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MDI Announces
First-Time Hybrid Vehicle Game
Ford Escape Hybrid –
Vehicle of the Year -- Gives Lottery Players More Mileage
ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (October
23, 2006) – With ever-soaring fuel prices putting a crunch on the
ole’ pocketbook, more and more people are trading in their gas guzzlers
for more efficient Hybrid vehicles.
MDI
Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ:
SGMS), recognizes this current trend and now offers lottery players a chance to
win a more sensible vehicle with great gas mileage – The Ford Escape
Hybrid.
Named the North American Truck of
the Year, the Ford Escape Hybrid is a stylish, full-service SUV, with
low-environmental impact and a higher mile-per-gallon rate than other
traditional SUVs. It was also named Edmunds.com most fuel efficient vehicle for
2006.
“Customers deserve a break
on high gas prices,” said Steve Saferin, MDI president. “And
because of the fuel costs, people are changing their buying habits. We, as an
industry, need to be pro-active in positioning brands and adapting to the
market. So we have the alternative here with the Ford Escape.”
As a “full” Hybrid,
the Escape automatically switches between pure electric, pure gasoline, or
combined operation as driving conditions changes. In stop-and-go traffic, as it
coasts to a stop, its momentum is converted to electrical energy that
re-energizes the battery pack. The gasoline engine cuts off, and the Escape
will run on electric power alone. And, unlike other hybrid vehicles, the Escape
can run in electric mode up to 25 mph.
“This is the first
time MDI has offered lotteries the chance to run vehicle games featuring a
Hybrid and we are excited for both the lotteries and their players…not to
mention the environment,” Saferin said. “We all need to do our
part, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do so while having some fun.
This is also a chance for lotteries to garner some positive PR out of one of
their games.”
About Scientific
Games
Scientific Games Corporation is the
leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to
lotteries, a leading supplier of fixed odds betting terminals and systems,
interactive sports betting terminals and systems, and 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 http://www.scientificgames.com.
MDI Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation,
is the worldwide leader in licensed lottery games and promotions.
SOURCE: MDI
Entertainment.
CONTACT: Jeff Schweig, Phone: 678-297-5212.
Aristocrat Announces Field Trial of Downloadable
Solution
Pechanga Resort Casino
Installs ‘Aristocrat DL Technology™’
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (October 11,
2006) -- Aristocrat Leisure Limited
(ASX:
ALL) today announced the
commencement of a field trial for its Downloadable (DL) Technology and
Server-Based solution at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula,
California.
This field trial at Pechanga is the
initial phase of Aristocrat’s multi-stage development process for its
Downloadable and Server-Based solutions. This product will enable casino
operators the ability to change game content and game configurations, while
utilizing a user-friendly interface ensuring ease and flexibility on their
casino floor.
“Optimizing floor yield is
one of the major advantages of downloadable technology, creating an environment
for stronger game performance, reducing game deployment time and allowing for
instant portfolio management,” stated Kent Young, Global General
Manager, Marketing for Aristocrat. “Aristocrat DL Technology™
delivers more efficiency, more titles and more options than ever before,
capitalizing on Aristocrat’s proprietary MKVI™ game content on our
MAV500™ slot machine.”
“We are thrilled to partner
with Aristocrat on this new evolution of gaming,” added Red Wootan,
Pechanga’s Vice President of Slot Operations.
“Aristocrat’s DL Technology provides us the flexibility to offer
the games our players want when they want them.”
“We always strive to be the
leaders in technology in the casino/hospitality industry and our partnership
with Aristocrat’s downloadable games allows Pechanga Resort & Casino
to continue to lead and be Simply the Best,” added Vice President of
Information Technology, Rod Luck.
Aristocrat expects to have a
commercial version of their Downloadable solution available for deployment in
the second half of 2007, pending regulatory approvals.
About Aristocrat Leisure
Limited
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is a
leading global entertainment company, which provides a comprehensive range of
gaming solutions to entertainment venues around the world. The company is
licensed by over two hundred regulators and its products and services are
available in over ninety countries around the world. For more information,
please visit the Company’s website at
http://www.aristocratgaming.com.
About Pechanga Resort &
Casino
Pechanga Resort & Casino is
located at 45000 Pechanga Parkway, just off the I-15 freeway, in the beautiful
Temecula Valley. The resort is California’s first resort and casino to be
awarded the AAA Four Diamond rating and is also the state’s largest.
Pechanga offers luxurious hotel rooms and suites, non-stop casino action, eight
exceptional restaurants, entertainment and health club. Complimentary valet
service is available, as well as acres of self-parking. For more information,
call (877) 711-2WIN or log onto http://www.Pechanga.com.
SOURCE: Aristocrat Leisure
Limited
Lottery's First-Ever Millionaire Raffle!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (October
25, 2006) -- The South Carolina Education
Lottery (SCEL) is putting a new twist on an old game – the
raffle. The new limited-edition Carolina Millionaire Raffle will create
four new millionaires in January 2007.
Carolina Millionaire Raffle tickets
go on sale Monday, October 30, 2006, at more than 3,500 SCEL retailers
statewide. Each of the game’s $10 tickets will offer a 1 in 250,000
chance of winning $1 million. These are some of the best set of odds
offered by SCEL for winning a $1 million prize. Only one million tickets will
be sold.
“This game has already
created chatter with the retailers,” said Pat Koop, SCEL’s
Director of Marketing and Sales. “When the tickets are gone,
they’re gone. No additional tickets will be sold.”
The winning ticket numbers for the
Carolina Millionaire Raffle will be announced on January 8, 2007. Because
the raffle tickets are being sold well in advance of the drawing, Koop urges
players to sign their tickets and keep them in a safe place until the
drawing.
In addition to the four $1 million
prizes, the Carolina Millionaire Raffle will offer 762 additional cash
prizes. Two lucky Carolina Millionaire Raffle tickets will be worth
$100,000 each. Sixty SCEL raffle players will win $10,000 each and 700
raffle players will win $1,000. A total of $5.5 million will be given
away in the Carolina Million Raffle.
The raffle number printed on the
ticket must exactly match the raffle number randomly selected in the drawing to
be considered for a Carolina Millionaire Raffle prize.
Following the broadcast announcement
of the winning ticket numbers, a complete list of winning raffle numbers will
be available at lottery retailers and on the website at
www.sceducationlottery.com.
Odds of winning a $1 million top
prize are 1 in 250,000; odds of winning a $100,000 prize are 1 in 500,000; odds
of winning a $10,000 prize are 1 in 16,666 and odds of winning a $1,000 prize
are 1 in 1,428.
SOURCE: South Carolina Education
Lottery.
CONTACT: Tara Robertson, SCEL PR Manager, Direct: 803-737-2399,
Fax: 803-737-2687.
Georgia Lottery Marks Record First Quarter
ATLANTA, Georgia, USA (October 19,
2006) -- The Georgia Lottery Corporation
(GLC) today announced its highest ever first quarter sales and proceeds to
education. GLC sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 totaled
$744,472,094 – more than $6.8 million ahead of the first quarter record
set in fiscal year 2006.
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The GLC will transfer its fiscal
year 2007 first quarter profits to the State Treasury's Lottery for Education
Account in the amount of $193,256,000 – more than $4.6 million ahead of
the first quarter record established in fiscal year 2006. This is the largest
first quarter transfer in the history of the GLC, bringing the total raised for
educational programs in the state of Georgia to more than $8.6 BILLION since
the lottery's inception in 1993.
"The fiscal year is off to a
strong start," said GLC President and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco. "We will
continue to provide our players with fun and innovative games and promotions as
a source of entertainment to fulfill our mission of maximizing dollars for HOPE
and Pre-K."
Since its first year, the Georgia
Lottery Corporation has returned over $8.6 billion to the state of Georgia for
education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational
programs including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's
Prekindergarten Program. More than 900,000 students have received HOPE
Scholarships, and more than 700,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide,
voluntary prekindergarten program.
For more information, please visit
the Media Center on the GLC Web site at:
www.galottery.com.
CONTACT: Georgia Lottery
Corporation, Media Relations Department. Voice: 404-215-5062, Fax:
404-215-8983, Email: media@galottery.org
SOURCE: Georgia Lottery
Kansas Lottery Test Marketing Kansas Hold‘Em
Game
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (October 20,
2006) -- The Kansas Lottery is the first
lottery in the world to offer its players an on-line game modeled after the
very popular Texas Hold‘Em poker game. Called Kansas Hold‘Em, the new
game is being test marketed at a limited number of Lottery retailers in Kansas.
“Due to the expense of the
new equipment needed, we are currently limiting the size of the test market to
approximately 100 retailers,” said Kansas Lottery Executive Director
Ed Van Petten. The Kansas Lottery
has nearly 1,900 retailers statewide.
The Lottery selected the Kansas
Hold‘Em test locations using several criteria, the main one being Keno
sales. Like Keno, a player purchases Kansas Hold‘Em from a Lottery
retailer through a terminal and can watch the draws on a monitor. The game is
played every four minutes from approximately 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.
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Kansas Hold‘Em is a seven-card
poker game in which you combine one or both of the two cards on your ticket
with the five community cards displayed during the drawing to create your best
five-card hand. Your hand then competes against three virtual players’
hands displayed during the drawing. If your hand beats the highest ranking
virtual hand, you win. A player can wager from $2 to $10 per draw, and can
purchase up to 10 draws on a single ticket. All plays are Quick Picks. The top
prize on the game is $10,000, which a player can win by wagering $10 and
beating the top virtual high hand with a Royal Flush.
“We’re always thinking
about ways to keep games fresh and exciting for our players,” Van
Petten said. “Kansas Hold‘Em is a new concept, using brand new
technology, based on a poker game that continues to be wildly
popular.”
At the Kansas Lottery’s
request, Kansas Hold‘Em was developed by GTECH, the Kansas Lottery’s on-line
vendor. The cards are drawn at random using FLEXdraw™, GTECH’s new
automated draw product. Sales of Kansas Hold‘Em at select locations
started September 24, 2006. Over the past few weeks, the Lottery held
promotional events in the test market locations to introduce players to Kansas
Hold‘Em. At these promotions, players were given free plays and could win
prizes. Additional promotional events will be held at some locations in the
near future.
“Because Kansas Hold‘Em
is a pilot program, we are listening very carefully to what our players are
saying about the game; what they like, what they don’t like,” Van
Petten said. “The testing phase of Kansas Hold‘Em could continue
up to a year before we go statewide with the game.”
“Sales for the game have
been averaging more than $10,000 a day, and that’s with less than 100
retailers participating,” Van Petten continued. “So far, it
looks like Kansas Hold‘Em will be a success. In most of the test market
locations, we have seen an incremental increase in sales.”
SOURCE: Kansas Lottery.
CONTACT:
Sally Lunsford (785) 296-5708, Email:
sally.lunsford@kslottery.net.
Growing Responsibly with New Distribution Channels, EL Seminar Hosted
by: Loterias y Apuestas del Estado, Madrid /Spain, December 12-14,
2006 
Seminar on New Distribution Channels
Hosted by:
Loterias y Apuestas del Estado
Madrid /Spain
12-14 December 2006
Growing responsibly with New Distribution Channels
New Media
Are you coping with decisions on
developing or expanding new distribution channels?
Are you unsure, or do you need to
know more, about the marketing, corporate, legal and social issues related to
new media and new distribution channels?
Do you need an update on what your
peers, other Lotteries, other retail organizations do?
Do you need an update on the
technology available, the technology to come…?
Do you wish to reach the players
through innovative channels?
Are you in the midst of a corporate
re-structuring or strategic re-alignment?
If you answered yes to any of the
above, then this seminar is for you.
As the trends across Europe - and
our players - are evolving more and more, with consequences for Lotteries, this
seminar will explore new possibilities of selling products via new networks and
points of sales. In parallel, social and responsible impacts should also be
studied.
During this two-day seminar, the
following topics will be discussed:
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- Different types of distribution
channels: core business traditional, non-traditional and new.
- Revolution vs evolution.
- Overview of what exists today:
your peer Lotteries.
- Trends and research.
- Impact of social, legal and
demographic issues.
- Impact on traditional
distribution channels.
- Control, security, legal betting
age and privacy issues.
- What is a fad and what is here to
stay.
- Future technology.
- How to increase awareness,
interest and sales.
- Integration and corporate
strategic planning.
- Panel discussions
New Distribution Channels/New Media:
two days of presentations by field lottery experts, panel discussions and
opportunities to network and to share ideas and experiences.
Join us at the final EL seminar of
2006, in Madrid.
Hosted by the Loterías y
Apuestas del Estado, this seminar promises to be both highly informative and
extremely exciting.
Who should attend:
Senior-level managers in Marketing, Sales, IS/IT, Corporate Affairs and all
those interested in the subject, or anyone involved in selling lottery via new
channels such as Interactive or Direct channels, e.g. Internet, mobile phone,
Interactive television.
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When: The seminar
will start with a welcome dinner on Tuesday December 12 and will last until
mid-afternoon Thursday December 14.
Where: The venue of
this meeting and accommodation will be at:
HOTEL GRAN MELIA FENIX *****
C/Hermosilla 2
Madrid 28001
Tel: (34) 91 431 6700
Fax: (34) 91
576 0661
www.solmelia.com
in the
heart of Madrid.
There are no organized transfers
Language: The
seminar will be conducted in English only.
Costs:
EL
Lottery Members: CHF 2’200.--
Lotteries non-EL Members: CHF
2’400.--EL Associate Members: CHF 2’500.--Fee includes two
nights’ accommodation, all meals, meeting rooms, technical assistance,
working material
Registration:
Please confirm your attendance to the General Secretariat no later than Nov.
25.
Click
Here for registration form or
Click
here to register online
For more information and queries,
please contact: Bernadette Lobjois, Secretary General European State Lotteries
and Toto Association in Lausanne, Phone: + 41 21 311 30 25, Fax: + 41 21 312 30
11, Email: info@european-lotteries.org
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). The 52-member organization,
consisting of government-sponsored lotteries from the United States, Canada,
Mexico and the Caribbean, selected Harris this month at their annual meeting in
Chicago.
Harris outlined the goals for his
term as president, including the expansion of research efforts among and
between the member lotteries; moving forward with the development of
initiatives to standardize lottery practices and processes; and continuing the
meetings which allow lottery staff to share and learn from others in their peer
group.
“It’s a privilege
to be asked to lead such an outstanding association in such an exciting
industry,” Harris said. “Players are being introduced to fun
games with new play styles, retailers are seeing an increase in lottery sales
and in-store traffic and, most importantly, many fine programs funded by the
states and provinces across North America are benefiting from the revenue
raised by their lottery.”
Harris will serve as president
through October 2007.
Also at this meeting, the Minnesota
State Lottery won a coveted Batchy Award for a television ad created by its
advertising agency, Colle+McVoy.
The spot, which features a bear
hugging a hiker to thank him for supporting the environment, was voted the best
television ad in the corporate/beneficiary category.
Lottery players must be 18 years of
age or older. Please play responsibly. If you or someone you know needs help
with a gambling problem, call (800) 333-HOPE.
For Scratch and Online games
information, winning numbers, unclaimed prizes, and lots more, you can call our
Player Hotline 651-634-1111 or browse this Web site.
This document is available in
alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling (651) 297-7456.
TTY users should dial (651) 635-8268 or (800) 657-3833.
SOURCE: Minnesota Lottery.
Ingenio and Pollard Banknote Renew
Partnership
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada
(October 24, 2006) - Ingenio, the research and development subsidiary of
Loto-Québec, and
Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership
("Pollard Banknote"), a major gaming and lottery supplier serving more than 45
lottery companies, have signed a new long-term agreement to explore emerging
business opportunities in the lottery world.
The new agreement extends a
partnership between the organizations that dates back to 2000, updating terms
to better reflect evolving processes, procedures, and capabilities. The
agreement includes the use of Ingenio's patents for interactive lottery games
with a pre-determined outcome.
"Ingenio and Pollard Banknote are
equally confident about the position to be staked out by the new products
developed based on the resources offered by new technologies," explains
Nathalie Rajotte, Director General of Ingenio. "This shared vision favours
the creation and release of lottery products that take the entertainment
experience a little further, for the benefit of the players."
The agreement is consistent with
Pollard Banknote's commitment to launch innovative lottery games that enhance
the lineup of products the company brings lotteries and their players, says
Gordon Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote.
"In reaffirming our agreement
with Ingenio, we continue to enjoy access to the organization's creative
thinking and its proven ability to develop novel gaming and entertainment
products."
About Ingenio
Ingenio, a subsidiary of
Loto-Québec, is primarily involved in the research and development of
new gaming products and marketing channels worldwide. These past few years,
Ingenio has been recognized for its originality and the quality of its
interactive multimedia lottery game graphics, as well as for its use of new
technologies in the improvement of traditional entertainment products. The
subsidiary works in close cooperation with several major partners in casino and
lottery spheres. For more information, go to www.ingenio-quebec.com.
About Pollard
Banknote
Pollard Banknote is one of the
world's leading full-service lottery vendors and is a major supplier to North
America's charitable gaming industry. The firm manufactures instant tickets and
provides related programming, design, and marketing support. As well, Pollard
Banknote manufactures ticket vending machines, pull tab tickets and bingo
paper, and supplies lottery management services (including warehousing and
distribution). Established in 1907, the firm is owned by the Pollard family and
the Pollard Banknote Income Fund and currently serves more than 45 lotteries
worldwide, including some of the largest and most respected lotteries in the
United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America.
About Pollard Banknote
Income Fund
Pollard Banknote Income Fund (TSX:
PBL.UN) is an unincorporated, open-end trust which owns 26.7% of Pollard
Holdings Limited Partnership, which in turn owns Pollard Banknote Limited
Partnership.
For more information CONTACT:
Jean-Pierre Roy, Media Relations Department, Loto-Québec, Phone: 514
499-5151 or Gordon Pollard (gpollard@pbl.ca) or John Pollard (jpollard@pbl.ca),
Co-Chief Executive Officers, Phone: 204 474-2323.
New York Lottery Shines at Annual NASPL Conference - Takes Home
Prestigious Batchy and Hickey Awards
SCHENECTADY, New York, USA (October
24, 2006) -- The New York Lottery was
recently awarded top honors, receiving the prestigious Batchy and Hickey Awards
at the North American Association of State and
Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Ill. NASPL is
the national association representing 52 lotteries in the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
“It is an incredible honor
to be awarded the Batchy and Hickey Awards by NASPL. These awards are regarded
as the highest accolade by lottery professionals,” said NY Lottery
Director Nancy Palumbo. “The
New York Lottery’s award-winning advertising and promotional efforts set
us apart, helping us achieve the status of most successful lottery in the
nation and sixth most successful in the world, contributing more than $2
billion to New York State education every year.”
The Batchy Awards are presented to
NASPL member lotteries for outstanding advertising and business communication
achievements. The Batchy Awards are judged on 7 different categories;
Television Advertising, Radio Advertising, Print Advertising, Special
Categories, Corporate Communication, Television Production and Best of the
Batch. The New York Lottery won the Batchy for its Television Advertising spot
“Dollar Store” which portrays lottery millionaires in a
fantasy dollar store purchasing merchandise such as yachts, luxury vehicles,
etc.
The Hickey Awards are awarded for
excellence in promotional and strategic marketing in four different categories;
Special Events Promotion, Audio Visual Presentation, Potpourri Promotion and
Best Web Site. The New York Lottery took home the Hickey for Special Events
Promotion for its promotional support of the King Kong Millions game.
The New York Lottery launched King
Kong Millions last year, joining Universal Studios in a first of its kind
partnership to support the remake of the famous King Kong movie. The unique
partnership featured two components; the King Kong Millions drawing for a top
prize of $55 million which concluded at the top of the Empire State Building,
and the release of a scratch-off ticket with an $8 million top prize, named
after King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world. The games were supported with
numerous promotional components including television, radio, print, bus
shelters, billboards, subway postings, phone kiosks and point of sale material.
The King Kong promotional games have generated over $228.6 million in sales to
date.
In addition to receiving the top
awards in both of the above categories, the New York Lottery was also a
finalist in ten additional award categories.
The NASPL Awards were judged on
effectively communicating message, gaining viewer or listener involvement,
providing a positive return on investment, production quality and creativity.
The New York Lottery has generated
more than $29 billion in revenue to help support education in New York State,
including a record $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2005-2006 on revenues of $6.8
billion. For more information, contact the New York Lottery Communications
office at 518-388-3415 or email here.
SOURCE: New York
Lottery.
CONTACT: Press and Community Relations, Telephone: (518)
388-3415.
Ontario is a Leader in Lottery Security
TORONTO, Canada (October 25,
2006) -- OLG (Ontario Lottery and Gaming
Corporation) conducts approximately 700 million transactions with lottery
players through our network of retailers, and pays more than $1.2 billion in
prizes every year. Integrity is a core value at OLG and we offer one of the
safest, most secure and most highly regulated products in the world.
It is critical to note that when a retailer/clerk wins a major
prize, OLG conducts an investigation 100 per cent of the time. Each case is
thoroughly investigated by our internal staff. If OLG believes there is a
serious concern with a lottery prize claim, the police are contacted.
Only in four occasions in the past five years did OLG call the
Ontario Provincial Police, and in two of those instances, it was merely for
information purposes.
We continue to stand by the hard-working men and women who
rely on convenience stores for their livelihood, and who like the majority of
the population are by and large honest, dedicated people.
OLG is a Leader in Lottery
Security
The security measures we have
in place meet or exceed measures in place in every other province and almost
every state in the USA. They include:
- Customer-facing information
screens on all lottery terminals, which display a message when a winning ticket
is validated, and play music to tell the customer they've won. A major-prize
win also triggers a different winning tune and a special screen message.
- Lottery terminal freezes that
shut down a terminal completely when a major-prize winning ticket ($50,000 or
more) is validated. OLG staff then calls the retailer and speaks directly to
the winner while they are in the store to provide specific instructions. The
terminal can only be turned back on by our corporate head office.
- In-store self-serve ticket
checkers where customers can check their own tickets electronically to know if
they have won.
- All instant ticket games are
audited by Deloitte & Touche, and Ernst and Young annually reviews the
operations of OLG's lottery gaming system.
- A new Vice President of Security
and Surveillance who is an Ontario Provincial Police Chief has further
strengthened our security and investigations procedures.
Consumer
Protection
While there are a number of security
measures in place there are also steps we recommend consumers take. These
include:
- Always sign the back of your
ticket.
- Check your numbers yourself
either on our website at olg.ca, the winning numbers lists at retail, either on
our customer screens or by asking for a hard copy, on television, or in the
newspapers.
- Make sure you get your ticket
back, with the validation slip.
- OLG is a provincial agency
responsible for province-wide gaming facilities and lottery games, and
generates approximately $2 billion in proceeds for the province to support
hospitals, health care, charities and other important public benefits. With
revenues of $6 billion and more than 20,000 employees and associates, OLG is
one of North America's leading gaming enterprises.
For further information: Media
Contact: Teresa Roncon, (416) 224-7034
Rhode Island Lottery Receives OGT’s ‘Winning Partnership
Award’
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (October 25,
2006) -- Oberthur Gaming Technologies
(“OGT”) is pleased to announce that the
Rhode Island Lottery has won OGT’s
prestigious annual Winning Partnership Award. This award recognizes an OGT U.S.
lottery client that has achieved the highest growth in fiscal year instant
ticket sales. The Rhode Island Lottery received this recognition on October 3,
for its record instant sales growth of 11% for FY 2006.
According to Jim Nulph,
Vice-President, US Sales and Marketing for OGT, “It is very significant
for us to recognize the outstanding performance of our U.S. lottery partners,
and we have carried on this tradition since 2000. It’s a pleasure to
present this award to an organization that distinguished itself, and in the
case of the Rhode Island Lottery, for their incredible results. Our
clients’ success, growth and profitability are the keywords that guide our
business strategies, and we are proud to be part of great achievements such as
the Rhode Island Lottery’s.”
About Oberthur Gaming
Technologies (www.oberthurgt.com)
With more than 35 years of
lottery-specific expertise and over a century's experience in the security
printing industry, Oberthur Gaming Technologies is the world’s leader in
the printing of innovative instant lottery tickets. Comprehensive services
include strategic game planning and innovative conceptual design with
OGT’s Dream Team®, mobile gaming, Cyber Games™ as well as
state-of-the-art Global Operations and Lottery Distribution System (GOLDS). OGT
currently supplies a full range of high quality products and services to 100
clients in some 50 countries. The company has production units or offices in
Montreal, Canada; San Antonio, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in the U.S.; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; and Sydney,
Australia.
SOURCE: Lyse Trudel, Communications
Officer, Oberthur Gaming Technologies, (+1-514) 254-3600, ext. 101, Email:
lyse.trudel@mtl.oberthurgt.com.
For
information CONTACT: Diane Connell, Regional Sales Director, Oberthur Gaming
Technologies – USA, (+1-215) 855-6337, Email:
diane.connell@sa.oberthurgt.com.
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