| Pollard Banknote Awarded New Contract With The
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
WINNIPEG, Canada (February 6, 2009) -- Following a
procurement competition, Pollard Banknote
has been awarded a new five-year contract for the production of instant and
pull-tab tickets by the British Columbia Lottery
Corporation (BCLC). Commencing January 1, 2009, this new contract extends
the company’s relationship with BCLC until December 31, 2013. At its
option, the Lottery may also extend the agreement for consecutive periods
ranging from one to five years. “Pollard
Banknote is very proud of our 22-year relationship with BCLC,” said
Gordon Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote. “BCLC is
a long-valued customer, and we have worked hard to offer the Lottery an
expanding selection of products and services that satisfies the needs of its
evolving marketplace. We are extremely pleased to continue our partnership with
the Lottery.”
Since 1986, Pollard
Banknote has supplied instant and pull-tab tickets for BCLC, providing services
from game design and ticket production to marketing support and strategic
planning. The company has also developed a number of innovative products for
the Lottery over the years, including unique pouches, holographic tickets, and
patented Fusion® games, which combine scratch-off and pull-tab tickets into
one distinct play format. About Pollard Banknote
Limited Partnership Pollard Banknote Limited
Partnership (“Pollard Banknote”) is one of the world’s leading
full-service lottery vendors and is a major supplier to North America’s
charitable gaming industry. The firm manufactures instant tickets and provides
related programming, design, and marketing support. As well, Pollard Banknote
manufactures ticket vending machines, pull tab tickets and bingo paper, and
supplies lottery management services (including warehousing and distribution).
Established in 1907, the firm is owned by the Pollard family and the Pollard
Banknote Income Fund and currently serves more than 45 lotteries worldwide,
including some of the largest and most respected lotteries in the United
States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America.
About Pollard Banknote Income Fund
Pollard Banknote Income Fund (TSX: PBL.UN) is an
unincorporated, open-end trust which owns 26.7% of Pollard Holdings Limited
Partnership, which in turn owns Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon Pollard (gpollard@pbl.ca) or John Pollard (jpollard@pbl.ca) Co-Chief Executive Officers,
Phone: (204) 474-2323, Web: www.pollardbanknote.com.
Convenience
Stores ask OLG to Immediately Remove Lottery Terminals From Bad Retailers
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
(February 5, 2009) -- The Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA)
followed the Ontario and Gaming Corporation's
(OLG) release of a detailed study of lottery winnings by 'insiders' with a
call to immediately remove lottery terminals and tickets from those who try to
cheat customers or the OLG.
"As OLG CEO Kelly
McDougald said in her news conference yesterday, the majority of lottery
retailers are honest. But the fact that more retailers than we thought may have
defrauded the system is disturbing news and frankly makes the tens of thousands
of honest, hard-working people in our industry angry," said Dave Bryans,
President of the OCSA. "If this small minority of
retailers don't act with integrity and to the highest standards of fairness and
trust, they should not have the privilege of selling lottery tickets,"
added Bryans. "We fully support and encourage action by the OLG to remove
terminals and tickets from retailers who are found to abuse the trust between
the OLG and the public." The convenience store
industry is a steward for the lottery business in Ontario. Ontario's 10,000
convenience stores sell over 700 million lottery tickets worth over $1.4
billion every year. The vast majority of these are honest small business people
who support their families by serving neighbourhoods in communities all across
the province. "We welcome the findings in the OLG's
report and firmly believe that anything that can help us improve the integrity
of the system is a good thing. That includes
the scrutiny of the OPP. Anyone who tries to cheat or steal from the system
should pay the price", said Bryans. OCSA intends
to continue working with OLG and will be discussing with its members what else
each can do to help OLG as it works to improve the system.
For further information: Media inquiries: John Perenack,
perenack@primestrat.com,
(416) 238-2576 or OCSA (905) 845-9152 SOURCE: Ontario
Convenience Stores Association.
KEBA AG
Continues to Focus on Internationalization; New Subsidiary Established in
Turkey ANKARA, Turkey (February
11, 2009) -- With an export ratio of 76 percent, the international market is
very decisive for the business success of the automation specialist from Linz.
The company's focused internationalization strategy in the previous years was a
significant contributor to the success. At the end of
2008, a new subsidiary was established in Turkey in addition to the
subsidiaries in Germany, the USA, China, the Czech Republic and Romania.
The new subsidiary already has three employees. In the
first year, the focus of the team will be on sales, business development and
customer project management. Commercial Partner
With Enormous Potential
Turkey counts as the most
important commercial partner with enormous potential in Europe. Measuring
814,578 sq.m. Turkey is approximately twice as large as Germany and with about
70 million inhabitants it has a population more than ten times that of Austria.
For the past few years the country has been
experiencing a boost to growth even, surprisingly, outstripping that of the
2004 leader China. Since then the Turkish economy has been experiencing a more
modest growth but still, according to differing estimates, more than double the
EU average. Turkey is a strategically important
country for KEBA due to its widely developed
banking market. The Turkish banking market is known for its modern
infrastructure: it allows for the shift of routine banking services to
self-service very easily. In the past several years, modern central systems and
host structures as well as the large technical affinity of the Turkish people
allowed the number of available banking machines in the country to increase by
leaps and bounds. "Above all, we see a great
potential here for our cash dispensers with Cash-Cycle technology", says
CEO of the KEBA AG Gerhard Luftensteiner. With these
self-service terminals, the bank notes are deposited in bundles, checked for
authenticity and placed in cassettes. If the next customer initiates a cash
withdrawal, these bank notes are issued again. A closed cash loop results
whereby the devices feature a very high availability. "Customers are thus
able to realize considerable savings in cash handling and the personnel
resources can be freed up for profit-making sales activities!”
explains Gerhard Luftensteiner. KEBA Postal
Automation Solutions Revolutionize Logistics "We believe our KePol postal automation solution will be
successful in Turkey – especially in the large economic centers”,
added Gerhard Luftensteiner. KePol self-service
parcel machines have revolutionized logistics by automating the last mile in
the postal and logistics business. This automation
solution is the future of postal delivery - here the experts agree. The
demographic shift and the increase in e-commerce are presenting new challenges
(and opportunities) for logistics companies. True, goods can be ordered today
around the clock but their rapid delivery proves to be increasingly difficult,
particularly in the large economic centers such as Ankara, Istanbul or Izmir,
to name just a few. Available 24/7
Significant costs and
delays arise when a postal recipient cannot be reached. With KePol, KEBA has
reacted to these challenges by making the pick-up and return of mailings
possible 24/7. KePol thus realizes clear competitive
advantages not only through time and cost-efficient delivery but also through
high customer satisfaction. A classic win-win situation for postal and
logistics service providers and their customers.
"KePol from KEBA is the package automation solution
with the world's largest installation base. In Germany, there are now more than
1,000 machines installed that are known under the Packstation name. More than
1,000,000 customers already use the free service of the Deutsche Post World Net
with an increasing trend." adds Gerhard Luftensteiner.
The Austrian automation specialist KEBA is also a complete
solution provider to the Austrian Postal Service and operates test locations
and pilot programs in various European countries.In Denmark, 60 machines are
already successfully in use. KeWin - Lottery
Machines Turkey is also an interesting market for
lottery solutions, an area in which KEBA has been successful for years.
"Since there are only about 4,000 lottery terminals in
all of Turkey and with the privatization of the lottery market being imminent,
we see several opportunities for us in this field as well" says Gerhard
Luftensteiner, CEO of the KEBA AG. The KEBA AG has
been continuously beating the global competition for years with its lottery
solutions featuring high reliability and innovative scanning technology.
Not only the Austrian lottery for whom the KEBA AG is the
exclusive supplier, but also the world's top-selling Spanish lottery relies on
quality made in Austria. With roughly 10,000 KeWin devices, the world's largest
lottery market is now almost exclusively being supplied with "made in
Austria" lottery terminals. KeWin Lottery
Solutions KEBA has a lottery terminal family that
can cover all requirements.
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| KEBA has
a lottery terminal family that can cover all requirements.
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The KEBA KeWin lottery
terminal family is the point-of-sale self-service solution for all types of
games, instant ticket validation and prize checking. Agencies with medium to high lottery slip volumes need a
really fast lottery terminal. Here, the KeWin multimedia is the perfect
solution with its unmatched speed and precision. The
KeWin micro is, without a doubt, the smallest lottery terminal on the market
that offers full functionality - from lottery slip scanning to network
communication to the printing-out of receipts and user interaction via
different displays. The KeWin terminal family is based
on a standardized technology and software solution. This facilitates the
individual and commercial terminal mix in the field. The KeWin terminal
software with its comprehensive range of functions and its ergonomic device
user interface covers all requirements of modern lottery applications.
CONTACT: Eva Maier-Homolka, Marketing Communications, KEBA
AG, Phone: +43 732 7090-25440, E-mail: mh@keba.com
Dutch National
Postcode Lottery Donates €1 Million to UNHCR
SCHEVENINGEN, The Netherlands (February 9, 2009) –
The Dutch National Postcode Lottery has
donated one million Euros to support the global work of the UN refugee agency
during the coming year.
At a gala event last
Thursday in the seaside resort of Scheveningen, Marieke van Schaik, head of
charity projects at the National Postcode Lottery, handed a symbolic cheque to
Judith Kumin, UNHCR's representative to the European Union.
"On behalf of the refugees and internally displaced
people, we thank the Lottery for this much appreciated support," Kumin
said. "In times of economic uncertainty such unearmarked and predictable
donations are particularly crucial to continue fulfilling our mandate to the
benefit of refugees." It was the seventh year in a
row that the National Postcode Lottery, Holland's main charity lottery, has
donated substantial finds to UNHCR. Last year, it gave 1.6 million euros in
unearmarked support. This was mainly used to help refugees in the Great Lakes
region of Africa. The National Postcode Lottery has
also been a generous private sector donor for earmarked projects. Last year,
UNHCR and three Dutch partners completed a mine clearance project in South
Sudan with funding from the Lottery. At Thursday's
annual event, the Lottery donated 244 million euros, or half its gross income,
to 66 organizations active in the fields of development cooperation, human
rights, nature preservation and social cohesion. Dutch Prime Minister
Balkenende was the guest speaker at the ceremony. SOURCE: UNHCR.
Aristocrat’s Millioni$er Penny Slot Makes Winnemucca Woman
Instant Millionaire Local
Woman Wins $1.22 Million Playing Penny Slots At Model T Resort Casino &
RV-Park LAS VEGAS, Nevada (February 9,
2009) – She might not be a magician, but a Winnemucca, Nev., woman
instantly changed a little cash into $1,221,801.64 when she hit the progressive
jackpot playing Aristocrat Technologies’ Millioni$er™ penny slot. The
local woman was playing at the Model T Resort Casino & RV-Park and had
invested about $100 when she became an instant millionaire!
“I was in total disbelief!” the
woman said when she realized she had hit the jackpot and became Nevada’s
newest Millioni$er millionaire.
Model T Resort Casino
& RV-Park is located in the new heart of Winnemucca. The 6,000 square foot
casino is home to Millioni$er and 205 other slots. Model T’s General
Manager, Casino Operations, Marketing & Entertainment David Ongert said,
“We couldn’t be more excited to crown Nevada’s newest
Millioni$er millionaire at the Model T! Players love to play the game, and now
there are more than a million more reasons why they would want
to.” Now the Millioni$er jackpot resets
to $1 million and is ready for the next lucky player. Just a couple of months
ago, a Las Vegas local won more than $1 million playing Millioni$er at a local
casino. Since Millioni$er became a state-wide
multi-site progressive in Nevada, the progressive jackpot has been won several
times, making instant millionaires of player across the state. Currently there
are 300 Millioni$er machines available at 58 casinos throughout Nevada.
Millioni$er is a Hyperlink® progressive and
sports a patented second-screen feature with four different jackpot levels that
can be triggered randomly during game play. The four tiered progressives give
Millioni$er a higher hit frequency so players win jackpots more often.
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.
CONTACT: Paul Speirs, Steinbeck Communications, P (702) 413-4278, F (702)
233-3492, Email: paulspeirs@cox.net
Loto, France's
Number One Game BOULOGNE, France
(February 2, 2009) -- On February 2, 2009 Christophe Blanchard-Dignac, Chairman and
CEO of La Française des Jeux,
presented in Paris the company's 2008 activity results and projects for
2009. He stated: “For the French, La
Française des Jeux is the embodiment of gaming: in 2008 two out of three
French people played our games, namely 29 million players. As demonstrated by
the moderate rise in our lottery products sales (+0.9%), which account for
three-quarters of total sales in our 38,000 points of sale, the French have
shown their wiseness in an economic environment that has become increasingly
difficult. Despite such a background, the innovations recently introduced have
been highly appreciated, as evidenced by the development of sports betting and
online games, as well as the unequivocal success of the new Loto, which has
regained the status of France's most popular game.”
2008: 0.9% growth in our core activity, total sales of
€9.2bn, down slightly by 1.1%
29.2 million customers,
increased customer loyalty, and moderate stakes - this sums up year 2008 for La
Française des Jeux. While the gaming sector in France saw sales fall by
3.5%, La Française des Jeux's sales in 2008 were only down 1.1%, from
9.306 billion euros in 2007 to 9.203 billion euros in 2008. Online sales, whose
growth reflects the changes in French consumer habits, now represents 2.4% of
the company's sales, compared to 1.6% in 2007. Draw
and instant games, which account for three-quarters of La Française des
Jeux's total sales, rose by 0.9%, reflecting French players' responsible
attitude towards gaming. The marked fall in Rapido
sales (-18.7%) is mainly due to the introduction of the nationwide smoking ban
in bars. As for sports betting, their good performance demonstrate the
company's desire and ability to affirm its position as a key player in this
gaming category. Overall, while showing balanced
results, La Française des Jeux's diversified product portfolio stood up
well in a difficult economic climate in 2008. The new Loto is proving highly
successful The new Loto, which was
launched on 6 October 2008, has fulfilled expectations with sales up 5.4%, and
an average of 7.8 million wagers per week. The additional Monday draw has
firmly established itself; it currently accounts for 21% of weekly sales. Over
its first 13 weeks the new Loto awarded 11 jackpot
winners with prizes of over 2 million euros, as many as in 40 weeks for the old
Loto game. Sports betting have proved very successful
accounting now for 7% of sales The 65% increase in
sports betting, that doubled oddset games sales, has enabled this segment to
rise its share from 4% in 2007 to 7% of total company sales in 2008. This
result, which was boosted by major sporting events (Euro 2008, the Olympic
Games), is also accounted for by the development of the offer: the simplicity
for players to bet, the greater choice of disciplines (football, rugby,
basketball, Formula 1 and tennis) plus widening of the range during the Olympic
Games (handball, swimming, athletics and judo) and increased winnings (+7% per
stake on average).
Fdjeux.com is
France's leading gaming site 2008 saw
confirmation of the development of online gaming: sales made via the multimedia
distribution channel rose by 48% (219 million euros in 2008 compared to 148
million euros in 2007), and now account for 2.4% of the company's sales.
729,000 players purchased games on La Française des Jeux's Internet site
in 2008, i.e. 166,000 more than in 2007. In 2008, 54% of Internet users knew of
the FDJeux.com site and 79% of overall online players played on it.
As a France's leading local sales network and
leading partner of French sport in France, La Française des Jeux
stressed its social commitment La
Française des Jeux's network remains the leading sales network for
gaming in France, with 10 million people visiting daily its 38,000 points of
sale. In 2008, 785 million prizes were distributed and 99 winners were awarded
over one million euros. La Française des Jeux's
social commitment reached a new threshold in 2008: 225 million euros were
granted to ‘Sports for All’ in France (amount allocated to the
National Centre for the Development of Sport), while La Française des
Jeux's Foundation strengthened its actions in the field of sports patronage and
charitable donations, most notably through initiatives conducted in partnership
with the French Red Cross. 2009: strengthening of
the company's sales network and preparing for the opening of online
betting In 2009 La Française des Jeux plans
to strengthen its gaming model in order to serve players, sport and society
interest. There are 3 priorities in this area: reinforcing the sales network,
focusing on the dynamism of draw games segment, and preparing for the
controlled opening of online betting market. La
Française des Jeux plans to invest over €140m in its sales network
between 2009 and 2012
La Française des
Jeux’s local sales network is at the heart of its special relationship
with the French citizens. In order to strengthen the dynamism of this
relationship, the company intends to keep on investing in its network with
respect to both equipment and services, in particular IT devices and services,
with a budget of over €140m to be invested between 2009 and 2012. In 2009,
the biggest ADSL network in France will be expanded still further, to reach
28,000 equipped points of sale; 100% of real-time points of sale will be
equipped with self-service game receipt verification systems; the company also
plans to open 650 new Loto points of sale in its network.
Illustrating the dynamism of draw games, Loto
has regained its position as France’s favourite game
4 key points for 2009
- Loto has once more become La
Française des Jeux's number 1 game and France’s favourite
game.
- Euro Millions, a game that links
together ten European lotteries, will celebrate its 5th anniversary.
- A draw game will be
launched.
- The worldwide game project
scheduled for circa 2011.
Preparing for the
opening of online betting: odds betting games sales doubled in 2008, new
products and services in 2009 La
Française des Jeux’s goal is to establish itself as a standard
reference in the online gaming sector. It joins forces to become the leader
with a gaming model anticipated on an increasing controlled framework of the
market. The first stage in its preparation has proved conclusive, as while
remaining loyal to its values, La Française des Jeux has doubled its
odds betting sales (+150% for Internet sales). Armed
with its players’ trust and high capacity for action, La Française
des Jeux is developing new offers and services in 2009 to accompany the
evolution of sports betting games. 2008
sales
| In € millions |
2007 |
2008 |
Change |
| Loto |
1,378 |
1,453 |
+ 5.4% |
| Euro Millions |
1,043 |
1,093 |
+ 4.8% |
| Keno |
521 |
597 |
+ 14.6% |
| Joker+ |
330 |
314 |
- 4.7% |
| Rapido |
2,210 |
1,798 |
- 18.7% |
| Sports betting |
383 |
630 |
+ 64.5% |
| Instant games |
3,441 |
3,318 |
- 3.6% |
| FDJ total |
9,306 |
9,203 |
-1.1% |
| Including Internet games |
148 |
219 |
+ 47.9 |
Fore more information, please CONTACT: Antonia Dadoun
– La Française des Jeux, Email: adadoun@lfdj.com
Increased
Commission, Exciting New Scratchcards And Bigger Packs Underline Camelot’s
Commitment To Retailers New measures and games to help National Lottery
retailers go from strength to strength WATFORD, UK (February 10, 2009) --
National Lottery operator
Camelot is unveiling a range of
retailer-friendly measures as part of its plans to build an even better and
brighter National Lottery – for players and retailers alike.
Having successfully rolled out its new communications and
terminal network to over 27,500 National Lottery outlets throughout the UK, and
at a time when retailer margins in some categories are declining, Camelot has
underlined its commitment to its retail partners by announcing that, from 1
February 2009, it is maintaining commission on National Lottery draw-based
games at 5% and increasing retail commission on Scratchcard games – by
20%, from 5% to 6%. With National Lottery Scratchcards
enjoying a 73% increase in sales since 2003 and now a billion-pound a year
business, the increase in commission – which applies to all packs settled
on or after 1 February – will be a further boost to retailers’ bottom
lines. 
Retailers are also set to benefit from a host of new
Scratchcard games over the next few months, including the return of the
hugely-popular Deal Or No Deal (launching on 19 February with a top prize of
£250,000), the perennial favourite Solid Gold (launching on 12 March with
a top prize of £90,000) and Monopoly (launching on 2 April with a top
prize of £1 million), which, since it was first launched in 2001, has
consistently proved to be a big winner with the lottery-playing public.
In a further move to benefit retailers, Camelot is
increasing the size of its Scratchcard packs. All Scratchcard games launching
after 1 February 2009 will come in a new £160 pack size.
The bigger pack size will
ensure retailers have sufficient stock in their Scratchcard dispensers,
allowing them to capitalise on sales during peak times, such as draw days and
weekends. The new packs will also last longer, resulting in fewer empty facings
and less time spent filling the dispenser. On top of
the enhanced Scratchcard sales commission and bigger pack sizes, Camelot is
also increasing the optional prize payout limit for all retailers from
£200 to £500. This will allow retailers, at their discretion, to
pay prizes of up to £500 in store. In line with this increase, the 1%
commission that retailers previously earned on paying prizes over £10 and
up to and including £200 will be extended for payouts up to and including
£500. Martin Pugh, Commercial Director of
Camelot, said: “These measures, together with the equipment, training
and marketing packages we already provide, underline our commitment to support
our retail partners to help them make the most of selling National Lottery
products. “Our retailers have played a
pivotal role in helping to raise over £22 billion for the Good Causes to
date. We want to build on this amazing achievement by building an even better
and brighter National Lottery that will deliver even more money for the Good
Causes, while continuing to add value to retailers’ businesses and the
£3.5 billion in commission they have already earned from selling National
Lottery products.” By following these simple
tips, retailers can make the most of the extra Scratchcard commission and pack
sizes – and make even more of an impact on their sales:
- Make sure your Scratchcard
dispenser is highly-visible and not obstructed by clutter: most
Scratchcards are bought on impulse so having a dispenser in a prime location by
the till gives your customers the opportunity to buy one while they are waiting
to pay.
- Regularly refresh and re-fill
Scratchcard dispensers: an empty dispenser means lost sales – just
like an empty shelf in your store. Customers like lots of choice so always
include a full range of £1, £2 and £5 Scratchcard games.
- Always display TV-advertised
games, such as Rich For Life and Deal Or No Deal: Camelot supports certain
games with marketing and advertising on TV, radio and in the press. These are
hugely popular and, on average, generate an extra 69% in sales.
- Excite your customers:
activate and display new Scratchcard games as soon as you receive them –
and talk to your customers about them.
For further information,
please CONTACT: Rob Dwight, Media Relations Manager: 020 7632 5748, Camelot
Press Office: 020 7632 5711. 
Ladbrokes Poker
Joins Microgaming Network UNITED
KINGDOM (February 10, 2009) -- Ladbrokespoker.com has joined the
Microgaming Poker Network - enabling it to offer its customers access to more
games against more players. To mark the occasion
Ladbrokes Poker is launching a series of promotions to its poker players
including a multi-million dollar promotion where $1 million is paid out every
month to 3,000 leading players.
Ladbrokes is retaining its
own $US currency tables up to (and including $2/$4) in No Limit Holdem. For
Euro-tables up to (and including €2/€4) it will operate a pooled
network with Unibet in No Limit Holdem. Stake levels above this rate and all
other game types will be offered via the Microgaming Network. Ladbrokes will
continue to support its exclusive events and host its own tournaments in
addition to the tournaments offered by Microgaming Network so Ladbrokes
customers will have a greater variety and bigger prize pools to choose from.
Edward Ihre, MD of Ladbrokes Poker said: "Players
will notice little difference to the service - they will remain Ladbrokes
customers and can still use all the Ladbrokes features including 3D Poker. The
benefits will be that we can offer a greater range of game types and levels as
well as the availability of games in Euros for the first time."
Roger Raatgever, CEO, Microgaming commented ‘We are
delighted to welcome Ladbrokes to the Microgaming Poker Network, access to the
network will allow new and existing Ladbrokes players access to a far wider
range of games." About Ladbrokes plc
Ladbrokes plc is a world-leader in the global betting and
gaming market, taking up to 10 million bets each week and over £14
billion in stakes each year. With its comprehensive range of betting and gaming
services, its leading technology and 15,000 skilled staff it is targeting
growth opportunities in Europe and Asia. SOURCE:
Ladbrokes plc. Responsible Gaming
Gets Platinum Status In Gaming Standards Association
Techlink Entertainment Joins GSA
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (February 11, 2009) – The
Gaming Standards Association has assembled an international membership that
spans virtually every industry segment, from operators to manufacturers to test
labs. Now, GSA can add responsible gaming to its list of segments its
membership covers. Techlink International Entertainment Ltd.,
of Sydney, Nova Scotia, recently joined GSA as a Platinum member.
Techlink has spent the last decade developing
internationally recognized responsible gaming solutions proven to provide
players with the information and tools they need to play responsibly. The
company has two core product lines: the Gameplan System, a responsible gaming
solution, and the Performer, an electronic gaming machine.
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Techlink President &
CEO, John Xidos said, “We are very proud to join GSA and to support its
standardization mission. We believe the future of gaming is exciting and
bright, driven by GSA’s protocols, and we want to ensure that GSA
standards provide all the necessary functionality that allows them to offer
unique products addressing responsible gaming.”
GSA President Peter DeRaedt said, “It is exciting
to see the growing number of solution providers joining our standards setting
organization to continuously address the unique industry challenges we are
faced with. Responsible gaming is an important issue and as an industry we will
continue to collaborate to ensure that any unique functionality required to
assist vendors in providing solutions addressing this is
available.” About the Gaming Standards
Association (GSA): The Gaming Standards
Association (GSA) is an international trade association that creates benefits
for gaming manufacturers, suppliers, operators and regulators. We facilitate
the identification, definition, development, promotion, and implementation of
open standards to enable innovation, education, and communication for the
benefit of the entire industry. Since its incorporation on May 6,
1998, GSA has members representing a wide cross section of the global gaming
industry. GSA’s new Game-to-System (G2S)
Protocol has been named “Best Productivity-Enhancement
Technology” by Global Gaming Business Magazine, one of the
“Top Three International Gaming Products” by IGWB Magazine;
one of Casino Journal magazine’s “Top 3 Most Innovative
Products”; and one of Casino Enterprise Management’s “Top
10 Slot Floor Technologies.” For more
information, visit www.gamingstandards.com.
CONTACT: Paul Speirs, Steinbeck Communications, P
(702) 413-4278, F (702) 233-3492, Email: paulspeirs@cox.net.
Friday the 13th Pays Off for New Mexico Lottery
Players Scratcher Focuses
on Friday the 13th in February, March ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (February 10, 2009) -- Since its
start 13 years ago, the New Mexico Lottery
has paid approximately $1.5 million in top-tier prizes on Friday the 13th.
Over 21 Friday the 13ths since 1996, nearly 90 players
have come to lottery headquarters in Albuquerque to claim prizes ranging
between $600 and $800,000. In 2008, Scratcher players
Luis Morales of Hobbs claimed $13,000 while Catherine Young of Cuchillo claimed
$10,000 on Friday, June 13.
Friday the 13th in
February, March Since the 13th day falls on a
Friday in both February and March, the New Mexico Lottery is celebrating with a
“Lucky Friday the 13th” Scratcher. Available now, the
$2-game features top prizes of – what else -- $13,000. On the
ticket, designed in-house by 28-year-old lottery graphic designer Dominic
Sedillo, a portly Leprechaun in a loud green sportcoat marks the lucky date on
his oversized wall calendar. $380 Million
Raised For Education All net revenue from the
sale of lottery game benefit the Legislative Lottery Scholarship program, which
provides tuition assistance for New Mexico residents attending the state’s
public colleges and universities. Since 1996, the
lottery has raised $380 million for public education and more than 54,000
students have attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships.
Information about Legislative Lottery Scholarships is available at
www.nmlottery.com.
CONTACT: Lottery Communications Office, (505) 342-7616,
(800) 642-6689, ext. 7616, Email: media@nmlottery.com 
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