| Government Report
Into Internet Poker: Svenska Spel’s Measures for Responsible Gaming
Reduce Risks SWEDEN (April 8,
2008) -- The Government report into Svenska
Spel’s Internet Poker was presented today. The report confirms that
Svenska Spel’s tools for responsible gaming work well and are appreciated
by the players. There are also proposals for further tools for responsible
gaming – proposals that Svenska Spel considers to be good and which will
be implemented during the year.
The report also suggests
that it would be good for Svenska Spel to be given permission to cooperate with
state-controlled, national gaming companies in other countries.
The Government’s report into Svenska Spel’s
Internet Poker, which was presented today, clearly shows that Svenska
Spel’s measures for responsible gaming have had an effect. The proportion
of players with risky or problematic gaming habits is considerably lower among
those who only play at Svenska Spel. The proportion of players with “more
serious” problems is highest among those who only play with companies
outside the Swedish regulatory framework. The report
also establishes that customers are positive to Svenska Spel’s measures
for responsible gaming. Eight out of ten players think it is good that they
have to set limits when they play Svenska Spel’s Internet Poker. Seven out
of ten think it is positive that they have to put time limits on their
playing. The report also takes a positive view on the
possibility of allowing Svenska Spel’s customers to play together with
foreign Internet poker players on international networks. This would probably
lead to a larger proportion of players playing on the best Internet site from
the perspective of responsible gaming. “This
proposal is completely in line with our channelisation philosophy that it is
better to play on a responsible and controlled gaming site than to play for
actors not covered by terms and conditions that protect the players,”
says Svenska Spel’s MD Jesper Kärrbrink. The
report establishes that Svenska Spel has clearly complied with all the parts of
the terms and conditions of the Government's licence in line with the high
ambitions for gaming responsibility. The report also
establishes that Svenska Spel has been successful in its assignment to channel
the gaming interest, with the help of measures for responsible gaming, to more
than a third of the market. New
“play-in-moderation tools” introduced
By the beginning of May, a
deposit budget will be introduced for all games at svenskaspel.se. This means
that the player must always decide on a maximum amount of money he/she wants to
play for per month. It is not possible to play for more money than a player
states in his/her personal budget. The deposit budget function has been
available since the start on Svenska Spel’s Internet Poker. Now, all of
Svenska Spel’s Internet customers will have access to tools that give them
an even greater opportunity to play in moderation and thereby keep their
playing under control. Shortly thereafter, it will be
time to introduce the “play-in-moderation tool” proposed in the
report, i.e., regular information for the poker players on their own
accumulated winnings or losses calculated in SEK. “As our customers are so positive to the tools for
responsible gaming that have existed as part of Svenska Spel’s Internet
Poker since its start, while, at the same time, the report establishes that
these measures reduce the risk of gaming addiction, it is natural for us to
introduce other ‘play-in-moderation tools’ also for our other games
on the Internet,” explains Jesper Kärrbrink.
For more information, please CONTACT: Andreas Jansson,
Information Director at Svenska Spel, tel +46 (0)70-330 37 70.
SOURCE: Svenska Spel
Scientific
Games Awarded 4-Year Paragon Casino Race Book Contract
NEW YORK, USA (April 22, 2008) --
Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced
that its wholly-owned subsidiary Autotote Enterprises, Inc. has signed a
four-year deal to supply race book venue management services to the
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana for the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville,
Louisiana. The Paragon Casino Resort has more than 2,000 slot machines, 46
table games and poker. The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is the owner and
operator of the Central Louisiana destination resort and convention, which
opened in 1994.
"We are privileged to
add the Paragon Casino Resort to our growing network of North American race
books. Given the strong horse racing tradition in Louisiana and neighboring
areas, the addition of pari-mutuel racing to complement their broad array of
gaming and entertainment venues already in place will bring added revenues and
excitement for years to come," said Rick Pullman, President of Autotote
Enterprises. "Scientific Games has an excellent
reputation among tribal race book operators and we are looking forward to this
exciting new addition to our casino offerings," said Linda Bordelon, Vice
President of Public Relations. "Clearly their successful record with the
Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, as well as the Ho-Chunk and Oneida Nations in
Wisconsin, gives us confidence that they will do a great job supporting our
race book as well." About Scientific
Games Scientific Games Corporation is the leading
integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries
worldwide, a leading supplier of server based gaming machines and systems,
Amusement and Skill with Prize betting terminals, 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.
SOURCE: Scientific Games Corporation. CONTACT: Investor
Relations for Scientific Games Corporation, +1-212-754-2233.
Georgia Lottery Lets Fans Vote For Most Aggressive
Rider at 2008 Tour de Georgia ATLANTA, Georgia, USA (April 17, 2008) --
Georgia Lottery Corporation announces
today that it will continue sponsorship of the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented
by AT&T. As part of its support of North America’s premier cycling
event and rolling festival (April 21-27, 2008), the Georgia Lottery will
sponsor the Tour’s Most Aggressive Rider jersey. And they will create a
first in the six years of the Tour by involving fans in the voting process for
this award jersey.
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The Georgia Lottery is
putting an interactive twist to the Most Aggressive Rider competition. Fans can
go to the Tour’s official web site, www.tourdegeorgia.com, and vote for the
Georgia Lottery Most Aggressive Rider each day via the online voting page. In
addition, fans can vote for the Georgia Lottery Most Aggressive Rider at the
Georgia Lottery booth in the Health and Wellness Expo. Fans who participate in
person at the expo can register to win an autographed Georgia Lottery Most
Aggressive Rider jersey, along with Georgia Lottery merchandise including free
play coupons. The Georgia Lottery will also bring their mobile gaming trailer
to Stage 7 in Atlanta on Sunday, April 27 at Centennial Olympic Park.
The Most Aggressive Rider jersey was first awarded at the
Tour de Georgia in 2005. It is given at the end of each stage to the rider who
demonstrates the most forceful attacks, breakaways or strategies. The award has
previously been determined by a panel of media and race entourage officials.
Previous winners include Cesar Grajales (COL), Jittery Joe’s Professional
Cycling Team in 2007; Will Frischkorn (USA), Team TIAA-CREF in 2006; and Andrea
Tafi (ITL), Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2005. Since its
first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned more than $9.9 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: Media Relations Department, Voice: 404-215-5062,
Fax: 404-215-8983, Email: media@galottery.org
SOURCE: Georgia Lottery Corporation.
Missouri Lottery Spring Promotions Pump Up the
Muscle and the Power JEFFERSON
CITY, Missouri, USA (April 21, 2008) - The
Missouri Lottery is showing some muscle with two upcoming promotions - the
"Muscle Up" Scratchers promotion and the Powerball Power Play 10X
promotion.
The "Muscle Up"
promotion, beginning March 29, offers three grand prizes of a 2008 Dodge®
Viper® SRT10 Coupe plus $500, a prize valued at approximately
$90,845. Also during the promotion, 15 players will win a trip to the
beach of their choice and 90 players will each win $500 cash.
"This is the first time we’re offered a vehicle of
this class in a promotion," said Nicole Baldwin, promotions manager for the
Missouri Lottery. "We’re excited to be kicking off spring with
this promotion that offers a different prize to our players."
To enter the promotion, players need to submit $10 worth
of any combination of the three eligible Scratchers tickets for this
promotion. The eligible games are: "Big Money," a $5 game;
"Winning Fever," a $2 game; and "Cold Hard Cash," a $1 game.
Three drawings will be held during the promotion to award
the prizes. One 2008 Dodge® Viper® SRT10 Coupe, five beach trips
and 30 $500 cash prizes will be awarded in each drawing. The Missouri
Lottery will pay standard federal and state taxes for the vehicle and trip
prizes based on the total prize values. Players may
enter the "Muscle Up" promotion by submitting their eligible non-winning
tickets on the Lottery’s Web site at Molottery.com. Entries may also
be dropped off at a Missouri Lottery office in St. Louis, Kansas City,
Springfield or Jefferson City, or they can be mailed to:
"Muscle Up" Promotion Missouri Lottery P.O. Box 105941
Jefferson City, MO 65110-5941
The Lottery is also turning
up the power with the Powerball Power Play 10X
promotion. Missouri Powerball players who use Power Play will have the
chance to multiply their winnings up to 10 times during the Power Play 10X
promotion, which runs from March 30 through April 30. This means players
who win the second-level $200,000 prize could win $2 million, and the
third-level prize could go from $10,000 to $100,000. For an extra $1 per play, Powerball’s Power Play feature
offers the chance to multiply prizes other than the jackpot by two, three, four
or five times their normal value. Before each Wednesday and Saturday
Powerball drawing, a wheel is spun to select the draw’s Power Play
number. The wheel has 16 spaces that are labeled as follows: 2, 2,
2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 5. During
the promotion, one of the "5s" will be removed from the Power Play wheel and
replaced with the number "10." This allows players the chance to multiply
the prize 10 times its normal value during the promotion, whenever the "10" is
selected as the Power Play number. "It is
guaranteed that the ’10’ will come up at least once during the
promotion," said Scott White, on-line product manager for the Missouri
Lottery. "If it doesn’t happen by the time the promotion ends on
April 30, the promotion will continue until the ’10’ is
drawn.” SOURCE: Missouri Lottery. PACT Continues to Divest Non-Core Business to
Improve Cash Position with a Focus on Gaming and Lottery Technology in China
and Asia BEIJING, China (April 21,
2008) -- PacificNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PACT), a leading provider of e-commerce and gaming technology in China,
announced an agreement to sell the interest in one of its telecom and CRM units
in China for a total sale consideration of $21M HKD of which partial payment
has already been received. PACT has been actively negotiating with interested
buyers and potential investors to divest its non-core, non-gaming business
units.
Tony Tong, Chairman and CEO
of PacificNet, said, “As previously approved by our board of directors,
PACT’s new strategy is to focus on the rapidly growing gaming and lottery
markets in greater China, Macau, and Asia. We believe this telecom asset sale
will simplify our operations, reduce compliance costs, and improve our
liquidity and gaming focus. Since most of our legacy business units are
profitable, we believe we are in a healthy position to extract cash and value
for our shareholders. We are in on-going discussion with multiple potential
buyers and investors to maximize our return and to boost our cash position.
Despite the divestiture of our telecom, call center assets and facilities, we
believe our gaming strategy will continue to benefit from the CRM and database
marketing expertise which we’ve gained in China and Asia in the past
years.” “We are very excited about the market potential and
strong demand for our gaming and lottery products in our surrounding
markets,” Phillip Wong, CFO of PACT, added.
“Fueled by casino openings and a 23 percent jump in annual visitor
volume, operators in Macau collected more than $10.3 billion in gaming revenue
during 2007, an increase of 46 percent over 2006 as Macau has surpassed the Las
Vegas Strip as the largest gaming market in the world. More than 27 million
people visited Macau during 2007, including 15 million visitors from Mainland
China and 8.2 million visitors from Hong Kong. Macau is a Special
Administrative Region of China and is the only place in China where casino
gaming is legal. I believe PACT has an early mover advantage as a leading
domestic developer and manufacturer of gaming products for Asian players. We
are confident that our gaming and lottery products have demonstrated their
income generating capabilities and will be adopted by the increasing number of
gaming and lottery operators in China and Asia in 2008 and
beyond.” SOURCE: PacificNet, Inc.
Lottery Makes Largest Quarterly Transfer To Date -
$97.8 Million Transfer
Brings Education Lottery Fund Tally To Over $628 Million!
RALEIGH, North Carolina (April 22, 2008) – $628
million! That is the latest tally for the Education Lottery Fund after the
North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)
made its third transfer for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.
The NCEL transfer of $97.8
million to the State Education Lottery Fund is for sales for the 3rd quarter
(Jan. 1 – March 31) of the fiscal year. This is the largest quarterly
transfer since its inception. Gross sales for the
quarter were $315 million, making this the highest quarter gross sales to date. “We are incredibly proud to have raised this amount
of money for education in just two years of
operations,” said Tom
Shaheen, NCEL executive director. “All of us at the lottery are
ecstatic that our efforts to increase sales are really starting to pay off, but
the real payoff that all North Carolinians should be happy to see is the return
to education.” The NCEL made the electronic
transfer to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) to be disbursed to these beneficiary programs: More at
Four; class size reduction; school construction; and college scholarships for
need-based students. The Department of Public Instruction will manage the
distribution of the funds for all the beneficiary programs except the college
scholarships, which will be handled by the North Carolina State Education
Assistance Authority. Since inception (March 30, 2006)
through April 21, 2008, the NCEL has surpassed $1.9
billion total gross sales. To date, FY08 sales are over $114 million ahead of
this same time last year. SOURCE: NCEL.
Minnesota State Lottery Hooks Up With Lund®
Boats Offering New Scratch
Game and Second-Chance Drawing, Giving Away Two Lund® Boat
Packages MINNESOTA, USA (April 21, 2008) --
The Minnesota State Lottery, in
collaboration with Minnesota-based Lund® Boats, introduces an innovative
scratch game and second-chance drawing promotion just in time to kick off
Minnesota’s fishing season. The $5 Hook,
Lund® and Sinker scratch game goes on sale April 22 at Lottery retailers
throughout the state, offering instant cash prizes up to $100,000. But the real
catch is two Lund® 1850 Tyee boat packages — valued at $66,621 —
which players can win through a second-chance drawing.
“Recognized for
building the best equipped, smartest design and most durable boats in the
industry, the Lottery is excited to partner with a well-respected Minnesota
company to offer these fantastic boat packages,” said Lottery
Executive Director Clint Harris.
Each boat package, provided by Lund® Boats, includes a
2008 Lund® 1850 Tyee boat, a 2008 Mercury 175XL Verado 4-stroke motor and a
2008 Shoreland’r painted custom bunk trailer. The Lottery is paying the
required state and federal tax withholdings, bringing the total value to
$66,621. “Fishing is a favorite pastime
for many Minnesotans,” Harris added. “Many environmental
projects, including those that improve the water quality of Minnesota lakes,
rivers and tributaries, have received Lottery proceeds to help ensure that
Minnesotans can continue to enjoy the sport for years to come.”
“Teaming with the Lottery is a great opportunity
for Lund® to showcase its products, generate greater exposure and to help
give back to the environment,” said Tony Kolker, the Marketing Manager
for Lund® Boats. Lund®
Boats, located in New York Mills, Minn., is known as the premier fishing boat
company in America, building high quality aluminum boats since
1948. To
enter the second-chance drawing, players can mail in non-winning Hook,
Lund® and Sinker scratch tickets or enter them on the Lottery’s Web
site at mnlottery.com. Entries must be received by June 12, 2008 to qualify for
the first drawing and by Sept. 16, 2008 to qualify for the second drawing. In
addition to the Lund® boat packages, seven $500 cash prizes will also be
awarded in each drawing. For more information about
the Hook, Lund® and Sinker scratch game, including drawing details and the
official drawing rules, visit mnlottery.com. SOURCE:
Minnesota Lottery. LVGI and United
Coin Announce the Launch of Million Dollar Ticket®
Game LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA (April
22, 2008) – Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. (LVGI), the gaming industry innovator
in gaming software application development and delivery, announced today that
it has launched Nevada’s first promotional numbers games with a life
changing, million dollar jackpot by utilizing its RoutePromo™ system. The
game, Million Dollar Ticket®, launched last week across Gamblers Bonus®
locations serviced by route operator United Coin Machine Co.
The RoutePromo™ system provides restricted gaming
locations with a web-based interface to choose from hundreds of available
promotions to drive onto flat panel video screens in the player environment.
Million Dollar Ticket® is a new game that is the latest promotional feature
delivered by the RoutePromo™ system. Million Dollar Ticket® is the
first ever game of its type to be distributed throughout bars, supper clubs,
and convenience stores. It will change the way promotional marketing and player
bonusing is performed.
The Million Dollar
Ticket® game is free to the player. The game operates by reading hand play
of the patron and, when a designated hand outcome such as a four of a kind is
hit, the player receives a promotional ticket with chances to win different
levels of cash payouts, up to one million dollars. The first drawing occurred
Saturday April 19th at 6pm and the winning numbers were displayed at all
participating locations. The game was launched and tickets dispensed commencing
on Monday April 14th in over 100 Gamblers Bonus® locations and will expand
to more locations quickly as the launch proceeds. Over 9,000 tickets were
issued during the first seven days of play. Eric Arnold, owner of Jerseys Bar & Grill, said
"it is perfect timing, with the economy in a slump and the effect of the
legislation banning smoking. Million Dollar Ticket® is just what we have
needed to compete or at least try to keep up with casinos. The restricted
gaming operator needs new technology and products to gain an edge and it is
outside the box thinking like the RoutePromo™ system and the Million
Dollar Ticket® game that will assist us in our marketing and customer
retention efforts." United Coin is one of
Nevada’s oldest and largest route operators with over 6300 gaming devices
deployed at over 550 locations and a diverse customer base including most
7-11® convenience stores and hundreds of bars throughout the state.
"We are extremely excited to offer United Coin's
players the first chance at this history setting promotion, and our initial
response to Million Dollar Ticket® from the locations and the patrons has
been outstanding," said John English, LVGI's Senior Vice President and
creator of the game. LVGI's revolutionary
RoutePromo™ system which automates, delivers, and manages the Million
Dollar Ticket® game will take route gaming establishments to an entirely
new level, as new promotions can be tied directly to machine play.
The RoutePromo™ system features a 42-inch, LCD
display to show various promotions based on hand play and drawing results for
the Million Dollar Ticket® game. Also, a ticket printing device is
installed with the system and resides behind the bar or convenience store
counter to issue the tickets immediately upon the player hitting a winning
hand.
Charlie Skinner,
Senior Vice President for United Coin, said that "Million Dollar Ticket®
will instantly change the way our customers promote their business and we are
thrilled that we are the first to offer this unique opportunity to our Nevada
patrons. Aside from our players winning the jackpot normally paid from the
machine, we now have an additional pay table to increase the amount of money
they can win. We have spent three years in development and approvals to be able
to offer a jackpot so large out of our restricted gaming locations."
"Las Vegas Gaming is extremely proud to offer this
first of its kind game product and be able to deliver it on the
RoutePromo™ system," said Jon Berkley, President & CEO of LVGI.
"The initial response to the game has been outstanding. RoutePromo™ is
an ideal platform to create new and exciting applications that can create a
more compelling offering at restricted gaming locations such as those served by
United Coin. LVGI will continue to drive innovation in the gaming
industry and we plan to expand our systems to serve markets with diversified
needs around the world." About Las Vegas
Gaming, Inc. ("LVGI") LVGI is a game-management
system operator, supplier and game designer specializing in innovative gaming
technologies. LVGI’s patent-pending PlayerVision® technology is a
platform for delivering server-based software applications to existing gaming
devices. LVGI's RoutePromo™ system was designed to deliver promotional
software applications on a dynamic media platform and drive games like Million
Dollar Ticket®. LVGI is also the licensed operator of the Super Bonanza
Bingo® progressive and The Million Dollar Ticket® games, as well as the
highly acclaimed linked and progressive keno game, Nevada Numbers®. LVGI is
on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the company holds
gaming licenses in many jurisdictions. For more information about LVGI, visit
www.lvgi.com. About United Coin Machine Company (“United
Coin”) Las Vegas-based United Coin Machine
Co., a subsidiary of Century Gaming, Inc., has been a route operator in Nevada
for more than 50 years, managing and operating 6,300 games throughout the
state. CONTACT: Karen Fisher, Las Vegas Gaming, Inc.,
(702) 871-7111, Email: kfisher@lvgi.com Press Release distributed by Paul Speirs, Steinbeck
Communications, P (702) 413-4278, F (702) 233-3492, Email:
paulspeirs@cox.net.
Atlantic Lottery Acting On Shareholder
Review MONCTON, New Brunswick,
Canada (April 23, 2008) – The Atlantic
Lottery Corporation (ALC) welcomed the Shareholder Controls Review
conducted by KPMG Forensic Inc. released today. Through this comprehensive review KPMG noted that ALC already
had strong internal controls and sound business measures in place to mitigate
potential risks and manage operations. The report offers additional
enhancements to ALC’s business environment, and draws upon the best
practices of many global organizations. Close to 90 per cent of KPMG’s
recommendations have already been implemented. The remaining
recommendations will be completed by the end of the 2008/09 fiscal year.
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“The Atlantic
Lottery Corporation is committed to constantly improving how we do business for
the benefit of all Atlantic Canadians,” said Michelle Carinci,
President and CEO. “The past year has highlighted some areas of our
business that required change and we quickly moved to address these issues. The
shareholder review provided excellent value as an independent operational
review of all aspects of the business and has identified additional
opportunities for continued improvement.” “ALC has made significant progress in implementing
the recommendations and findings from the report,” said Larry Doherty,
Vice President, Risk Management and Assurance. “Like any business
in Atlantic Canada, ALC is always trying to find new ways to meet the highest
standards, not only in our industry, but across business best practices.
The shareholder review builds on other earlier reports and analysis and helps
Atlantic Lottery as it continues to improve its processes and protect the
integrity of its products. We understand the importance of confidence in our
business by players, the public and our shareholders. Integrity and
responsibility are cornerstones of our business model and this report will help
ALC continue to enhance our current high standards.”
Sean O’Connor, the
chair of ALC’s board of directors, said he was pleased to see ALC’s
chief executive officer Michelle Carinci and senior team show such diligence in
working with KPMG on the review. “The past
year has been an important one for the lottery industry in North America, with
a lot of lessons learned here in Atlantic Canada and across the
country,” said Mr. O’Connor. “Our board of directors has
given a clear mandate to ALC’s senior management to act expeditiously on
all recommendations. ALC’s response to this review clearly highlights its
commitment to improve, putting appropriate solutions in place, planning for the
future and ensuring that Atlantic Canadian adults have access to responsible
entertaining lottery products within a government regulated
environment.” The Shareholder Controls Review
was a broad-scope review of all areas of ALC’s business, including ticket
lottery, video lottery, charitable linked Bingo, the Charlottetown Driving Park
Entertainment Centre on PEI, various internal departments and PlaySphere.
Media CONTACT: Robert Bourgeois, (506) 867-5825 or
Jennifer Dalton, (709) 724-1718. Click
here to download a copy of the Atlantic Lottery Corporation – Control
Review - Dated January 24, 2008.
North Carolina
Education Lottery Teams-Up With Lowe’s Motor
Speedway RALEIGH, North Carolina,
USA (April 22, 2008)- The North Carolina
Education Lottery (NCEL) is showing its racing spirit by partnering with
Lowe’s Motor Speedway for two exciting weekends of racing action in May.
Multiple events and promotions will give race fans the opportunity to interact
with the NCEL and learn about how the lottery education money has been
distributed, and help raise more money for education through ticket
purchases!
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The North Carolina
Education Lottery 200. On Friday, May 16, the North Carolina
Education Lottery is proud to sponsor the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race,
which will kick off the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Weekend.
Super Fan Promotion with WCNC-TV. The top two
scorers in WCNC-TV’s online Weekly Race Challenge will have the
opportunity to serve as Grand Marshall and Honorary Starter at the North
Carolina Education Lottery 200 on May 16. The Weekly Race Challenge
involves players selecting the top 10 finish for any given race. Points are
awarded based on the number of drivers selected correctly and in which position
they finish. In addition to dropping the green flag to start the race and
saying the most famous words in racing, “Gentlemen, Start your
engines,” the winners of the Super Fan Promotion will receive race
tickets for both the All-Star weekend and the Coca-Cola 600 weekend, a
pre-truck race pit tour with WCNC’s Greg and Ira, and a live appearance on
WCNC-TV as they make their Craftsman Truck Race winner prediction.
Speedway Riches Scratch-off Ticket
Promotion. To help promote the NCEL’s partnership with Lowe’s Motor Speedway, a scratch-off
ticket was created that incorporates the Lowe’s
Beast of the Southeast logo and offers players over $4.5 million
in cash prizes! On May 15 and
16, race fans can receive a free pair of tickets to the North Carolina
Education Lottery 200 by bringing five (5) non-winning “Speedway
Riches” instant scratch-off lottery tickets to Lowe’s Motor
Speedway. Five hundred pairs of tickets will be given away. Offer is good while
supplies last. Must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
Live Powerball Drawing. On Saturday, May 17, at
10:59 p.m., the nationally viewed Powerball drawing will be broadcast live by
WCNC-TV nationwide from the vendor/hospitality area near the Avenue of Flags
(the main entrance to Lowe’s Motor Speedway). The drawing will be open to
all fans to watch. On-Site Lottery Ticket
Sales. The NCEL will sell lottery tickets at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway during the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race weekend
May 16-17 and the Coca- Cola 600 race weekend May
22-25. Race fans who purchase tickets can spin the prize wheel to win fun
lottery merchandise. SOURCE: NCEL.
Responsible Gaming Day
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, Brussels (April 17, 2008) -- Mr.
Mario Galea, Chief Executive Officer of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, was one of the
main speakers during the Responsible Gaming Day, held at the European
Parliament on 17th April, 2008. The Responsible Gaming
Day was organised with the aim to initiate the first broadly-based EU political
discussion on responsible gaming. Mr. Galea in his
speech addressed the issue of consumer protection in online gaming.
Click
here to download CEO's Speech. Click
here to download CEO's Presentation. SOURCE:
Lotteries and Gaming Authority. 
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