The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) was founded in 1971. Evolving from an informal exchange of information among three pioneering lottery directors, the organization has now grown into an active association of state and provincial lotteries representing 47 lottery organizations throughout North America.

West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave

Governor Congratulates John Musgrave for His Election as President of NASPL
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 1, 2008) – Governor Joe Manchin, via teleconference, congratulated West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave for his election as president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
The association represents 51 state and provincial lotteries in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Musgrave was elected Friday at the association's annual conference in Philadelphia.
"We appreciate the job you're doing, and the whole Lottery Commission is doing," Manchin said. "It goes without saying we are very blessed to have you all."

South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) Achieves Industry Milestone
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (May 12, 2008) – The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) has become the first Lottery verified on the Technical Standard established by the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) for Extensible Markup Language (XML) Retail Accounting Reports. Verification was obtained on May 6 and will be valid until May 6, 2010...................Subscribers

Conferences & Seminars NASPL '08
The City of Philadelphia is getting ready for our exciting annual conference, NASPL '08 (Sept. 24 - 27, 2008) Philadelphia, PAand the Pennsylvania Lottery is dedicated to making this year’s theme, Revolutionary Thinking, just that, an ‘outside of the box’ conference..............Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.1

Executive Director of the South Carolina Education Lottery Elected NASPL President
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (October 5, 2007) – The South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) Executive Director, Ernie Passailaigue, became President of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) after an election held during the NASPL meeting on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, in Lexington, Kentucky.................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.3

Benchmarking Lottery Performance, WLA Seminar Supported by NASPL, Hosted by the Minnesota State Lottery
How to measure lottery success? What are the key performance indicators in an industry with multiple bottom lines? Take part in this WLA seminar to hear what the experts think about best practice and play your part in a crucial debate.
Benchmarking lottery performance
April 24 - 27, 2007
WLA seminar supported by NASPL...............................Subscribers

Minnesota’s Lottery Director Named President of North American Lottery Association
MINNESOTA, USA (October 23, 2006) -- Clint Harris, Executive Director of the Minnesota State Lottery, has been elected president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL). ...............Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.4

Atlantic Lottery Hosts Lottery Officials from Around North America
MONCTON, N.B. Canada (June 23, 2006) -- The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) played host to lottery directors from across the continent as the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) held its Annual Spring Meeting in St. Andrews, N.B. this week...................................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.13

Erik Hauser and Experience Marketing a Sure Bet for North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)
NEW YORK, USA (May 10, 2006) -- Founder of Swivel Media and The International Experience Marketing Association Leads Discussion of Skyrocketing Methodology at the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries' (NASPL) subcommittee Meeting in Dallas, May 18th ...............................Subscribers

Jansen Appointed NASPL Accounting Subcommittee Chair
MISSOURI, USA (May4, 2006) -- Larry Jansen, executive director of the Missouri Lottery, was recently appointed the chair of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries’ (NASPL) Accounting Subcommittee.
Jansen, 50, of Jefferson City worked as the controller/chief financial officer for the Lottery from November 1986 to September 2005, when he was appointed executive director. Under his direction, the Lottery has received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada’s Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for five consecutive years. Jansen has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is also a certified public accountant.
NASPL was founded in 1971 to provide a central source of information for the lottery industry, facilitate industry communications, educate and train lottery staffs, facilitate industry research and development and establish a common voice for the industry.

NASPL '05 Minneapolis, September 14 -16, 2005
The Minnesota State Lottery is gearing up for NASPL 2005, which will be held in Minneapolis in September. The conference will Celebrate our Past and Embrace our Future. From the New Hampshire Lottery, created in 1964, to Oklahoma, the newest member of our lottery family, the industry needs to take what has been learned in the past and apply it to future opportunities................................Read the full story at: Vol.31 No.4