• Lottery Commission Matters; GTECH to keep Rhode Island, Georgia and Michigan Lottery Contracts After Lottomatica Merger. Full Story
• Lottery Brings Excitement of the World Poker Tour® to a Scratch-Off With Launch of $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker®.
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• Lotto Gold+™ Named “Product Of The Year”. Full Story
• Governor Rendell Announces Pennsylvania Lottery Sales Record – Nearly $3.1 Billion. Full Story
• Scientific Games Produced Promotional Game for Shell Oil Products US. Full Story
• Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Lottery Team Up on Scratch-Off Promotion. Full Story
• WLA Academy, Striving for Excellence in Lottery Leadership. Full Story
• National Lottery Retailers Give Camelot Top Marks; Survey Shows Another Year of Improved Retailer Satisfaction. Full Story
• Mega Millions Names New President of Multi-State Game. Full Story

Lottery Commission Matters; GTECH to keep Rhode Island, Georgia and Michigan Lottery Contracts After Lottomatica Merger

ROME, Italy (August 2, 2006) -- Lottomatica S.p.A. has been informed that on July 31, 2006, the Michigan Bureau of State Lottery informed GTECH Holdings Corporation in writing that the consummation of the acquisition of GTECH by Lottomatica shall not result in the termination of, or the commencement of formal termination procedures with respect to, GTECH's Michigan lottery contract.

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Furthermore, Lottomatica S.p.A. has been informed that on August 1, 2006, the Rhode Island Lottery informed GTECH Holdings Corporation in writing that the consummation of the acquisition of GTECH by Lottomatica shall not result in the termination of, or the commencement of formal termination procedures with respect to, GTECH's existing Rhode Island Lottery contract.

The Company has also been informed that on August 1, 2006, the Georgia Lottery Corporation informed GTECH Holdings Corporation in writing that the consummation of the acquisition of GTECH by Lottomatica shall not result in the termination of, or the commencement of formal termination procedures with respect to, GTECH's Georgia Lottery contract.

Meanwhile, an ASX News report, quoting an unnamed source at Lottomatica, said GTECH has yet to receive assurances over its lottery contracts from some other US states, It also said that the Texas Lottery Commission will be meeting today, but was unable to say whether the GTECH contract is on its agenda.

Last week, a GTECH source said the company is confident that it will retain the Texas concession.

New York, Missouri and California lotteries have already said the takeover would not affect their operating concessions.

SOURCE: Lottomatica S.p.A. media release and AFX News reports.

Lottery Brings Excitement of the World Poker Tour® to a Scratch-Off With Launch of $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker®

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (July 28, 2006) -- The Louisiana Lottery will bring the excitement of poker to a scratch-off on July 31 with the launch of World Poker Tour® $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker®, offering players a chance to win up to $100,000 instantly and to experience the ultimate poker enthusiast's dream - a seat at an actual World Poker Tour® tournament through four second-chance drawings.

"The World Poker Tour® is one of the hottest reality programs on television with millions of viewers," said Bonny Botts, vice president of marketing and public relations for the Lottery. "Its popularity is one reason we think our players are going to enjoy this game and its unique, patented Hold 'Em Poker® play action."

The $5 scratch-off game $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker® features six top prizes of $100,000; 27,000 prizes from $21 to $2,100; and 1:3.79 overall odds of winning a prize. 

Players who do not win an instant prize can enter a second-chance drawing by mailing in one non-winning ticket per envelope, no larger than 4.5" x 9.5", to the address on the back of the ticket. The entry makes them eligible to win a World Poker Tour® Merchandise Package or a Grand Prize World Poker Tour® Experience.

The Grand Prize World Poker Tour® Experience includes round-trip airfare for two to an actual WPTTM tournament in the U.S., six nights' double occupancy accommodations, $1,000 spending cash and up to a maximum $10,000 buy-in to participate in the tournament. The package also includes a WPTTM Merchandise Package and two tickets to the taping of the World Poker Tour® finals of that tournament attended, unless the winner is already at the table!

One Grand Prize World Poker Tour® Experience will be given away during each second-chance drawing for a total of four. The experience is valued at $15,515 plus applicable federal and state withholdings paid on the winner's behalf. Winners can opt to receive the cash value of the prize in lieu of the experience.

The World Poker Tour® Merchandise Package includes a quad-folding poker game table top that seats eight, a WPTTM 300 Poker Chip Set, as well as a WPTTM clock, drink tumblers and a ball cap.  Exactly 191 World Poker Tour® Merchandise Packages, valued at $460 each, will be given away per second-chance drawing for a total of 764.

Players can direct questions about their entry to MDI Entertainment LLC at 1-800-201-0108 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CST.

Complete rules of $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker® and the second-chance drawings, as well as prize photos, a poker hand ranking chart and an interactive "how to play" tutorial can be found on the Lottery's Web site at www.louisianalottery.com/poker.

SOURCE: Louisiana Lottery media release.

Lotto Gold+™ Named “Product Of The Year”

IRVING, Texas, USA (July 28, 2006) -- Lottery Dynamics’ Lotto Gold+ ™ program received a prestigious “PRODUCT OF THE YEAR” designation at Public Gaming Research Institute’s annual International Lottery Conference (EXPO/ILAC 2006) held at the Wynn Las Vegas, July 10-13.

The purpose of the awards program is to showcase the most successful new lottery products each year and to speed adoption within multiple jurisdictions.

“This is the first year that Lottery Dynamics’ Lotto Gold+ was eligible to be considered for this award and we are delighted with the decision of the judges,” said Stephan Egli, Chairman and President of Lottery Dynamics.

“We know that the judges are looking for lottery products that can not only give sales a boost, but can also dramatically increase transfers to the good causes that lotteries serve. Lotto Gold+ has clearly demonstrated that kind of success. In its recent launch in the Ukraine, the new Super Loto game built on Lotto Gold+ has achieved revenue growth of 78.5 percent over the previous game. The program has also exceeded expectations in the province of Misiones in Argentina, with sales up approximately 40 percent there,” Egli added.

Lotto Gold+ is a proprietary program which delivers multiple-pricing for lotto for the first time in history. It also provides guaranteed higher-starting jackpots and higher average jackpots through its strategic partnerships with top global insurance underwriters.

Public Gaming listed the following criteria for PRODUCT OF THE YEAR selection: 1. The product must be in use in at least one lottery jurisdiction; 2. The product must be successful where already implemented; 3. The product must be broadly applicable to other jurisdictions; 4. The benefit of implementing this product in new locations must be substantial.

The international panel of judges for this year’s awards were John Tarr, Chief of Security, Montana Lottery; Daniel Terelli, Vice President, Banca de Quinielas de Montevideo, Uruguay; Enrique Aparicio, Director General, STL Systems, Spain; Jose Manuel Aviles, President, Lottery of El Salvador; Wayne Lemons, Director, Delaware Lottery; Gret Ziemak, former Director, Connecticut Lottery and Kansas Lottery; Rollo Redburn, Director of Administration, Oklahoma Lottery; and Regina Smith, Sales Representative, Georgia Lottery.

For more information, go to www.lotterydynamics.com.

About Lottery Dynamics LLC

Lottery Dynamics LLC, based in Irving, TX, is a company with a mission to re-energize lotto and other lottery games with proprietary programs highlighting player choice, player value and player excitement. The company’s programs work with any matrix and any currency around the world and are designed to build lottery profits by 40-100 percent over current levels.

CONTACT: Karen Lazarovic, VP Corporate Communications, Email: klazarovic@lotterydynamics.com. For Public Gaming Research Institute, contact Duane Burke, 425-985-3157.

Governor Rendell Announces Pennsylvania Lottery Sales Record – Nearly $3.1 Billion

PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania, USA (July 31, 2006) -- Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania Lottery sales for the 2005-06 fiscal year set a new record of $3.07 billion - a 16 percent increase over the previous year. Having topped last year’s sales record by $425 million, the Lottery achieved its highest single-year dollar increase in its 34-year history.

“The continued growth of the Lottery is particularly gratifying because higher Lottery sales help us provide greater benefits to older Pennsylvanians,” said Governor Rendell during the announcement at Penn Hills Senior Center in Allegheny County. “The Lottery’s unprecedented growth provided first for an expansion of the PACE and PACENET prescription drug programs, and now for the immediate expansion of the Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program.

“The Lottery’s success allowed 100,000 older Pennsylvanians to be added to the PACE and PACENET programs. And, Lottery revenues will provide property tax and rent relief to an additional 420,000 older and disabled Pennsylvanians for the current tax year, while increasing the maximum rebate from $500 to $650. That’s significant and long-deserved relief for Pennsylvania seniors.”

Recognizing that the Lottery needed to increase sales to answer the demands of a growing older population, Governor Rendell made expanding the Pennsylvania Lottery - the only U.S. Lottery that dedicates all proceeds to programs that benefit older residents - a primary goal of his administration. Lottery sales have grown by more than $1 billion, or about 57 percent, under Governor Rendell, from $1.95 billion in fiscal year 2001-02 to $3.07 billion in 2005-06.

“Lottery sales have grown by more than 10 percent in each of the last four years, and total sales have grown by more than $1 billion in that time,” said Governor Rendell. “The last time Lottery sales increased by $1 billion it took 19 years. Today’s Lottery achieved that milestone in only four years.”

Net revenues to the Lottery Fund for fiscal year 2005-06 totaled $976 million, a 14 percent increase over the previous year. Net Lottery revenues have increased by $227 million, or 30 percent, since fiscal year 2001-02.

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Governor Rendell also noted that the Lottery is not just a funding source for programs that help older Pennsylvanians; it also plays a vital and growing role in supporting business. As Lottery sales have grown, so have the commissions the Lottery pays to its retailers. Lottery retailers, many of them small businesses, earned $171 million in commissions in fiscal year 2005- 06, a 71 percent increase since fiscal year 2001-02. That money creates jobs, Governor Rendell said, and can have a significant impact on the bottom line of a small business.

“A key component of the Lottery’s success was turning around a 16-year decline in the number of Lottery retailers,” said Governor Rendell. “The Pennsylvania Lottery is only as good as its retailers, yet for decades the number of Lottery retailers had been decreasing. We have reversed that trend, adding more than 300 new retailers a year over the past four years.  Today the Pennsylvania Lottery has more than 8,400 retailers, a milestone that was last reached in 1992.”

Under the Governor’s leadership, the Lottery has also increased its sales by listening to players and offering games that respond to their requests, such as the new Millionaire Raffle game; by developing creative marketing tools like Gus, the Second Most Famous Groundhog in Pennsylvania; and by introducing new technology such as Player Activated Terminals.

“The Pennsylvania Lottery is a success story of good government and an organization of which all Pennsylvanians can be proud - especially Pennsylvania’s seniors,” said Governor Rendell.

Governor Rendell noted that Lottery sales are expected to increase in the 2006-07 fiscal year by nearly $158 million, or approximately 5.1 percent.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery:
The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception 34 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $15.5 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including 650 full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The Lottery-funded Property Tax/Rent Rebate program has been significantly expanded for next year. The expanded program will feature higher income eligibility limits and larger rebates. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit http://www.palottery.com.

The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing economic investment to support our communities and businesses. To find out more about Governor Rendell’s initiatives and to sign up for his weekly newsletter, visit his Web site at: http://www.governor.state.pa.us.

CONTACT: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116; or Steve Kniley (Revenue), +1-717-787-6960.

SOURCE: Pennsylvania Office of the Governor.

Scientific Games Produced Promotional Game for Shell Oil Products US
'Million Gallon Giveaway' Debuted at Shell Stations Nationwide July 31

NEW YORK, USA (August 1, 2006) -- Scientific Games [Nasdaq:SGMS] produced the "Shell Million Gallon Giveaway" sweepstakes for Shell Oil Products US. The game will be offered at more than 12,000 Shell stations nationwide this summer.

Scientific Games has developed the game in partnership with The Marketing Store, an award-winning company specializing in Brand Activation(TM) for such companies as McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Miller Brewing. "For this game, we wanted a partner with experience in high-volume, secure instant game production, so Scientific Games was the logical choice," explains Leslie Mait, Vice President, Promotional Operations of The Marketing Store.

"The technology, security and game design capabilities Scientific Games applies to instant win tickets are a natural fit for promotional games," said Lorne Weil, Chairman and CEO of Scientific Games. "We are pleased to be able to offer this level of security to The Marketing Store and Shell for this promotion, and see great potential in this type of sweepstakes."

The game offers Shell consumers a chance to win more than 200,000 prizes through a scratch-and-win sweepstakes at participating Shell locations across the U.S. Six grand-prize winners will receive Shell gasoline for life and more than 200,000 consumers will receive a $10 Shell Gift Card. For those who don't win a prize, every game card features a money-saving fuel tip. The sweepstakes will run from July 31 to October 1, 2006.

Karen Wildman, brand and communications manager for Shell, said "We want to be able to give Shell customers the opportunity of winning a lifetime supply of gasoline, plus hundreds of thousands of other prizes, while also offering a fun way to get the word out about the quality of Shell products."

About The Marketing Store

The Marketing Store specializes in Brand Activation(TM), their signature process for bringing the spirit of brands to life. A 500-million-dollar global company headquartered in Chicago, The Marketing Store activates brands for clients such as McDonald's, Nissan, Coca-Cola, Miller Brewing, General Mills, Best Buy and Verizon. Global office locations include the UK (London, Leeds and Birmingham), Paris, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Toronto and Sydney.

About Scientific Games

Scientific Games Corporation 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. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com

SOURCE: Scientific Games Corporation. CONTACT: Scientific Games Corporation, Investor Relations, +1-212-754-2233.

Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Lottery Team Up on Scratch-Off Promotion

KENTUCKY (August 1, 2006) -- Sales of a new Kentucky Lottery Breeders' Cup scratch-off ticket are underway all across the state. While the $2 ticket offers more than $1.2 million in prizes of as much as $5000, players have a second chance at winning VIP packages for the 2006 Breeders' Cup World Championships on Nov. 4 at Churchill Downs.

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"The phrase 'VIP package' gets thrown around a lot, but I think when people see everything we're giving away they'll realize our winners truly will be treated like royalty during the All-Star game of Thoroughbred racing," said Kentucky Lottery senior vice president of sales and marketing Steve Casebeer.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has teamed up with the Kentucky Lottery to provide 10 grand-prize packages for second-chance winners which include:

-Accommodations at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville for two nights;
-Transportation to the track on Breeders' Cup Day;
-Tickets to the Breeders' Cup;
-Tickets to the track (with food vouchers) on Friday, November 3rd;
-Access to an expert handicapper on Breeders' Cup Day;
-A $500 betting voucher;
-$500 in spending money;
-A Breeders' Cup press kit, and;
-An invitation to the Breeders' Cup post-race reception.

"We're very pleased to partner with the Kentucky Lottery on this outstanding game and package of prizes," said Kenneth E. Kirchner, senior vice president of product development for the NTRA/Breeders' Cup.

To be eligible to win one of the prize packages, players must submit a non-winning Breeders' Cup scratch-off ticket. They can either enter via U.S. Mail or through the Kentucky Lottery Web site. Five winners will be chosen from mailed entries, and the other five from Internet entries. Players who submit Internet entries must retain their tickets as proof of purchase and submit the winning ticket within 10 days of notification.

All entries must be received by Sept. 15, and the grand prize drawings will be held Sept. 19.

"The Kentucky Lottery did an outstanding job in preparing tickets that help capture the memories of past Breeders' Cup events in Kentucky and making the instant game fun to play," said Kirchner.

Breeders' Cup tickets began arriving at Kentucky Lottery retailers this week, and are already popular with players. "Collectors are snapping up these tickets, as there are six different ones which each feature a winning horse from a past Breeders' Cup race at Churchill Downs," said Casebeer. Each ticket has two different horse-racing themed games, in addition to a daily-double bonus box which allows players to double the entire prize amount won on the ticket.

SOURCE: Breeders' Cup Edited press release.

WLA Academy, Striving for Excellence in Lottery Leadership

As the lottery profession's chief educator and knowledge leader, the WLA Academy offers a full program of seminars, workshops and round tables for top and mid-level managers as well as entry-level personnel.

EREWHON IN NORTH AMERICA

September 27 - October 01, 2006  

WLA case study program, Blaine, Washington, USA

The well-known Guy Simonis and his Erewhon case study program return to the USA, right after the Vancouver Interactive Gaming Seminar in September 2006

Based on a learning format developed at Harvard University, Erewhon is a case study program created for the lottery sector by the WLA Founding President Guy Simonis. For more than 15 years Erewhon has been held numerous times in the UK, in Austria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, as well as in Australia, Brazil and recently for the third time in South Africa. The program has also been presented for NASPL in many locations in North America and now returns with additional cases to the USA.

Under the guidance, Guy Simonis himself, a hypothetical lottery organization is presented down to the last detail. Every possible area affecting a lottery is defined and examined, including the demographics and political situation of the equally hypothetical country.

In rapid succession a number of serious problems affecting the Erewhon State Lottery are presented. Participants assume the role of consultants to the management and have to provide advice on a lengthy number of issues that have been devilled our industry over the years. Problem-solving strategies are proposed, discussed and modified, and participants find that the processes they identify for finding new ideas and solutions are immediately applicable to real-life issues.

Program

The Erewhon case study program has been updated to reflect current industry issues and concerns, including:

• Game designs to attract the younger player
• A close look at developments in Corporate Social Responsibility and the initiatives undertaken by the WLA
• Exercises involving the North American concept of gaming and how lotto blocs in the United Stated, Canada and Australia deal with issues now facing European lottery companies
• A session on "what if it really happened?" will deal with the realities of a wide-open lottery and gaming market
• All this, plus the educational and entertaining aspects of the original Erewhon programs

Seminar leader

Guy Simonis, Founding President of the WLA and originator of the Erewhon case study program.

Language

The seminar will be conducted in English.

When

The seminar starts with a welcome dinner on Wednesday evening at 19:30 and ends with breakfast on Sunday, October 1.

Where

The seminar will take place at Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Pkwy, Blaine, WA, 98230, USA.

The resort is located on the shores of Boundary Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean at the border between the United States and Canada (35 miles south of Vancouver Airport or 25 miles north of Bellingham, Washington Airport).

Who should attend

Middle and senior management people of public relations, sales and distribution, advertising, product management, finance and administration. Board members are also encouraged to participate.

Cost

- WLA and NASPL members: US$1,800

- Associate members: US$1,800

- Non members on request: US$2,200

The seminar fee includes four night's accommodation, all meals, airport transportation and course materials.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Registration closes August 31, 2006. Cancellations will be charged. Registrations are transferable within your organization at no cost. Click Here to Register http://www.world-lotteries.org/services/registration/registration.php

Note

The WLA organizes seminars as a service for its members and associate members. Although non-members may be admitted under certain circumstances, members are always given preference. Non-members interested in attening the seminare are kindly asked to contact the WLA business office in Basel for details of availability.

Questions?

Thomas Büchler-De la Cruz, WLA Business Office, phone: +41 61 284 1111, Email: tb@world-lotteries.org

National Lottery Retailers Give Camelot Top Marks; Survey Shows Another Year of Improved Retailer Satisfaction

LONDON, United Kingdom (July 31, 2006) -- Retailers rate National Lottery operator Camelot as a top class supplier, according to the results of the 2006 retailer satisfaction survey – while the overall satisfaction among head office managers has increased for the fifth successive year.

Almost two-thirds of the respondents were either ‘completely satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with Camelot, and all considered the relationship to be as good as or better than as 12 months ago. Around 60 per cent of retailers thought it had improved, building on the positive 2005 survey – and none of them was dissatisfied. A large number described their relationship with Camelot as a strategic partnership, and a benchmark for other suppliers to strive to emulate.

Steve Lucas, Camelot’s Director of Sales, said: “This research further supports the increasingly positive feedback we are getting from our retailers through our sales team on the ground. It also serves as a testament to the time and effort that has gone into building a genuine two-way relationship with our retail partners over the years.”

Camelot’s account management was considered ‘excellent’, with positive highlights including:

• The sales team’s understanding of the retailers’ business and sector, and being more in tune with their commercial needs – 72 per cent of those questioned were ‘completely’ or ‘very satisfied’
• Over 80 per cent of respondents highly valued the service received from their Camelot sales executive on store visits, and proactively work with them to maximise lottery sales
• Of the retailers surveyed, 81 per cent were ‘completely’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the provision of timely, reliable information on new developments
• More than three-quarters of the interviewees were ‘completely’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the accessibility of Camelot’s contacts and their responsiveness towards resolving problems. – an all time high

 Over 40 per cent of those questioned also said they thought their Camelot account manager was better than those in other companies they dealt with. Indeed, several retailers commented that their Camelot representative set the standard in terms of best practice.

The survey report concluded that ongoing improvements had been delivered across a wide range of measures – and that the challenge for the future was retaining the high levels of satisfaction achieved.

Camelot’s Sales Director, Steve Lucas, added: “We are always looking at ways of helping our retail partners maximise their ticket sales – in a socially responsible way – and get the best out of their lottery business.

“We recently announced our largest annual sales rise in eight years, with ticket sales going through the £5 billion barrier, continuing The National Lottery’s longest period of growth since launch.

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“We could not have achieved that without the support of those working in stores: Retail sales alone grew by £104m last year to £4.75 billion, and I would like to thank our retailers again for all their hard work.”

The survey was conducted by the independent agency, Illuminas, between April and June 2006 across 37 retailer Head Offices, including Co-op, James Hall, SPAR,  Maynews Group, One Stop Stores Ltd, Tesco, Malthurst, Sainsbury’s, TM Retail, WH Smith, Morrisons, Woolworths, Mills, NISA, Rippleglen, CJ Lang & Son, Musgrave Budgens-Londis, Waitrose and BP. In addition, each respondent was asked to fill in a self-completion questionnaire to determine overall importance and satisfaction with key issues. The reported findings are based on both qualitative and quantitative data.

For further information, please contact, Alexia Latham, Media Relations Manager: 020 7632 5747, Camelot Press Office: 020 7632 5711.

Mega Millions Names New President of Multi-State Game
Joseph C. Sullivan, Mass. Lottery Executive Director, Elected to Lead 12-State Consortium

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts, USA (August 3, 2006) -- Joseph C. Sullivan, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Lottery, was recently elected president of the Mega Millions game by fellow members of the twelve-state consortium. As president of the organization, Sullivan will be responsible for offering game administration and financial direction for the multi-state game. Sullivan took over the presidency effective July 1, succeeding Georgia Lottery President and CEO Margaret DeFransisco.

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“I am enthusiastic about the future of the Mega Millions game and look forward to working with my counterparts in the member states to build upon the remarkable success the game experienced last year under the leadership of past president Margaret DeFransisco,” said Sullivan.

Mega Millions – the nation’s largest lottery game – last year generated total sales of over $2.9 billion in the game’s participating states. Sullivan, who served as the game’s vice-president for the past year, was active in bringing California on as the 12th state to play Mega Millions, as well as implementing the associated changes to the prize and game structure, which both took place in June 2005. He also was involved in adding Texas to the game in December 2003. The addition of these populous states has helped to generate higher sales, faster-growing jackpots and greater revenue for each of the 12 states that offer Mega Millions.

In addition to Massachusetts, the exciting jackpot game is also played in California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Sullivan was appointed as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Lottery in February 2003 by State Treasurer Tim Cahill. Prior to his appointment, Sullivan spent 11 years as a State Legislator in the Massachusetts House of Representatives where he served as House Chairman of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Sullivan holds a masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He resides in Braintree, Massachusetts with his family.

SOURCE: Massachusetts Lottery.
CONTACT: Beth Bresnahan, Phone: 781-849-5600