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Tuesday February 9, 2010
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Sale of State Lottery Could Be A Gain.
Revenue Rose 14.4%, Tax Contributions From The Gaming Sector Amounted To €9.4 Billion In 2009.
Lottery to Seek More Retail Outlets.
Connecticut Governor Again Raises the Possibility of Introducing KENO.
State's Finance Minister Alleges Central Conspiracy to Assist Online Lotteries Operators.
Iowa Ombudsman's Letter To Iowa Lottery.
Seventeen Draws and Still No Winner in 6/49 Super Lotto; Jackpot Breaches P150 Million.
Winning Ticket For $141.4 Million Powerball Jackpot Purchased in North Carolina.
Lottery Ads Don't Increase Addiction - Report.
Georgia Lottery Flash Mob Welcomes Power Ball at Atlanta Airport.
Local Library Receives GTECH Computer Lab.
Gaming Standards Association Poses Three Crucial Questions Casino Operators Should Ask Their IT Department Today.
Listed Online Technology Firm to Enter Mobile Lotto Gaming; Forms P1-Billion Mobile Lottery Unit.
PartyGaming Hits Jackpot with Best Figures Since US Ban.
Unibet Group plc: Invitation To Financial Presentation.
Multimedia Games Issues Earnings Warning After 3 Alabama Units Shut Voluntarily.
VLT Venue Threatened with Closure.
Greens Commitment for a Poker Machine Free Tasmania; Five Year Plan to Remove All Poker machines from Pubs, Clubs, Casinos and the TT Line.
The government Allows Lottery Quebec to Offer Online Gaming; CEO Says Agency Will Complete This Project With All The Rigor and Integrity That Characterize the Past 40 Years.
Lottery CEO Tells Oversight Committee of Possible New Opportunities for the State if Congress Considers Changes to Federal Law; Purchasing Tickets Online or Via Cell Phones Could be Possible in the Near Future.
Czech Gambling Firms See Profits But Face Competition From Foreign Web Sites.
Aggressive Push Underway to Legalize Internet Gambling in the United States This Year.

Monday February 8, 2010
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State Lawmakers Consider Privatizing Lottery System.
Lottery Chief to Lead Bank Board.
Lottomatica's New Game Modality Matched with Lotto, is Coming; With Multiplying 3 You Can Win Up To €100.000.
EU Court Outlines Unfair Practice Guidelines for Consumer Driven Lottery.
Lottery Vending Machines Paying Dividends, More ITVMs May Be in the Pipeline.
Advisory Commission to Overhaul Gaming Regulations.
Reel in the Big One With the Florida Lottery's $250,000 Bass Pro Shops® Outdoor Adventure Scratch-Off Game.
Lottery Announce Spelling Bee Sponsorship.
Paris Hilton: Israeli Lottery Lovely.
'Brady Bunch' Star to Host Michigan Lottery Game Show.
HOPE Grad Wins Georgia Lottery Contest, Commercial to Air During Big Football Game.
New York Lottery Icon Yolanda Vega Celebrates 20 Years with a Whole Lotto Memories.
Tabcorp Half Yearly Results: Gambling Profits Dip as Stimulus Fades.
Budget Shortfall Could Herald the Passage of the State's Video Gaming Act.
Online Poker Revenues Are Expected to Exceeded €3 Billion in 2010.
Government Validates Licence for Gaming Machine Association's Internet Games.
Culture Minister Says It is Important that Norsk Tipping Continues to Develop Exciting Game Prospects.

Friday February 5, 2010
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Lottery Issues Invitation to Bid for Draw Game Internal Control System and Related Services.
Lawmakers Discuss Keno Proposal.
State Lottery Competes With Betting Shops to be the Leading Organizer of Games of Chance.
Economic Crisis and Reduced Number of Outlets Contribute to Lottery Sales Decline.
State Legislative Panel Backs Sports Betting.
Lottery and Gambling Winnings Now Subject to City Tax.
Lotto Texas Not Suffering Decline Due To powerball.
Governor Says New Lottery Game Could Pay For Stadium.
Tabcorp Roars For Community Program.
Christian Democrats Want to Use Money From Lotteries to Promote Sport.
State Lottery Wants to Build a Racetrack, Water Park.
Lottery Vendors Move-on Allowing Work to Start on 1992 Monument.
China's First Lottery Hotel Starts Construction in Hainan.
Proposal For Sales Tax On State Lottery Tickets.
Mega Millions® Wins in Connecticut.
Super Lotto Jackpot Reaches P130-M.
Publication Fined For Printing Advertisements of Foreign Gaming Operators.
Win for Life Drawings Move From TV to Internet.
Octavian to provide top- performing game content on Spielo VLTs offered by Lottomatica.
Codere Opens New Local Sports Betting In Madrid.
Last year SAZKA, a.s. Produced The Historically Highest Revenues From Gaming And Lottery Operations.
adesso Receives €6.5 Million Order From E.ON: FirstSpirit™ Software Becomes Global Group's Standard.
Italy's BetPlus Selects Octavian VLT System to Manage Large-Scale Comma6B Gaming Operations.
Electronic Game Card Schedules Conference Call to Update Investors on Company Progress.
PartyGaming's 32 Percent Jump in Year-On-Year Revenues.
Tabcorp First-Half Profit Falls on Slot Taxes, Racetrack Fees.
ESI Entertainment Cuts 3Qtr Loss in Half.
Category B3A Automated Lottery Machines and Value Added Tax - UK Parliament.
Greens Party Vows to Phase Out Poker Machines.
Lawmakers Look To Gambling For Revenue.
Online Poker: New Record Revenue of Over €285 Million in January.
Veikkaus to Introduce Online Bingo and Similar Number-Based Games, Finnish Gaming Machine Association to Introduce Internet Poker.
IGT Lodge US Patent for Gaming Device System Having Partial Progressive Payout.
2010 International Gambling Conference: The Implications of Technology for Policy, Practice and Research.

Thursday February 4, 2010
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Talk But No Action on Lottery Proposal.
Eesti Loto Boosted Profit By 27% in 2009.
Welfare Lottery's Confucius Tickets Draw Ire.
Watch Singapore Magic Duo's Successful 4D Lottery Prediction Act.
Haiti - Hope In A Lottery Ticket.
Illegal Lottery Syndicate Busted.
SAZKA Says Definitely Not Going To Increase Bet Cost, Restrictions On Betting Will Continue Until Mid February.
Xiamen Lottery Player Wins Whopping CYN76.2 million.
NYCE Issues The First License For Games And Raffles.
Scratch2Cash and Hopa.com Are Spreading The Love By Giving Away Over €115,000 This February.
Opap Chief Sees 'Difficult' 2010 Amid Recession.
Any San Siro Sale Cash to Back SNAI Bond.
Italian Lottery Expects Sales to Continue to Grow, Sees the Market Expanding 10-11 Percent in 2010.
Macao's Gaming Revenues Surge 55% in January.
State's Slot Machine Revenue Increases 39% in January.
Recession Continues To Take Its Toll On State's Gaming Revenue in Q4.
Gambling Tensions Continue in State's Battle Over Electronic Bingo Machines.
KCK Group Says Contract Negotiated With The Kansas Lottery Could Be In Jeopardy If Gaming Machine Law Is Changed.
TF1 and La Francaise des Jeux Sign Partnership for Online Games.
Lotto Millionaire Contacts Veikkaus.
Lottery Commission Acts to Protect Domain Name, Trademarks.
Norwegian Tipping Urge to Play Wit.
Loto-Quebec to Enter Online Gambling Business with Other Provincial Lottery Corporations.
New Gambling Commission Chair Appointed.

Wednesday February 3, 2010
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Scheduled Privatizations of State Lotteries and Operators - Spanish LAE, Casinos Austria, and Ontario Lottery.
New Governor's Team Completes Statewide Review, Lottery on Hit List.
Powerball® and Mega Millions® Join Forces to Create Largest Market for Jackpot Games in the United States.
Illegal Sports Betting Nets $14.6B Each Year.
Over $850K Arkansas Income Tax Withheld on Winning Powerball® Ticket.
Weather Conditions Force Lottery Prize Zones to Open Late or Remain Closed.
Mega Millions® Ticket Sales Strong in South Carolina.
Players Win Big With Daily 4!!
Legislative Committee Considers KENO to Raise Revenue.
Championship Wager: Lottery President Bets on the Saints.
Happy Birthday Bucko! Atlantic Lottery Doubles Prizes for the February Bucko Draw.
Confucius is a Brand Name In Hometown Lottery Promo.
Audit Says Lottery Didn't OK Contract Expansion Properly, Not Providing Enough Information.
Investigation: Fired Lottery Employee Eavesdropped On Former Bosses For Revenge.
Aristocrat Technologies Lodge European Patent for A Method of Displaying Performance Data, A Performance Manager and A Performance Management System.
Patent Filed For Systems And Methods For Lottery-Style Games.
Crier's Lottery Shout.
Montana Lottery Ad: Amazing Spots.
GTECH Printing Corporation Selected As New Mexico's Primary Instant-Ticket Printing Vendor.
Playtech Launches the Next Generation Platform for Mobile Gaming.
Sisal Sees Slower Growth in Italy's Gaming Market.
Governor Wants Lottery Funds in Municipal Bonds to Beat Treasury Returns.
Gaming Commission Reports Increase in Gaming Machine Numbers and Revenue.
Charitable Organizations Agree to Remove Electronic Bingo Machines.
Governor Paterson's Statement on the Selection of AEG to Operate VLTS at Aqueduct.
AABCB Officer Says Electronic Machines Illegal.
Chair of Bulgarian Gambling Commission Resigns.

Vol. 50 No. 6
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Lottomatica Group Subsidiary GTECH Printing Corporation Selected As New Mexico's Primary Instant-Ticket Printing Vendor.
Scheduled Privatisations of State Lotteries and Operators.
Scientific Games Successfully Renews Key Supply Agreement with Gala Coral.
INTRALOT: 10-Year License To Operate Sports Betting In Azerbaijan.
Custom Drawing Machines From Smartplay Put Israeli Lottery On The Road.
Illinois Lottery Wants You to Join Them in RAISING A HAND.
Record Turnover for Norsk Tipping.
New Data Released On Gambling Participation & Public Perceptions Of Gambling.
Georgia Lottery Welcomes Powerball.
Pollard Banknote Announces Intention to Convert to a Public Corporation and New Distribution Policy.
Ladbrokes Joins European Sports Security Association.
Powerball® and Mega Millions® Join Forces to Create Largest Market for Jackpot Games in the United States.
Mega Millions® Ticket Sales Strong in South Carolina.
Championship Wager: Lottery President Bets on the Saints.
OLG Lottery Tickets Shrink as Part of Agency's Initiative.

Vol. 50 No. 5
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Betware and Danske Spil Launch a New Oddset Product.
G2 Introduces New Live Hosted Bingo & More Instant Side Games at IGE.
Scientific Games Announces Strategic Transaction for its Racing Division.
Miami Man Wins $1 Million In Billion Dollar Blockbuster Scratch-Off.
Spielo Granted Manufacturing and Distribution Licenses by Nevada Gaming Commission.
Mega Millions to Join Missouri Lottery Line-Up.
Bally Technologies Acquire 'Games 4 You' Team.
Lottery Introducing Special Edition of The Price is Right® Game.
Gideon Bierer Named IGT Executive Vice President of New Media.
New Report Reveals Britain's Betting Industry worth Six Billion and Supports 100,000 Jobs.
Lottery Transfers Over $105 Million to Education Fund.
Deals Codere € 14,000 Award In An Gambling Machine New Canoe Area.
NeoGames Launches the Very First Mobile Scratch Card Platform.
Iowa Players Will Benefit From Extended Lotto Game Sales Times.

Vol. 50 No. 4
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GTECH To Provide Washington’s Lottery With New Self-Service Vending Machines, Additional Instant-Ticket Vending Devices, And Multimedia Technology.
INTRALOT Supports Survivors Of Earthquake In Haiti.
Scientific Games Awarded Contract in Saxony, Germany.
Kansas Lottery Players Have Chance to Win Racing Fan's Dream Weekend.
Former Cantor Fitzgerald LP Executive Launches New Company To Offer The Regulated Lottery In The United States Via Mobile Devices.
Georgia Lottery Welcomes Powerball With TV Commercial Contest.
New Mexico Lottery Launches Valentine Scratcher.
2009 Française des Jeux, the Second-Largest Lottery in the World.
Susan Macke Named IGT Chief Marketing Officer.
Washington's Lottery to Start Selling Powerball On January 31.
Lottery Introduces Points For Prizes™ Rewards Program.
Georgia Lottery Raises Record Profits for HOPE, Pre-K.
Manitoba Lotteries' Budget Plan Earns International Award For Excellence.

Vol. 50 No. 3
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Lottery Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2010.
INTRALOT Acquires Strategic Stake In The Biggest Lottery Operator In The Caribbean.
Swiss Lotto Lottery Celebrates Its 40th Birthday.
SAZKA Announce 73 Players Won More Than CZK 1 Million Last Year.
Texas Lottery Commission Approves Powerball® Rule.
Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot-Doubler.
Maryland Lottery Ravens Season Tickets for Life Drawing Date.
Danske Spil Chooses PartyGaming Plc to Provide Online Poker and Casino.
Tote Board's Chairman Appointed Member of Council of Presidential Advisers.
Nebraska Lottery to Offer Mega Millions® Game.
Lottery Proceeds Benefit Education in Every County in South Carolina.
ILTS Receives Order for Additional Lottery Terminals From PCSO.
Illinois Lottery Launches Chicago Blackhawks® Cash Scratch-off Ticket.

Vol. 50 No. 2
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GTECH G2 Thought Leadership Seminar.
Adesso Wins European-Wide Tender of Agrarmarkt Austria in the amount of EUR 6 million.
Pick 3 Players Break The Bank as Triple Sixes Hit.
World Meet 2009: A Great Experience of Work and Friendship.
Win-For-Life With The Florida Lottery's Newest Annuity Scratch-Off Game.
SCEL Thanks MegaMatch 6® Players for Support as Game Ends.
Nine Lucky Florida Lottery Players Toast The New Year As New Millionaires.
Pennsylvania Lottery's Millionaire Raffle Drawing Creates Four New Millionaires.
Southern Californians Clean Up on This Week's "Make Me a Millionaire".
New Report on the Swiss Gambling Market.
Lotto Bayern State Lottery Will Administer the Deutschen Lotto- und Toto-Block From January 1, 2010 for the Next Three Years.
Virginia Lottery To Streamline Costs By No Longer Televising Daily Draw Show.
Millionaire Raffle Drawing Scheduled For January 20.

Vol. 50 No. 1
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Board of Advisors Honours Kip Peterson for 30 Years of Consultancy Service.
Don’t Toss Iowa Lottery Holiday Scratch Tickets Until After January 5.
Israel Lotto’s History: The First Place Prize Winner Receives NIS 74 Million!!!
Odds of Winning.
All 500,000 Minnesota Millionaire Raffle Tickets Sold.
Pennsylvania Lottery’s New Instant Games Hit Stores Today.
Statement from OLG Concerning Kelly McDougald Settlement.
Multimedia Games Extends Rollout Success of Class III Games in Washington State.
Florida Lottery Honoured as Agency of the Year at 2009 Diversity Awards.
William Hill Launches Seven New Languages of its Casino.
Playwin Felicitates Stars of Twenty Six Fast Lotto Winners!.

Vol. 49 No. 13
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GTECH G2 Congratulates Licensees Nominated for EGR Awards.
SAZKA Audit Committee Announcement.
Lottomatica Group Subsidiary GTECH Corporation Signs Three-Year Contract Extension For Instituto Provincial De Loterias Casinos In Argentina.
Triple One’s Break the Bank; For Lottery Players, Pick 3 is Number One.
New Games Feature Kansas National Guard and The Saturday Evening Post.
Delaware Lottery's New $100,000 Parlay Card Proves Popular With Bettors.
Multimedia Games Granted Manufacturer and Distributor License by Mississippi Gaming Commission.
SAZKA Electronic Newsletter for Partners and Financial Institutions.
Ladbrokes is Set to Launch a Dedicated Italian Poker Service in Early January Following Receipt of a Licence From Italian Regulator AAMS.
President of Polla Chilena: One of the 100 Leading Women in Chile.

Vol. 49 No. 12
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Gala Coral Launches First Side Games on its Casino and Bingo Sites.
INTRALOT Launches New Instant Lotteries in Peru.
Number of Lottery Jackpot Winners in Oklahoma Ranks Among Top in the Nation.
NeoGames Create The First Dutch Online Scratch Card Brand.
Svenska Spel Strengthens Responsible Gaming with New Age Limit.
Sagem Sécurité Wins New Contract From Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Minnesota Millionaire Raffle Tickets Selling Fast.
Ladbrokes Launches iPhone Betting Application.
Lottery Marks Billion-Turnover on the Internet.
Louisiana Lottery Partners for New Mardi Gras Scratch-off.
Florida Lottery Honoured as Agency of the Year at 2009 Diversity Awards.
Adesso AG and Bausparkasse Mainz Cooperate in Enhancing and Marketing the Core System JoKer.
SAZKA Comments on the Bill for Audiovisual Media Services on Demand.

Vol. 49 No. 11
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GTECH Receives Rhode Island Hospitality Green Certification.
Scientific Games Awarded Australia's Golden Casket Instant Ticket Contract.
INTRALOT Supports Education; Awarding Scholarships.
New Hampshire Lottery Holiday Sales Up.
Svenska Spel Selects New Instant Ticket Supplier.
Get 'Em While They're Hot.
Aristocrat Announce New Structure for EMEA, Asia Pacific and Japan.
World Premiere: Sex and the City™ Slots.
Svenska Spel (Swedish Game) Invest More in Gaming.
Colle+McVoy Surprises Real People With Pop-Up Raffle.
GLI Europe Profile for IGE 2010.
Managed Gaming Solutions Expanding.
Camelot Publishes 2008/9 Stakeholder Report.
BCLC Holiday Ads Urge Parents to Use Their GameSense.
Former Lawmaker Reardon Selected To Head Missouri Lottery

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