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Vol. 38 No. 13
Monday March 26, 2007
  • ALC Begins to Offer Texas Hold'em Poker at the CDPEC. Full Story
  • INTRALOT Launches Innovative Monitoring System In New Zealand. Full Story
  • Lottery Introduces New Pick ‘Family of Games’. Full Story
  • City Councilman to Head Ohio Lottery. Full Story
  • MDI Extends Deal or No Deal Agreement. Game Has Proven Overwhelmingly Popular With Lotteries and Players. Full Story
  • Thorsborg Institute Procures the Consultancy Practice of Transnational Market Development. Full Story
  • Massachusetts Lottery To Release $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket. Full Story
  • Aristocrat Brings The Power Of Performance To Niga Trade Show. Full Story
  • Governor Applauds the Florida Lottery’s $17 Billion Contribution to Education. Full Story
  • Play the Lottery at Bild.T-Online with Tipp24. Full Story

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ALC Begins to Offer Texas Hold'em Poker at the CDPEC

MONCTON, N.B. Canada (March 19, 2007) -- The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) began offering Texas Hold’em poker today at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre (CDPEC). The arrival of the new table games is expected to provide an additional boost to Prince Edward Island’s harness racing industry.

Since it opened in the summer of 2005, the CDPEC has had a positive effect on harness racing. The arrival of Texas Hold’em will add value to the overall product offering at the site.

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By all accounts, the CDPEC has been great for the Island’s harness racing industry. There has been a 42% increase in the number of registered standard bred horses in the province since we opened and approximately 80 more breeders,” said Mike Randall, ALC’s Vice-President of Social Responsibility and Communications.

Four Texas Hold’em tables will be available at the CDPEC and initially the tables will be available to players from 4 p.m. to midnight from Monday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. These hours of operations may change depending on player demand.

The arrival of Texas Hold’em has meant that ALC has hired approximately 23 staff members who will work as dealers. “This is a first for us and an important milestone for our company as ALC has never offered table games in the past,” said Randall.

He added that it is important that the operations for poker will fall under the umbrella of provincial gaming regulations. “Poker has grown in popularity over the past few years and we are happy that we are now able to provide the game in a regulated environment to those adults who live here or are visiting the Island.

Texas Hold’em players, along with all other patrons at the CDPEC have access to the responsible gambling services and information offered at the venue’s Gaming Information Centre. “This clearly shows the value of providing poker in a regulated environment such as the CDPEC,” noted Randall.

CONTACT: Robert Bourgeois, Atlantic Lottery Corporation, 506-874-1591 or 506-867-5825, 1-800-561-3942

SOURCE: Atlantic Lottery Corporation.

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INTRALOT Launches Innovative Monitoring System In New Zealand

ATHENS, Greece (March 20, 2007) -- INTRALOT NZ, a subsidiary of INTRALOT, successfully commissioned in conjunction with the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) 1613 licensed venues, 20.256 odd-gaming machines and 1000 jackpot controllers onto the new Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) in New Zealand. Following an international procurement by DIA in May 2005, INTRALOT was selected as the service provider to implement and operate the EMS on behalf of the New Zealand Government. The connection of all venues was completed 10 days ahead of the statutory deadline.

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The completion of this project, one of the largest and most demanding in the gambling sector worldwide, involving hundreds of operators and stakeholders, signifies INTRALOT’s ability to successfully implement complex wide area Monitoring Systems in widespread networks of video slot machines.

The most important aspect of the EMS is the control against illegal gambling, guaranteeing the integrity of games and limiting opportunities for fraud. The system enables the Department to monitor the operation of individual gaming machines in pubs and clubs – collecting and storing Bet, Win, Game and Net Win meters and calculating the money to be banked by each venue. The system also authenticates every gaming machine and game software, ensuring that only approved gaming machine configurations are used. Unauthorized or tampered machines and games will be disabled by the system.

Via a specially designed interface, the EMS communicates with the Department’s internal systems, providing an integrated licensing, controlling, monitoring and management application for all video slot machines in the country. Through a dedicated web site, the EMS provides, on a daily basis, statistical and accounting reports to the Department, the venues and the Societies and Clubs operating the gaming machines.

The EMS contract was signed in May 2005, with 6-years duration and estimated total revenues of approximately NZ$ 35 M, as well as an option to extend the contract for an additional period of five years. The commercial operation of the EMS started in July 2006 with the venue roll-out phase being completed in 8 months.

Internal Affairs Deputy Secretary, Keith Manch said: “The Department and INTRALOT NZ worked together in the management of the complex project with the passing of the Gambling Act 2003, the purpose of which included ensuring the integrity and fairness of gambling and that money from gambling benefits the community. The project involved meeting tight timeframes and couldn’t have been achieved so efficiently without the effort, co-operation and support particularly from INTRALOT NZ and many other parties including licence holders, venue operators, gaming machine service agents and manufacturers, software vendors as well as telecommunication and cabling suppliers”.

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INTRALOT NZ CEO, Dr. Ioannis Katakis stated: “It was a big achievement to complete such a complex project in such a short period and ahead of time, taking into account its complex technical aspects, commercial requirements and logistical arrangements in managing the different external organisations and individuals involved across the country. INTRALOT literally embraces the globe as it now has the most eastern installation (Chatham Islands, NZ) and the most western one (Easter Island, Chile) in the world.

I would like to thank the Department of Internal Affaires personnel for their support and cooperation, Telecom NZ for assisting us in developing the optimum telecommunications’ solution, the New Zealand clubs and societies for cooperating with us together with the technical teams from the suppliers of the gaming machines. Last but not least I would like to thank our technical team in Greece for providing a reliable technical solution in time for the successful implementation of the project”.

About INTRALOT (www.intralot.com)
INTRALOT, a public company listed on the ASE, is the 2nd biggest supplier of integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content and value added services to state-licensed gaming organizations worldwide. It’s broad portfolio of products & services, its know-how of Lottery, Betting & Video Lottery operations, its experience in sports games and its leading-edge technology, give INTRALOT a competitive advantage, which contributes directly to customers’ efficiency, profitability and growth. With 40 subsidiaries, 7 business offices, more than 3,600 people and revenues of €700m.(Ε) for 2006, INTRALOT’s footprint straddles five continents.

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CONTACT: Ms Evi Ioannidou, Communications Director, Phone: +30-210 6156000, Fax: +30-210 6106800, email: ioannidou@intralot.com.


Lottery Introduces New Pick ‘Family of Games

ARIZONA, USA (March 2007) -- Beginning today, the Arizona Lottery has made exciting new changes to The Pick and Fantasy 5. All three Arizona based drawing games also have revised logos, thus creating a “family” of Pick games: The Pick, Pick 5 and Pick 3.

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Periodic changes are necessary to refresh the games and keep them appealing to players. Multiple-player and non-player research studies have shown a very favorable response to these changes. The Lottery has made no significant changes to The Pick since 1999 and no changes to Fantasy 5, other than adding more drawings, since it started.

Changes to The Pick include adding three balls to the matrix, increasing it from 6/41 to 6/44, eliminating the bonus ball ($10,000 prize), and increasing the low- and mid-tier prizes from $2 to $3, from $40 to $50, and from $1,000 to $2,000. The annuity term will also increase from 25 to 30 years.

Although increasing the matrix will slightly increase the overall odds of winning, it should also create higher jackpots more often. And sales figures and player research indicate that more people play with higher jackpots.

Fantasy 5 becomes Pick 5 and the top $50,000 prize becomes a rolling jackpot so like The Pick, if it is not won, the prize increases with each subsequent drawing. The new jackpot will start with a guaranteed $50,000 and increase until it is won. The jackpot also becomes pari-mutuel, meaning that it will be split equally among multiple winners. The other prizes, the game matrix (5/35) and all of the odds for Pick 5 will remain the same.

SOURCE Arizona Lottery


City Councilman to Head Ohio Lottery

COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA (March 20, 2007) -- Governor Ted Strickland announced today the appointment of Michael Dolan as the executive director of the Ohio Lottery Commission.

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Dolan, 45, will begin as director of the Ohio Lottery Commission effective March 28.

Mike will lead the Ohio lottery guided by the goal of safeguarding its contribution to Ohio schools,” Strickland said.

Michael Dolan, director of the Ohio Lottery Commission

Since 1996, Michael Dolan has represented the 21st Ward of Cleveland on Cleveland City Council. He has served as chairman of the aviation and transportation committee and vice-chair of parks, recreation and properties committee.

As a councilman, Dolan helped secure funds for an expansion of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. He has also helped with drafting legislation and ^ providing oversight for numerous economic development projects in Cleveland.

Dolan has practiced law in the Cleveland office of McIntyre, Kahn and Kruse Co., L.P.A since 1992. Dolan also served as the city of Cleveland’s assistant director of law from 1992-1997 and as an associate for Watts, Hoffmann, Fisher and Heinke Co., L.P.A. from 1989-1992.

Dolan received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1990.

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I’m very thankful for this opportunity to serve in the Ohio Lottery’s mission of providing needed resources for Ohio schools,” Dolan said.

As lottery director, Dolan will earn an annual salary of $109,000.

The Ohio Lottery Commission offers customers a wide variety of instant games and online games to play at about 8,500 licensed retailer locations across the state. The Ohio Lottery also administers and monitors charitable bingo licensing for the state. Since 1974, the lottery has provided more than $14.5 billion to public education. Annually, it provides about 4.5 percent of the funding needed for public education -- an effort shared by local, state and federal governments.

SOURCE: Governor's Office Press Release.


MDI Extends Deal or No Deal Agreement
Game Has Proven Overwhelmingly Popular With Lotteries and Players

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ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (March 16, 2007) -- As Deal or No Deal maintains its number one ranking, lotteries can continue to offer the popular game to its players now that MDI Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), has renewed its agreement with show's producer Endemol International.

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"In its first season last year, Deal or No Deal took the country by storm and proved to be a true television phenomenon," said Steve Saferin, MDI president. "Not in recent history can we recall a game show with such intrigue, suspense and excitement. It translates perfectly into an instant lottery game."

To date, more than one-third of North American lotteries have launched Deal or No Deal instant games with enormous success. In New Mexico, the $5 game sold out in a record-breaking four weeks. The second version of the game has remained the lottery’s number one or number two seller in its first four weeks and the lottery plans to launch a third version of the game in September.

Deal or No Deal has established itself as one of the top-rated game shows on the air today,” said David Goldberg, president and CEO, Endemol USA. “We are thrilled about our partnership with MDI Entertainment and the way they have carried the brand into the Lottery category. We’ve seen proof that these games appeal to lottery players and we’re excited about this agreement extension.

In Deal or No Deal, players simply pick one of the cases, which contain between a penny and $1 million, and that becomes their case. Then they randomly pick among the remaining cases opening them one by one revealing the prize level he or she can’t win. The goal is to eliminate all but the highest numbers and walk off with $1 million. As the amounts are eliminated, an unseen banker calls the show’s host and offers the contestant an amount he or she can exchange for their case.

"Cleary, lotteries saw the potential in this mega-hit game show and jumped at the chance to include the game in their instant ticket lineup," Saferin said. "There is every indication that Endemol plans on another season in the fall. Now is the time to plan for another launch of the game and we encourage the lotteries that didn't run the game yet to consider doing so.”

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The popularity of the show is evident in its ratings. Just this week, during a two-hour special, its ratings increased 40 percent from the first half-hour of the show to the final half-hour.

About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries, a leading supplier of fixed odds betting terminals and systems, 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 http://www.scientificgames.com.

SOURCE: MDI Entertainment. CONTACT: Jeff Schweig, 678-297-5212.


Thorsborg Institute Procures the Consultancy Practice of Transnational Market Development

ROSWELL, Georgia, USA (March 15, 2007) -- Thorsborg Institute LLC announced that it had procured the consultancy practice of Transnational Market Development, Inc. 

The CEO of Thorsborg Institute LLC, Kip Peterson, stated:

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The reorganization of this global consultancy practice into Thorsborg Institute LLC will streamline the operations and provide for increased revenue enhancement and synergy with new business and industry opportunities. Our expertise in the global lottery and gaming industries is un-paralleled and will be augmented by the market expansion of our operations in diverse industries.  This transfer of the institutional memory and consultancy expertise of serving hundreds of public and private sector clients in 97 countries over the past 28 years provides a unique resource that distinguishes Thorsborg Institute LLC as one of the world’s most successful boutique consultancy firms.

For further information please contact: Kip Peterson, CEO, Thorsborg Institute LLC. Telephone: 770 518-0704, Fax: 770 518-0752, E-Mail: Info@Thorsborg.com
SOURCE: Thorsborg Institute LLC press release (WWW.Thorsborginstitute.com).


Massachusetts Lottery To Release $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket
New game offers players best chance ever of winning cash prizes of $100 - $1,000; 10 years of Red Sox/Yankees game tickets, and other one-of-a kind ticket and merchandise prizes.

MASSACHUSETTS, USA (March 15, 2007) -- While the home team doesn’t take to the field for a few weeks, the Massachusetts Lottery is giving lottery players and baseball fans throughout Red Sox nation a reason to cheer with the release of its new $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket.

State Treasurer Tim Cahill today joined Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino at Fenway Park to announce the new $10 game which will go on sale beginning Tuesday, March 20th at the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state.

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The $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket features a mixture of attractive cash prizes, and opportunities to instantly win one-of-a-kind Red Sox ticket/game experiences and unmatchable team merchandise.

“The $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket is all about winning,” said Treasurer Cahill, who serves as Lottery Chairman. “Through this continued partnership of two world-class organizations – the Massachusetts Lottery and the Boston Red Sox – over $241.9 million in cash and prizes will be awarded to players, and cities and towns will benefit greatly as sales from the game will generate more than $37 million in local aid.

The Lottery and the Red Sox have a history of successful partnerships, first collaborating in 2004 on the World Championship Trophy Tour that visited each of the 351 communities in the Commonwealth, and again in April 2006 with the $5 Red Sox Instant ticket which is one of the most profitable games in Lottery history.

The Red Sox are pleased to be able continue our corporate relationship with the Massachusetts Lottery,” said Red Sox President/CEO Larry Lucchino. “After a very successful partnership on the World Series Trophy Tour, the Red Sox $5 Instant Ticket that was introduced in 2006 generated over $21 million in local assistance to the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. This new $10 Instant Ticket will potentially create even more revenues for these locales.

The Lottery will debut an innovative prize structure with this new ticket that is rich with mid-level cash prizes, providing players with the best odds ever to win money. There are 600,000 prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000, and more than 8,300 prizes between $1,000 and $250,000 waiting to be won in the $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket. While this prize structure is a new concept for the Lottery’s instant ticket, the overall pay out remains true

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to Massachusetts’ winning formula – the highest pay out of any lottery in the nation at just over 80 percent.

In addition to the abundance of cash prizes, players can also instantly win Red Sox game ticket packages and official team merchandise that are unique to the $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket and cannot be purchased or found elsewhere. The packages, which also include a cash award, consist of some of the most sought after tickets at Fenway Park – seats in the Pavilion area; on the Monster and roof deck; in the grandstand and suites, as well as an entire decade of tickets to watch one of the longest and most storied rivalries in professional baseball, the Red Sox vs.Yankees.

The release of the $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket will not only increase local aid returned to cities and towns, but it will also help spur economic activity in communities throughout Massachusetts,” said Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh. “Each new game the Lottery releases brings big business to our network of 7,500 retailers and in turn increases monies invested into local economies statewide.

Players can learn more about the $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket by reading the back of the ticket, by picking up a brochure at any Lottery sales agent location, or by logging on to the Massachusetts Lottery’s web site at www.masslottery.com.

About the Massachusetts LotteryThe Massachusetts Lottery was established by the state Legislature in 1971 to raise revenues that are distributed to the 351 cities and towns of Massachusetts. Regarded as one of the most successful lotteries in the world and a leader in lottery gaming innovation in the United States, the Massachusetts Lottery had total sales revenues of $4.52 billion in Fiscal Year 2006 and returned $951.2 million in proceeds to the state and municipalities, both the highest marks ever since its creation nearly 35 years ago.
The Lottery has a network of more than 7,500 private sector sales agents across the state that sell Lottery products, including instant "scratch" tickets, jackpot game tickets and Keno. Headquartered in Braintree, and with regional branch offices in Fairhaven, Springfield, Woburn and Worcester, the Massachusetts Lottery is a division of the State Treasury.

SOURCE: Massachusetts Lottery.


Aristocrat Brings The Power Of Performance To Niga Trade Show
Aristocrat Technologies to Showcase New Hyperlink® and Double Standalone Progressives™, Multi-Site Progressive and Multi-Station Table Games

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (March 21, 2007) – Aristocrat Technologies is heading to Phoenix this month for the National Indian Gaming Association trade show, and the company is bringing along its top proven performers, evolved for a new era of gaming.

We’ve taken games with proven track records as player favorites and added even more excitement to create an all-new experience that players’, and operators, are going to love,” said Sean Evans, Aristocrat Technologies’ Vice President of Sales.

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Among the proven performers on display are Aristocrat’s line of Double Standalone Progressive™ games, which feature a two-level progressive jackpot. Games in this series include Cashman Tonight™, Outback Jack™ and Mr. Woo.

Aristocrat’s popular multi-site progressive Hyperlink® technology is now available on Jackpot Deluxe, Scorchin’ Fortune and Loco Loot.  Jackpot Deluxe, the latest product release in this line, features a bonus game where players can win up to four jackpots in one bonus feature.

Available on an expanding line of Reel Power® and MKVI™ standalone games, Xtreme Mystery is a line of specialty linked products with a three-level jackpot and random mystery jackpots. Games in this series include Gold Fever™ and Prosperity™.

Building on its proven-performing 50 Lines series, with Aristocrat’s 100 Lines penny slot games, one credit buys one line for a minimum bet of one dollar, or one credit buys two lines for a minimum play of 50 cents. 100 Lines games include 100 Lions and Wild Panda.

Reel Power gives players 243 ways to win when all reels are played. Now, Super Reel Power enhances to Reel Power, with additional symbols to each reel. Super Reel Power allows all winning symbols to play as it scatters throughout the screen. When all reels are played, the player now has up to 3,125 ways to win.

Power Pay™ game play allows players to double their wager on Reel Power base games to qualify for special game features.  Power Pay features include free games, multipliers, re-spins, and enhanced bonus game play. Power Pay games include Wicked Winnings II and Wild Cougar.

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Aristocrat’s MavStepper 5-Reel series are designed for low-denomination play and offer numerous max bet options and bonus game features.  The Company will present The Sopranos Top Dog and Welcome To The Family, the first two game titles coming out in the Sopranos MavStepper line, based on the award-winning television series.

The company will also be showing PokerTek’s PokerPro™ and Interblock’s interactive table games, and the company will be showing its vision for the future of gaming with its DL Technology that drives downloadable games.

Aristocrat’s proven OASIS™ system continues to evolve with more interactivity that enhances game excitement and brings more convenience to the player with better and more enhanced touch-screen account accessibility.

About Aristocrat Technologies Inc.
Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a leading global provider of gaming solutions that consistently outperform the competition. The Company is licensed by over two hundred regulators and its products and services are available in over ninety countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, interactive video terminal systems, electronic tables, and casino management systems. For further information visit the company’s website at www.aristocratgaming.com.

SOURCE: Aristocrat Technologies Inc. press release distributed by Steinbeck Communications. CONTACT: Paul Speirs, P: 702-413-4278, F: 702-233-3492, E: paulspeirs@cox.net


Florida Governor Applauds the Florida Lottery’s $17 Billion Contribution to Education

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (March 20, 2007) -- Florida Governor Charlie Crist today announced the Florida Lottery has reached a new milestone in contributions to Florida education – $17 billion. The Lottery’s 19-year total has benefited Florida’s students and schools, including fully funding the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. In fiscal year 2005-06, the Lottery contributed $1.22 billion to education, making it the fourth consecutive year with transfers of more than $1 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.

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The Florida Lottery has once again had a banner year, generating additional funds for Florida’s public education,” said Governor Crist. “With the money the Florida Lottery continues to contribute, we will be closer to reducing class sizes in public schools and increasing funding for state universities and community colleges. In addition, Lottery funds – through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program – will also help provide thousands of high school seniors the means to further their education.

The details of the Florida Lottery’s contributions to education can be found in the agency’s upcoming 2006 Education Progress Report, which will be inserted in newspapers across the state on Sunday, March 25. The “report card” will show the specific county-by-county (67 school districts) breakdown of how Lottery dollars are used.

As the progress report states, the Florida Lottery reached record sales of $3.93 billion in fiscal year 2005-06, with $1.22 billion going to education. Although Florida Lottery contributions make up only a portion of the state’s overall investment in education, Lottery dollars have been used to help support public schools, including Classrooms First and Classrooms for Kids programs, which are designed to construct new schools and add to existing schools. Through this support, more than 600 public school construction projects have been funded to date.

Additionally, more than 300,000 Bright Futures Scholarships have been awarded, allowing Florida’s future leaders to enroll in state universities, community colleges and workforce education programs of their choice. Also, more than $124 million has been made available for other government-funded student financial aid.

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We are extremely proud of this accomplishment, yet we are more committed than ever to continuing our mission of maximizing profits for the enhancement of education in Florida. To do this, it is important that we recognize and thank those helping us achieve the goals set forth by the Florida Legislature: the Lottery’s millions of players, as well as our 13,000 retailers, business partners and dedicated employees,” said Florida Lottery Secretary Leo DiBenigno.

The Florida Lottery’s 213 billboards will reflect the new $17 billion milestone with a facelift over the next two weeks. Additional information about the Florida Lottery’s contributions to education may also be found on the Lottery’s Web site.

In 1986, Florida voters, by a two-to-one margin, approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to operate a Lottery for the purpose of generating significant additional moneys for education. In 1988, the Florida Lottery began selling tickets for games designed to be a fun form of entertainment, with the added benefit of supporting education in our state.

SOURCE: Office of Florida Governor.


Play the Lottery at Bild.T-Online with Tipp24
The two online enterprises have kicked off a long-term partnership

HAMBURG, Germany (March 15, 2007) -- Bild.T-Online.de and Tipp24.de have launched a long-term lottery partnership.

The joint venture with Bild.T-Online will reinforce our presence in the online daily press significantly,” explained Christina Wreth, Head of Marketing at Tipp24 AG. “Here too we are breaching the gap between information and the lottery, e.g. through the online retrieval of the lottery numbers and statistics, as well as the option to buy lottery tickets online from our partner.

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The lottery offer of Tipp24.de will be incorporated into the Bild.T-Online web design. New customers can register to play at the click of a button and benefit from such all-round services as free SMS and email notification right after the lottery numbers have been drawn, in the event of a prize being won.

According the IVW, Bild.T-Online recorded in excess of 558 million page viewings in January 2007 and is thus one of Germany’s largest information and general interest websites.

Tipp24 AG has this year already joined forced with some renowned media partners: SevenOne Interactive, Hamburg.de, FR-online.de (Frankfurter Rundschau) and tagesspiegel.de. Existing Tipp24 partners include Yahoo, MSN, GMX, Arcor, Spiegel Online, Die Zeit Online and the WAZ group.

About Tipp24 AG:
Tipp24 was established in 1999 and is now the market leader for lottery products in the Internet on the basis of billings. The company has succeeded in achieving impressive growth rates right from the start. Almost all state lottery products are supplied. It only takes a few mouse clicks to buy a lottery ticket – round the clock, quickly and anonymously. The ticket receipt is kept safely, winners are notified about their prizes automatically by text message and e-mail and prizes are credited automatically. Subsidiaries of Tipp24 (www.tipp24.de) are Ventura24 in Spain (www.ventura24.es)  and Puntogioco24 (www.puntogioco24.it) in Italy.

CONTACT: Andrea Fratini, Press and Public Relations Manager, Phone: +49 40 32 55 33-660, E-mail: presse@tipp24.de

SOURCE: Tipp24 AG. Press Release.



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