Lottery to Examine Legal
Adviser’s Business Ties
ISRAEL (March 30, 2008) -- The
board of the state lottery Mifal Hapayis will discuss the business ties between
its legal adviser and the lottery's former chief executive..............Subscribers
Former-Lottery Head
Questioned by Crime Unit
ISRAEL (March 25, 2008) --
Attorney Yaakov Bardugo, former Mifal Hapayis (Israel National Lottery) CEO,
was questioned under caution for several hours yesterday by the Israel Police
International Crimes Investigation Unit.............Subscribers
Charity Group Pay One
Million to Former Lottery Chair
ISRAEL (March 21, 2008) --
Yaakov Bardugo, the former director of Mifal Hapayis, the Israel state lottery,
last year received a commission of more than NIS one million from the
Association for the Soldiers of Israel (ASI).................Subscribers
Lottery Officials
Implicated In Alleged Payis Bribe Scandal
ISRAEL (March 21,
2008) -- Local media source reported today that three lottery ticket
franchisees of the Mifal Hapayis state lottery have been arrested on suspicion
of bribing senior Mifal Hapayis officials in exchange for permits to sell
tickets.................Subscribers
Front Runner Emerges to
Chair State Lottery
ISRAEL (January 3, 2008) –
According to local media reports Likud party member Asher Kadosh is the leading
candidate to chair the Mifal Hapayis state lottery..............Subscribers
Politicians vie for Top
Lottery Job
ISRAEL (November 6, 2007) – Shimon
Katznelson is reportedly set to step down from his position as Payis lottery
chairman, and according to local media reports there is a host of aspiring
applicants, including two acting ministers in the Israeli Government, vying for
the plum job..................Subscribers
Pollard Banknote Awarded
Instant Ticket Contract by Israel’s Mifal Hapayis Lottery New Contract
Valued at $3 to $4 million (CDN) Annually
WINNIPEG, Canada
(October 31, 2007) -- Pollard Banknote is
pleased to announce it will continue to serve as the sole supplier of instant
tickets and related services to Mifal Hapayis, operator of the national lottery
franchise in Israel, following a competitive procurement...............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.6
Mifal Hapais’
‘Double Lottery’ Option Delivers Record Breaking NIS 32
Million
ISRAEL (October 28, 2007) -- A lucky player of a
lottery held on Saturday evening for NIS 16 million has won the entire prize,
breaking national lottery history, it was revealed on
Sunday..................Subscribers
National Lottery in
Talks to Run Casino
ISRAEL (October 15, 2007) – The
outgoing head of Mifal Hapayis (Israel National Lottery) Shimon Katznelson, has
reportedly been discussing the possibility of the lottery running a casino with
Raanan Dinur.................Subscribers
New Law Bans Sale of
Lottery Tickets to Minors
ISRAEL (October 9, 2007) -- The
Knesset plenum on Tuesday passed a bill banning the sale of state lottery
tickets to minors.............Subscribers
Israelis Take a Gamble,
Betting NIS 1.82 Billion Annually
ISRAEL (October 2, 2007)
-- The Central Bureau of Statistics 2007 Statistical Yearbook reports that
Israelis spent NIS 1.82 billion in 2006 on gambling............Subscribers
Mifal Hapais Launches
New Global Brand: Double Lotto
TEL AVIV, Israel (August 6,
2007) -- After 3 years of quiet in the field of new lottery games, Mifal Hapais
is now launching a worldwide first - a sub-brand of the Lotto brand, invented
in Israel under the name of ..........Read the
full story at: Vol.40 No.8
Treasury Orders Special
In-Depth Audit Of National Lottery
ISRAEL (July 5, 2007) --
According to a local media report Treasury Director General Yoram Ariav has
instructed Accountant General Yaron Zelekha to conduct a special in-depth audit
of the Mifal Hapayis ..........Subscribers
Mifal’s "Great
Lottery" Produces 76,000 Winners; Lottery on Track to Meet Its Revenue
Goal
ISRAEL (July 4, 2007) -- Israel has eight more
millionaires, after nearly 76,000 people won prizes in Monday night's annual
"Great Lottery," run by the State Lottery (Mifal Hapayis), including
eight grand prize winners.........Subscribers
National Lottery
Solicits Offers From Underwriters for Private Bond Placement
ISRAEL (June 28, 2007) -- The management of Mifal Hapayis, the Israel
national lottery, is soliciting offers from underwriters to handle a
private placement of half a billion shekels worth of bonds.........Subscribers
State Comptroller
Criticizes National Lottery’s Dispensation of Funds
ISRAEL (May 10, 2007) -- Israel's Justice and Finance Ministers should
initiate legislation to ensure the State Lottery (Mifal Hapayis) operates
according to public norms, the State Comptroller has reportedly written in his
report..........Subscribers
Invitation to
Participate in a RFP for Instant lottery Tickets with On-line Bar – code
Validations
ISRAEL (April 2, 2007) -- Mifal Hapayis,
Israel’s national lottery, has issued a RFP for the manufacture and supply
of instant lottery tickets with on line bar – code validations and related
services. ............Subscribers
Lottery Requested to
Make Further Changes to Reduce Money Laundering Through Winning Lottery
Tickets
ISRAEL (March 14, 2007) -- The treasury and the
Mifal Hapayis national lottery have agreed on binding articles designed to
reduce money laundering through winning lottery tickets...........Subscribers
Lottery Threatens To
Shut-Down Over Revenue Distribution Dispute
ISRAEL
(February 26, 2007) -- Mifal Hapayis, the Israel National Lottery, is
reportedly threatening to close down its operations............Subscribers
Record Year for Sports
Betting Board
PETACH-TIKVA, Israel (January 2007) --
Revenues for The Israel Sports Betting Board for 2006 reached a record high of
NIS 1.439 billion (339 million dollars), an increase of .............Read
the full story at: Vol.38 No.3
Lottery Has Its Most
Lucrative Year In Its 55-Year History
ISRAEL (January 8,
2007) -- Mifal Hapayis, the Israel national lottery, is reported to have had
its most lucrative year in its 55-year history............Subscribers
Lottery Estimates 1.5
Million Tickets Will Be Sold in Annual Draw
ISRAEL
(December 11, 2006) -- Just a day before the NIS 50 million lottery is drawn,
Mifal Hapais, Israel National Lottery, announced that until now, 700,000
lottery tickets have been sold, valuing .................Subscribers
Heavy Security
Surrounding NIS 50 Million Lottery
ISRAEL (December 7,
2006) -- Lottery officials are reporting security is high surrounding the NIS
50 million lottery scheduled to take place in the coming
days...........................Subscribers
National Lottery
Commissions Poll to Create Awareness of Its Upcoming Annual Game, Which This
Year is Themed "Amulets, Charms and Superstitions"
ISRAEL
(November 30, 2006) – Mif'al HaPayis, Israel's national lottery, has
reportedly commissioned a poll in honor of its upcoming annual 50-million
shekel lottery, which this year is themed "Amulets, Charms and
Superstitions."................Subscribers
Lottery Disputes
Allegation of Discrimination in Its Scholarship Program
ISRAEL (November 15, 2006) -- According to local media reports a man has
written to Mifal Hapayis, the Israel National Lottery, demanding the
cancellation of a plan to award 1,000 scholarships to students who serve in the
Israeli army.............Subscribers
Lottery Hit With Second
Lawsuit In Two Days; Counters with Fraud Complaint
ISRAEL
(October 15, 2006) – As reported, two days after being served with a class
action, Mifal Hapayis, the Israel national Lottery, has been hit with an even
larger suit...........Subscribers
National Lottery Subject
of a Quarter-Billion Class Action Motion
ISRAEL (October
10, 2006) -- Mifal Hapayis, the Israel National Lottery, is reportedly the
subject of a quarter-billion class action motion for failing to notify the
public about a glitch at its lottery outlets, that “could cause winners
to lose their rights.”.................................Subscribers
Holiday Lottery Sales At
All Time High
Israel's state lottery, Mifal Hapayis,
reports all time high in lottery ticket sales for September, totaling at NIS
143 million. Total lottery sales in third quarter – NIS 300 million –
40 percent increase from same quarter last year
.............................Subscribers
Record First-Half
Revenues for Sports Betting Board
ISRAEL (July 12, 2006)
– The Israel Sports Betting Board (ISBB) revenue for the first half of
2006 reached a record high of US$176 million, an increase of
.......................Subscribers
Lottery Reports Record
Sales in June
ISRAEL (July 4, 2006) -- Mifal Hapayis,
Israel national Lottery, announced today that June sales broke all-time
records, reaching NIS 319 million.........................Subscribers
Mifal Hapayis Records
Best “Business Feat” in All Its 55 Years, Now Looks to Add Internet
Action
ISRAEL (June 19, 2006) – Mifal Hapayis, the
National Lottery, reported revenues of NIS 886 million for the first three
months of the year, an 11% increase against the same period of
2005..........................Subscribers
Israelis Spend NIS 3.5
Billion on Lotto and Toto Tickets
ISRAEL (March 29, 2006)
-- Israelis spend NIS 10 billion a year on gambling, according to a survey
conducted by Credit Information Association..........................Subscribers
Record Year for Israel
Sports Betting Board
ISRAEL (January 8, 2006) -- Revenues
for The Israel Sports Betting Board for 2005 reached a record high of NIS 1.079
billion (240 million dollars), an increase of 21 per cent compared to the
previous year. .............................Subscribers
Mifal Hapayis Revenue up
12% to NIS 2.5b
ISRAEL (December 5, 2005) -- The financial
reports of Mifal Hapayis (Israel National Lottery) for the first three quarters
of 2005 show NIS 2.5 billion in revenue.........Subscribers
Government Officials
Approve the Legalization of Lottery’s Electronic Games of
Chance
LONDON, United Kingdom (November 28, 2005) -- Last
week Mifal Hapais, Israel's national lottery (one of the only two licensed in
Israel to operate gambling services) received a permit for operating slot
machines............................Subscribers
City Takes on National
Lottery in Battle Over Taxes
TEL AVIV, Israel (November 15,
2005) -- The Tel Aviv Municipality is concerned that Mifal Hapayis
(Israel National Lottery) is planning to cut the payments it
transfers to local authorities if it is obligated to pay municipal taxes or
fees................Subscribers
Police Claim Electronic
Lottery Machines Illegal
ISRAEL (November 8, 2005) –
The Israeli police have reportedly told the Knesset Economics Committee that
Mifal Hapayis’ (Israel National Lottery) electronic ‘Hish Gad’
instant lottery game machines are illegal......................Subscribers
Lottery’s Half Year
Results Exceed Target
ISRAEL (November 8, 2005) -- Mifal
Hapayis’ (Israel National Lottery) revenue for the period January - June
2005 totaled NIS 1.6 billion, NIS 91 million more than in the corresponding
period last year.............Subscribers
Mifal Hapayis to Operate
Online Lottery
ISRAEL (October 11, 2005) -- Mifal Hapayis
– the Israel National Lottery, one of only two entities in Israel licensed
to operate gambling services (the other being the Israel Sports Betting Board)
will start running online lotteries in five-six months
time.................Subscribers
Israel National Lottery
to Offer "Mother of all Lotteries"
ISRAEL (September 8,
2005) -- Mifal Hapayis (Israel National Lottery) is offering a NIS 50 million
jackpot, the fifth time it has done so........................Subscribers
INTRALOT Signs New
Contract with Mifal Hapayis, Israel National Lottery
ATHENS, Greece (August 31, 2005) -- Following a tender, Mifal Hapayis,
Israel National Lottery signed a contract with INTRALOT S.A., regarding the
design, development, supply and maintenance of their new interactive system
“E-Pais”.............Read the full
story at: Vol.32 No.10
Mifal Hapayis to Offer
Games Online by Year End
ISRAEL (August 11, 2005) -- Mifal
Hapayis, the Israel National Lottery, has reportedly been given approval to
operate an online Internet site for the games it’s currently permitted to
offer............Subscribers
Former Lottery
Executives Ordered to Return $13 million in Excessive Payments
ISRAEL (August 10, 2005) -- The National Labor Court yesterday reportedly
ordered three former Mifal Hapayis national lottery executives.........Subscribers
Lottery Pitches for More
Gaming Machines
JERUSALEM, Israel (July 6, 2005) –
Mifal Hapayis, Israel’s National Lottery, has reportedly requested a
license to increase the number of gaming machines it operates. The lottery
claims it needs to significantly increase the number of machines to combat the
thousands of illegal video poker, blackjack and slot machines currently
operating around the country..............Subscribers
Mifal Hapayis Faces
Class Action Suit
ISRAEL (May 12, 2005) – A man has
reportedly filed a suit in the Tel Aviv District Court against Mifal Hapayis,
Israel’s National Lottery, asking the court to recognize it as a class
action suit............Subscribers
Israel National Lottery
Posts 15% Increase in Net Profit
ISRAEL (April 4, 2005) --
Mifal Hapayis, Israel's national lottery, posted its biggest profit in five
years, for 2004. Earnings of NIS 569 million beat its net the year before by
NIS 76 million, or 15.4 percent................Subscribers
Multimedia Games
Selected to Supply Electronic Instant Lottery System to Israel National
Lottery
AUSTIN, Texas (January 27, 2005) -- Multimedia
Games, Inc. announced today that it has been selected by Mifal Hapayis, the
operator of the Israel National Lottery, to provide an Electronic Instant
Lottery System ("EIL"). Pursuant to the agreement, Multimedia Games
("Multimedia") will sell Mifal Hapayis a complete gaming system...........Subscribers
Mifal Hapayis Revenue
Soars 17% in 2004
ISRAEL (January 16, 2005) -- Mifal
Hapayis (Israel National Lottery) revenue in 2004 soared 17.3% to NIS 3.05
billion, compared with NIS 3.01 billion in 2003.............Subscribers
Record Earnings for
Sports Betting Board
ISRAEL (January 5, 2005) -- The Israel
Sports Betting Board reported record earnings in 2004 of NIS 895 million (USD
204.46 million), an increase of approximately 31% in comparison to the previous
year (NIS 684 million - USD 156.25 million)...............Subscribers
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