 Compromise Reached in Lottery
Dispute
Israel (November 12, 2009) – According
to local media reports a 'compromise' appears to have been reached
regarding a legal dispute between the Ministry of Finance and Mifal Hapais, the
National Lottery....................Subscribers
Lottery Chief Among Top
Earners in the Public Sector
ISRAEL (October 26, 2009) --
The Mifal Payis (Israel National Lottery) Managing Director Shaul Sotnik
grossed a monthly salary of NIS 78,174 in 2008 (that's an annual wage of NIS
934,000), ranking him number 57 on the list of top earners in the public
sector.................Subscribers
Knesset Economics
Committee to Discuss Treasury-Lottery Fight
ISRAEL (October
13, 2009) -- The Knesset Economics Committee is scheduled to discuss the
growing fight between the Finance Ministry and Mifal Hapayis organization, the
Israel National Lottery, over the 30-percent drop in chances of winning
in the Double Lotto game...................Subscribers
National Lottery
Counters Government’s Order to Discontinue New System of
Drawing
ISRAEL (October 5, 2009) – Israel’s
leading news service reported today that Mifal
Hapayis (the national lottery) petitioned the High Court of Justice
yesterday against the Finance Ministry's order that it discontinue a new system
of drawing winners that reduces the chance of anyone winning the
jackpot....................Subscribers
Mifal Hapayis Has Issued
a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a New Online Gaming System and
Terminals
Mifal Hapayis hereby invites bidders to
participate in the RFP process, subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the RFP and provide Mifal Hapayis with proposals for the
development, delivery, implementation and support of a new lottery gaming IT
infrastructure and terminals.....................Subscribers
Israel Lottery Winners
Jealously Guard Releasing Their Identities
ISRAEL
(September 17, 2009) - Tuesday, thanks to a winning Mifal Hapayis lottery
ticket, someone in Israel became NIS 40 million richer, but you probably will
never know who that someone is.....................Subscribers
Finance Ministry to
Lottery Company: Change Rules or Lose Double Lotto
JERUSALEM, Israel (September 17, 2009) – According to a local media
source Finance Ministry Director-General Yoram Ariav set Israel's national
lottery company Mifal Hapayis unprecedented conditions...................Subscribers
Mifal Hapayis Wraps Up
The Second Half Of 2009 With Excellent Results
ISRAEL
(September 12, 2009) -- The Mifal Hapayis revenues for the first half of 2009
totaled NIS 2.13 billion, representing an increase of 9.5%, in comparison with
the same period last year. During the second quarter, the revenues
totaled NIS 1.022 billion – an increase of 6% in comparison with the same
quarter last year....................Subscribers
Israel’s Lottery
Mania Continues And Reaches A New Record, The First Prize In The Double Lottery
Is Nis 80 Million
24 New Millionaires Were Born
Since The Launch Of The New Lottery, Seven Months Ago
ISRAEL
(September 16, 2009) -- The lottery mania continues and has reached a new
record. On Tuesday (15.9.09), the first prize in the double lottery will
be NIS 80 million and the lottery prize will be NIS 40 million, due to the lack
of a winner in Saturday night’s lottery.....................Subscribers
17 Draws Without A
Winner, Jackpot Hits Record-Breaking NIS 72 Million
ISRAEL
(September 14, 2009) – According to local media reports Mifal Hapayis CEO
Shaul Sotnik anticipates the lottery drawing to be held Saturday night will
bring in NIS 60 million..................Subscribers
Lottery Fever Picking Up
in Israel
ISRAEL (September 9, 2009) -- Once again, there
was no first prize winner in the Lotto lottery on Tuesday night, with the main
prize holding at NIS 35 million or NIS 70 for a double
ticket..................Subscribers
Investigation of Former
Lottery Head Closed
ISRAEL (August 6, 2009) -- The
investigation of attorney Yaakov Bardugo, a former head of the Mifal Hapayis
National Lottery, and 16 others suspected of corruption, has been
closed...................Subscribers
Company Develops New
Website For National Lottery Operator
eWave Will Get NIS 2
Million For The Project
ISRAEL (June 28, 2009) -- System integrator
e-business system developer eWave is setting up a new website for Israel's
national lottery operator, Mifal Hapayis. eWave will get NIS 2 million for the
project..................Subscribers
Lottery Winners Face
Higher Taxes
ISRAEL (April 26, 2009) -- The Ministry
of Finance has decided to implement its pledge to cancel a series of tax
exemptions as it attempts to bring down this year's expected record budget
deficit................Subscribers
Treasury Demands New Lottery Game Be Suspended
ISRAEL (March 26, 2009) -- The Finance Ministry has ordered
the Mifal Hapayis National Lottery to halt its new format for its main lottery
game, Lotto, within 10 days because....................Subscribers
Mifal
Hapais Launches New Lotto Game
TEL-AVIV, Israel (March 23,
2009) -- Mifal Hapais is launching a new Lotto game under the slogan
“The new Lotto - The prizes are bigger.” At a press
conference, the management of Mifal Hapais has unveiled “the new
Lotto”, a new format for the popular Lotto game..................Subscribers
New
Instant Ticket From Mifal Hapais - The Israeli Lottery Providing Dream Trips To
See The Stars Of FC Barcelona
Mifal Hapais, the Israeli lottery,
introducing new instant ticket with World’s best football team, FC
Barcelona
TEL-AVIV, Israel (March 23, 2009) -- Instant ticket that
is branded as "Hishgad Barcelona”, starring FC Barcelona’s
leading players, is promising 75 first prize winners a football weekend for two
in Barcelona..................Subscribers
National Lottery: Odds Down, Prizes Up, Critics
Louder
ISRAEL (March 4, 2009) -- The Israel National Lottery
– Mifal HaPayis – has changed its lotto matrix to increase the size
of the prizes and decrease the odds of winning. As of the end of February, the
First Prize will be..................Subscribers
Mifal
Hapais Changes Lotto Matrix, Lowers Chances of Winning, But Delivers Higher
Prizes; Drops Two Under Performing Games
TEL AVIV, Israel
(February 25, 2009) -- The chances of winning the lottery are now 35% lower,
but the value of the first, second and third prizes will be greater, Israel's
National Lottery Mifal Hapais announced in a press conference in Tel Aviv on
Monday.................Subscribers
Mifal
Hapais, Israel's Lottery Operator, is Financing Withdrawal Programs for
Gambling Addicts as Part of the "Gaming Responsibly"
Program
TEL-AVIV, Israel (February 2, 2009) -- For the past
eight years, Mifal Hapais, Israel's lottery operator, has been running the
"Gaming Responsibly" program, which is intended
to...................Subscribers
Record Year for Israel National
Lottery
ISRAEL (January 19, 2009) -- According to figures
released on Sunday Israel's National Lottery (Mifal Hapayis) had a record income of 3.94
billion shekels in 2008..................Subscribers
Israel National Lottery Makes First "Big Brother"
Instant Ticket
ISRAEL (September 12, 2008) -- The Big
Brother T.V. show has been a hit in nearly 70 countries. It is currently
in its first season in Israel. The Israel National Lottery is now
producing the world's first Big Brother Instant Ticket. The Israel
Lottery hopes to capitalize on the popularity of Israel's newest hit television
show using an appealing ticket designed to attract new
players.................Subscribers
Lottery Sued to Obtain Documents Under
‘FOI’
TEL AVIV, Israel (August 19, 2008) –
The Movement for Freedom of Information is reportedly suing Mifal Hapayis, the
state Lottery, to have the lottery company provide it with the names of its
Donations Committee, the manner of their appointment, minutes of the Donation
Committee's meetings, and a full list of bodies that received money out of the
lottery's profits...............Subscribers
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
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