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OGT Acquires Worldwide Rights to Rubik’s
Cube®
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (November 7,
2006) -- Oberthur Gaming Technologies
(“OGT”) has won the rights to license the world’s best
selling puzzle game – Rubik’s Cube® - in the category of lottery
scratch tickets. As part of the agreement, Oberthur will couple its
innovative instant game designs with what is considered “an iconic design
of the 20th Century” to bring Rubik’s Cube® instant tickets to
the world.
Rubik’s Cube® has become a
global icon with 350 million units sold, and has surpassed its primary function
as an interactive game, as it quickly turned its function into fashion.
Considered a piece of art, Rubik’s Cube® has become a part of home
décor, furniture, and apparel lines.
“Who hasn’t played
with a Rubik’s Cube® or doesn’t know what a Rubik’s
Cube® is? This game has 83% brand awareness,” claims Carla Schaefer,
V.P. of New Business Development. “We know lottery players will identify
with this game, and love playing the Rubik’s Cube® lottery
games.”
The cube that became a phenomenon
over 25 years ago remains to puzzle the world. Today, Rubik’s Cube®
competitions are prevalent with tournaments held in many countries, such as
Korea, Sweden, and Germany to name a few. Most recently, the U.S. National
Rubik’s Cube® competition took place in San Francisco with the World
Championships returning to Hungary for the first time in 25 years in 2007.
Rubik’s Cube® is a
trademark of Seven Towns Ltd used under license. All Rights
Reserved. www.rubiks.com. Licensed by The Sharpe Company,
Inc. info@sharpeco.com
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®, Cyber Games™ (interactive) 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 sales 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: Vicki Smith, Sales Support Specialist, (+1-210) 509-9999 ext.
236 or Liz Johnson, New Business Coordinator, Oberthur Gaming Technologies,
(+1-210) 509-9999 ext. 119.
Idaho Becomes Tenth State Lottery to Adopt Cole Systems OrderPad
Enterprise Mobile Sales Force Automation Software
Solution
Sleek, Intuitive Work
Platform and Access to Up-to-Date Sales Information Increases Field Rep
Efficiency and Boosts Profit Levels
NEW YORK, USA (November 7, 2006) --
The Idaho Lottery announced today it will
become the tenth state lottery to integrate Cole Systems OrderPad Enterprise
into their mobile sales force. The first software of its kind optimized for
Tablet PCs, OrderPad will enable Idaho Lottery sales representatives to better
service 950 retailers across more than 83,000 square miles of sales territory.
With the ability to provide up-to-date customer information and communicate
directly with headquarters, OrderPad allows for more informed decision-making
and increases the efficiency of workers using it.
OrderPad's ability to integrate with
our online systems will allow our representatives to access a complete and
current snapshot of a retailer's status, said Mike Helppie, Idaho Lottery Sales
and Marketing Director. With immediate access to the customers sales history,
listings of winners and the ability to take notes for ordering point-of-sale
materials, our reps can manage inventory, reduce paperwork loads, and improve
their route management. The ability to quickly integrate client information
with our live operations systems makes reps more efficient and their jobs less
cumbersome. OrderPad is the perfect tool for our needs.
The OrderPad Enterprise software
solution was included in INTRALOTs bid
the supplier of integrated gaming and transaction processing systems of the
Idaho Lottery.
Patricia Tatarski, General Manager
for INTRALOTs Idaho Data Center said: As usual, INTRALOT has very carefully
chosen Coles solution to be included in our bid, after a thorough market
research. We believe that by providing the Lotterys sales force with the
OrderPad option, they will have the tools and information they need to work
effectively with their retailers. Through up-to-date access to sales history
and customer information, they will be able to increase sales, efficiently
manage their territories, and continue building on their already strong
relationship with their accounts.
About OrderPad
OrderPads unique features and
benefits including easy-to-use digital ink and ink-to-text recognition create a
more natural interface akin to using pen and paper but without losing the
benefits of a laptop computer. By eliminating the need for pen and paper and
incorporating multiple sales tools into one convenient device, OrderPad both
increases worker efficiency and has the ability to increase customer service
levels by allowing reps to manage inventory, reduce paperwork, and improve
route management.
With OrderPad, sales representatives
can track up-to-date customer sales data, manage routes, track expenses and
communicate with headquarters all through a single device in front of the
customer. OrderPad also creates an easy transition for reps already used to
working with a laptop. Offering advantages such as mobile intelligence,
improved service and increased field time, OrderPad improves an enterprises
revenue, customer service and efficiency.
Additional benefits
include:
Mobile Market Intelligence: OrderPad
software provides the same level of data that can be accessed in an office, but
in a form useful for mobile sales employees so they can up-sell and cross-sell
to the customer.
Increased Sales: Field
representatives have simple access to sales history, seasonal and other data
useful in recommending products for additional stock.
Improved Service: Educated
recommendations to purchase (or not purchase) items based on sales data
improves customer satisfaction; electronic transmission of orders speeds order
fulfillment.
Improved Coordination: Since it
automatically syncs back to the main system, sales and management can more
easily coordinate activities and track the status of the days outreach to
customers right from their desktop or laptop.
Increased Field Time: Less time
entering data at the office means more time in the field making sales.
Easily Tied to Back End Systems:
Built on a platform that is easily upgradeable and scalable and easily
integrates into back end systems.
About Cole
Systems
Founded in 1987, Cole Systems, one
of New York Citys leading system integration firms, is dedicated to providing
customers with real technology solutions and services that work for their
individual business needs and empower them with the operational skills to
succeed.
Over the past 18 years, the company
has developed expertise in building client-specific business solutions,
enterprise order management and back office solutions, CRM solutions and mobile
sales force solutions, implementing financial and distribution management
solutions, and corporate infrastructure design, implementation and support.
The company began implementing
mobile sales force automation solutions in 1999 and in 2002, Cole Systems
designed and built OrderPad Enterprise mobile sales force automation software.
OrderPad, which leverages the benefits of Tablet PCs, provides mobile sales
professionals working in the field with a powerful, easy-to-use interface for
managing the entire sales process all from a single device, making them far
more effective and better informed for on-the-spot decision-making. For more
information please visit www.colesys.com.
About INTRALOT
INTRALOT, a public company listed on
the ASE, is a leading supplier of integrated gaming and transaction processing
systems, innovative game content and value added services to state-licensed
gaming organizations worldwide. Its broad portfolio of products & services,
its know-how of Lottery, Betting & Video Lottery operations, its experience
in sports games and its leading-edge technology give INTRALOT a competitive
advantage, which contributes directly to customers efficiency, profitability
and growth. INTRALOTs footprint straddles five continents with 37 subsidiaries,
8 business offices, 3,600 people and revenues of 523 million for 2005 and
700(?) for 2006.
SOURCE: Cole Systems media
release.
New Mexico’s Hot Ticket to Cool Cash; New Game Has Players
Picking 6 Numbers to Win 7 Figures
 ALBUQUERQUE, New
Mexico, USA (November 7, 2006) -- Lottery players in New Mexico will soon have
a hot new way to win a cool million when tickets for Hot Lotto go on sale
November 12. The first drawing to include New Mexico will be held on
November 15.
“Hot Lotto will be a nice
complement to our current games, filling the niche between Roadrunner Cash and
Powerball,” said Lottery CEO Tom
Romero. “New Mexico now has the option of playing for a huge
jackpot (Powerball) with higher odds of
winning, or a smaller jackpot (Hot Lotto) that is easier to
win.”
The odds of winning the Powerball
jackpot are one in 146 million, while the odds of winning the Hot Lotto jackpot
are one in nearly 11 million. Overall odds of winning
any prize playing Hot Lotto are 1 in 16.
Hot Lotto jackpots begin at $1
million and increase by a minimum of $50,000 per drawing until someone
wins. The jackpot is currently at a record high of $12.89 million.
Tickets sell for $1 each.
Drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at the
Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL)
headquarters at approximately 8:40 p.m. Mountain Time, just prior to the
Powerball drawing. The drawings will not be televised.
To play Hot Lotto, players simply
choose a total of six numbers – five white ball numbers from a field of 1
to 39, and one “Hot Ball” number from a field of 1 to
19. The game offers nine ways to win prizes ranging from $2 (for matching
only the “Hot Ball” number) to winning the jackpot (for matching all
five numbers in the first set of numbers plus the “Hot Ball”
number).
As with New Mexico’s other
on-line drawing games, players can pick their own numbers with a play slip, or
request a “Quick Pick” allowing the lottery terminal to
randomly select the numbers for them. Hot Lotto offers the same style of
play as Powerball, but with a different prize structure.
Players can find out if they are
winners in several ways. The winning Hot Lotto numbers will be televised
as soon as they are available on KOB-TV, and affiliate stations KOBR in Roswell
and KOBF in Farmington. Results are also available at all Lottery
retailers, on the Lottery’s player hotline at 505-342- PLAY (7529) and at
www.nmlottery.com.
Like Powerball, Hot Lotto is a
multi-state lottery game currently played in nine US lotteries: the District of
Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South
Dakota and West Virginia. The addition of New Mexico brings the total
number of participating lotteries to 10.
Hot Lotto was introduced in April
2002 by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), a government-benefit,
non-profit association that was formed in 1987. Headquartered in
Urbandale, Iowa, MUSL is entirely owned and operated by its 31 member
lotteries, including the New Mexico
Lottery. Its role is to conduct drawings, supervise games, manage
accounting, and purchase government securities to fund annuitized prizes.
MUSL member lotteries contribute to and share in the prize pool, which is set
at 50 percent of sales, and also share operating costs of the association based
on a percentage of total sales.
All proceeds from the sale of Hot
Lotto, as with all New Mexico Lottery games, benefit education in New
Mexico. Since inception, the New Mexico Lottery has raised more than
$294.3 million, including $227.7 million for the Lottery Success Scholarship
program. According to statistics provided by the Higher Education
Department, more than 43,000 students have received in-state tuition for
college from this merit-based scholarship program.
SOURCE: New Mexico Lottery.
CONTACT: Lottery Communications
Office, (505) 342-7616 or (800) 642-6689, ext. 7616, Email:
media@nmlottery.com
Lottery Record; $218 Million Returned to the State in Fiscal Year
2006!
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (November
2, 2006) -- Fiscal Year 2006 was a year for the record books at the
Hoosier Lottery. With $816 million
in lottery products sold, the Lottery was able to return a record $218 million
back to the state of Indiana. The $218 million return surpassed the
previous profit record of $204 million set in Fiscal Year 1999.
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“What a year!” said
Hoosier Lottery Executive Director, Esther Q. Schneider. “I
applaud the dedication and hard work of Hoosier Lottery employees and retailers
throughout the state whose hard work made 2006 a year for the record
books!”
-- Several additional major Lottery
records were also shattered in FY 2006. These were:
-- Scratch-off ticket sales of $505
million
-- Powerball ticket sales of $160
million
-- Hoosier Lottery player winnings
of $491 million
-- Hoosier Lottery retailer
commission and bonus earnings of $56 million
Several factors contributed to the
Lottery’s record success in FY 2006. In addition to strong
scratch-off sales, two record Powerball jackpots, in October of 2005 ($340
million) and February of 2006 ($365 million), also boosted draw-game
sales.
“Thanks to a nice mix of
price points, payouts, play styles and themes, Lottery players continue to play
both our scratch-off and draw games at a record pace,” said
Schneider.
Security improvements continued in
FY 2006. Increased investigations resulted in the recovery of thousands
of dollars of illegally claimed prizes. New security cameras and monitors
were installed and a 24-hour a day monitoring system for tracking of Lottery
tickets was implemented.
“The security of our games
and the integrity of the Lottery remain in the forefront for our Security
Department,” said Schneider.
The Lottery made overdue
improvements to its infrastructure during FY 2006. A new telephone system
and WAN/network was installed to improve communication between our regional
offices and retailers. The Accounting Department added a new general
ledger that streamlined the Lottery’s budgeting process and improved
internal accounting practices.
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The Hoosier Lottery realized
additional savings of more than $295,000 by eliminating an underused warehouse,
realigning its regional offices and reducing unnecessary square footage.
“We will continue to look for
ways to cut cost and improve service to our players and retail partners,”
said Schneider.
The Hoosier Lottery once again took
an active role in the community through Alliance With Indiana, the
Lottery’s community grant program. Alliance With Indiana, a
partnership and contractual agreement between the Hoosier Lottery and its
draw-game and scratch-off ticket vendor, Scientific Games, Inc., awarded grants
totaling $175,000 to 84 Indiana nonprofit organizations.
Guided by benchmarks of integrity
and profitability, the Hoosier Lottery has returned $2.9 billion to the state
of Indiana since 1989 to lower drivers’ license plate costs, supplement
local firefighters’ and police officers’ pensions, supplement the
Teachers’ Retirement Fund and much more.
All Hoosier Lottery press releases
are available on the website: www.hoosierlottery.com. Winner photos are
available upon request. For more information please contact Andrew Reed
at 317-264-4829.
SOURCE: Hoosier Lottery.
Robert J. Mclaughlin Named Director of The New York Lottery
Former Lottery Deputy
Director and General Counsel to Lead Lottery Division
NEW YORK, USA (November 3, 2006)
--Robert J. McLaughlin of Guilderland, New York was named today as Director of
the State Division of the Lottery. As Deputy Director and General Counsel at
the New York Lottery since May of 2004,
Mr. McLaughlin has overseen the regulatory development of the nation’s
first finite-pool video gaming lottery system as well as the implementation of
eight video lottery gaming facilities across the state. Mr. McLaughlin
also led the North American Association of State
and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) sub-committee on reviewing the $4.7
billion merger between the Lottery’s on-line company,
GTECH, and
Lottomatica.
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“It is an incredible honor
to direct an agency that raises billions of dollars every year for the
education of millions of New York’s future – our students,”
said McLaughlin. “I am looking forward to leading the largest lottery
in the nation and the sixth largest in the world to even greater
successes.”
As Director of the New York Lottery,
Mr. McLaughlin will be responsible for all aspects of the Lottery system,
including ticket sales and distribution, prizes, drawings, accounting,
auditing, investigations, sales agent relations, personnel and budget. He will
also oversee a fully integrated marketing and communications program, in-house
game design, corporate and business development, promotions, innovative
television programming and advertising development.
Prior to serving as Deputy Director
and General Counsel at the Lottery, Mr. McLaughlin served as Senior Vice
President and General Counsel for the State Environmental Facilities
Corporation where he initiated a new corporate “shelf” form of
disclosure, assisted in the implementation of an aggressive refunding schedule
and established guidelines for implementing transparency principles to a public
authority. Prior to beginning his career in government, Mr. McLaughlin served
as First Vice President and Counsel to the former Greater New York Savings Bank
in Brooklyn, New York and was previously a partner of the law firm of Pieper
Hoban & Royce, P.C. in Mineola, New York. Mr. McLaughlin received his
Juris Doctor (1986) and Bachelor of Science (1983) degrees from St. John’s
University.
SOURCE: New York
Lottery.
CONTACT: Jennifer Mauer, Telephone: 518-388-3415, Email:
questions@lottery.state.ny.us
“Family Guy” is a “Sweet!” Addition to MDI’s
Portfolio of Licenses
Animated Sitcom Should Prove Popular Among
Lottery Players
ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (November
1, 2006) -- “Family Guy,” the Emmy® Award-winning animated
series that has charmed fans since its debut in 1999 is available to lotteries
now that MDI Entertainment, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific
Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) has acquired the rights to the popular
adult-oriented sitcom.
“Family Guy”
was originally created by Executive Producer Seth MacFarlane. Premiering on FOX
in 1999, the show was cancelled once in 2000 and again in 2002, but strong DVD
sales and high ratings for reruns on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim led to
FOX bringing the show back. It is now in its 6th season and consistently ranks
number one for its time slot.
“Of all adult-themed
animation shows, ‘Family Guy’ is by far right up there with the
best,” said Steve Saferin, MDI president. “The fact that it
came back to life based simply on the demand of its fan base means it has
overwhelming viewer loyalty. Very few shows in television history can claim
that achievement and it’s that kind of loyalty that will translate to
strong instant ticket sales.”
“’Family
Guy’ is a series that continues to grow its fan base with its irreverent
style and brilliant writing. The show demographic coincides with the Lottery
purchasing audience and is a seamless, almost natural extension to the
‘Family Guy’ universe. We believe the goodwill surrounding
‘Family Guy’ will serve as a catalyst to lottery purchases and
uniquely promote the brand in the marketplace,” said Michael Peikoff,
Vice President Domestic Licensing - 20th Century Fox Licensing &
Merchandising.
The show’s title characters are
Peter Griffin, an inept blue-collar worker, and his middle-class family who
frequently become entangled in Peter’s nonsensical antics. Key to the
show’s humor are the constant cutaways (usually featuring oddball pop
culture references) and flashbacks to various points in history, geography and
reality involving the characters and their ludicrous actions. MacFarlane also
provides the voices for Peter’s son, Stewie – the show’s most
recognizable character -- and the family’s sarcastic talking dog, Brian.
“Family Guy” has
aired in countries all over the world including Australia, Canada, Germany,
Spain, the U.K., the United Arab Emirates and throughout Latin America. Its
popularity has resulted in products from board games and toys to videogames and
apparel.
About Family
Guy
Heading up the eclectic Family Guy
household is Peter Griffin, a big, boisterous, lovable oaf who isn't afraid to
say what's on his freakin' mind -- usually the wrong thing at exactly the wrong
time. He lives in Quahog, Rhode Island with his wife, Lois, and their three
children -- Chris, Meg and Stewie, a brilliant, sadistic baby bent on
destroying the world. And, don’t forget Peter’s
well-spoken, cynical best friend, Brian, the family dog. Executive
producer/creator Seth MacFarlane has the distinction of being the youngest
person to be an executive producer. Family Guy debuted after the Superbowl in
1999, and in 2004, Family Guy made television history when Fox ordered the
previously cancelled show back into production due to its extraordinary fan
support in both DVD sales and repeat broadcasts on Cartoon Network’s
‘Adult Swim’.
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, Maine 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. MDI Entertainment, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, is the worldwide leader in licensed
lottery games and promotions.
About Twentieth Century Fox
Licensing & Merchandising
A recognized industry leader,
Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising licenses and markets
properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,
Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third party
lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of
the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast
networks.
SOURCE: MDI
Entertainment.
CONTACT: Jeff Schweig, Phone: 678-297-5212.
Pollard Banknote Awarded Instant Scratch Ticket Contract Extension By
The New Jersey Lottery
New Deal Valued At Nearly US$18
Million
WINNIPEG, Canada (November 2, 2006)
-- Pollard Banknote Limited
Partnership (“Pollard Banknote”) has been awarded a one-year
extension to the New Jersey
Lottery’s instant ticket printing services contract, prolonging the
original five-year pact—signed in 2001—until October 2007. The value
of the extension is estimated to be nearly $18 million (US).
Pollard Banknote has printed
approximately 90% of the New Jersey Lottery’s tickets since being named
its primary supplier a half-decade ago, with the Lottery’s instant ticket
sales increasing 69% over this period.
“Pollard Banknote has
provided a quality product to the New Jersey Lottery and continues to
contribute to achieving year after year sales growth,” said Foster
Krupa, Marketing, Instant & Online Product Manager for the New Jersey
Lottery.
The company printed its first
tickets for the Lottery in 1996 and currently provides a host of services that
run the gamut from game design and ticket production to marketing support and
strategic planning. The existing contract allows for a further one-year
extension.
“The New Jersey
Lottery and Pollard Banknote have enjoyed a long, successful
relationship,” said Gordon Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard
Banknote. “We look forward to continuing to build on the relationship by
developing products and strategies that will help the New Jersey Lottery
achieve even greater sales.”
About Pollard
Banknote (www.pollardbanknote.com)
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.
SOURCE: Pollard Banknote.
For
more information
CONTACT: Gordon Pollard (gpollard@pbl.ca) or John Pollard (jpollard@pbl.ca) Co-Chief Executive Officers,
Phone: (204) 474-2323.
Gaming Entertainment: WLA seminar supported by CIBELAE, hosted by
A.L.E.A.Buenos Aires, Argentina Adding value through entertainment, December 10
- 13, 2006
There is a consensus in the lottery
community that state-controlled gaming organizations will need to provide
greater entertainment value if they wish to engage their players in the
future.
This year's
WLA creativity seminar will take a
closer look at the entertainment aspects of the lottery sector, exploring ways
for operators to generate more value, fun, excitement and entertainment through
their products, services, events and presence in society.
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The seminar will examine past
experiences and look at future opportunities in areas such as TV game shows,
bingo variations, virtual gaming, internet poker, computer games, public draws,
live events and retailer happenings. The discussions will also focus on lessons
that the lottery sector can learn from other entertainment businesses such as
casinos, racinos and major sports events.
Topics will include different ways
of working with TV, approaches to computer games and the benefits of offering
sports events. Speakers from inside and outside the lottery community will
demonstrate a variety of creative ideas. With a mix of talks and workshop
sessions, the seminar promises to stimulate, enrich – and entertain!
Program
Topics will include:
- Entertainment trends
- Lessons to be learnt from other
entertainment businesses
- TV and lotteries
- Sports events and lotteries
- Event marketing
- Virtual sports games
- Offering more entertainment value
to the players
- Ways of making retailing more fun
and entertaining
- Bingo entertainment
- The popularity of VLTs and slot
machines
- Convergence of computer
- The poker boom
Representatives from the
participating lotteries will also give concrete examples of how they offer
entertainment to their players.
When: The seminar
will start with a welcome dinner on Sunday, December 10, and will end with
lunch on Wednesday, December 13.
A sightseeing tour can be arranged
on Wednesday afternoon.
Where: The seminar
will take place at Hotel Emperador, a high-quality hotel situated in the
elegant Recoleta district of central Buenos Aires.
Who should attend:
Top and middle management in product development, draw presentations, marketing
and events, corporate affairs and retailing. Board members and regulators are
also encouraged to take part.
Language: The
seminar will be held in English with interpretation into Spanish
Cost: The seminar
fee is USD 1,400 for WLA and CIBELAE members and USD 1,700 for associate
members. The fee includes documentation, airport transfer, all meals and three
nights' accommodation.
Non-members on request.
Registration deadline:
Registration closes November 23, 2006. Cancellations after that date
will be charged. Registrations are transferable within your organization at no
cost.
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 attending the seminar are kindly asked to contact the WLA
business office in Basel for details of availability.
Click Here to Register:
http://www.world-lotteries.org/services/registration/registration.php
Used Lottery Printer Campaign At Wincor Nixdorf; Xiprint Thermal
Printers Offered For Sale
CONSTANCE, Germany (November 06,
2006) -- Wincor Nixdorf Lottery Solutions
Sales has just announced that a large quantity of thermal printers is now
available for resale owing to the decision of a big lottery customer to change
to a successor product.
The thermal printers print 80 mm
paper, are fully graphics-capable, were in use for a few months only, and have
naturally been refurbished, states Helmut Altenburger from the Retail Division
at Wincor Nixdorf Lottery Solutions.
Wincor Nixdorf Lottery Solutions has
30 years' experience in the development of tailored solutions and best-in-class
products based on state-of-the-art technologies for the world lottery market.
Xiprint thermal printers are held to be the fastest thermal printers in the
market. They can be addressed via ESC sequences as well as via a special API
(Application Programming Interface). In the trade, Xiprint has a reputation for
reliability and high quality, with 30,000 units already sold to customers all
over the globe.
This offer is a real alternative to
procurement of new devices, since the Xiprint printer can be deployed in
national and international lottery and non lottery projects.
In addition, major savings potential
can be achieved by bulk purchases.
Prospective customers will
be able to view the Xiprint at the Wincor Nixdorf booth at the coming WLA
Convention & Trade Show 2006 in Singapore.
Please contact Helmut Altenburger if
you have any questions or need more details on this project.
CONTACT: Wincor Nixdorf
International GmbH, Retail Division Lottery Solutions, Helmut Altenburger,
Max-Stromeyer-Str. 116, 78467 Konstanz, Germany. Phone: +49 (0) 75 31-9 42
26-60, Fax: +49 (0) 75 31-9 42 26-99, Email:
helmut.altenburger@wincor-nixdorf.com
More information is available on our
homepage:
http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com/internet/com/Products/LotterySystems/Gebrauchte_20Drucker/index.html
Local Athletes Star on New Lottery Tickets
RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada
(November 6, 2006) - Today, British Columbia
Lottery Corporation (BCLC) announced the launch of the new SportsFunder
Instant Win tickets featuring five British Columbian amateur athletes. The
athletes featured on the new ticket are winners of last summer's Homegrown
Heroes photo contest.
The SportsFunder Homegrown Heroes
are: Alex Greenlay, a hockey player from Golden; Richard Peter, a wheelchair
basketball player from Duncan; Audrey Erlandson, a triathlete from Comox; Becky
Hartley, a softball player from Burnaby and Jonathan Redman, a snowboarder from
Whistler.
"Sports have opened many doors for
me. I choose to make myself better by doing something I really love," said
Richard Peter, the two-time Olympic gold medalist now on the Homegrown Heroes
ticket. "People give up on their dreams because of obstacles, but sometimes
you have to get out there, overcome obstacles and reach for the star that's
right in front of you."
The $2 SportsFunder Homegrown Heroes
ticket features over $1 million in prizes, including top prizes of $20,100.
Available for purchase at lottery retailers throughout the province, proceeds
from the sale of every Homegrown Heroes ticket are directed towards amateur
sports in B.C. The Homegrown Heroes ticket also features Share the Dream prizes
where winners receive $1,000 and get to select an amateur sports organization
to receive $1,000.
"We selected these athletes based
on the quality of the images submitted; however, what really impressed us was
the depth of their commitment to sports," said SportsFunder Brand Manager,
Nicole Bour. "We hope our players will enjoy these games and take pride in
supporting amateur sports in B.C."
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SportsFunder was developed in
celebration of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Proceeds from
SportsFunder lottery games will be distributed by the provincial government to
directly support: Sport BC's KidSportTM program providing sport registration
grants to financially disadvantaged children; Team BC, providing support for
high-performance B.C. athletes; Coach and Leadership Development to provide
educational and certification opportunities for coaches; and Youth Travel
Assistance for B.C. athletes to access training facilities and sporting
competitions.
SportsFunder lottery games are
available wherever lottery products are sold in British Columbia. Lottery
products are only for sale to adults 19 years of age and older. British
Columbians interested in starring on an upcoming SportsFunder ticket can enter
on bclc.com.
British Columbians interested in
appearing on an upcoming SportsFunder ticket can visit bclc.com for more
details.
BCLC is a provincial Crown
Corporation reporting to the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General
through a Board of Directors. Its mission is to offer responsible gaming
entertainment, generating income for the public good.
SOURCE: British Columbia Lottery
Corporation.
CONTACT: Owen Gormley, (604) 247-3013 or Cell (604)
220-2915.
European Football Championships Qualifying Round Theme Instants on
Sale via Internet
VEIKKAUS, Finland (November 6, 2006)
-- Finns are now offered the chance to prepare for the qualifying round of the
European Football Championships 2008 by scratching off an instant ticket on the
net. The instant is on sale at Veikkaus' website and by scratching it players
can see whether Finland will score the winning goal against the teams on the
qualifying round. Different game events are simulated by animation. The
interactive instant is hosted by the Finnish footballer Mikael Forssell.
Veikkaus aims to encourage more players to
try sports betting or to scratch off a European Football Championships Instant.
The more customers we have who play with small stakes, the more prizes we can
distribute, and the more funds we can collect for our beneficiaries, e.g.,
Finnish football. A small stake invested in one of Veikkaus games benefits
Finnish sports both at the recreational level and in professional top sports: 7
cents per each euro spent on Veikkaus games are used to promote sports.
The European Football Championships
Instant will be on sale throughout the qualifying round of the Championships,
until the end of 2007. The previous football instant, the World Football
Championships Instant, which was on sale in the summer, attracted a fair number
of players. Nearly 400,000 tickets were bought on the net.
More and more players like to
scratch off their instants on the net
Veikkaus' internet service offers
the chance to play the eInstant versions of Nature Instant and Ässä
Instant that are also sold as paper versions at retail outlets. Besides them,
there are two instant games which are only available on the net. One of them is
the European Football Championships Instant and the other is Horoscope Instant.
Veikkaus launched its first eInstants in the summer of 2005, and they were
played for around EUR 3.9 million during the first six months. By the end of
September this year, we had already sold eInstants for EUR 5.8 million.
In view of the high event frequency
of the eInstants, Veikkaus has made them subject to stake limits. Players can
spend the maximum of EUR 100 on eInstants per day.
SOURCE:
Veikkaus' eNews distributed by Veikkaus Communications.
JCM American Becomes First Nevada Company, First Company in Gaming
Industry Awarded IACET Certification
JCM Offers First
IACET-Accredited Courses at G2E in November
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (November 8,
2006) – Las Vegas-based company JCM
American has joined the ranks of innovative companies such as GE and IBM
and universities such as MIT and Duke and has accomplished two monumental
firsts: JCM has become the first company in Nevada and the first company in the
gaming industry to attain certification as an IACET authorized training
provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and
Training.
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“This is a monumental
achievement,” said JCM President Aki Isoi. “Since the
company’s beginning, continuing training for employees and our customers
has been the very core of our business model, and we are honored to be awarded
this strict certification. And we are very proud of our training team, led by
David Kubajak, for their commitment to training and for pursuing the IACET
accreditation.”
JCM will waste no time in
implementing its IACET accreditation. JCM is conducting two bill validator
technical certification training courses at G2E 2006. The first-ever
IACET-accredited classes take place November 15, and begin at 8 a.m. Both are
held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, room N-231. The classes require
pre-registration; for information, contact JCM’s Las Vegas office at +1
(702) 651-0000.
About IACET
IACET is a non-profit association
dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs. The
organization grew out of a National Task Force on continuing education
commissioned by the Bureau of Education (now the Department of Education) in
1968, which determined universal guidelines for continuing education and
created the Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Today, IACET’s Criteria and
Guidelines are the core of thousands of educational programs worldwide.
The organization authorizes
education providers that meet strict continuing education guidelines, and IACET
certification has become the standard that students seek as a measure of
education quality.
The process of becoming an IACET
Authorized Provider is extensive. Companies undergo a strict evaluation of
their educational processes according to the IACET Criteria and Guidelines,
including two reviews by IACET’s Commission and a site visit by an IACET
Commissioner.
About JCM American
Corporation
JCM American Corporation is the
industry leader in automated transaction handling systems and provides
products, software and services to the amusement, gaming, kiosk, retail,
transportation and vending industries. JCM’s progressive spirit
continually sets worldwide industry standards with innovative and award-winning
products such as the Universal Bill Acceptor (UBA®), Intelligent Cash Box
(ICB®), Optipay® cash recycling system and DMV Self-service Kiosk. JCM
is a subsidiary of Osaka-based Japan Cash Machine, with subsidiaries in
Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, London, Macau, and Sydney. 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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