New Report: French Betting Privatization
Article By: Rob van der Gaast, Gambling Analyst & Publicist
ISTANBUL, Turkey (December 12, 2008) – Rob van der Gaast’s GamblingAnalysts.eu latest report: “All you have to know for the privatization of the two French betting monopolies”.................Subscribers

Go East – The Balkan Gambling Market, Worth Euro 4.5 Billion and Growing But Little Known
LONDON / MUNICH (December 17, 2008) -- After expanding in continental and southern Europe, the global gambling industry is now going east and focusing on the Balkan states and Eastern Europe for its further expansion................Subscribers

Gaming Volumes Follow General Consumption
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VANTAA, Finland (December 9, 2008) -- In Finland, gaming is a form of entertainment enjoyed by the masses. Therefore even small changes in purchasing behaviour affect gaming turnover considerably...................Subscribers

Where Have the Younger Players Gone?
COMMENT: by Peddy Mergui, CEO, Mergui Lottery Design, Email: Mergui@lotterydesign.com
TEL AVIV, Israel (November 14, 2008) -- It is well known in the lottery industry that as players are aging it is getting progressively more important and at the same time more difficult to attract young players. The million, or perhaps billion, dollar question is..............Subscribers

Critics At The Gate
COMMENT: by  Guy Simonis, Former President and CEO of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and Founding President of the World Lottery Association,
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada (November 13, 2008) -- Many news articles are speculating what effect the recent worldwide financial troubles will have on various sectors of business. I have seen some irrational claims that our lottery industry will soar because “in difficult times people grasp for the last hope that lottery tickets bring.” Of course, this is nonsense. Lotteries are.....................Subscribers

The Russian State Lottery and Ghosts of Lotteries Past
COMMENT: by Glenn Barry of McCallum Consultants: gbarry@sydney.net
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (November 12, 2008) -- The new Gosloto finished its first week of sales disappointingly with on 735,000  individual games sold for a total  of 14.7 million rubles  (around US$450,000) at 20 rubles per individual game (around US$0.75 cents)....................Subscribers

Gaming Problems Are Deep Rather Than Wide
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VANTAA, Finland (October 16, 2008) -- There has been lively discussion about gaming problems recently. Addiction is a concern for both the gaming companies and the authorities. The active approach adopted by the media has made even the ordinary citizens realize...............Subscribers

Corporate Responsibility Also Entails The Pursuit of Optimal Profit
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VEIKKAUS, Finland (September 8, 2008) -- We have often – and quite understandably – been asked whether Veikkaus’ corporate responsibility and good financial results are not conflicting. They are most definitely not.................Subscribers

Rebuilding Value in Online Games
Article By:  Andy Amada, President, Relationship Marketing Systems
In 1995, online lotto games generated $10.2 billion in sales in the US. During the next 11 years the Consumer Price Index grew 32% and population grew 14%. Sales for those same states in 2006 should have reached $14.9 billion just to keep pace. Instead, sales only amounted to $9.5 billion resulting in a current annual shortfall of $5.4 billion (57% deterioration) and growing...............Subscribers

Gaming Research Foundation Supports Ideology of Responsible Gaming
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VEIKKAUS, Finland (May 13, 2008) -- The detriments of gaming are investigated widely in Finland. According to the Lotteries Act, the research activities are at the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and they are financed by the national gaming organizations. The planned amendments to the Lotteries Act involve a widening of the research activities by the ministry, yet continue to limit them to cover nothing but gaming detriments...................Subscribers

Three Upcoming Gambling Events in Turkey
Article By: Rob van der Gaast, Gambling Analyst & Publicist, Email: robvan@gamblinganalysts.eu
ISTANBUL, Turkey (March 28, 2008) -- The present political turmoil in Turkey will not stop three huge major gambling events which are planned for this year. Of course there is the European championship football, for which the national Turkish squad has been qualified. And this event will create very good times for the bookies, worldwide and in particular for the Turkish Iddaa sports football betting.............Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.1

Turkish Sports Betting Tender
Article By: Rob van der Gaast, Gambling Analyst & Publicist, Email: robvan@gamblinganalysts.eu
ISTANBUL, Turkey (March 10, 2008) --Turkish “Inteltek Internet Teknoloji Yatirim ve Daniflmanlik Ticaret A.fi.” (Inteltek) under the authority of the Turkish Youth and Sports Directorate and Spor Toto Organization, provides the infrastructure for the central betting system used by Spor Toto and Iddaa games and is also responsible for risk management...............Subscribers

Tackling the Detriments of Gaming Without Spoiling the Good Reputation
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy.
VEIKKAUS, Finland (February 14, 2008) -- The Finnish Lotteries Act will be reformed this year. We have an exceptionally strong unanimity about gaming policy in Finland. Throughout the political sector, there is a consensus that to ensure the gaming activities taking place according to the best standards of responsibility, they must be operated within a carefully controlled and supervised environment...............Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.8