• Lottery Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2010. Full Story
• INTRALOT Acquires Strategic Stake In The Biggest Lottery Operator In The Caribbean. Full Story
• Swiss Lotto Lottery Celebrates Its 40th Birthday. Full Story
• SAZKA Announce 73 Players Won More Than CZK 1 Million Last Year. Full Story
• Texas Lottery Commission Approves Powerball® Rule. Full Story
• Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot-Doubler. Full Story
• Maryland Lottery Ravens Season Tickets for Life Drawing Date. Full Story
• Danske Spil Chooses PartyGaming Plc to Provide Online Poker and Casino. Full Story
• Tote Board’s Chairman Appointed Member of Council of Presidential Advisers. Full Story
• Nebraska Lottery to Offer Mega Millions® Game. Full Story
• Lottery Proceeds Benefit Education in Every County in South Carolina. Full Story
• ILTS Receives Order for Additional Lottery Terminals From PCSO . Full Story
• Illinois Lottery Launches Chicago Blackhawks® Cash Scratch-off Ticket. Full Story

Lottery Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2010

Offers special promotion where one lucky player could win $1 million!

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (January 8, 2010) - 2010 marks the Minnesota State Lottery’s 20th year of operation. To celebrate this milestone, the Lottery is offering a special second-chance promotion along with events held around the state to thank the millions of Minnesotans who have purchased Lottery tickets over the past 20 years.

Now through Feb. 22, players can enter the Scratch-O-Rama promotion by submitting non-winning $200,000 Platinum Payout scratch tickets on luckymn.com for the chance to be a contestant at one of eight qualifying scratch tournament locations: 

Ÿ Miller Hill Mall in Duluth on March 6

Ÿ Apache Mall in Rochester on March 7

Ÿ Burnsville Center in Burnsville on March 13

Ÿ Paul Bunyan Mall in Bemidji on March 14

Ÿ Moorhead Center Mall on March 20

Ÿ River Hills Mall in Mankato on March 21

Ÿ Rosedale Mall in Roseville on March 27

Ÿ Prairie Event Center in Marshall on April 3

Twenty contestants will compete in each qualifying scratch tournament for the chance to move to the finals. The tournament culminates on April 17, the Lottery’s official 20th anniversary date, at the Mall of America with a grand finale event where 20 players from the qualifying events and drawing that day will compete for the chance to win $1 million!

For additional information about the Scratch-O-Rama second-chance promotion and event details, visit www.luckymn.com.

Lottery players must be 18 years of age or older. Please play responsibly. If you or someone you know needs help with a gambling problem, call (800) 333-HOPE.

This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling (651) 635-8273. TTY users should dial (651) 635-8268 or (800) 657-3833.

SOURCE: Minnesota Lottery.

INTRALOT Acquires Strategic Stake In The Biggest Lottery Operator In The Caribbean Supreme Ventures Limited In Jamaica

ATHENS, Greece (January 14, 2010) -- INTRALOT announces that it has increased its equity participation in Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), the biggest lottery operator in the Caribbean.

INTRALOT Caribbean Ventures Limited, a subsidiary where INTRALOT has 50,1% equity participation, has consolidated the existing participation of INTRALOT as well as of the remaining shareholders of INTRALOT Caribbean Ventures Limited in SVL, while it also acquired additional stake in SVL reaching a total of 49,9%. More precisely, approximately 1,3 billion shares of SVL were transferred to INTRALOT Caribbean Ventures Limited at a price of 1,95 Jamaican dollars (US$ 0,022) per share.

Supreme Ventures is a public listed company that started operations in 2001. During its relatively short tenure, Supreme Ventures has earned the enviable reputation of being one of the leading and more dynamic companies in Central America and the Caribbean. SVL acquired 100% of the shareholdings in the Jamaica Lottery Company (JLC) in December 2003, thus gaining a larger foothold in the local gaming industry. According to its 11 months results 2009 revenues reached 22,2 billion Jamaican dollars (approximately US$ 250 million) and EBITDA were 1,24 billion Jamaican dollars (approximately US$ 14 million).

SVL being the dominant lottery company in Jamaica has an extended network of 1,000 Points of Sale and operates also VLT gaming lounges. One of the most popular lottery games it operates in the country is the numerical game “Cash Pot”; while “Lotto”, “Pick 3”, “Lucky 5”, “Dollaz”, are also included in its gaming portfolio. Moreover, SVL holds a license to operate Fixed Odds Betting in Jamaica, where INTRALOT has undertaken the operation.

Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Constantinos Antonopoulos, CEO of INTRALOT Group, stated: “We are very pleased to expand our partnership with SVL, a very successful and promising company in the gaming industry. This acquisition will create a win-win situation for INTRALOT as it will further strengthen our presence in the region and contribute to our Group’s strategic objective for profitable growth and for SVL, which aims to become the protagonist of the gaming sector in the wider region.”

Mr. Nikos Nikolakopoulos, Managing Director of INTRALOT Latin America, added: “We are very excited about becoming an indispensable part of the leading Jamaican lottery company. This will open new horizons for SVL, enabling it to play a significant role in the region and penetrate further into the Caribbean gaming market.”

SVL Chairman, Mr. Paul Hoo, commented: “In these very difficult worldwide economic times, INTRALOT’s confidence in the future of SVL represents a fulfillment of the vision of the founding shareholders in expanding SVL’s reach beyond the shores of Jamaica while at the same time allowing the company to remain a Jamaican Company while fulfilling the commitment that was made during our IPO.”

Mr. Brian George, CEO of SVL, stated: “As a strategic investor, INTRALOT will provide SVL with an expanded access to technology, along with further penetration into new markets and endeavours, and represents a vote of confidence in the management of SVL.”

About INTRALOT (www.intralot.com)

INTRALOT, a public listed company, is the leading supplier of integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content and sports betting management, to state-licensed gaming organizations worldwide. Its broad portfolio of products & services, its know-how of Lottery, Betting & Video Lottery operations and its leading-edge technology, give INTRALOT a competitive advantage which contributes directly to customers’ efficiency, profitability and growth. With presence in more than 50 countries, with 5,000 people and revenues of €1.1 billion for 2008, INTRALOT has established its presence on all 5 continents.

For more information please CONTACT:  Ms. Persa Kartsoli, Head of Corporate Affairs, Phone: +30-210 6156000, Fax: +30-210 6106800, email: kartsoli@intralot.com.

Swiss Lotto Lottery Celebrates Its Birthday, Looks Back on 40-Year Success Story

BASEL, Switzerland (January 7, 2010) -- Swiss Lotto - Swiss Classic Lotto - celebrates on the 10th January 2009's 40th Birthday. It has evolved over the years become the most popular product, and most important pillar of Swisslos. Swiss Lotto throughout Switzerland has so far caused more than 500 people become millionaires and imported more than five billion francs for charitable status.

Swiss Lotto there since the year 1970, as a joint work of the former Swiss lottery - now Swisslos and Loterie Romande. It evolved from the very beginning, positive and exceeded all expectations. Swiss Lotto is meanwhile the most popular and top-selling product of Swisslos. "This development is certainly also due to the innovations that made Swiss Lotto continuously attractive," says the director of Swisslos, Roger Fasnacht. The latest innovation - the Extra Game Plus - led Swisslos one last year, what a lucky winner promptly led to a record profit of over 19 million francs.

Every second Swiss least once a year playing the lottery. And high jackpots will be delivered on average per head is a tip. That the hope of winning big is not for nothing is to prove the previous 523 Swiss Lotto millionaires. But even those who do not win, is one of the winners. For Swiss Lotto has recorded over the years some five billion francs for charitable projects in the fields of culture, sports, nature and social affairs. Money that ultimately will benefit every resident, every inhabitant of this country. For example, when you visit a cultural event or, like Carnival says: "There is hardly an athlete who has not yet benefited from Swiss lottery proceeds."

Swisslos is responsible for sales and marketing of all lotto, lot and sports products in the German-speaking Swiss cantons, with responsibility in the canton of Ticino and the Principality of Liechtenstein. It distributes its net income in full to the cantonal Swisslos funds and funds from sports to support charitable projects in the fields of culture, sports, nature, social affairs and development aid.

History and key figures from history 10.01.1970 First Swiss Lotto Swiss Lotto drawing - Game 6 in Formula 40 07.04.1979 introduction jackpot and game formula 6 from 42 28.04.1979 First million profit in the amount of CHF 1'671'286 04.01.1986 introduction of Game 6 in Formula 45 18.06.1988 introduction of additional wild card game 08.01.1997 introduce the Wednesday drawing 21/06/2000 Launch of participation via the Internet www.swisslotto.ch 10.03.2007 introduction of additional free game Replay 19.04.2009 introduction of the additional game Plus

Key figures: have been for 40 years Swiss Lotto ...

• 2'759 Swiss lotto draw conducted
• 19'313 winning numbers are determined,
• 491 plays held the number 1 (and record)
• 15'281'470''81 Swiss Lotto tips played
• 523 Swiss Lotto millionaires voted,
• 2282 sixes,
• 12'218 five plus the bonus number,
• 514'945 fives,
• 23'454'549 four and
• 365'075'443 Triple achieved.
• CHF 7'710'672'526 distributed as profits,
• CHF 5'140'448'350 recorded for charitable projects and
• CHF 19'153'522 paid out as the highest single prize.

CONTACT: For more information: Willy Mesmer, Spokesman Swisslos, T +41 61 284 11 11, outside office hours: 079 / 453 38 03. Email: willy.mesmer@swisslos.ch.

SAZKA Announce 73 Players Won More Than CZK 1 Million Last Year

Prague, Czech Republic (January 5, 2010) -- A total of 73 players won more than CZK 1 million in games and lotteries of SAZKA, a.s., in 2009, with 28 of them having won more than CZK 10 million. The number of new millionaires and high prizes went up on the year-on-year basis, with 68 players having won more than CZK 1 million in 2008, and 24 of them more than CZK 10 million.

 Players won the highest amounts in number lotteries Sportka and Šťastných 10 (Lucky 10), along with the Šance (Chance) and Šance milion (Chance at a Million) jokers. Last year’s most successful players were those who placed their bets into SAZKA’s games in South Moravia (14 prizes in excess of CZK 1 million), Prague (14) and North Moravia (12).

 The highest prize – CZK 80,920,289 – was won in August, with the winning playslip turned in to a retailer in South Bohemia; the winner used a lottery ticket with all the play boards filled in, including the Šance joker. A person with an average monthly nominal wage, which was CZK 23,350 according to the Czech Statistical Office, would have to work for 289 years, i.e. since 1721, to earn that money.

 The highest prize ever – exactly CZK 40,000,000 – was won in June 2009 – also in the Šťastných 10 number game, which has been played since 1994. The winning playslip was turned in to a retailer in North Moravia, and the new multi-millionaire just filled in a single play board, where he or she matched all the ten numbers drawn.

 The highest odds bet prize ever – CZK 2,788,000 – was carried off in November 2009 by a player who placed a bet, at high odds 1:100.00, on the overall victory of Jenson Button from debuting team Brawn GP in the Formula 1 championship.

* Figure in parentheses denotes the number of winnings of the specified amount.

CONTACT: Zdeněk Zikmund, Press Spokesperson, SAZKA, a.s.

Texas Lottery Commission Approves Powerball® Rule

AUSTIN, Texas (January 6, 2010) - The Texas Lottery Commission today voted 3-0 to approve the new Powerball® game rule. Sales of Powerball tickets in Texas are expected to begin as early as Sunday, January 31, with the first Powerball drawing for Texas Lottery® players occurring on Wednesday, February 3.

The introduction of Powerball in Texas was made possible by an agreement in principle announced in October 2009 between the Mega Millions® states and the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) to allow for the sale of both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets in all U.S. lottery jurisdictions. Powerball and Mega Millions are the two multi-jurisdictional lottery games played in the United States and its territories. Mega Millions is currently played in 12 states, including Texas, with a total population of approximately 161 million. Thirty-one state lotteries, the District of Columbia and the U.S Virgin

Islands currently participate in Powerball, with a total population of approximately 130 million.

Powerball Grand/Jackpot prizes begin at $20 million and increase based on projected sales. There are nine prize levels, with prizes starting at $3 for matching only the Powerball. Overall odds of winning any prize are one in 35, and odds of winning the Grand/Jackpot Prize are one in 195,249,054. Players can opt to play the Power Play® multiplier feature for an extra $1 per play for a chance to increase their non-Grand/Jackpot prizes up to 5 times.

The largest advertised jackpot for Powerball was $365 million in February 2006, while the $370 million Mega Millions jackpot record was set in March 2007.

“Now that the rule has been approved, the agency can move forward with preparations for Powerball,” said Texas Lottery Commission Deputy Executive Director Gary Grief. “This is an exciting opportunity for the Texas Lottery, our players and our 16,000-plus licensed retailers around the state. In addition to allowing Texas players to participate in the Powerball game, our current Mega Millions game will grow. Because of the significantly increased population base that will have access to both games, there will be an opportunity for jackpots to climb faster and to levels not seen before. Most importantly, this will mean additional revenue for the Foundation School Fund, which supports public education in our state.”

CONTACT: For more information on Mega Millions, Powerball or the Texas Lottery, please visit www.megamillions.com, www.powerball.com, or www.txlottery.org

SOURCE: Texas Lottery Commission.

Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot-Doubler

LINCOLN, Nebraska (January 7, 2010) - Back by popular demand, the Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot Doubler promotion begins on February 1, 2010.

The Jackpot Doubler promotion doubles the Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot each time it is won during the month of February. If a player correctly picks all 5 out of 5 numbers for a draw during the promotion, the winner would receive double the amount of the advertised jackpot. For example, if the advertised jackpot is $90,000 and all five numbers for that draw are correctly chosen, the winner would be entitled to $180,000.

Though the ‘doubler’ aspect of the promotion only applies to the jackpot amount, the promotion will continue to apply to all drawings throughout the month regardless of how many times the jackpot is won.

If a Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot is never won during the month of February, then the first jackpot won after February will double. For example, if no jackpot is won in February, but a Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot is next won on March 5, 2010, that jackpot will be doubled.

Nebraska Pick 5 is a unique Nebraska Lottery game: all the proceeds from Nebraska Pick 5 stay in Nebraska, and all the winning tickets are sold in Nebraska at Nebraska Lottery Lotto game retailers. The odds of winning the Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot are 1 in 501,942 while the overall odds of winning a prize in the game are 1 in 8.

SOURCE: Nebraska Lottery.

Maryland Lottery Announce Ravens Season Tickets for Life Drawing Date

Ravens Cash Fantasy New Prizes Also Revealed

BALTIMORE, Maryland (January 8, 2010) – On February 8th, a lucky Maryland Lottery player will get the Ravens prize of a lifetime. That’s when the winner of the Ravens Cash Fantasy Season Tickets for Life will be selected.  Nearly 30,000 entries have been submitted, but only one will walk away with the sought-after prize.

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Along with the announcement of the drawing date comes a new prize category.  Players can now enter to win a set of six suite tickets plus parking to a 2010 game.  Other prizes that still remain include:

• Season tickets for 2010
• Game-worn jerseys
• Autographed photos
• Autographed footballs

The Season Tickets for Life winner will be announced on WBAL-TV, Channel 11 during the February 8th evening Pick 3/Pick4/Bonus Match 5 drawing at approximately 7:57 PM.  All other prize winners will be notified by the Lottery. 

To enter to the Ravens Cash Fantasy promotion, players can scratch the perforated section at the bottom of their scratch-offs and enter the extra yards for the prize category of their choice at mdlottery.com/ravens.  Entries must be received by noon on Monday, February 8th. There is also a $1 million instant prize remaining on the ticket with 88% of the game sold.  Go to mdlottery.com/ravens for more information.

SOURCE: Maryland Lottery.

Danske Spil Chooses PartyGaming Plc to Provide Online Poker and Casino – Official Release

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (January 11, 2010) - As you will know, the Danish government has prepared a draft for a partially liberalised gaming legislation in Denmark. If adopted, poker and casino will be among the games subjected to open competition in the market. Hence, Danske Spil is currently preparing to offer these products and sports betting to our customers through a new subsidiary that will apply for a gaming license on the Danish market on equal terms as the other operators in the Danish market.

For the past seven months, Danske Spil has screened the market for providers and partners in the market for poker and casino. It is crucial for Danske Spil to find a partner that matches our high product quality, security and ethical requirements.

Against these criteria, Danske Spil has now chosen PartyGaming as its exclusive provider of its future poker and casino solution.

PartyGaming is one of the world’s largest online gaming businesses and holds a leading position in online poker, casino and bingo. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Cooperation between PartyGaming and Danske Spil will create a new strategic alliance in Denmark. During the past years, Danske Spil has strengthened its online position in new game categories and experienced growth in the number of players and sales. PartyGaming is a leading player in the online poker and casino market, which are new to Danske Spil.

PartyGaming is definitely a strong partner. PartyGaming boasts some of the world’s leading products in online poker and casino and a large international customer base with many millions of players. This sstrength combined with Danske Spil’s unique and strong position in the Danish market with more than 500,000 Danish online customers, will guarantee that we will make a spectacular offer to the market, says H.C. Madsen, CEO at Danske Spil.

Commenting on today’s announcement, Jim Ryan, PartyGaming’s CEO said:

“This is a landmark B2B deal for PartyGaming. Danske Spil is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading gambling businesses, one that is pre-eminent in the Danish market. Whilst the finer points of our contractual arrangement have yet to be finalised, we are delighted that Danske Spil has recognised our expertise and high standards of business practice and we look forward to building a significant and profitable enterprise as soon as the newly regulated Danish online gaming market is open.”

It is expected that the commercial terms between both companies will be finalised within the next few weeks.

Danske Spil wants to offer poker and casino to the players as soon as the new gaming

legislation enters into force.

For further information, you may CONTACT:

SOURCE: Danske Spil A/S press release via EL.

Tote Board’s Chairman Appointed Member of Council of Presidential Advisers

Mr Bobby Chin (first from left), together with  Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, and Mr Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports at the SNOC Map Awards Presentation on 17 Sep 2008.

SINGAPORE (January 4, 2010_ -- Mr. Bobby Chin Yoke Choong, Chairman of the Tote Board, was appointed as a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) by President S R Nathan at a ceremony at the Istana on 4 January 2010 for a six-year term. Mr Chin began his six-year term on January 2. He replaces SIM University chancellor Cham Tao Soon, who retired as a CPA member on January 1 after six years.

The CPA comprises six members and two alternate members. Two members are appointed at the President’s discretion, two others on the advice of the Prime Minister and one each on the advice of the Public Service Commission Chairman and the Chief Justice. The President must consult the CPA before considering the budgets of the government and key government-linked bodies, and the appointment of government nominees to key posts.

The CPA continues to be chaired by JY Pillay, Chairman of the Singapore Exchange. The other members are Temasek Holdings Chairman S Dhanabalan, retired Senior Partner of Deloitte & Touche Po’ad Bin Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar, retired Chief Justice Yong Pung How and former Supreme Court judge Goh Joon Seng.

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SOURCE: Singapore Pools eWinningTimes.

Nebraska Lottery to Offer Mega Millions® Game

LINCOLN, Nebraska (January 11, 2010) – Starting in March, Nebraska Lottery players will be able to play Mega Millions, a multi-state jackpot game currently offered by 12 lotteries across the United States.

The addition of the Mega Millions game in Nebraska was made possible by an October 2009 decision of the members of the Multi-state Lottery Association (MUSL), which operates the Powerball® game, and Mega Millions member lotteries to begin a cross-selling arrangement. A hearing was held in Lincoln on January 5 receive public comment on the proposed regulations concerning Powerball and the addition of Mega Millions in Nebraska.

Powerball and Mega Millions both feature large jackpot prizes, but in the past the games have been sold in separate jurisdictions. The Nebraska Lottery has offered Powerball since July of 1994. Since then, the Nebraska Lottery has sold more than $483 million worth of Powerball tickets for Wednesday and Saturday drawings, accounting for 35 percent of total Nebraska Lottery sales of more than $1.39 billion (as of fiscal year-end on June 30, 2009).

Mega Millions tickets are scheduled to go on sale at Nebraska Lottery retailers across the state by March 31. “There are many details yet to be decided, but we are excited to add Mega Millions to our product lineup,” said Jim Haynes, Nebraska Lottery Director. “Our research shows that jackpot size is a factor when players purchase lotto tickets, and we feel our customers will appreciate having two more chances a week to win a jackpot prize by offering both Powerball and Mega Millions.” Powerball-selling states bordering Nebraska are also planning to add Mega Millions in the coming months.

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Mega Millions holds the record for the largest recorded U.S. jackpot - $390 million on March 6, 2007. The largest recorded Powerball jackpot won on a single ticket was sold in Nebraska on February 18, 2006, when a group of eight coworkers at the ConAgra Foods ham and corned beef plant in Lincoln split a $365 million jackpot prize.

Each Mega Millions play costs $1. Players select five white ball numbers from 1 to 56, and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 46. To win the jackpot prize, which starts at $12 million and grows each time it is not won, players must match all six winning numbers. Other prizes in the game range from $2 to $250,000. The odds of winning the jackpot prize are 1 in 175 million, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 40.

Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 9:59 p.m. (CT). Winning numbers will be available at the Nebraska Lottery web site, nelottery.com, and on the Nebraska Lottery Players Hotline at 1-800-224-LUCK.

Beside the chance to win cash prizes, Nebraska Lottery players are helping good causes across the state with every ticket they purchase. “The addition of any Nebraska Lottery game allows us to continue to support the environment, education, the Nebraska State Fair, and compulsive gamblers assistance,” said Haynes.

Since 1993, the Nebraska Lottery has raised more than $363 million for its beneficiary programs. Every county in Nebraska has benefited from projects funded by Nebraska Lottery proceeds.

SOURCE: Nebraska Lottery.

Lottery Proceeds Benefit Education in Every County in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (January 8, 2010) - Have you ever wondered how lottery proceeds are benefiting students from your county? The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) website, sceducationlottery.com, has an updated map of the county distribution of appropriations from the Education Lottery Account (ELA). Simply select a county to view the funds appropriated to that county for college scholarships, K-12 programs and county libraries since SCEL started selling tickets in January 2002.

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, the South Carolina Tuition Grants Commission, the South Carolina Department of Education and the South Carolina State Library collaborated with SCEL to compile this information.

SCEL’s net proceeds are deposited into the ELA. The General Assembly appropriates ELA proceeds as follows:

Ÿ Funding for kindergarten through 12th grade programs is generally based on the pupil population in each county;

Ÿ The South Carolina Charter School District first received lottery funds in academic year 2009;

Ÿ Scholarship appropriations are used to fund merit- and need-based scholarships and grants to students who meet the specified eligibility requirements; and

Ÿ Funding for county libraries is generally based on a formula set by the General Assembly.

In the year that ended June 30, 2009, more than 97 cents of every dollar spent by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery is returned to the state in the form of contributions to education, prizes, retailer commissions and payment to contractors for goods and services.

Click here for this by-county distribution map:

Please contact Julie Huffman, Beneficiary Communications Coordinator, at julie.huffman@sclot.com for additional information.

For More Information CONTACT: Julie E. Huffman, SCEL Beneficiary Communications Coordinator, Office:(803) 737-2696, Cell: (803) 667-2848, Email: Julie.huffman@sclot.com.

SOURCE: SCEL.

International Lottery & Totalizator Systems Receives Order for Additional Lottery Terminals From Philippine Gaming Management Corporation

VISTA, California (January 13, 2010) - International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. (ILTS) (OTCBB: ITSI) announced today that the Company has received an order valued at approximately US$ 1.7 million from Philippine Gaming Management Corporation (PGMC) for additional Intelimark FLX lottery terminals and associated services. PGMC provides an ILTS DataTrak online lottery system and equipment to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) under an equipment lease contract. Delivery of the terminals will begin in May 2010.

"PGMC has been an ILTS customer since 1994 and we are pleased with their continued confidence in our products and services," said ILTS President Jeff Johnson. "ILTS is committed to helping our customers grow by providing world-class lottery solutions. The current order will bring the total number of terminals in their network to more than 3,500."

International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. provides computerized wagering systems, equipment and services to lottery and racing organizations worldwide. ILTS can be found on the worldwide web at http://www.ilts.com.

CONTACT: Jim Snow, TEL: 760-598-1655

SOURCE: International Lottery & Totalizator Systems.

Illinois Lottery Launches Chicago Blackhawks® Cash Scratch-off Ticket

Air hockey tournaments scheduled across the state to highlight new ticket and give players additional chances to win cash and prizes

CHICAGO, Illinois (January 13, 2009) -- The Illinois Lottery recently launched the Chicago Blackhawks® Cash scratch-off ticket, and is kicking off 16 air-hockey tournaments across the state through February. The winner at each event will win $500 in cash and a Blackhawks jersey.

"Air hockey is one of those all American games that most people have experienced in their lives at one point or another" said Paul Arnell, director of promotions for the Illinois Lottery. "The Lottery loves to give people the opportunity to have fun, play some of their favorite games, and possibly win money at the same time."

At each event, participants aged 18 years or older will place their name on an entry form when they arrive. At the beginning of the tournament thirty-two players will be randomly selected and placed in a bracket style format in the order in which they were picked. The contestants will face-off until the last person standing is crowned the Air Hockey Star.

About Chicago Blackhawks® Cash Ticket

Each ticket costs $2 and is available for purchase at Illinois Lottery retailers across the state. Winners can win a variety of prizes ranging from a Chicago Blackhawks® jersey up to $20,000 in cash. The ticket also offers second-chance opportunities where players can submit five non-winning Chicago Blackhawks® Cash tickets for the chance to travel with the team, including:

• Roundtrip travel for two with the Blackhawks on a team charter flight
• One room in the Blackhawks team hotel
• 2 tickets to the game
• A ride on the Blackhawks team bus to the morning skate and the game
• 2 Blackhawks replica jerseys
• $500 spending money 

For more information about the second-chance promotion visit: www.illinoislottery.com.

About Illinois Lottery

Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery is a state agency with annual sales over $2 billion. Since its inception, the Lottery has contributed more than $14 billion to the state Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools. Players must be at least 18 years old. For more information on the Illinois Lottery please visit our Web site at www.illinoislottery.com.

CONTACT: Tracy Owens,  (312) 793-1682 (office), (312) 590-9933 (cell) or Laura Lehmann, (312) 475-5901 (office), (773) 226-2392 (cell).

SOURCE: Illinois Lottery.