• GTECH Introduces the ‘Dynamic Floor Management’ System at G2E. Full Story
• Report -Eighth ELU Held in Santiago de Compostela. Full Story
• Missouri Lottery Commission Appoints New Director. Full Story
• Uthingo Launches Soccer Lottery. Full Story
• New Properties and Characters to Toast MDI’s 20th Birthday at NASPL! Full Story
• The Arizona Lottery and Phoenix International Raceway...Full Story
• Svenska Spel to Get License for Internet Poker. Full Story
• Iowa Lottery Players Have Chance at One-of-a-Kind Hawkeye Victory. Full Story
• JCM Conducts Successful Field Test of its Trident Table Safe System. Full Story

GTECH Introduces the ‘Dynamic Floor Management’ System in Casino Markets at G2E

WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island, USA (September 14, 2005) -- GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE: GTK) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, GTECH Corporation and Spielo, are featuring a live demonstration of the “Dynamic Floor Management” system at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), which allows operators to select the game, denomination, and mode of play for a single machine or a group of machines.

The “Dynamic Floor Management” system will modify the game attributes by having a server send commands or content to an electronic gaming device.  This will allow casinos to better serve the customer’s needs based on the time of day or the type of players they are expecting, and will enhance the utilization of floor space to help maximize revenues.  GTECH has used this functionality for many years in lottery markets, and is now in a position to leverage its extensive system experience to develop new solutions and respond to market requirements for the casino industry.

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“Recently, Svenska Spel, a Swedish lottery, placed an order for 2,000 video lottery terminals from Spielo to use in combination with the Dynamic Floor Management system.  These VLTs will enable games to be downloaded directly from GTECH’s central system,” said GTECH Senior Vice President of Gaming Solutions Marc A. Crisafulli.

“This represents the powerful combination of Spielo and GTECH resulting in products and services that are ahead of the game,” continued Mr. Crisafulli.

GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company.  With more than $1.25 billion in annual revenues and 5,300 people in over 50 countries, GTECH provides integrated technology, creative content, and business services to effectively manage and grow today’s evolving gaming markets.  In targeted emerging economies, GTECH also leverages its operational presence and infrastructure to supply commercial transaction processing services.  For more information about the Company, please visit GTECH’s website at http://www.gtech.com.

SOURCE: GTECH Holdings Corporation.
CONTACT: Robert K. Vincent, Public Affairs, Phone: 401-392-7452.

Report: The Eighth European Lottery University Held in Santiago de Compostela September 4 – 9, 2005

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (September 13, 2005) -- After Trinity College (Dublin 1998), Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh 1999), Universidad de Salamanca (Spain 2000), Montpellier (France 2001), University of Salerno (Italy 2002), the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain 2003) and the University of Siena, the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain was selected as the venue for the eighth edition of the European Lottery University (ELU).

The Royal University of Santiago de Compostela is one of the most prestigious universities in Europe. In 1995, this university celebrated its 500th Anniversary and welcomed the eighth edition of the ELU.

In such an illustrious environment, forty five managers, including three suppliers representatives, (the highest number for an ELU) representing some twenty European  lottery organizations, gathered for five days to attend this year ELU, thus following in the steps of 300 of their colleagues, former ELU participants.

The ELU is a management education program that includes discussions and presentations on issues ranging from organization structure and performance to marketing, legal, finance, human resources, technology, new games, emerging trends and corporate strategies.

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Built around a tightly-run program, it includes:

• Topics on lottery products, on lottery management and on the gaming environment in general,
• Eighteen presentations given by experts in their respective fields,
• Twelve “5-minutes flashes” which cover an overview about a specific issue,
• Eight group workshops and a group case study,
• Six panels on New Games Development, Technology, Sales, Finance, Marketing and Outsourcing,
• Over thirty presentations given by the participants on their specific environment, challenges and operations,
• Open interactivity and discussions throughout the seminar, and
• Ample opportunities to network.

As part of the program, the participants had also to develop, as a group case study, a modern lottery organization within a framework that was progressively assembled from the workshops and discussions. During the week, several twists and turns, which reflect the real-life challenges an Executive faces, provided added excitement to the exercise. The Group Case Study objective was to cover topics such as the internal and external reporting structure, games plan, financial and investment analysis, marketing/sales and P/R plans of a modern lottery organization. The winning team was “HOLYLOT only winners”. Actually, the five working groups were, in fact, all winners having had the opportunity to work together, exchange ideas and field experiences about the issues and challenges facing a lottery organization today.

The social aspect was not neglected as the participants had the opportunity to learn more about the Galician culture, the environment and the cuisine

The European Lottery University has established a reputation of excellence and innovation, resulting in a continued increase of participation every year. The ELU has now become a recognized institution and the most successful management training seminar of its kind in the Lottery World.

SOURCE: European State Lotteries and Toto Association, Switzerland.
CONTACT: Bernadette LOBJOIS, Secretary General, e-mail: nfo@european-lotteries.org).

Missouri Lottery Commission Appoints New Director

Larry Jansen, the new executive director for the Missouri Lottery.

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, USA (September 12, 2005) -- The Missouri Lottery Commission today appointed Larry Jansen, CPA, as the new executive director for the Missouri Lottery.  Jansen, 49, of Jefferson City has worked as the controller/chief financial officer for the Lottery since November 1986.  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.

"Mr. Jansen has been a leader in cross-organizational teams for nearly all major operation initiatives during the last 12 years, including the Inside Sales/Distribution Enhancement and the E-Business initiative," said Barbara Pickering of Mexico, who chairs the Lottery Commission. 

Jansen replaces Jim Scroggins, who resigned to become the executive director of the new Oklahoma Lottery.  Scroggins served as the Missouri Lottery's executive director from February 1992 until June 2005. 

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Jansen has a bachelors of science degree from University of Missouri-Columbia.  He is also a certified public accountant. 

The Missouri Lottery Commission is a five-member commission, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, which governs the Missouri Lottery.  The executive director of the Missouri Lottery oversees the daily operations of the Lottery.  Current members of the Lottery Commission are: 

• Barbara Pickering of Mexico, chair;
• Sherri Robins of Florissant;
• Charles Larry Ray of Hayti; and
• Celeste Witzel of St. Louis. 

One seat on the commission is currently vacant.

SOURCE: Missouri Lottery Commission media release.
CONTACT: Susan Goedde, Phone: (573) 526-7425.

Uthingo Launches Soccer Lottery

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (September 5, 2005) -- It is not only goals that will be scored at soccer games but big Jackpots too when the National Lottery kicks off its fourth product offering, SportStake, a Sports Pool game, on Monday, 19 September 2005.

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At a press conference in Johannesburg today, Uthingo announced plans to add the Sports Pool game, SportStake to the existing National Lottery product portfolio which is currently made up of LOTTO, LOTTO Plus and Wina Manje scratch cards.

Uthingo CEO, Dr Oupa Monamodi said: “The periodic introduction of more games is essential to the survival of any lottery operation. It is a worldwide phenomenon that lottery games become mature after a while.

“Unless player enthusiasm is maintained through the introduction of new games or playing methods, sales of lottery tickets would decline.  This would affect the contributions to Good Causes, and as a direct result, the pace of social transformation in this country."

He added that SportStake will be the National Lottery’s most affordable game to date at a cost of only R1 per entry. 

Monamodi said while other sporting codes may be considered for inclusion to SportStake in the future, soccer will be the focus of the National Lottery’s first Sports Pool game. 

“Research has shown that the time is right for the introduction of a new game – and Sports Pools was the favourite amongst all respondents.

“Furthermore, 22 percent of money raised for Good Causes by the National Lottery is allocated to the development of sport, including soccer, in South Africa. 

“It is also fitting that soccer is the first game to be introduced in Sports Pools as the nation prepares to host the Soccer World Cup in 2010,” Monamodi said.

SportStake will require knowledge about the sport being wagered on, in this case, soccer. This is because Players will have to predict the outcomes of 12 predetermined matches drawn from South African, English and other identified weekend professional soccer fixtures.

A minimum price of R1 per board will be set across the 12-fixture list with multiple selections costing a further R1 per combination.  

The prize pool will be set at 50 percent of sales and there will be three prize divisions, for correctly predicting, 12, 11 and 10 fixture outcomes.  The pay-table is as follows:

The Jackpot prize will be set at R500,000 in the first few weeks of introduction after which ticket sales will determine the size of the Jackpot prize pool,” said Monamodi.

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If the Jackpot prize is not won it will roll over to the following week.  The Jackpot prize will rollover a maximum of nine draws before it is be divided equally amongst the other two divisions.

The game will be offered on a weekly basis during the South African soccer season and will be available at all current National Lottery retail outlets. Players will be introduced to a generic three-board play coupon when the game is launched.

Selected weekly fixtures will be advertised in the media as well as at retail outlets and players can make their predictions from Monday to Saturday.

SportStake is the National Lottery’s fourth product offering, joining LOTTO, LOTTO Plus and Wina Manje scratchcards.

All other products will continue to be available to players.

There will be no SportStake sales on Sundays.

SOURCE: Uthingo media release.

New Properties and Characters to Toast MDI’s 20th Birthday at NASPL!

ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (September 12, 2005) – This Wednesday evening (9/14/05), MDI’s popular characters including Popeye, Lucy Ricardo and the Pink Panther are welcoming new friends to this year’s NASPL convention in Minnesota to celebrate MDI’s 20th birthday!

Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Dino and Mad Magazine’s infamous Alfred E. Newman will join MDI’s birthday party at the NASPL booth, greeting visitors, playing games and partying with guests. The Flintstones™ and Mad™ Magazine are properties recently acquired by MDI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS). They join other new acquisitions including Felix the Cat®, The Jetsons™ and Underdog™.

In an agreement with Warner Bros., The Flintstones contract provides lotteries with the rights to all names and likenesses of Fred, Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone; Barney, Betty and Bamm-Bamm Rubble; plus the supporting cast of characters. The Jetsons contract gives rights to George, Jane, Judy and Elroy Jetson along with supporting cast and the Jetson’s vehicle. MDI’s agreement with Warner Bros.’ Mad Magazine property includes the rights to Alfred E. Newman and Spy vs. Spy. All of the agreements provide MDI with rights to distribute merchandise related to lottery promotions/games.

About Scientific Games

Scientific Games Corporation (www.scientificgames.com) is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries, and the leading supplier of wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut and the Netherlands, and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. MDI Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, is the worldwide leader in licensed lottery games and promotions.

SOURCE: MDI Entertainment media release.
CONTACT: Jeff Schweig, Phone: 678-297-5212.

The Arizona Lottery and Phoenix International Raceway Announce the Arizona Lottery 125 NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Series Race
Prizes, Promotions and One-of-a-Kind Player Experiences Will Support Arizona Lottery 125

PHOENIX, Arizona, USA (September 7, 2005) -- The Arizona Lottery and Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) are proud to announce the Arizona Lottery 125 (AZL 125) NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Series Race to be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m.  The Arizona Lottery 125 is the first of four races to be held over the four-day NASCAR Nextel Cup weekend scheduled for November 10-13 at Phoenix International Raceway.  Promotions and events leading up to race day promise to pique the interest of NASCAR fans, Arizona Lottery players and non-players alike.

“The Arizona Lottery’s games are all about fun, which dovetails nicely with our NASCAR week in November,” said PIR President Bryan R. Sperber.  “I can’t think of a more natural tie-in for our lead off event than the Arizona Lottery and we are delighted to host the Arizona Lottery 125.”

Arizona Lottery director of marketing John Hogg said, “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Phoenix International Raceway as a race sponsor.  We hope to create a lot of local interest about the Arizona Lottery 125 through numerous promotional elements tied to the race including our new Arizona Lottery NASCAR Scratchers ticket game.”

Images of Jeff Gordon®, Jimmie Johnson™, Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Jeremy Mayfield will adorn the six new Arizona Lottery Scratchers tickets that are now available at retailers.  A sample ticket can be found on the Arizona Lottery website at http://www.arizonalottery.com.

The six new Arizona Lottery NASCAR Scratchers tickets that were revealed today each feature one of the NASCAR giants and are priced at $3.  They are sure to become favorites and even collector’s items.  Players can win up to $10,000, or even a trip to the NASCAR race of their choice “instantly.”

If a ticket holder doesn’t win a prize instantly, the second prizes tied to the ticket are just as appealing.  Tickets with the word “entry” can be entered to win a NASCAR race with the same features as the “instant” trip prize or NASCAR Merchandise Prize Packs containing authentic merchandise from the drivers on the Arizona Lottery NASCAR Scratchers ticket game.  Any player that purchases the Arizona Lottery NASCAR Scratchers ticket is eligible for 20 percent discounts on tickets for the NASCAR Nextel Cup weekend scheduled for Nov. 10-13 at Phoenix International Raceway.  Players can go to the Arizona Lottery website and enter in the second prize drawings using an embedded code on their ticket.  Details about all of the prizes and eligibility to play can be found on the Arizona Lottery website at http://www.arizonalottery.com.

The Arizona Lottery 125 AutoZone Elite Division Series is designed to serve as a regional driver’s first step toward NASCAR’s three national series.  The four participating series compete on short tracks, super speedways and road courses, providing opportunities for teams and drivers to sharpen their skills and work toward their career goals.

Phoenix International Raceway is owned by International Speedway Corporation, the leading promoter of motor sports activities in the United States.  PIR opened its doors for the first time in 1964 and held its very first NASCAR event in 1978.  The NASCAR Nextel Cup Series made its first appearance in the desert in 1988, and since then, more than 10 million race fans have attended NASCAR events at PIR.

Tickets for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race in Arizona are currently on sale and can be purchased by phone at 602-252-2227 or 1-866-408-7223, or online at http://www.phoenixraceway.com.

About the Arizona Lottery

The Arizona Lottery operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products; it receives no General Fund dollars from the State.  Since July 1981, the Arizona Lottery has returned more than $1.8 billion in net profit to the state.  Proceeds from sales of Lottery tickets fund a wide variety of public projects and programs including arts, wildlife, parks, public transportation, roads and historic restoration in cities and towns throughout all 15 counties in Arizona.

SOURCE: Arizona Lottery (http://www.arizonalottery.com) and Phoenix International Raceway (http://www.phoenixraceway.com).
For further information please
CONTACT: John Hogg, Arizona Lottery (480) 921-4448 or Jon Newman, Phoenix International Raceway (623) 463-5613, Christina Borrego, Riester~Robb (602) 721-5779.

Svenska Spel to Get License for Internet Poker

Article By: Göran Wessberg, industry correspondent.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (September 8, 2005) -- Following the annual Spelakademin (Gaming Academy) in Visby, Sweden, Bosse Ringholm, the vice prime minister, in an interview said that he thought it be proper to give the legal Swedish gaming operators the same business opportunities as private foreign bookmakers have in practise provided that they do it in a responsible way

Media and Svenska Spel´s CEO Jesper Kärrbrink interpreted this as a go ahead from the Swedish government in the near future to grant the national lottery a license for offering poker on www.svenskaspel.se – something that the company applied for early January.

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The Swedish Internet gaming market´s sales are estimated at 13 billion SEK (US$1.8 billion) for this year. The national lottery Svenska Spel and state-controlled horse-betting company ATG have 8% each of this but foreign bookmakers reap as much as 84% of interactive gaming revenue according to a recent study – money that does not benefit the Swedish society.

Svenska Spel estimates that it could get 30% of of the Internet poker market in Sweden and net 300 million SEK (US$40 million) for the Treasury.

Internet poker has become extremely popular over the last two years and has probably more than 250 000 registered players.

Mr. Kärrbrink has previously announced that a license for Internet poker is a prerequisite to fulfill the Government decision to create 200 new job opportunities in Visby on the small island of Gotland where the head office of Svenska Spel is located.

Other speakers at Spelakademin e.g. addressed issues such as:

• The ongoing study for a new gaming legislation in Sweden to be published December 15;
• The report from the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law on the gaming and gambling market in the 25 EU member states, which has just been handed over to the EU commission: and
• A presentation of the Reno model for responsible gaming.

Spelakademin, now in  its 14th year, is a unique phenomenon where all legal gaming operators, in the country, although competitors, meet for two days with politicians, public bodies, media representatives, suppliers and researchers to discuss different political, legal, economic and social aspects of the gaming market.

SOURCE: Göran Wessberg, correspondent, Stockholm, Sweden.

Iowa Lottery Players Have Chance at One-of-a-Kind Hawkeye Victory
Lottery Teams With Three Iowa Companies In Motorcycle Promotion

DES MOINES, Iowa, USA (September 9, 2005) - The Iowa Lottery can guarantee a one-of-a-kind Hawkeye Victory® this season.

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The Lottery teamed up with three Iowa companies to design a custom-painted motorcycle in Iowa Hawkeye black-and-gold that will be given away in a promotion that runs through mid-October.

The Victory Vegas motorcycle was provided for the “Hawkeye Victory” promotion by Victory Motorcycles, a division of Polaris Industries in Spirit Lake; and Van Wall Motorsports in Ankeny. A made-to-order paint job for the bike was donated by Custom Paint Specialists of Des Moines. The paint design includes the Iowa Hawkeye logo; an image of Herky, the Hawkeyes' mascot; Iowa's Flying Tiger Hawk; the University of Iowa seal; and a view of Kinnick Stadium, Iowa's football stadium in Iowa City.

 “We were excited about this promotion from the first time we talked about it – and then we saw the motorcycle,” said Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer. “It's an absolutely gorgeous bike! We're also pleased that we were able to work with three talented Iowa companies and the University of Iowa on this project.”

The Hawkeye Victory motorcycle was debuted to the public for the first time Friday night at the Polk County I-Club rally in Clive leading up to Saturday's Iowa-Iowa State football game. The Lottery also will display the bike Sept. 17 in Rally Alley outside Kinnick Stadium before the Northern Iowa-Iowa football game.

The Hawkeye Victory promotion begins Sept. 16 and runs through midnight on Saturday, Oct. 15. Lottery players who buy $5 or more in any lotto game on one ticket and don't win a prize can use the ticket to enter the promotion through the lottery's Web site at www.ialottery.com. Players can key in the serial number from their tickets to enter the promotion and need to keep each ticket they use to enter. The eligible games for the promotion are:

• Powerball;
• Hot Lotto;
• Iowa's $100,000 Cash Game;
• Pick 4; and
• Pick 3.

The Lottery will hold a drawing on Oct. 18 to determine the motorcycle winner and the player selected will need to take his/her ticket to lottery headquarters in Des Moines to claim the bike!

Neubauer said that the lottery has worked with the broadcast networks carrying both Iowa and Iowa State football and basketball games to design promotions and will be running an Iowa State-related promotion during the upcoming college basketball season.

Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, more than $1.9 billion has been awarded in prizes and more than $935 million has been raised for state programs.

SOURCE: Iowa Lottery media release.

JCM Conducts Successful Field Test of its Trident Table Safe System

LAS VEGAS (September 12, 2005) – JCM American forever changed the face of gaming when it introduced the embedded bill validator into slot machines. Now, the company is preparing to spark another revolution – this time in table games – bringing the accuracy and accountability of the slot floor to the pit with its remarkable Trident Table Safe System.

JCM has recently successfully completed the first phase of a live test of the Trident system at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas. The field test, conducted on two blackjack tables in the pit at Tuscany, was the first live test Trident has undergone. The test was closely monitored for speed of game, cash collection, data, ease of drop and speed of count, all with amazing results.  Based on this success, the test has been expanded to five tables, including four blackjack tables and a Three Card Poker table.

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Tuscany Director of Casino Operations Kevin Beaton said, “Trident is a great system. My pit bosses love it because now they have exact numbers that are in the box. Our accounting department loves it because it reduces the amount of labor hours for the count team. I love it because, for the first time, we will be able to market to our pit customers in the same way that we market to our slot customers, with coupons and cash offers. There’s information everywhere, there’s savings everywhere. It’s good stuff.”

Tom Nieman, VP of Gaming Solutions at JCM, said, “The opportunity to trial Trident at Tuscany was fortunate for JCM. The management team there is very progressive, and they have given us invaluable feedback.”

The Trident Table Safe System is a solution to automate table games. Trident combines JCM’s proven currency validation technology in a new design for a rapid and trackable deposit system that accomplishes the results casino operators asked for, namely a faster, more secure and more accurate system.

Through automation, Trident minimizes processes and reduces support time, resulting in a reduction in operating overhead costs and an increase in profitability from table game revenues. Trident is a complete table management system that tracks assets from the table to the pit to the soft count room, and to the back office; gives live drop information to the pit manager/shift manager; has an automatic identification of the drop with its asset; and provides an audit of each asset dropped for the entire revenue day.

JCM American Corporation is the industry leader in currency handling systems and provides products, software and services to the gaming, vending, banking, amusement, and petroleum industries. Since 1995, its products have validated an estimated $2.2 trillion in currency for the gaming industry alone. From its international headquarters in Osaka, Japan, and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, London, Sydney and its U.S. headquarters in Las Vegas, JCM’s progressive spirit continually sets worldwide industry standards with innovative products such as the World Bill Acceptor (WBA), Universal Bill Acceptor (UBA), Trident Table Safe System and Intelligent Cash Box (ICB). For more information, visit www.jcm-american.com

SOURCE: JCM American Corporation media release distributed By Steinbeck Communications.
CONTACT: Paul Speirs, P: 702-413-4278, F: 702-233-3492, E: paulspeirs@cox.net.

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