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GTECH Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of 50 Percent of Atronic From Gauselmann
Group GTECH To Acquire
Remaining 50 Percent Interest In Atronic By December 31, 2008
ROME (Italy) PROOVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (U.S.)
(January 31, 2008) -- Lottommatica
S.p.A.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, announced that all closing
conditions to acquire a 50 percent controlling interest in the Atronic group of
companies owned by privately-held Gauselmann Group have been met, and the
Company has completed the acquisition of such interest for €20 million in
cash.
As previously announced,
GTECH also intends to acquire the remaining 50 percent of Atronic for €32
million. The transaction is subject to routine regulatory reviews and
approval prior to the closing which will occur in 2008.
The overall transaction is expected to have a total value
of approximately €172 million, which includes approximately €120 20
million of debt. Lottomatica is one of the world's
largest commercial lottery operators and a market leader in the Italian gaming
industry. GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company, providing
innovative technology, creative content, and superior service delivery. GTECH
and Lottomatica together create a fully integrated lottery operator and gaming
technology solutions provider a combined company with worldwide scale,
considerablee financial strength, and industry-leading customer solutions.
Lottomatica is majority owned by De Agostini, which belongs to a century-old
publishing, media, and financial services group. Lottomatica is publicly traded
on the Italian Stock Exchange (LTO), and in 2006, had approximately €1.7
billion in revenues and 5,900 employees in over 45 countries when
combined with GTECH. For further information: AD HOC
Communication Advisors 02/7606741, Mario Pellegatta - Matteo Cidda 335/1415585.
GTECH contact: Robert K. Vincent Public Affairs 1-401-392-7452.
Colorado Lottery Celebrates 25 Years and Nearly $2
Billion Returned to State PUEBLO,
Colorado, USA January 25, 2008) -- The Colorado Lottery marked its 25th anniversary
Friday by announcing that it has distributed nearly $2 billion in proceeds to
the state since 1983. Proceeds from Lottery ticket sales have contributed to
building parks, restoring trails, preserving open space, protecting wildlife
and improving recreational opportunities for citizens statewide. Thanks to
Lottery dollars, Colorado remains a unique place to live and play.
“Colorado Lottery
dollars have touched every corner of Colorado – from funding a skate park
in the tiny town of Crowley, to developing Cheyenne Mountain State Park in
Colorado Springs,” said Gov. Bill Ritter, who accepted a ceremonial
$1.92 billion check from Lottery Director Peggy Gordon on the behalf of the
people of Colorado on Friday. “The Lottery has created more than 366
millionaires over the past quarter century. But the real winners are Colorado
businesses, communities and visitors who will reap the benefits of Lottery
proceeds for generations to come.” When the
Lottery began, there were three funds designated to receive Lottery
proceeds:
- Capital Construction;
- Conservation Trust Fund; and
- Colorado Division of Parks and
Outdoor Recreation.
As a result of a
constitutional amendment in 1992, the proceeds formula changed to add the Great
Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO) to the group of proceeds recipients. In
1999, the proceeds formula changed again, resulting in the following
distribution: up to 50 percent to GOCO; 40 percent for the Conservation Trust
Fund, and 10 percent for the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
Any spillover after the GOCO cap is reached is distributed to the Public School
Health and Safety Fund. The Lottery has worked hard to
create unique and innovative products to keep customers engaged and provide
strong returns for the state. The Lottery launched sales on January 24, 1983
with just one, $1 Scratch game. Today, the Lottery offers three jackpot games
and more than 30 fun and innovative Scratch games at any one time. That family
of products generated $486.6 million in sales in 2007. Scratch ticket sales
totaled $319.2 million, while Powerball came in second with $105.2 million in
sales. Lotto produced sales of $44.3 million and Cash 5 ended the year with
$18.1 million in sales. Proceeds for 2007 totaled $123.3 million, providing
$53.5 million for GOCO, $49.3 million for the Conservation Trust Fund, $12.3
million for State Parks and $8.2 million for the Public School Health and
Safety Fund. “The Lottery has proven to be a
strong asset for the state. I expect that with its continued growth, the agency
will impact the state for 25 years to come,” said Gov. Ritter.
To celebrate its 25th birthday, the Lottery is presenting
a 25-week Adventure contest with FOX 31. Participants can guess the Lottery
proceeds “Silver Star” of the week to win a key that could
open a 27-foot camper trailer, or one of 25 weekly prizes that could net the
winners more than $1 million. For details, please visit
www.silvercelebration.com. The Lottery also launched a special “Silver
Anniversary” Scratch ticket earlier this month, offering a 34 $25,000
top prizes. That ticket is also the first game in the Lottery’s strategy
to move all second-chance drawings to Internet-only entry.
SOURCE: Colorado Lottery.
Governor Kaine
Announces Appointment of Lottery Director
RICHMOND, Virginia, USA (January 25, 2008) -- Governor
Timothy M. Kaine today announced the appointment of Paula I. Otto as Executive
Director of the Virginia Lottery. Otto
replaces Sheila Hill-Christian,
who stepped down in October. “I am very happy
that Paula Otto has agreed to take on this important job,” Governor
Kaine said. “She was with the Lottery at its beginning and has more
than 20 years experience in public service. I can’t think of another
person more qualified for this position.”
Otto was among the
leadership team that created the Virginia Lottery and served as the its first
Director of Public Affairs from 1988 through 1997, where she was responsible
for creating and protecting the Lottery’s public image.
Upon leaving the Lottery, Otto took a faculty position at
Virginia Commonwealth University and has continued to work with the Lottery,
conducting communication and media training sessions for the agency’s
leadership. Before joining the Lottery team in 1987,
Otto was a television news journalist on WTVR-TV in Richmond.
Otto, 46, was raised in Arlington County and has been a
resident of Hanover County since 1986. She holds an undergraduate degree in
Journalism from West Virginia University and a master of arts in public
communication from American University. Since 1999,
all Lottery profits have been designated to K-12 public school education in the
Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $3.4 billion
for Virginia’s public schools, currently representing about seven percent
of annual state funding for public education in Virginia. In 19 years, the
Lottery has awarded more than $10 billion in prizes to players and more than $1
billion in retailer commissions. Headquartered in Richmond, the Virginia
Lottery employs 250 Virginians across the state and generates sales revenue of
more than $1 billion annually. SOURCE: Virginia
Lottery. Gaming Control Board Awards Three Grants to
Eliminate Illegal Slot Machines in PA
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (January 24, 2008) -- The
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved three grant
requests totaling $505,523 to local law enforcement agencies to fund programs
designed to thwart the operation of illegal slot machines in the
Commonwealth. This was the third round of approvals by
the Board under a $5 million annual grant program developed and approved by the
Legislature as part of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.
A total of $2,269,175.39 in grants has been awarded to local law enforcement
agencies since the Board initiated the program in late 2007. The funding comes
from revenues generated from licensed slot machine facilities.
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Grants approved
today were: -- Bensalem Township Police
Department -- $225,213 -- Dauphin County District
Attorney -- $208,641 -- Pike County District Attorney
-- $ 71,669 (This grant replaces a grant of $22,166 originally awarded on
October 2, 2007) The grants are to be used to enforce
and prevent the unlawful operation of slot machines in the Commonwealth.
Specifically, those entities approved can use the grants for:
1. Identification, Prevention and
Deterrence: Grants may be awarded for the purpose of attending education and
training events sponsored by authoritative agencies for the purpose of training
officers, investigators or attorneys in techniques appropriate to the
enforcement and prevention of the operation of unlawful slot machines in the
Commonwealth. Grants may be awarded to conduct programs utilizing proven
methods to attain deterrence or prevention of the illegal use of slot
machines. 2. Prevention, Enforcement,
Investigation and Prosecution: Grants may be awarded to defray costs related to
assigning officers or investigators to prevent, deter, enforce or investigate
the illegal use of slot machines. Grants may be awarded to defray the cost of
prosecuting crimes involving the illegal use of slot machines.
3. Other Prevention and Enforcement
Programs: Other programs that address prevention and enforcement of the use of
illegal slot machines in the Commonwealth may be proposed.
Local law enforcement agencies are encouraged to apply for
these grants which will be awarded to eligible applicants until funding is
exhausted. A maximum of $250,000 can be sought by any single organization.
Information and applications are available on the PGCB website at
http://www.pgcb.state.pa.us.
CONTACT: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey, (717) 346-8321.
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
CONTACT: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey of the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board, +1-717-346-8321.
Marie José
Vernat Joins Smartplay
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| Marie
José Vernat |
EDGEWATER PARK, New Jersey,
USA (January 29, 2008) -- Smartplay is
pleased to announce that Marie José Vernat will be joining us as
Marketing Consultant in March, to provide support to our international sales
department with special emphasis on Europe and Latin America. Marie José
brings with her 24 years of experience in the Lottery industry. In 1984,
she joined the team of Public Gaming Institute and was put in charge of
promoting the ILAC (formerly ALAC) meetings with Latin American Lottery
Directors and setting up trade shows in the Caribbean and South America.
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Her in-depth knowledge of
the Latin American gaming market and her sensitivity to the many cultural
differences in that region brought her to conduct comparative research studies
for European and Caribbean lotteries and organizations. Due to her journalistic
background, she was asked in 1993 to become the Editor/Publisher of the CIBELAE
Review, a position she kept until 1997. In 1995, at the request of Polla
Chilena, then president of CIBELAE, she organized, in Chile, for the 5th
CIBELAE Congress, one of the largest and best attended CIBELAE trade shows.
Marie José resides in the U.S. and has both French
and American citizenship. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish
languages. About Smartplay (www.smartplay.com)
As the world’s leading supplier of lottery number
drawing machines Smartplay serves more than 150 clients in over 70
countries. With unsurpassed draw machine technology and reliability we
are proud to be the choice of the world’s most prestigious
lotteries. Smartplay supplies both Mechanical Ball Draw Machines as well
as Digital Draw Systems. CONTACT: Marie
José Vernat, Email: mariejose@smartplay.com, Tel. +1
(703) 927 6807, Fax +1 (609) 880 1865.
Aristocrat’s Viridian™/Gen7 Scoops Top Slot
Award
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| Sales,
Marketing and R&D, Steve Parker presents awards to ACE Interactive CEO,
Michael Koch |
LONDON, UK (January 28,
2008) -- Aristocrat Technologies Europe is celebrating a golden start to 2008
following the announcement that its Viridian™/Gen 7 has been awarded first
place in the 5 th annual Global Gaming Business Technology Awards. Group
company ACE Interactive has also been
recognised, picking up second place honours in the Best Productivity
Enhancement Technology category for its Gaming Solution V4.0.
The awards were presented on the Aristocrat/ACE
Interactive stand (3410) at London’s International Casino Exhibition.
Aristocrat Europe Marketing Director, Marc Campman
commented: “We are clearly delighted to be honoured in this
way. “These developments were extremely
well received when first unveiled at G2E in Las Vegas and attracted an even
greater response as European customers gained their first viewing at
ICE.” London week awards provided Aristocrat
Technologies Europe with a unique treble as PokerPro ® , for which the
company holds exclusive distribution rights across the EMEA region, earned top
billing in the 2008 International Gaming Awards’ Gaming Equipment Design
category.
About Aristocrat
Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) is a leading global
provider of gaming solutions that consistently outperforms the competition. The
Company is licensed by over two hundred regulators and its products and
services are available in over ninety countries around the world. Aristocrat
offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming
machines, interactive video terminal systems, electronic tables, and casino
management systems. For further information visit the company’s website at
www.aristocratgaming.com.
ABOUT Ace Interactive ACE
Interactive was founded in 2003 to develop and market the next generation of
video gaming systems. Located in Stockholm, Sweden, London, UK and Las Vegas,
USA, ACE Interactive’s solution provides for true server based gaming for
operators who demand flexibility, content, security and social responsibility.
In May 2006 ACE Interactive was acquired by Aristocrat. For further information
please visit the company’s website at
www.aceinteractive.se.
ABOUT PokerTek Inc PokerTek develops and markets the PokerPro ® system, a
cuttingedge electronic poker table designed to provide a fully automated poker
room environment. The PokerPro ® system was
developed to increase casino revenue by increasing hands per hour, while
helping to reduce labour costs within poker rooms. Aristocrat is the exclusive distributor of PokerTek’s
innovative PokerPro ® product range around the globe, outside North America
and Canada where PokerTek™ distributes directly. For more information
visit the company’s website at www.pokertek.com. SOURCE: Aristocrat
Technologies Europe, Ltd. CONTACT: Olga Pleguezuelos, Phone: +44 (0) 1895 618
500, Email: olga.pleguezuelos@aristocrat.co.uk
SMARTPLAY Taps Penn State Grad For Marketing
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| Mariana
Burachok |
EDGEWATER PARK, New Jersey,
USA (January 29, 2008) -- Smartplay
International further expands their personnel to include Mariana Burachok.
Mariana, who has a degree in Marketing from Penn State, also brings experience
in customer relations, international studies and web design. Fluent in
English, Ukrainian and Russian, and proficient in Polish, Mariana is looking
forward to focusing and energizing Smartplay’s marketing strategies.
Mariana will help Smartplay
gain additional traction within the Eastern European markets and improve the
company’s tradeshow visibility and internet exposure.
A recipient of two achievement-based scholarships at Penn
State, Burachok has experience in student affairs marketing for the university,
for a multi-national direct marketing firm and also prior customer relations
experience. Her energy and fresh ideas will be welcome assets to
Smartplay’s talent pool. About Smartplay (www.smartplay.com)
As the world’s leading supplier of lottery number
drawing machines Smartplay serves more than 150 clients in over 70
countries. With unsurpassed draw machine technology and reliability we
are proud to be the choice of the world’s most prestigious
lotteries. Smartplay supplies both Mechanical Ball Draw Machines as well
as Digital Draw Systems. CONTACT: Mariana Burachok,
Email: mariana@smartplay.com, Tel.
+1 (609) 880 1860, Fax +1 (609) 880 1865.
New Report
About the Belgian and Dutch Gambling Markets
LONDON/MUNICH (January 29,
2008) -- Despite many similarities, the Belgian and Dutch gambling markets
differ widely in several aspects. Whereas in the Dutch market a
monopolistic/oligopolistic market structure still
prevails, the Belgian market has for some time already been on the way –
step by step – to increasing liberalisation. The consulting firm
MECN’s new study “The Belgian and Dutch Gambling Markets”
analyses both markets in detail. Belgium -
the home of the European Union on the way to liberalisation
Recently, more and more European gambling markets have
become more liberalised. Although many experts are keeping a close eye on
markets such as Italy and Spain, other markets such as Belgium are also showing
promising developments. For a long time Belgium has a relatively liberalised
betting and casino market and now is preparing to open its Internet gambling
market also to private providers. If, as planned, the Belgian parliament will
adopt new gambling legislation in 2008, foreign Internet gambling operators
would also be allowed to offer their services in Belgium.
The Netherlands - more private operators than meet the
eye
The Dutch state and some of
its state-controlled operators have always been in the forefront of stopping
any moves toward liberalisation and preventing foreign operators from entering
the Dutch gambling market. But a closer look at the various gambling sectors
reveals that the Dutch market is actually far more liberalised then many
others. For example, several major lotteries are operated by the private
company Novamedia, and a subsidiary of Scientific Games is in charge of horse
race betting (also via Internet). The report
includes: Analysis of all
sectors - The report analyses all sectors of the gambling markets:
lottery, casino, betting, gambling/gaming machines, and Internet gambling.
Market figures - Comprehensive market
data such as market size and development of sales/turnover as well as gross
revenues. Legal and tax information -
Detailed explanation of the current legislation as well as the taxes
imposed. Company profiles - MECN
prepared detailed company profiles of the key market players that include
products, financial figures, and strategic approaches. In total, the report has 63 pages and 36 graphs/exhibits.
The study can be obtained at:
http://www.belgian-dutch-gambling.mecn.net
About MECN: MECN is a
network of experts on issues concerning the media and entertainment industry.
Together they provide in-depth knowledge, analysis, and advice to global
clients. CONTACT: Martin Oelbermann, Tel: +49 (0)89
3835 6785, e-mail: pr@mecn.net
Lottery Jackpots, Ticket Sales on the
Rise SACRAMENTO, California, USA
(January 28, 2008) -- For lottery players looking for a really big payoff,
California is the place to be. With no one holding all winning numbers for
either big jackpot game played in California over the weekend, the top prizes
for this week’s games total more than $125 million.
MEGA Millions is played on
Tuesday. Its jackpot will be $73 million. That’s the largest jackpot prize
in North America. SuperLOTTO Plus comes in second on the top prize scoreboard
with $53 million to those who predict all of its six winning numbers. The next
draw for SuperLOTTO Plus is Wednesday. California Lottery officials reported
increased sales as last Saturday’s draws neared and expect interest to
intensify this week with two jackpots each offering prizes worth
tens-of-millions. Tickets for both games are available
at the more than 19,000 California Lottery
retail locations. Players may choose to play the “California
Combo,” which is five Quick Pick tickets for MEGA Millions and five
Quick Pick tickets for SuperLOTTO Plus, all in one transaction.
As jackpots rise, the California Lottery reminds players
that gambling should be fun. Borrowing money to play, spending beyond a
person’s budget or using money intended for other purposes can ultimately
lead to significant problems for players and their families. If a player
recognizes that they have a gambling problem or if someone knows of someone who
may have a problem, the California Lottery recommends calling the Problem
Gambling Help Line at 1-800-GAMBLER. More than 95
cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of
contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California
Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on
Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales
to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has
contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of
nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation
since 1985. SOURCE: California Lottery.
Georgia Lottery Announces New
Host/Spokesperson
ATLANTA, Georgia, USA
(January 28, 2008) -- There's a new face and voice of the
Georgia Lottery. After 4,750 online
registrants, two days of American Idol-style auditions, three days of intense
interviews, and five evenings of live Cash 3 drawings, John Crow of Atlanta has
been selected to be the new host/spokesperson in the Georgia Lottery's Talent
Search. "It's an amazing opportunity," said
Crow, 38. "I look forward to getting out into the community and sharing the
great news about the Georgia Lottery and the educational programs it
funds." The Georgia Lottery Corporation
host/spokesperson is a unique role of a talent who brings excitement and energy
to the daily televised drawings. This is an exciting opportunity that combines
both on-air talent and special events hosting skills.
"I hope to bring a touch
of humor, excitement and fun," Crow said. Crow was
revealed as the successful candidate from the Georgia Lottery's Talent Search
on Sunday during a televised special hosted by Entertainment Tonight's Jann
Carl. The broadcast included footage from the various
stages of the Talent Search and featured the Top 5 finalists. Others in the Top
5 included: Eversen Bevelle of Decatur; Angela Courtney Cason of Dahlonega;
Brian Hooker of Atlanta; and Lee Woodriffe of Lithonia.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has
returned over $9.7 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 1
million students have received HOPE, and more than 860,000 4-year-olds have
attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
For more information, please visit the Media Center on the
Georgia Lottery 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.
SAZKA Launches New Internet Portal e-SAZKA for
Odds Betting and the SAZKA Club Loyalty Scheme
No Handling Fee Charged for Bets Prepared on the
e-SAZKA Internet Portal CZECH REPUBLIC
(January 28, 2008) -- The SAZKA joint-stock
company launched new Internet portal e-SAZKA for odds betting and the SAZKA
Club (Klub SAZKA) loyalty scheme today.
"This has been the most
fundamental and most extensive change we have made since March 1996, when we
started to operate odds betting," said JUDr. Aleš Hušák, Chairman
of the Board of Directors and General Director of SAZKA, a.s. "We want to be
much more active in odds betting than we have been to date; hence we do our
best to meet customer demand by extending our offer significantly. Now they can
prepare their bets at home and place them at terminals or, after registration
in the SAZKA Club, by phone, without paying any handling fee. We offer many
more betting events; the offer of system bets is extending; bettors will be
allowed to spend their bonus points earned in the loyalty scheme on games or
exchange them for attractive rewards at a later time. The e-SAZKA Internet
portal is also prepared for direct betting over the Internet if legislation
allows it. Moreover, we will extend the benefits of the SAZKA Club loyalty
scheme to players of instant and number lotteries or the StarPort gaming system
soon." Bettors may prepare their bets on the
e-SAZKA Internet portal and then, using a bet identifier or a barcode, they can
place their bets at a point of sale that accepts odds bets or – if the
bettor is a member of the SAZKA Club loyalty scheme – by phone. The
payment for the bet is made either in cash at a terminal or, if the bet is
placed by phone, in a cashless method over the SAZKA Club account. As part of
the introduction campaign, bettors will pay no handling fee if the bets they
place have been prepared in e-SAZKA! While so far
SAZKA has offered no more than 799 betting events a week, the e-SAZKA portal
will offer up to 4,000 betting events a day. The quantities of events picked
per bet, the system bet options and the maximum stake limits per bet have also
been extended significantly.
Even greater
benefits are available for those who register for free in the SAZKA Club
loyalty scheme. In this case, they can also place bets by phone, with the
payment to be made in a cashless method. All registered members of the SAZKA
Club can use the Money Account and the Bonus Point Account of the SAZKA Club.
The SAZKA Club Money Account is designed for
depositing funds – in cash at any terminal or by a bank transfer –
enabling bettors to pay their future bets. Prizes won will also be credited to
this account, and may be withdrawn in cash at any of approximately 7,000 SAZKA
terminals across the Czech Republic. The SAZKA
Club Bonus Point Account is designed for accumulating bettor's bonus points
earned for registration in the SAZKA Club; for depositing funds in the SAZKA
Club Money Account; for bets placed, depending on bet amount; and for
participation in various marketing campaigns or competitions. Depending on the
number of bonus points earned, the bettor can subsequently use the benefits of
the gold, silver or bronze level of the SAZKA Club membership.
In relation to the launch of the e-SAZKA Internet portal
and the SAZKA Club loyalty scheme, SAZKA is preparing numerous advertising and
marketing activities, in which bettors can win attractive prizes including
trips to a match of the overseas NHL and other attractive events. In the
future, the SAZKA Club benefits will also be extended to other products than
odds betting, i.e. to instant and number lotteries or wagers in the StarPort
gaming system, the central lottery system with interactive video lottery
terminals. Further, more detailed information
on the e-SAZKA Internet portal and the SAZKA Club loyalty scheme is available
at www.e-sazka.cz. CONTACT: PhDr. Zdeněk
Zikmund, SAZKA, a.s. Press Spokesperson, Tel.: 266 12 92 22, Fax: 266 12 26 67,
E-mail: zikmund@sazka.cz.
New Zealand Gaming Expo 2008 in Early March
Focuses on Industry and Leadership Issues
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (January 30, 2008) -- The organisers
of the New Zealand Gaming Expo (www.NZgamingexpo.com) are pleased to
announce that bookings for both the trade exhibition and conference program at
the SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre March 4-5, 2008, have been extremely
popular and are 90% booked to capacity. “We
are looking forward to another successful gaming event - showcasing the latest
gaming machines and technology, and hearing from a stellar line-up of a select
few accomplished presenters who are visionaries in their selected
industries,” said Ross Ferrar, Executive Officer of the event’s
organiser, the Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association
(“AGMMA” – www.agmma.com).
The exhibition, open
from 12-5pm on both days is complimentary for gaming industry representatives
and media, and includes Advance Gaming Ltd, Ainsworth Game Technology, Anztec
Limited, Aristocrat Technologies, Fortune Corporation, Gaming Inc Limited, IGT
(NZ) Ltd, IndeServe, New Zealand ATM Services Ltd, Salamander Systems, Abacus
New Zealand and K & S Security, Sprintquip/Enterprise, Stargames
Corporation and The Department of Internal Affairs. The conference program features renowned former New Zealand
cricketer Sir Richard Hadlee, successful business leader and SKYCITY Chairman
Mr Rod McGeoch AM, and communications expert and best-selling author Mr Allan
Pease. “Each of these speakers are
leaders in their respective fields with outstanding career highlights, and we
are delighted that they have agreed to share their experiences and opinions
with delegates of the New Zealand Gaming Expo,” explained Mr.
Ferrar. “They will deliver compelling insights
into business development and company strategies, leadership, communication and
other techniques for success,” he said. New
Zealand is home to six casinos, 630 lottery retail outlets, race and sports
betting through around 500 Totalisator Agency Board (TAB) outlets and around
20,000 gaming machines in non-casino venues. The last
of 20,000-odd gaming machines at more than 1600 non-casino licensed gambling
venues were connected to a new electronic monitoring system a year ago, and
delegates will find out technology issues and statistics relating to the
upgrade in March 2007.
The New Zealand Gaming Expo
provides experiences to learn about the most recent developments in the
country’s gaming industry, business networking opportunities, as well as
viewing the latest technology products and services. Further information on the show can be found at
www.NZGamingExpo.com About AGMMA
AGMMA is a not-for-profit industry association whose
members provide technology and equipment to hospitality venues in over 250
jurisdictions around the world. AGMMA’s members
are Ainsworth Game Technology, Aristocrat Technologies, Aruze Gaming Australia,
Global Gaming Industries, IGT (Australia), Konami Australia, and Stargames
Corporation. AGMMA hosts and operates the Australasian
Gaming Expo and the New Zealand Gaming Expo. For further information contact
AGMMA’s Executive Office at info@agmma.com SOURCE: AGMMA. CONTACT: Ross Ferrar, Executive Officer,
Phone: +61 2 9960 0125, Fax: +61 2 9960 0124, Email:
info@agmma.com. Press Release Distributed by: KellyCom Pty. Ltd. (www.KellyCom.com.au). CONTACT: Judi
Kelly, Director, Email: Judi@KellyCom.com.au. .
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