| Lottery Receives
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
(April 13, 2009) -- President Rose
Hudson announced that the Louisiana
Lottery Corporation has received the Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 11th consecutive year from the
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada.
"This is a tremendous
accomplishment for a corporation that has built its foundation on maintaining
public trust and integrity," said Hudson. "I sincerely appreciate
the Lottery's finance team for continuing to reach these high standards of
excellence." According to the GFOA, the
Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of
governmental accounting and financial reporting. This recognition
represents a significant accomplishment by a government entity and its
management. The association is a nonprofit group with
offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and serves about 16,000 government
financial professionals. The Louisiana Lottery
Corporation was created in 1991 as a quasi-state entity to generate revenue for
the state through the sale of a variety of entertaining lottery products.
According to the Louisiana constitution, 35 percent of all sales are
transferred to the state treasury to be used for the Minimum Foundation Program
that funds public education. The Lottery's 2008 fiscal year revenue topped
$376.7 million with more than $131.8 million transferred to the state.
Current financial statements are available on the Lottery's Web site.
SOURCE: Louisiana Lottery. A Letter From Your NASPL
President April 2009
It is with great pleasure
and in The Spirit of Adventure that I invite you to join us in Oklahoma City
for NASPL ’09. From October
7-9, 2009, state and provincial lotteries around the country will experience
the value of networking, learning new insights from a select vendor panel, and
hopefully enjoying the spirit of what one of the nation’s largest cities
has to offer. 2009 has marked a year of tremendous
change for our nation and our industry. From the first African-American
President of the United States, to the first-time challenges our industry is
facing, the spirit of how we do business has changed.
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The Oklahoma Lottery has been working
closely with NASPL, the Executive Committee
and the Education Committee to provide this year’s NASPL participants with
a relevant education program and a rejuvenated spirit that we hope will be used
to enhance the way you do business in your respective jurisdictions. The
learning sessions will feature presenters covering a diverse number of topics
including engaging customers in the current economy, and with a new trade show
format designed to improve accessibility to both vendors and meals, there will
be just enough room for opportunities to adventure. Oklahoma City has it all – from the historic Old West in
Stockyards City, to treasure-filled museums and national sporting venues, to
the vibrant energy of Bricktown and river cruises, the diverse landscape of
Oklahoma is sure set the stage for a conference experience you’ll
cherish! And, if that isn’t enough adventure, Remington Park and the
casinos offer gaming excitement. I am very excited at
what this year’s NASPL conference has to offer and confident that
you’ll have a great time. But more importantly, I know that you and
your staff will learn many things that can be leveraged across your
organization to improve revenues. In closing, I invite
you to join us in Oklahoma City and I look forward to seeing you this fall.
John Musgrave Director, West Virginia
Lottery NASPL President
GSA and GTA
Co-host Technology Workshop - Report
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (April 9, 2009) -- The Gaming
Standards Association (GSA) and the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA)
co-hosted an important Gaming Communication Technology Workshop this week in
Sydney to review change and how Australasian jurisdictions might be affected.
The two day workshop was
attended by more than 50 technologists, regulators, suppliers and operator
representatives from around the Asia-Pacific region. A range of presentations
reviewed current technology frameworks, technology architecture contrasts and
the effect and impact of GSA standards. GSA President
Peter DeRaedt, was pleased with the workshop outcomes. "Our objective for this
workshop was achieved" he said. "We facilitate the development of open
communication standards and want to continue to bring together all parties
worldwide. This allows us to foster a closer collaboration and help move the
industry forward. Australia provides an important part of that global picture.
GSA standards create a landscape that drives innovation in a positive way."
GTA's Chief Executive Ross Ferrar said that the
attendance reflected the importance of communications technology and the high
level of interest in how recent developments might be applied. "GSA has
achieved outstanding progress in delivering open standards to the gaming data
communications sphere. The richness of information their implementation
delivers is an increasingly vital aspect of delivering great gaming technology
and meeting our various audiences' expectations" he said.
Participants agreed that the workshop provided valuable
information about GSA standards, prompted a great deal of worthwhile discussion
and was an important addition to the 2009 calendar. About the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA):
The Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) is a
not-for-profit industry association, established in 1990 as the Australasian
Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association for the purpose of promoting the
development of the manufacturing resources of Australia. Our members provide
technology and equipment to hospitality venues in over 250 jurisdictions around
the world. GTA's members are Ainsworth Game Technology, Aristocrat
Technologies, Aruze Gaming Australia, Global Gaming Industries, IGT
(Australia), Konami Australia, and Stargames Corporation. Associate members
include Bounty Limited, eBet Limited, Inter Casino Products Asia Pacific, JCM
American, Money Controls Pty Ltd, Paltronics Australasia , Progressive Gaming
International, TCSJOHNHUXLEY and WMS Gaming.
GTA hosts and operates the
Australasian Gaming Expo, the New Zealand Gaming Expo and the Victorian Gaming
Machine Briefing. For more information, visit
www.gamingta.com.
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.
SOURCE: Gaming Technologies Association. CONTACT: Peter
DeRaedt, Gaming Standards Association President Tel: +1 (775) 829-2336 E-mail:
pres@gamingstandards.com or Ross
Ferrar, Gaming Technologies Association Chief Executive +61 (2) 8216 0931
rferrar@gamingta.com
New York
Lottery Posts Annual Financial Results
Small Gains in Traditional Lottery Games; Higher
Sales but Lower Profits in Video Gaming SCHENECTADY, New York (April 10, 2009) -- With a ninth
consecutive year of record sales, the New York
Lottery today announced the full-year, unaudited results for the 2008-09
fiscal year, which ended March 31. In the Traditional Lottery business, which
includes draw games such as Mega
Millions and Take 5, and scratch-off games such as Win-for-Life and
Cashword, the Lottery had sales of $6.7 billion and profits of $2.09 billion, a
ninth consecutive record year. Sales were up $21.9 million (0.3 percent) and
profits were up $34.2 million (1.7 percent) from fiscal year 2007-08.
In the Video Gaming
business, which includes casinos in Yonkers, Saratoga and six other locations
around the state, "Net Win" (total bets less prizes) was up 10.3 percent to
$965.1 million, but profit was down 9 percent to $457.9 million. The decline in
profit was due to a change in the legislated net win splits for facility
operators enacted in February 2008. Combining both
business lines, the Lottery generated $2.54 billion in aid to education, down
only $11.1 million (0.4 percent) from last year, again due to the change in
video gaming splits. All Lottery profits go to funding education in New York
and the Lottery's earnings represent over 12 percent of total state funding to
local school districts. "We're quite proud of this
year's results, especially given the weak economy and the constraints on the
Lottery's resources. With the state's challenging financial outlook, it's
critical that the Lottery continue to do its part in funding education,"
said Gordon Medenica, Director of the
Lottery. "While it's nice to report another strong year, sales weakened
considerably in the last quarter so we are focused on regaining our momentum
this year." Traditional Lottery:
Within the Traditional Lottery business, draw games' sales
were down 1.6 percent. Lotto was down 14.6 percent due to competition from Mega
Millions and a statutory low prize payout percentage (40 percent vs. 50 percent
for other draw games). Quick Draw was down 4.5 percent due to game maturity and
restrictions on retailer expansion. Win 4 was up 3 percent and Take 5 was up
2.7 percent due to an especially effective advertising campaign. In scratch-off
instant games, sales were up 2 percent, driven by a 12.6 percent increase in
sales for higher priced games, offset by a 1.7 percent decline in lower priced
games. Video Gaming: Within the Video Lottery business, net win was up
substantially at all casinos with the exception of Monticello Casino and
Raceway, which was down 8.5 percent due to competition from Pennsylvania.
Empire City at Yonkers, the newest, largest and fastest growing casino, saw its
net win increase 15.5 percent to $498.6 million. Batavia Downs, Tioga Downs and
Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway were all up double digit percentages while
Vernon Downs and Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack were up 9.5 percent and 7.7
percent respectively. Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, the oldest of the state's
casinos, was up 2 percent, but it remained the second largest of the state's
casinos with $135.3 million in sales. Empire City generates more net win and
more profit than the other seven casinos combined, due to its size and
proximity to the New York City metro area. Where
Lottery Money Goes:
Overall, 96 percent of the
Lottery's record $7.66 billion in combined sales was returned to New Yorkers in
the form of prizes, aid to education, and commissions to independent
retailers: Prizes paid totaled $4 billion in
Traditional Lottery games. Of the $2.54 billion
earned for education, $2.09 billion was from Traditional Lottery games and
$457.9 million was from Video Gaming. Total
commissions paid to over 16,000 Traditional Lottery retailers and eight video
gaming facilities totaled $839 million. The Lottery paid $401 million in
commissions to Traditional Lottery retailers and $438 million in commissions to
video gaming facilities. The entire operation of the
Lottery, including advertising, marketing, printing, systems,
telecommunications, finance and administration, is funded from less than 4
percent of sales. About the New York Lottery and
Education Funding: Lottery revenue is distributed
to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute
other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district's
size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive
proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.
The Lottery's ongoing commitment to education also
includes the awarding of more than 1,100 Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) Scholarships
annually to high school students pursuing their higher education in New York
State. Since the program's inception in 1999, the Lottery has awarded more than
10,300 scholarships. For more information contact:
Communications: (518) 388-3415; email:
questions@lottery.state.ny.us.
SOURCE: New York Lottery (www.nylottery.org).
Virginia
Lottery Named PRSA Silver Anvil Finalist
Super Teacher Program Among Two From Virginia
Nominated For Prestigious Award RICHMOND,
Virginia (April 13, 2009) -- The Virginia
Lottery announced today that it, along with the Virginia Parent Teachers
Association (PTA), The Supply Room Companies and Qorvis Communications, has
been named a 2009 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil
finalist for its 2008 "Super Teacher" awards program. The Virginia Lottery was
selected as one of 126 finalists out of nearly 900 entries nationwide, and is
one of only two organizations from the state of Virginia to receive this
honor.
This is the first time the
Virginia Lottery has been nominated for a national PRSA award. The prestigious
Silver Anvil award recognizes outstanding achievement in strategic public
relations and is considered the highest mark of success in the industry.
Candidates for the Silver Anvil have positively affected public opinion through
the work of successful public relations campaigns. The Virginia Lottery will
compete against other finalists for Best Community Relations program developed
by a government organization for its Super Teacher award program.
"This announcement comes at an exciting time for the
Virginia Lottery, as we celebrate our 20th birthday," said
Paula Otto, Virginia Lottery Executive
Director. "Being named as a finalist is not only a win for us and our
talented communications team, but also a wonderful acknowledgement for the hard
work of teachers throughout Virginia." The
Virginia Lottery developed the Super Teacher award program to raise awareness
of its support of K-12 public education in the Commonwealth. The program
recognizes deserving Virginia teachers for their hard work and dedication to
their students. Winning teachers are given a credit for new classroom supplies
from The Supply Room Companies, as well as a cash prize from the Virginia
Lottery. Both awards are delivered during a surprise presentation at the
winning teacher's school. Building on the success of
last year's program, the 2009 Super Teacher awards are currently underway with
more than 1,200 nominations of worthy teachers throughout Virginia. Winners
will be announced between April 20 and May 8, 2009. Silver Anvil winners will be announced on June 4, 2009, at
the Silver Anvil Award Ceremony in New York City. About the Virginia Lottery Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery
by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of contributions to
education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery
profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the
Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion
for Virginia's public schools. The latest annual profits of $455 million
currently represent about 6 percent of state funding for public education in
Virginia. In 20 years, the Lottery has sold more than $20 billion in tickets,
awarded more than $1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more than $10.9
billion in prizes to players. For more information,
visit www.valottery.com and click on
Super Teacher. SOURCE: Virginia Lottery. Contact: Jill
L. Vaughan, APR of Virginia Lottery, +1-804-692-7778, Email:
jvaughan@valottery.com.
MDI Licenses Six New Soft Drink
Brands 7 UP, A&W,
Crush, Squirt, Hires and RC Cola to Quench Players' Thirst for Lottery
Fun ALPHARETTA, GA - April 8, 2009 -
Lotteries will soon be able to offer their players the fizz and fun of some of
the most popular flavored soft drinks now that MDI, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Scientific Games, (NASDAQ: SGMS), has added six classic American soft drink
brands to its portfolio of lottery products. The multi-year agreement with Dr
Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) includes the rights to 7 UP, A&W,
Crush, Squirt, Hires and RC Cola for use on lottery tickets in the United
States. "These brands have been part of people's lives
for generations," said Kyle Rogers, Executive Vice President of MDI. "They are
classic American brands, which will make these tickets a hit with lottery
customers. In addition, these beverages are sold in many of the same retail
outlets as lottery tickets so the opportunity to offer valuable co-promotions
is exciting."
MDI's alliance with Dr
Pepper Snapple Group gives lotteries special rights, through MDI, to use
official current and historical product logos, artwork, trademarks, etc., to
more effectively market their products. "We are
always looking for opportunities to extend our great brands and bring flavor
and value to our consumers, and our relationship with MDI gives us an exciting
and meaningful new way to do that," said Megan May, licensing manager for Dr
Pepper Snapple Group. About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation is the 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.
About Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS - News) is an
integrated refreshment beverage business marketing more than 50 beverage brands
to consumers throughout North America. In addition to its flagship Dr Pepper
and Snapple brands, the company's portfolio includes 7UP, Mott's, A&W,
Sunkist Soda, Hawaiian Punch, Canada Dry, Schweppes, Squirt, RC Cola, Diet
Rite, Penafiel, Rose's, Yoo-hoo, Clamato, Mr & Mrs T and other well-known
consumer favorites. Based in Plano, Texas, Dr Pepper Snapple Group employs
approximately 20,000 and operates 24 bottling and manufacturing facilities and
more than 200 distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Mexico and
the Caribbean. For more information, please visit
http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com
CONTACT: Ron Williams 678-297-5456
WMS to Directly Serve Central Determinant,
Electronic Bingo and Class II Gaming Markets
ILLINOIS, USA (April 13, 2009) --
WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS
Industries Inc. WMS, today announced that for the first time, the Company will
directly address central determinant-based gaming markets, including electronic
bingo, Class II and other central determination lottery-based markets
(collectively “central determinant”) with a range of new
products based upon the Company’s extensive library of player-appealing
games. WMS will debut its new direct central determinant market focus at the
National Indian Gaming Association’s 2009 Tradeshow and Convention (April
13-16 at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona) where it will
showcase Bluebird gaming machines featuring WMS’ popular G+ games
operating on the Bluberi system.
WMS’ direct entry into
central determinant gaming markets will benefit from a licensing agreement for
back-end systems technology from Bluberi Gaming Technologies, a Quebec, Canada
based technology firm with eight years of experience in central
determinant-based systems. WMS’ first central determinant gaming products
will be available in July 2009. “WMS’
ongoing, long-term success reflects our strength in combining proven
player-appealing game content with advanced technology platforms to create
differentiated products that deliver unparalleled entertainment experiences for
consumers and high-return solutions for our customers. Targeting central
determinant markets – estimated to account for more than 100,000 units in
authorized jurisdictions worldwide – with a deep range of high-appeal
products available for the first time directly from WMS is a logical extension
of our core market offerings that creates another growth avenue for
us,” said Brian R. Gamache, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
WMS. “Our collaborative alignment with the innovative Bluberi team
allows us to quickly leverage our proven content to effectively meet
customers’ demands for new and exciting products through this new
distribution channel.” “Beginning
this summer, operators in central determinant markets will be able to benefit
from the direct interfacing with WMS to get our ‘must have’ products
that have been developed through the Company’s culture of innovation and
strong focus on player research,” Gamache continued. “Our
initial product launch will be to casino operators in select North American
jurisdictions such as the State of Washington and Mexico. Our initial product
offerings will also form the foundation for potential expansion in new emerging
gaming markets utilizing central determinant-based technology around the world,
as has happened in Mexico. In the future we expect to offer game titles from
the full range of WMS' proven G+, Classic, Innovation, Bonus Bank series of
games, as well from our latest innovative products such as I-Play™
games.”
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Gamache added, “The
robust back-end systems’ technology developed by Bluberi has the
capabilities and flexibility to compliment our broad gaming content and fully
support our growth expectations in central determinant markets. Gérald
Duhamel, founder and CEO of Bluberi, is an extremely talented and innovative
systems expert who has developed an accomplished team of over 200 people with
experience operating central determinant systems in more than 75 casinos. We
plan to work collaboratively with Bluberi to expand our product line quarter by
quarter as we address the significant opportunities made available by our
direct entry into central determinant markets.”
At the National Indian Gaming Association’s 2009
Tradeshow and Convention in Phoenix, WMS will debut its central determinant
platform at Booth #700. This new product line will include performance-proven
titles like Jewels of the Night®, Roman Dynasty®, Thai Treasures®
and Samurai Master®, and each theme will be launched in English, as well as
Spanish to effectively target the Mexican market. WMS
is engaged in serving the gaming industry worldwide by designing, manufacturing
and marketing video and reel-spinning gaming machines, video lottery terminals,
and in gaming operations, which consists of the placement of leased
participation gaming machines in legal gaming venues. More information on WMS
can be found at www.wms.com. CONTACT: WMS Industries
Inc., Rob Bone, 773-961-1667, Vice President of Marketing, Email:
rbone@wms.com Another Round of Security Checks Shows All Lottery
Prizes Properly Paid Lottery Conducts Checks in Eight
Communities DES MOINES, Iowa (April 10, 2009)
-- The Iowa Lottery has conducted another
round of unannounced security checks at Iowa retail locations to see how
winning tickets would be handled, and all prizes again were properly paid by
store personnel. Lottery personnel posing as customers
visited 14 randomly-selected retail locations Wednesday and Thursday in central
and western Iowa, presenting tickets for cashing that each had won prizes
ranging from $10 to $100. In every instance, the location paid the correct
amount. The latest round followed checks conducted by
the lottery in late February, when its investigators visited 126 Iowa retail
locations and presented 128 tickets for cashing. All prizes were paid correctly
that time as well.
Iowa Lottery CEO
Terry Rich said the retailer compliance
program has resulted in positive news for our state. "We will continue these checks as part of our focus on
security and integrity," Rich said. "There have been problems involving
lottery-ticket redemption outside Iowa, and we must remain vigilant against
that here." In Minnesota, eight people who worked
at retail locations were charged with felony lottery fraud after retail
compliance checks by the Minnesota Lottery in December and January.
Investigators said each of the clerks kept a winning ticket they were presented
and attempted to claim the prize themselves. And this
year in California, more than two dozen people working at retail outlets have
been arrested for the grand theft of winning lottery tickets as part of checks
by the California Lottery. All of the
California suspects were accused of cheating lottery customers.
Rich said the Iowa Lottery varied its approach in its
latest checks. In February, lottery security investigators, all of whom were
men, posed as the customers. In the latest checks, investigators oversaw the
process, but female lottery employees posed as the customers and presented the
tickets for cashing. Rich said it's important for the
lottery to cover a range of scenarios as part of its work.
"Players must be confident that they'll be paid all
prizes they have won," Rich said. "They must know that the lottery's
games are fair and secure. And retailers must follow the rules. Our ongoing
checks will help accomplish those goals." During
the February checks, about half the retail locations visited did not require
that lottery tickets be signed before cashing them. Rich said the lottery has
been working to educate retailers and the public about the importance of
signatures on lottery tickets, and there was improvement in that area in the
latest checks. About a quarter of the retailers failed to require a signature
this time. Rich said the lottery will visit those
locations to inform them that ongoing violations will not be tolerated.
"I want to again emphasize that the easiest way for
people to protect themselves is by signing their ticket as soon as they
purchase it," Rich said. "A signature on a lottery ticket identifies it
as belonging to the person who has signed it. That provides protection and
avoids confusion for all those involved in the validation process. Consumers
should protect themselves by signing their tickets and retailers should check
for that signature." Over the past few years, the
Iowa Lottery has increased its focus on lottery security in a variety of ways.
In January 2007, the lottery held a joint news conference with the Attorney
General's Office to warn Iowans about lottery scams. The Lottery also enhanced
the player security information it offered on its Web site (visit
www.ialottery.com and click on
"Player Security" to learn more).
In 2008, the lottery
instituted two other security enhancements, requiring that tickets be signed on
the back before they can be checked or cashed; and that receipts be printed for
all lotto and instant-scratch tickets that are checked or cashed. Two receipts
are printed – one for the retailer and one for the lottery
player – that show the results of a particular ticket and
whether it has won a prize. Receipts are not involved for pull-tab tickets, as
the amount of any pull-tab prize won is already printed on the ticket.
Rich said the Iowa Lottery is a leader in consumer
protection, and it will not compromise on the issue. "Our increased focus on that area over the past few years
is designed to protect against even the possibility of fraud," he said.
Rich said the lottery will continue periodic, random
checks of ticket validation. The retailers visited by
the lottery this week included a mix of businesses in Denison, Carroll,
Jefferson, Fort Dodge, Hampton, Story City, West Des Moines and Des Moines.
Anyone who has a concern about the lottery, its products
or operations should contact the lottery at 515-725-7900 or e-mail the lottery
at Wmaster@ialottery.com. Anyone
with a security-related concern should make their inquiry directly to the
Lottery Security Department at 515-725-7888. There are a variety of ways to learn about the
lottery and its products:  Watch the televised
drawings in lotto games.
Check information
on the lottery Web site at www.ialottery.com. Ask a retailer to
print winning numbers reports from the lottery terminal.
Call one of the lottery's five regional offices around the state
for information. Listen to lottery
results on local radio stations. Check lottery
results in local newspapers. Call the
lottery’s winning numbers hot line at 515-323-4633.
Sign up for the lottery's VIP Club and receive e-mails of winning
numbers and drawing results. Sign up for the
lottery's text-messaging service that sends winning numbers and other
information directly to a player's text-enabled mobile device.
Follow the Lottery on Twitter, friend the lottery on Facebook or
visit the lottery's blog at www.ialotteryblog.com.
Since the Iowa Lottery's start in 1985, its players have
won more than $2.2 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than
$1.1 billion for state programs. SOURCE: Iowa
Lottery.
La Fleur’s
2009 World Lottery Almanac Just Released
BOYDS, Maryland (April 2009) --
TLF Publications, Inc. announced that the
470-page La Fleur’s 2009 World Lottery Almanac is now
available. Now in its 17th edition of printing, the World Lottery Almanac is
the complete reference source on the $227 billion worldwide lottery industry.
The co-publishers are Terri and Bruce La Fleur. The book costs USD$595 plus
applicable shipping charges. There is a Excel database CD-Rom that can be
purchased separately. Section I
features a “Fast Facts” compilation of data on North American
lotteries, including startup history, guide to product mix, government profits
earmarking, lotto matrices, worldwide lotto matrices, top lotto jackpots and
video lottery terminal guide.
Section II
features four-page profiles on 44 U.S., five Canadian and six Australasian
lotteries. Each profile traces the lottery’s calendar 2008 versus 2007
sales by game (instant, 3-digit, 4-digit, lotto, cash lotto, keno, VLTs, niche
games), its calendar 2008, 2007 and 2006 instant sales by price point ($1, $2,
$3, $4, $5, $7, $10, $20) and its projected fiscal 2009 versus fiscal 2008 ad
budgets by media and by game. Each profile tracks the lottery’s five-year
annual sales by game from fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2008. Each profile
features the number and the percentage of total, instant and online retailers
by type of business, plus each retailer’s fiscal 2008 total, instant and
online sales. Section III is divided
into seven chapters: worldwide lottery sales; fiscal 2008 sales, profit and
expense analysis; the retailer network; ad expenditures; historical analysis;
contractor survey; and calendar 2008 U.S. lotteries’ weekly sales by game.
The worldwide lottery sales chapter tracks calendar 2008 traditional game sales
and VLT net machine income in local currency and converted to U.S. currency for
178 lotteries worldwide, including rankings by total and per capita sales for
instant, lotto, total, keno, toto and draw games. There is a separate section
on VLT net machine income rankings. The historical
analysis section features the U.S., Canadian and Australian lotteries’
annual sales by year for the past decade for instant, pull-tab, 3-digit
numbers, 4-digit numbers, in-state and bloc lotto, keno and video lottery
terminals. The contractor guide features a monetary
guide to U.S. lotteries’ instant ticket and online system contracts. In
addition, there is a worldwide guide to instant printers, online system and VLT
vendors’ contracts by lottery organization. The appendix includes a
glossary of terms. The Almanac can be purchased via
www.lafleurs.com
SOURCE: Terri La Fleur, Publisher, La Fleur's Magazine,
14424 Chrisman Hill Drive / Boyds, MD 20841, Tel: 301-916-4478 / Fax:
301-916-1718 / Email: terri@lafleurs.com
IGT's
REELdepth™ Multi-Layer Display® Named Lottery Product of the
Year Casino Journal
nominates four IGT products in Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology
Products Competition RENO, Nevada (April 14,
2009) -- Industry-leader International Game
Technology (IGT) has been recognized in two award programs honoring the
best technologies in gaming. The Public Gaming Research Institute named IGT's
REELdepth™ games featuring Multi-Layer Display (MLD®) technology the
2009 Lottery Product of the Year and Casino Journal listed four IGT products on
its Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products for 2008.
John McMullen, IGT Director
of Eastern Region Sales, demonstrated the innovative REELdepth™ games with
MLD® technology at the March 24 Smart-Tech Conference in Dover, Delaware.
REELdepth™ /MLD® was recognized in the Electronic Game Innovations
category. Industry professionals from almost every lottery state in the U.S.
attended the conference. This award has evolved into a reference guide for
lottery operators to quickly discern the most reputable and accomplished
commercial suppliers in each product category. MLD® technology was
pioneered by PureDepth™, Inc. "IGT is honored
to be recognized for creating a product that meets the high standards needed to
win the 2009 Lottery Product of the Year Award," said Ed Rogich, IGT VP
Marketing. "We are also proud to have four products among the top 20
nominees in Casino Journal's competition. The innovative technology found in
all four is a true testament of the ingenious products that only IGT can
produce." A panel of expert judges selected four
outstanding IGT products out of 80 entries for Casino Journal's Top 20 list:
the AVP® Dynamic Game Menu, REELdepth™, sbX™ Media Manager and
Slot Tournament Management System™, which is a collaborative product of
IGT and Strategy 9. The Top 20 winners will be honored at the Thursday keynote
luncheon at the seventh annual Gaming Technology Summit, May 19-21 at the Green
Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas. About International Game Technology
International Game Technology (
www.IGT.com) is a global company specializing
in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of
computerized gaming machines and systems products. SOURCE: IGT ( http://www.IGT.com). 
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