Media, Finsoft, Dynamite Idea and St Minver, and
operates the International Poker Network and International Bingo Network.
About Gilgamesh (www.gilgameshbar.com)
In fashionable and trendy Camden
market, Gilgamesh is a testament to cool, contemporary style, perfectly fused
with the exotic imagery and mystique of the Babylonian era. Its dramatic
interiors has been featured in magazines for their unique hand carved
furniture, their lapis lazuli inlaid 50metre bar, retractable ceiling and
ornate walls of beaten bronze panels that tell the epic story of Gilgamesh.
CONTACT: Mery Blomqvist, Head of
Marketing & PR, Tel: +46 (0) 8 509 200 02
Email:
mery.blomqvist@gtechg2.com
SOURCE: GTECH G2.
SAZKA is the Czech Republic’s Most Valuable
Brand
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (November 4,
2009) -The most expensive brand in the Czech Republic is
SAZKA, as results from
eurobrand2009, a study conducted by the European Brand Institute, which
examined more than 3,000 business brands in 24 European countries and 16
sectors of economy.
The European Brand Institute values
Sazka at €444 million. The most valuable brands in comparable countries,
according to the study, are Polkomtel S. A. (Poland, €840 million),
Gorenje (Slovenia, €458 million), OTP Bank (Hungary, €436 million)
and Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (Slovakia, €194
million).
Europe’s most valuable brands
in general, according to the study, are Nokia (Finland, €35.2 billion),
LVHM Group (France, €32.4 billion), InBev (Belgium, €26.9 billion),
Vodafone (The United Kingdom, €23.8 billion) and Unilever (The United
Kingdom, €22.8 billion).
For more details please visit
http://study.eurobrand.cc.
SOURCE: Sazka Press Release.
Scientific Games Awarded Wisconsin Instant Ticket
Contract
NEW YORK, USA (November 3, 2009) -
Scientific Games
Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has been selected to supply instant
tickets to the Wisconsin
Lottery, upon completion of an open and competitive procurement process.
The contract begins in November 2009, has an initial term of two years and
includes three one-year mutual contract extension options. Revenue to
Scientific Games is based on a price per thousand.
"We are very grateful to once
again be chosen to supply instant tickets for the Wisconsin Lottery,"
commented Mike Chambrello, President and COO of Scientific Games Corporation.
"We have worked with the Wisconsin Lottery since its inception, over 20
years ago, and we look forward to continue assisting the Lottery and watching
them grow and prosper."
In fiscal year 2009, the Wisconsin
Lottery generated $473 million in retail sales, of which $277 million, or 58%,
was derived from instant ticket sales. Approximately $130 million of those
sales went towards property tax relief in Wisconsin.
About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation is a
leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to
lotteries worldwide, a leading supplier of server based gaming machines and
systems, Amusement and Skill with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports
betting terminals and systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel
operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut,
Maine and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to
telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and
more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games,
please visit our web site at:
www.scientificgames.com.
Company CONTACT: Investor Relations,
Scientific Games, 212-754-2233
SOURCE Scientific Games
Corporation.
Szrek2Solutions to Supply Trusted Draw™ for the Kansas Lottery
Raffle
EAST GREENWICH, Rhode Island
(October 2009) -- Szrek2Solutions
LLC announced that it will supply its Trusted Draw™ secure electronic
draw system to the Kansas
Lottery. Trusted Draw™ will be used to select winners for the Kansas
Lottery Holiday Millionaire Raffle game.
The Trusted Draw™ system
supports multiple games and offers a rich selection of available features. For
raffle and second-chance win games, it allows selecting draw numbers from very
large ranges (up to 1 billion) and supports very high number of prizes (over
100,000). Lotteries can use the same draw system for future raffle games or
other game types and be fully confident in the winning results – Trusted
Draw™ has a 100% reliability record and has never failed in its
operation.
Trusted Draw system works
stand-alone or connected to gaming system, providing a high degree of
automation. It offers optional built-in animated draw presentation and audit
function providing the draw process exceptional security – based on
mathematical proof of draw transparency and integrity.
Trusted Draw™ is a part of
Trusted product suite, based on S2S’s secure RNG platform, generating
non-biased auditable random numbers for all games of chance, ensuring
transparency for drawing and betting. Combined with its audit capability, the
RNG platform can detect and prevent insider fraud. The RNG and audit methods
have been patented in the U.S. and internationally and the RNG has been
certified by several laboratories including Gaming Laboratories Inc (GLI) and
Technical Systems Testing (TST). The RNG platform is field proven since 2005,
generating hundreds of thousands of verified random numbers daily, having been
used by major lottery game operators and providers, such as Danske Spil of
Denmark, Lottomatica, Italy, South Carolina Educational Lottery, and Florida
State Lottery.
Szrek2Solutions (www.szrek.com) is a
private, international consultancy and product design firm specializing in
secure software systems solutions for the gaming industry. Headquartered in
East Greenwich, RI, USA, Szrek2Solutions offers a suite of Trusted products
including Trusted Play™, an instant bet generation system, Trusted
Draw™, an electronic draw system, Trusted Transactions™, a
transaction security and integrity subsystem and Trusted Ticket™, a ticket
authentication subsystem. The product suite includes verification and control
tools: Trusted Audit™ and Trusted Monitor™.
CONTACT: Irena Szrek, +1 (401)
398-0395, Email: irena@szrek.com
SOURCE: Szrek2Solutions LLC Press
Release.
NC Education Lottery Commission Votes to Add Mega
Millions
RALEIGH, North Carolina (November 2,
2009) -- Today, the North
Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Commission unanimously voted to add
another national lottery game for North Carolina players. The NCEL is working
toward launching Mega
Millions sales on Jan. 31, 2010, along with several other U.S.
lotteries.
On Oct. 7, the
Multi State Lottery Association
(MUSL) and the Mega Millions consortium reached an agreement in principle
to begin the process for implementation as early as next calendar year 2010,
and to work toward the development and implementation of a national lottery
game, with an anticipated launch date of late fall 2010.
States that currently sell Powerball
and other lottery products will have the opportunity to begin offering Mega
Millions tickets to their players via authorized lottery retailers, pending the
approval of each jurisdiction’s governing body. The NCEL’s governing
body gave its go ahead with today’s vote.
“By adding another big
jackpot game, our state can expect cross-selling revenues to be 18 to 25
percent higher than current Powerball sales for the first fiscal year or
roughly $38 million to $52 million,” said
Tom Shaheen, NCEL
executive director and MUSL president. “This would mean a return of
approximately $11 million to $15 million more for education. If we experience
longer jackpot runs than anticipated, these numbers may be
higher.”
Since inception (March 30, 2006)
through Oct. 21, 2009, the NCEL has surpassed $3.95 billion total gross sales
with anticipation of surpassing $4 billion in November. The overall tally of
funds that the NCEL has generated for the education fund is over $1.25
billion.
SOURCE: NCEL. CONTACT: Pamela
Walker, Phone: (919) 301-3308.
Electronic Game Card, Inc. to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford's
Investor Summit 2009 on November 10th
IRVINE, California and LONDON, U.K.
(October 23, 2009) - Electronic
Game Card, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EGMI) ("EGC"), engaged in the
development, production and marketing of innovative electronic games and
consumer digital platforms, today announced that its CEO, Kevin Donovan, will
present at Merriman Curhan Ford's 6th annual Investor Summit on November 10,
2009 at 3:30pmET. This event will be held in New York City.
The presentation will be webcast and
can be accessed at the Company's website at
www.electronicgamecard.com or http://www.wsw.com/webcast/mcm12/egmi/. More
information about the conference can be found at:
www.mcfco.com.
About Electronic Game Card,
Inc.
Electronic Game Card, Inc., (OTC
Bulletin Board: EGMI), develops, produces and markets innovative games to the
casinos and lottery, toys and games, education, and promotional industry
worldwide. The Company's lead product is the EGC Electronic
GameCard™, a unique credit card-sized pocket game combining patent and
patent-pending proprietary technology of interactive capability with
"instant win" excitement. The "EGC Electronic
GameCard™" can be programmed to suit a variety of gaming and promotion
applications.
EGMI's client base is across the
$100 billion global market of, sales promotion, gaming and casinos, Indian
gaming and state and national lotteries markets. EGMI develops sales and
marketing relationships with agents and distributors globally and currently has
agents and distributors in North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Korea,
Mexico, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, South Africa Australia, New
Zealand and Japan.
For further information please visit
www.electronicgamecard.com
About Merriman Curhan Ford
Merriman Curhan Ford is a financial
services firm focused on fast-growing companies and the institutions that
invest in them. The company offers high-quality investment banking, equity
research, institutional services and corporate & venture services, and
specializes in five growth industry sectors: CleanTech, Consumer, Media &
Internet, Health Care, Natural Resources and Technology. For more information,
please go to www.mcfco.com.
For More Information CONTACT: Yvonne
L. Zappulla, Managing Director, Grannus Financial Advisors, Inc., Call
212-681-4108, e-mail: yvonne@grannusfinancial.com or
Kevin Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Game Card, Inc., Call
866-924-2924, e-mail:
investor.relations@electronicgamecard.com.
SOURCE: Electronic Game Card,
Inc.
New Fast Play® Game Speeds into Delaware
Lottery Players Skip The
Wait With New Instant-Win Game From The Terminal
DOVER, Delaware (October 28, 2009) -
Delaware Lottery players
are now winning cash faster than ever thanks to FAST PLAY®, the quickest
instant-win game ever offered in the First State. An exciting new online game,
Fast Play tickets went on sale this morning at the Delaware Lottery's more than
520 licensed retailers. The instant win game from the terminal is similar to
traditional scratch off tickets - with a twist that makes Fast Play even
speedier to play.
"Fast Play offers the immediate
gratification of other Instant Games without the scratch," said to
Wayne Lemons, Delaware
Lottery Director. "The Lottery carries a variety of games for all players,
and we're happy to offer something new for players who like the satisfaction of
instantly winning and want their cash even faster."
Fast Play game tickets will be sold
at price points in the $1-$2 range with varying cash prize levels. The first
two games launched this morning with $1 tickets for "7-11" and $2 tickets for
"Christmas Club." Both games can be played at in-store lottery terminals
in the same fashion as other online games, such as Powerball® and Hot
Lotto®.
"Game themes, styles, prize
structures and odds are very similar to traditional instant scratch
tickets," according to Lemons, "but Fast Play has its own feel. Stay
tuned for new games every few months."
Ticket sales started strong on
opening day and the Lottery had already awarded 1,504 winners with $5,041 as of
mid afternoon.
More information about Fast Play,
including details about where and how to play, can be found at the
www.delottery.com
Since the start of operations in
1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $3 billion to the state's
General Fund to help finance needed state services that benefit everyone in
Delaware. The Lottery offers a variety of games: POWERBALL®, HOT
LOTTO®, MULTI-WIN LOTTO, FAST PLAY®, PLAY 3, PLAY 4, and assorted
Instant Games. Delaware Lottery game and promotional details are available at
www.delottery.com, at
licensed retailers, and from the Lottery's office in Dover.
Winner Privacy is our Policy.
The Delaware Lottery only publishes
winner names with their consent.
SOURCE: Delaware Lottery.
New Mexico Lottery Launches ‘Betty Boop™’ Holiday
Scratchers
NEW MEXICO (October 29, 2009) - To
warm up the holidays for Scratcher players, the
New Mexico Lottery is
bringing back sultry cartoon sweetheart “Betty Boop™*.”
Available now, the $2-game offers
six ticket scenes depicting the bobbed and baubled beauty enjoying a variety of
holiday amusements such as joyriding in Santa’s sleigh and flirting
mercilessly with a melting snowman. The Betty Boop Scratcher features top
prizes of $20,000.
Betty Boop Scratchers are tops with
New Mexico Lottery players. Of the 150 $2-games offered by the lottery since
1996, the four best sellers have featured Ms. Boop.
Also for the holiday season, the
$1-“Critter Cash” Scratcher features top prizes of $1,000.
“Snowflake Fortunes,” a $5-game, offers chances at a top prize
of $65,000.
For holiday shoppers who give
Scratchers to family, friends and co-workers, free gift envelopes are available
while supplies last at stores selling New Mexico Lottery games.
$410 Million for Education
Sales from New Mexico Lottery games
fund a college scholarship program. Since its inception in 1996, the lottery
has raised $410 million for education and more than 54,000 students have
attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships.
SOURCE: New Mexico Lottery.
German Lottery Company Tipp24 Stable Through the
Crisis
n Revenues Up 62.8 Percent to
EUR 53.7 million
n EBIT Climbs to EUR 33.1
Million
HAMBURG, Germany (November 2, 2009)
- In the first nine months of fiscal 2009,
Tipp24 made very successful
progress: revenues grew by 62.8 percent to EUR 53.7 (prior year: EUR 33.0)
million in the period under review. Compared with the previous year, EBIT more
than quintupled: from EUR 6.3 million to EUR 33.1 million. Consolidated net
profit improved to EUR 25.1 (4.7) million.
This development was also reflected
in Tipp24's share price, which has quadrupled over the last nine months.
Unexpectedly High Gaming Volume
In Abroad Segment
As a result of the strong focus
placed on expanding the company's international business, revenues in the
Abroad segment rocketed to EUR 52.9 (4.2) million. EBIT in this segment grew to
EUR 42.7 (-1.6) million.
In September 2009, the UK minority
holding MyLotto24 Ltd. offered players the chance to win an exceptionally high
jackpot of EUR 31.7 million and soon after paid out the winnings. In addition
to income from hedging transactions, an unexpectedly high gaming volume of
MyLotto24 Ltd. and a tax credit formed in connection with the large winnings,
with an impact on earnings, helped compensate for the negative effect from the
winnings payment.
Situation In Germany Still
Negative
As a result of the virtually
complete withdrawal of our business base following the introduction of the
German State Treaty on Gaming, revenues of our Germany segment fell by 91.9% to
EUR 2.3 (28.8) million in the first nine months of the current fiscal year.
EBIT fell to EUR -9.3 (+7.9) million over the same period.
The company still plans to seek
clarification of the legal and political conditions in Germany. Tipp24 intends
to utilise all available appeal possibilities to challenge the restrictions
imposed by the State Treaty on Gaming. The company was encouraged by the first
clear and publicly stated rejection of this State Treaty at federal state
level: the governing coalition parties (CDU and FDP) in the federal state of
Schleswig-Holstein recently confirmed that they intend to terminate the State
Treaty on Gaming at the next possible opportunity.
Dr. Hans Cornehl, Executive Board
member of Tipp24 AG, comments: “The State Treaty on Gaming has failed
to reach its objectives. This has now been recognised by Schleswig-Holstein's
government. In the long term, politicians will not be able to restrict the
development of the fast-growing market for online lottery brokerage. We are
thus optimistic that we can resume our business activities in Germany in the
medium term.”
Positive Outlook
In view of the exceptionally high
winnings payment in September, the company had reduced its consolidated EBIT
forecast by EUR 10 million to at least EUR 30 million for fiscal year 2009.
Tipp24 AG now retracts this
restriction and has raised its consolidated EBIT forecast by EUR 13 million to
EUR 43 million for the current fiscal year. Revenues are expected to reach at
least EUR 73 million, and after income from hedging transactions the total
performance forecast amounts to at least EUR 95 million.
About Tipp24 AG:
Tipp24 AG holds equity interests in
a number of companies in Spain, Italy and the UK, which enable participation in
lottery-based games via the Internet, especially via the websites:
www.ventura24.es,
www.giochi24.it,
www.mylotto24.co.uk
and www.tipp24.com. In
Germany, the subsidiary Tipp24 Entertainment GmbH operates the games platform
www.tipp24games.de.
Since its foundation, Tipp24 AG has
brokered tickets worth over 1.5 billion euros to state lottery companies - in
recent years over 330 million euros annually. Shares in Tipp24 AG have been
traded at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2005. In June 2009, the company
was admitted to the SDAX index.
CONTACT: Tipp24 AG, Andrea Fratini,
Head of Media and Public Relations, Tel.: +49 40 32 55 33-660, E-mail:
presse@tipp24.de.
SOURCE: Tipp24 AG press release
transmitted by DGAP.
Lottery Players Have Chance To Win Holiday Bonus Of Sought-After
Electronics, Cash
'Tech The Halls' Holiday
Bonus Promotion Runs Through Jan. 4
DES MOINES, Iowa (November 5, 2009)
- Iowa Lottery players have the chance to win some of the season's hottest
electronics and cash prizes in a holiday bonus promotion that runs through Jan.
4.
The Iowa Lottery's "Tech The
Halls" holiday bonus promotion began at noon Monday, offering 200 prizes of
Sony® electronics along with 10 cash prizes of $10,000. Players can enter
the promotion by using non-winning tickets in the six holiday-themed
instant-scratch games available this season in Iowa. Different levels of prizes
are involved for different tickets.
"In addition to cash prizes,
we've brought in a big variety of holiday bonus prizes in Tech The Halls,"
said Iowa Lottery CEO
Terry Rich. "You could
win the perfect present for yourself or someone on your gift list."
If you don't win an instant prize on
your holiday scratch ticket, visit the lottery's Web site at www.ialottery.com
and key in the serial number from the back of your ticket to enter the holiday
bonus promotion. Here are the tickets you can enter and the prizes you can
win:
- $1 Season's Delight = chance to
win one of 50 Sony® portable DVD players.
- $2 Snowman Bingo and Oh, Deer! =
chance to win 1 of 50 Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ players.
- $3 Jingle Bell Crossword = chance
to win one of 50 Sony® VAIO® notebook computers.
- $5 Holly Jolly Jackpot = chance
to win one of 50 Sony® Bravia® 32-inch LCD TVs.
- $10 Nutcracker Cash = chance to
win one of 10 prizes of $10,000!
Players have until noon on Monday,
Jan. 4 to enter the promotion. The prize drawings will be held on Jan. 5 and
the lottery will post the winning numbers on its Web site.
A few requirements to keep in
mind:
- You can only enter the promotion
via the lottery's Web site. Hand-delivered or mailed entries will not be
accepted.
- You must use your street address
when entering the promotion. Your electronics will be delivered to you if you
win, so P.O. Box addresses will not be valid.
- You must keep all the tickets you
enter, as you'll need to present your signed ticket to the lottery to claim any
prize you win.
- You can use each ticket only once
as an eligible entry.
- And, you can enter as many times
as you wish, but you can win only one prize per category.Since the Iowa
Lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $2.4 billion in prizes
while the lottery has raised
nearly $1.2 billion for state programs.
SOURCE: Iowa Lottery.
First of Five Pairs of Tickets Won as Lottery Game Sells at Near
Record Pace
Teacher wins Patriots
Season Tickets for Life
BOSTON, Massachusetts (October 30,
2009) - A Malden school teacher and lifelong New England Patriots fan became
the first Massachusetts
Lottery player to win Season Tickets for Life after her name was selected
from nearly 300,000 second chance drawing entries.
Robin Colarusso of Everett won the
fabulous prize in the New England Patriots instant game, the first NFL licensed
Lottery game. The $5 instant game – which was introduced by Treasurer
Timothy P. Cahill and Robert Kraft, Chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group just
two months ago – has already sold more than $40.8 million in tickets.
“This is a dream come true
for me,” Colarusso said at Lottery headquarters. “I’ve
never been to a game before and now I can go to every single one. This is
fantastic.”
The New England Patriots instant
game features 10 instant prizes of $1 million, 4,250 VIP ticket packages, and
unique Patriots merchandise. As the game reaches five sales milestones, Season
Tickets for Life will be awarded in separate second-chance drawings. (Visit
www.masslottery.com for
more details.)
“Patriots fans and Lottery
players have made this game one of the top-selling tickets of all
time,” said Treasurer Cahill, chairman of the Massachusetts State
Lottery Commission. “Best of all, we have already raised millions of
dollars for local aid for our 351 cities and towns.”
The New England Patriots ticket
follows in the tradition of the Lottery’s successful line of sports-themed
tickets. Since 2006, the Massachusetts Lottery has sold more than $840 million
in sports-themed tickets and raised more than $116 million for police officers,
fire fighters, teachers and other essential municipal services.
“We would like to
congratulate Robin Colarusso on becoming our newest season ticket holder and
our first season ticket holder for life,” said Patriots President
Jonathan Kraft. “Our goal was to create rewards that would make the
Patriots instant ticket one of the most popular games ever and we’re happy
to see the tremendous success the scratch ticket has already had in its first
few months. The money raised as a result of its success will benefit
communities throughout the Commonwealth.”
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In another exciting game feature,
two bonus drawing winners will have the chance to take home $1 million in the
“Million Dollar Drive.” During two separate home games, a contestant
will step onto the Gillette Stadium field to pick from 24 hidden prizes on
larger-than-life instant tickets. Eight tickets will be worth $100,000; six
will be worth $200,000; four others will be worth $300,000; two prizes will be
worth $400,000; another two are valued at $500,000 and two grand prize tickets
will be worth $1 million.
“The layers of prizes in
this game are truly unique,” said Lottery Executive Director Mark
Cavanagh. “The number and variety of winning experiences in this
instant ticket is unparalleled in the industry.”
About the Massachusetts State
Lottery
The Massachusetts State Lottery is
dedicated to providing revenue for the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns.
Since 2003, the Lottery has returned more than $6.3 billion to taxpayers. The
Lottery, through our 7,500 agents, offers players exciting and entertaining
games, a formula that has made us among the most successful lotteries in the
nation. For more information, please visit
www.masslottery.com.
About the New England
Patriots
The Patriots were named the eighth
and final charter franchise of the American Football League (AFL) on Nov. 16,
1959 and are celebrating their 50th anniversary season this year. In 1994,
Robert Kraft purchased the franchise and vowed to bring New England its first
league championship. The Patriots delivered on that promise at the end of the
2001 season and became just the second team in NFL history to win three Super
Bowls in a four-year span after winning back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004.
Since 1994, the Patriots have won more games (178) and more often (.657 winning
percentage) than any other NFL team. For more information, please visit
www.patriots.com
SOURCE: Massachusetts State
Lottery.
Lottery’s Six New Holiday Instant Games Give Players Second
Chance to Win; Grand-A-Day Holiday Giveaway Promotion begins Nov.
3
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (October
29, 2009) - The Pennsylvania
Lottery rings in the 2009 holiday season with six new holiday-themed
instant games: $1 MILLION JOLLY JACKPOT; FROSTY’S FORTUNE; Candy Cane
Cash; HOLIDAY LUCKY TIMES 10; Freezin’ Greetings; and Holiday Bucks.
This year’s holiday games offer Lottery players more than $113 million in
total cash prizes and 10.1 million winning tickets overall.
As an added bonus this holiday
season, the Lottery is offering players a second chance to win a prize through
a unique player promotion, Grand-A-Day Holiday Giveaway.
To be eligible for the
Lottery’s Grand-A-Day Holiday Giveaway, players must mail non-winning
Pennsylvania Lottery holiday instant tickets with an individual or combined
purchase price of $20.
One $31,000 (Grand-A-Day for a
month) grand prize winner and nine consolation prizes of $1,000 will be awarded
during each of the first four Saturday Spins. The final Spin will award
$365,000 (Grand-A-Day for a year), along with nine consolation prizes of
$1,000. The drawing will occur Saturday night and will be televised
during the live drawing show at 6:59 p.m.
The holiday games go on sale and the
Grand-A-Day promotion begins Tuesday, Nov. 3. For the complete entry and
eligibility requirements, please go to
www.palottery.com.
About the Pennsylvania
Lottery:
The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the
only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit
older residents.
Since its inception 37 years ago,
the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $19.2 billion to programs
that include property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the
low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term care services;
and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including more than 600 full- and part-time
senior centers throughout the state.
The Lottery reminds its players to
play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Lottery.
Project To Generate Career Opportunities In The Canadian Gaming
Industry
Funding To Improve
Essential Skills And Awareness
WINNIPEG, Canada (November 2, 2009)
- Job seekers throughout Canada will soon have more insight into casino and
gaming careers, while new employees in the industry will receive targeted
training to improve their essential job skills. These are the results expected
from a major new project, led by Manitoba
Lotteries with federal funding support, that brings together industry
stakeholders representing tourism, gaming and Human Resources and Social
Development Canada.
The two-year pilot project, called
Developing Essential Skills for the Gaming/Casino Industry in Canada, has
received a combined $720,000 in funding. Led by Manitoba Lotteries’
Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence, the project will focus on meeting the
needs of new and potential employees who are Aboriginal or new Canadians.
A website that lets users learn
about casino-related jobs by exploring a virtual casino is among the
project’s planned results. Trainers and teaching resources will also be
developed by a new national advisory committee.
Other project outcomes include a
report on essential skills in Canada’s gaming industry, and additional
casino-specific skills profiles that will be used by the human resources
industry in hiring and training.
“Manitoba Lotteries is
uniquely qualified to lead this project, having developed the Canadian Gaming
Centre of Excellence to provide educational opportunities in Canada’s
gaming industry,” said Manitoba Lotteries President and CEO Winston
Hodgins. “The project extends the centre’s work by focusing on
essential skills that learners can carry with them to any job.”
The project is a partnership of
Manitoba Lotteries, Manitoba Tourism Education Council, Aseneskak Casino, the
Canadian Gaming Association, Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation’s Casino
Regina and OLG.
For more information, contact: Lorne
Kletke, Communications Officer Email: kletkel@mlc.mb.ca, (204) 957-2500 ext.
2341.
SOURCE: Manitoba Lotteries.
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