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Betware and Danske Spil Launch a New Oddset
Product
KÓPAVOGUR, Iceland (January
2010) -- Betware has
developed a new generation of Oddset product for
Danske Spil in Denmark. Since
2001 Betware has been working closely with Danske Spil developing all its
Internet games. Together, the companies have been looking for ways to improve
the player experience created by various games. The new version of the Oddset
product, running on www.danskespil.dk, offers players a more compact sports
betting experience than before, allowing them to play all Oddset games within
the same game client. This gives players the opportunity to easily access Den
Lange (Longlist), Live Betting, Matchen (Match), Vinderen (Winner),
Måljagt (Goalhunt) and Resultatet (Results). This simplifies the on-line
betting experience and makes it more enjoyable.
Danske Spil is in the process of
upgrading its gaming portal. 2009 saw the first of a series of launches to
enhance the existing website with new features and an upgraded look and feel. A
new popular Lotto game client was launched in March. In December another small
revolution took place on www.danskespil.dk with the launch of a new game client
for Oddset, Danske Spil’s Sports Betting solution.
“We are excited and proud of
our new sports betting solution, we want to be front runners in this market and
we have plenty more in pipeline to keep us there,” says Søren
Schneider, Game Manager at Danske Spil. “Oddset is one of our key
products and with this new solution, Danske Spil has a world class sports
betting product that matches our high ambitions to provide customers with the
best sports betting environment available,” concludes Søren
Schneider.
The implementation process was
conducted by teams from Betware headquarters in Iceland and Betware‘s
branch office in Denmark. With this project, Betware has enriched its product
portfolio adding new and advanced sports betting solution that gives more
flexibility and better user experience.
“This project enables
Betware to offer a more compact sports betting solution to our clients. We are
proud of our co-operation with Danske Spil and this product only underlines the
strong relationship between the two companies. Our sports betting solution is
competing with the best on the market and will enable us to offer our future
clients an exciting sports betting experience,” says Ívar
Hermann Unnthórsson Chief Customer Officer at Betware.
In the first quarter of 2010 Betware
will launch a new version of its Event Management Application, which allows
game operators to manage sporting events for all sports betting games quickly
and easily. Operators can create and publish programs, enter results and export
various information for sport events through a user-friendly interface.
Press contact: Agnieszka Rylska,
Betware Marketing Manager, Tel: +48 22 6375761, Email:
agnieszka@betware.com.
G2 Introduces New Live Hosted Bingo & More Instant Side Games at
IGE
Leading software
developer brings full delegation to London to demonstrate their latest casino,
bingo, poker, sports betting and player management products
LONDON, U.K. (January 22, 2010)
– GTECH G2 will be showcasing a major casino software update featuring new
side games and demonstrating their new Live Hosted Bingo at IGE in London next
week. Completing the full spectrum of igaming products offered by the
interactive division of lottery giant GTECH Corporation, a full contingent from
the group’s sports betting team will also be demonstrating products at the
stand.
Following the successful migration
earlier this month of its UK bingo licensees to a new G2 Bingo product , and
currently in the midst of migrating a further 45 European sites to the
product, GTECH G2, will unveil one of the most innovative and exciting new
features to hit online bingo with its live streamed chat hosts. Demonstrations
of this highly interactive new feature are sure to draw crowds on the
exhibition floor at IGE next week.
“The way that we have
incorporated the live video streaming into the game window, and the way our
hosts will focus on ‘presenting’ rather than calling numbers, we
believe makes this feature unique and will make players engage more with the
product,” said Alison Digges, Group Head of Bingo & Marketing at
GTECH G2 “At IGE, we’ll be giving a sneak preview of the
video streaming that will go live with our UK customers shortly with the
view to expand this across all our Bingo customers.”
A major update to the GTECH G2
casino product will also debut at IGE. In addition to games developed in-house
by its Game Studio, G2’s open back end has enabled it to aggregate
additional content from other leading games developers, especially
licensed/branded content.
Licensees like Virgin Casino and
Gala Coral have been quick to offer well-known games like the Bar X Magic 7
which was developed by the Dynamite Idea group at G2. This and the other
new instant-win side games included in GTECH G2’s updated casino games
portfolio are already popular with operators.
“Our approach is to combine
the best of our home grown creativity with the best of the open
market,” said Dominic Mansour, Head of Casino and Games. “Our
new slot machines were developed in-house. But Virtual Derby, our new virtual
horse racing game that incorporates animated video clips, is an example of what
an aggregator we’ve become. It was developed by Solid Icon and,
thanks to our back end systems, seamlessly integrated into our games
portfolio.”
GTECH G2’s sportsbetting team
will be showcasing the latest upgrades to its industry-leading Margin Maker
platform including its Pools Engine, which allows operators to create, maintain
and manage pool betting, and the Games Room Bonus Engine, which enables them to
reward individual side and instant game players with free funds, loyalty points
or prizes.
In the retail environment, the World
Till and its revolutionary STOS display system, which runs Finsoft software on
10,000 points of sale around the world, will also be on display, as well as
GTECH G2’s unique retail solution for the lottery market which integrates
Margin Maker with the GTECH Altura terminal system.
GTECH G2 combines the software
development and customer management expertise of Boss Media, Finsoft, Dynamite
Idea and St Minver and operates the International Poker Network, International
Bingo Network and the Skillnetwork.
Spokespeople from GTECH G2’s
casino, poker, sportsbetting and bingo groups will be in London for IGE.
To arrange meetings or interviews,
please CONTACT: Larry Colcy, Lyceum Media
+44 (0)207 976 6469, Email:
G2@lyceummedia.com.
About GTECH G2 (www.gtechg2.com)
GTECH G2 brings together, under one
brand, the combined expertise of GTECH and its extensive lottery insight with leaders in the
interactive gaming world providing a complete gaming portfolio of poker, bingo,
casino, sportsbetting, fully managed services and instant games. The group
includes Boss Media, a leading innovator in software and systems for Poker,
Casino and Bingo entertainment; Finsoft , a leading provider of enterprise-wide
real time trading solutions for the commercial sports betting industry –
both interactive and retail; St Minver, a fully managed service provider of
Internet games to media, lifestyle, and other brands; and Dynamite Idea, a
developer of unique, innovative digital instant and side games.
Consolidating combined talent and expertise into one premiere brand means that
GTECH G2 can provide a flexible digital solution to all customers, large or
small, wherever they may be.
SOURCE: GTECH G2 press release
distributed by Lyceum Media.
Scientific Games Announces Strategic Transaction for its Racing
Division, Company Focuses Portfolio on Core Lottery & Gaming Businesses
NEW YORK, New York (January 27,
2010) - Scientific Games
Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) today announced that it has entered into a
definitive agreement to sell its Racing and Venue Management businesses
("Scientific Games Racing") to U.K.-based
Sportech Plc (LSE: SPO),
in a transaction valued at approximately $75 million. The transaction, which
follows a review of strategic alternatives with respect to Scientific Games
Racing, marks a significant step in the Company's strategy to focus its
business portfolio and drive sustainable, profitable growth. Importantly, the
transaction will enable Scientific Games to participate in future growth of the
combined businesses of Sportech and Scientific Games Racing through an equity
interest in Sportech that Scientific Games will receive as part of the
transaction consideration. Upon the closing of the transaction, the companies
intend to enter into a number of ancillary agreements to deliver additional
strategic value as part of an ongoing relationship.
Commenting on the announcement,
Scientific Games' President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Chambrello,
stated, "The transaction announced today is an important strategic step in the
evolution of Scientific Games as we strengthen our focus on our core global
lottery and gaming businesses. At the same time, the transaction with Sportech
will enable us to participate in future opportunities for the combined
business, which we expect to emerge as a global, leading provider in the
pari-mutuel wagering industry. We believe there are significant opportunities
for value creation by combining these businesses, and we are looking forward to
realizing that potential value creation as a shareholder in Sportech. We are
thankful to the employees of our racing division for their unwavering
commitment to the success of this business and look forward to partnering on
mutually beneficial opportunities going forward." Under the terms of the
agreement, which has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both
companies, Scientific Games will receive approximately $33 million in cash at
closing, $10 million in deferred cash consideration payable in September 2013
and $32 million in Sportech stock, representing approximately 20% of the
outstanding shares. Should Scientific Games Racing, under Sportech's ownership,
achieve certain performance targets by the third anniversary of the
consummation of the transaction, Scientific Games will be entitled to an
additional cash payment of up to $8 million. Scientific Games' Board of
Directors received a fairness opinion in connection with the transaction.
For the year ended December 31,
2009, Scientific Games Racing generated revenues of approximately $110 million.
Scientific Games indicated that the transaction, which is expected to enhance
the Company's growth profile and margin structure, will result in a non-cash,
pre-tax charge of approximately $55 to $65 million in the fourth quarter of
2009.
The transaction is conditioned upon,
among other things, Sportech shareholder approval, closing of Sportech's
financing arrangements, certain regulatory and bank approvals and other
customary closing conditions. Subject to the satisfaction of these conditions,
the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2010. In connection
with the agreement, certain shareholders and directors of Sportech have entered
into voting agreements under which they have agreed to vote their shares in
favor of the transaction. Upon the closing of the transaction, the Board of
Sportech will appoint Brooks Pierce, President of Scientific Games Racing, to
the Board as an Executive Director. In addition, the Board of Sportech will
appoint Lorne Weil, Chairman of Scientific Games, to the Board as a
Non-Executive Director (in his individual capacity and not as a representative
of Scientific Games).
Ian Penrose, CEO of Sportech Plc,
stated, "This transaction will provide Sportech with a multi-sport,
multi-channel gaming business. The combined entity, which will have global
reach and will be one of the leading pari-mutuel product and systems providers,
will optimize its existing and new technologies to capitalize on worldwide
growth opportunities." The Company understands that the investor
information section of Sportech's website, www.sportechplc.com, includes
certain additional information prepared by Sportech related to the
transaction.
About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation is a
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. The Company's customers are in the United States and
more than 50 other countries. For more information about the Company, please
visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com.
About Scientific Games Racing
The business of Scientific Games
Racing consists primarily of pari-mutuel wagering technology and venue
management operations. Scientific Games Racing is a leading provider of
pari-mutuel wagering systems, equipment and services for betting on horse
races, greyhound races and jai-alai. Scientific Games Racing's venue management
business operates off-track pari-mutuel wagering establishments in Connecticut,
Maine and the Netherlands and provides venue management services to various
tribal casinos in the United States as well as to facilities in the British
Virgin Islands.
Scientific Games CONTACT: Investor
Relations 212-754-2233
SOURCE: Scientific Games
Corporation.
Miami Man Wins $1 Million In Billion Dollar Blockbuster
Scratch-Off
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 22,
2010) – The Florida
Lottery today announced that BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER Scratch-Off winner
Norberto Soberon, 60, of Miami claimed his $1 million prize at Florida Lottery
headquarters. This marks the 21st winner to claim a $1 million prize in the
Scratch-Off game; 99 $1 million prizes remain.
Soberon chose the one-time,
lump-sum payment option for his winnings in the amount of $650,000.00. He
purchased his winning ticket from El Imperial Supermarket R & M, located at
5175 S.W. 8th Street in Miami. This is Soberon’s second time winning a
cash prize in the BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER game. He previously won $1,000
from a ticket he purchased at the same retailer.
The $20 Scratch-Off game, BILLION
DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER, offers the highest cash payout of any game in the
Lottery’s 21-year history. The game launched on February 24, 2009, and
features more than $1 billion in prizes, including 10 instant-win prizes of $10
million. To date, the game has awarded more than $180 million in prizes. The
overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.98. Tickets may be purchased at any of the
more than 13,000 Florida Lottery retail locations statewide.
About The Florida
Lottery (www.flalottery.com)
Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has
contributed more than $20 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund,
benefiting our students and schools, as well as funding more than one million
Bright Futures scholarships. By a two-to-one margin, Florida voters in
1986 approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to operate a
lottery for the purpose of generating significant additional moneys for
education.
CONTACT: Connie Barnes, (850)
487-7727.
Spielo Granted Manufacturing and Distribution Licenses by Nevada
Gaming Commission
MONCTON, Canada (January 22, 2010)
– Spielo Manufacturing
ULC (SPIELO), a Lottomatica Group S.p.A. subsidiary, announced that at a
public hearing on January 21, 2010, the Nevada Gaming Commission
unconditionally granted Nevada gaming manufacturer and distributor licenses to
SPIELO, following the January 6, 2010 recommendation of Nevada Gaming Control
Board.
SPIELO intends to distribute its
products, including the performance-driven prodiGi Vu™ cabinet, the
powerful new sensys EP™ platform and a library of compelling games, in
Nevada through its affiliate, ATRONIC Americas, LLC. ATRONIC Americas has held Nevada
gaming manufacturer and distributor licenses to manufacture and distribute
ATRONIC products since 1998. ATRONIC will maintain its licenses and continue to
support its products currently operating in Nevada.
SPIELO expects to introduce its
products to the Nevada market in 2011 after receiving the required product
approvals from the Board’s Technology Division.
“This is an exciting
milestone in SPIELO’s history, as it further validates the Company’s
commitment to conducting business in a responsible manner and with the highest
integrity,” said SPIELO President and CEO Victor Duarte.
“By holding these licenses,
SPIELO will be in a position to bring its cabinets, platforms and games, which
have been successfully deployed in other jurisdictions, to the
strategically-important Nevada market. Casino operators in the state will see
great benefits from SPIELO’s two decades of experience in delivering
innovative, player-tested products,” concluded Mr. Duarte.
About SPIELO
SPIELO is a world leader in the
design, manufacture, and distribution of high performance and innovative gaming
machines, game software and central system solutions for government sponsored
and commercial casino operators worldwide. Based in Canada, SPIELO holds 115
gaming licenses in jurisdictions throughout North America and Europe. SPIELO is
100 percent owned by Lottomatica Group, a market leader in the Italian gaming
industry, one of the largest Lottery operators in the world based on total
wagers, and a leading provider of lottery and gaming technology solutions
worldwide. SPIELO is also an affiliate of GTECH, a leading gaming technology
and services company owned by Lottomatica Group. SPIELO is a platinum member of
the Gaming Standards Association, and supports open industry standards such as
Game to System® (G2S®) and System to System® (S2S®). For more
information on SPIELO and our products, please visit our website at
www.spielo.com.
Game to System and G2S are
registered trademarks of the Gaming Standards Association™.
CONTACT: Rhonda Whittaker,
SPIELO/ATRONIC, 1 (800) 561-4263 ext. 471, Email:
rhonda.whittaker@gtech.com.
Mega Millions to Join Missouri Lottery
Line-Up
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (January 22,
2010) - Tuesday and Friday nights are going to get a lot more exciting for
Missouri Lottery
players. Beginning Jan. 31,
Mega Millions will join
Powerball to offer players even
more chances to win jackpot prizes for just $1 per play.
“We’ve added a new star
to our game line-up,” said May Scheve Reardon, executive director for
the Missouri Lottery. “Now our players will have two huge jackpot
games to choose from, allowing them the chance to play for jackpots worth
millions of dollars four days a week.”
Just like Powerball, Mega Millions
boasts a large second prize and a total of nine ways to win. The jackpots
start at $12 million and grow to mega millions!
“We’re ready for some
“mega” fun and can’t wait until a Missouri player is able to
claim a jackpot prize,” Reardon said. “Players will find
Mega Millions at all Missouri Lottery retailers that offer Numbers Games such
as Powerball, Lotto and Show Me Cash.”
While Powerball and Mega Millions
are very similar, there are differences, including the range of numbers.
Mega Millions features five numbers between 1 and 56 and one “Mega
Ball” number between 1 and 46. It also has a multiplier option, the
“Megaplier®,” that provides a chance to increase all prizes
except the jackpot by four times.
Mega Millions drawings will be held
on Tuesday and Friday nights at 10 p.m., while Powerball drawings are held at
10 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. To date, the highest Mega
Millions jackpot prize claimed is $390 million – a prize split by two
ticketholders in Georgia and New Jersey.
More details about Mega Millions can
be found at Molottery.com.
SOURCE: Missouri Lottery.
Bally Technologies Acquire 'Games 4 You' Team To Join Its Global Game
Development Group In designing Innovative Game Content
Talent acquisition
further extends Bally's innovative game library and adds creative new
game-development talent
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (January 20, 2010)
-- Bally Technologies, Inc.
today announced the acquisition of the employees previously with Scottsdale,
Arizona based Games4you, LLC, a leading-edge supplier of gaming and engineering
solutions for the casino gaming industry. The forms Games4you team members are
now full-time Bally employees based in Arizona.
The Games4you team is a strategic
addition to Bally's Games business, which includes reel-spinning slot machines,
video slots, wide-area progressives, and Class II, lottery, and central
determination games and platforms.
The acquisition of Games4you's team
will extend Bally's game-development capabilities and enable the Company to
create even more cutting-edge game content for the global gaming industry. The
Games4you Bally team brings a creative synergy of game developers,
mathematicians, animators, graphic artists, Illustrators, and Mediatech - many
who have worked together for a number of years. They have extensive experience
in creating both new intellectual property and Identifying and licensing
today's most engaging brands to create Standout games for casino
operators.
Most of Games4you's employees
previously worked for Atronic Americas and Atronic International and formed
Games4you after Atronic was acquired by Lottomatica Group and their Americas
headquarters moved to Las Vegas, Nev.. Bally has opened an office in Scottsdale
for the Games4you team, augmenting Bally's base of regional game-development
centers in the Silicon Valley, Southern California, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada
and India.
SOURCE: Bally Technologies edited
Press release
Education Lottery Introducing Special Edition of The Price is
Right® Game
Two Other Instant Games
Also Headed to Stores
RALEIGH, North Carolina (January 25,
2010) - Players may get a chance to “come on down” and win a
trip to Las Vegas with the new North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Special Edition The
Price is Right® instant scratch-off game. The NCEL is introducing this new
game along with two other new games - Triple Lucky Diamonds and Double Doubler.
The three games will be in stores starting Tuesday, Jan. 26.
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The NCEL Special Edition The Price
is Right® is a $5 game with three 2nd chance drawings. The three drawings
will result in a total of seven grand prize Las Vegas trip winners. Each grand
prize trip package is for the winner and a guest to travel to Las Vegas where
the winner will have a chance to play the non-broadcast version of The Price is
Right® Live! Stage Show. The trip includes:
- three nights and four days deluxe
hotel accommodations;
- roundtrip airfare; $1,000
spending money; and
- two tickets to the non-broadcast
version of The Price is Right® Live! Stage Show.
At the conclusion of The Price is
Right® Live! Stage Show, one final random drawing will be conducted among
all the national grand prize trip winners to give them a chance to spin the Big
Money Wheel for a chance to qualify for up to $1 million. For more details on
the drawings, rules and prizes for the NCEL Special Edition The Price is
Right® game, ask your lottery retailer for a “How to Play”
brochure or log on to the official NCEL website (www.nc-educationlottery.org)
and click on The Price is Right® game icon. The game also has eight top
prizes of $100,000 and many more prizes on other levels.
There is over $7.6 million in total
prizes available on the Triple Lucky Diamonds game. The $2 game also features
eight top prizes of $30,000. Players who scratch and reveal a “double
diamond” symbol win double the prize shown and those who reveal a
“triple diamond” symbol win triple the prize shown.
Double Doubler is a $1 game with
over $3.3 million in total prizes, which includes eight top prizes of $4,000.
It also has over 100,000 prizes between $5 and $500. Players who scratch and
reveal two like amounts and a “moneybag” symbol win four times that
amount.
SOURCE: N. C. Education Lottery.
CONTACT: Pamela Walker, Phone: (919) 301-3308.
Gideon Bierer Named IGT Executive Vice President of New
Media
New division to focus on
bridging global trends with casino partners
LAS VEGAS, USA (January 20, 2010) -
International Game Technology
(NYSE: IGT) has named Gideon Bierer executive vice president, new media. Bierer
will lead the strategic effort for IGT's new media division.
"New media - the Internet,
mobile, social networking - are changing the way companies do business,"
Patti Hart, IGT president and CEO, said. "It is important to stay ahead of
market trends and continuously evolve our business so that we can effectively
serve our customers. We are focused on developing engaging content for the slot
patron of today and tomorrow. Working with our customers to prepare for the
next generation of players is paramount to our mutual success. Engaging those
players through varied media is critical."
Bierer comes from MTV Networks
where, since 2005, he served as executive vice president of international
digital media, responsible for all online and mobile businesses. Bierer's
varied accomplishments at MTVN include building one of the largest
international networks of entertainment Web sites, achieving market-leading
positions in online and mobile video distribution, and developing award-winning
multi-platform content.
"We welcome Gideon's experience
in delivering content across media. With many international markets embracing
new media more quickly than the U.S., Gideon's global experience at MTVN will
be an asset for IGT," Hart said.
Bierer also served as MTVN's senior
vice president of international strategy and business development where he
focused on growth strategies including market entry, distribution and equity
deals, brand launches, and product extensions.
Prior to his decade-long term with
MTVN, Bierer was vice president of global and wireless at Bolt, Inc,
responsible for non-U.S. mobile businesses for the online youth community.
Bierer has a master's degree from
Oxford University, specializing in mathematics.
About IGT
International Game Technology
(www.IGT.com) is a global company specializing in the design, development,
manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and
systems products.
SOURCE: International Game
Technology (IGT).
New Report Reveals Britain's Betting Industry
worth Six Billion and Supports 100,000 Jobs
LONDON, U.K. (January 26,
2010) - A new report by Deloitte reveals the important economic impact made by
the betting industry on the British economy. The study, called 'The Full
Picture' was commissioned by
Ladbrokes plc and aims to
provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the economic contribution of
betting. The report reveals that:
- The total contribution to
the British economy from the British betting industry is 6 billion GVA and
100,000 jobs. This is equivalent to 0.5% of GDP and 0.3% of total employment.*
- The retail betting industry
alone generates 700 million in wages paid to staff; 800 million in profits
(before interest and tax) and 700 million is generated in taxes.
In addition to quantifying
the economic contribution of betting in terms of both direct and indirect
impacts it also highlights the wider impact of the industry in delivering other
socio-economic policy objectives. This reveals that:
- Betting provides a
relatively high number of jobs for workers with no qualifications, boosting
employment opportunities and skills development.
- Betting has a regeneration
impact because the high levels of footfall associated with betting shops help
attract consumers to other retail businesses and generate critical mass
effects.
- 15% of horseracing's annual
income is derived from the betting industry.
- The industry also supports
employment in rural areas through its links with horseracing. The report also
highlights the positive impacts of betting on sports through marketing as well
as through direct sponsorships.
- Public policy is identified
as a crucial factor in supporting the industry's contribution to the economy
and maintaining an effective regulatory environment.
Commenting on the report
Simon Oaten, Betting and Gaming lead at Deloitte said: "The betting industry
makes a significant contribution to the British economy - but is subject to
intense international competition. With internet and mobile betting growing the
challenge for Government is to balance effective regulation with creating the
conditions for the domestic industry to compete."
Deloitte developed the
report independently using a variety of industry, Government and company
sources and aim to provide a comprehensive assessment of the betting industry
with detailed background on the impact and contribution of the industry to
inform key stakeholders including policy makers, regulators, HM Treasury and
DCMS.
Christopher Bell, Chief
Executive of Ladbrokes plc commented: "This report comes at a crucial time
for the industry and will help inform the Government and stakeholders about the
important contribution the industry makes to employment and taxation in these
difficult economic times. We hope it will contribute towards more informed
policy making and help remove much of the uncertainty that has surrounded the
taxation and regulation of our industry in recent years."
* The British betting
industry is responsible for a direct contribution of 3 billion in Gross Value
Added (GVA) terms and 40,700 full time equivalent jobs. The industry also
impact on other industries through the supply chain and has an indirect
economic impact of 3.1 billion, indirectly supporting 62,300 jobs in sectors
such as IT, real estate and retail.
For a pdf copy of the
report, please email: ciaran.o'brien@ladbrokes.co.uk
SOURCE: Ladbrokes Press
Release.
Lottery Transfers Over $105 Million to Education
Fund
RALEIGH, North Carolina
(January 26, 2010) - Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) transferred over
$105 million to the State Education Lottery Fund. This transfer brings the
overall tally of funds that the NCEL has generated for the education fund to
over $1.35 billion.
The transfer, which is for
sales from October 1 through December 31, brings the total for first half of
Fiscal Year 2010 to over $220.5 million. That is over $27 million more or 14
percent higher than the amount the NCEL transferred for the same time period in
the previous fiscal year.
“Everyone here at
the NCEL, our hard working retail partners and the citizens who play our games
should be pleased to know they have played a role in making yet another
substantial contribution to education in our state,” said
Tom Shaheen, NCEL
executive director.
The NCEL made the
electronic transfer to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) this
morning.
The Lottery Act designates
that 50 percent of proceeds is to be split between pre-kindergarten programs
for at-risk four year olds and class size reduction in the early grades; 40
percent to school construction; and 10 percent to college scholarships.
Since inception (March 30,
2006) through Jan. 25, 2010, the NCEL has surpassed $4.27 billion total gross
sales. Over 95 cents of every dollar is returned to North Carolina in the form
of beneficiary programs, prizes and retailer commissions.
CONTACT: Pamela Walker
Phone: (919) 301-3308
SOURCE: North Carolina
Education Lottery.
Deals Codere € 14,000 Award In An Gambling Machine New Canoe
Area
- Based on a fielder's
1.80 euros you can win a prize cumulative maximum (jackpot) €
18,000.
- 60 electronic games,
multi-seat roulette, bingo and sports betting, make this new and exclusive area
of games.
MADRID, Spain (January 27, 2010) --
The new Madrid have CANOE AREA shared the highest award given by the new
machines of chance electronic bingo game, a cumulative (jackpot) of 14,000
euros.
CODERE few months ago opened a new concept of leisure and
entertainment in downtown Madrid, on Paseo de la Castellana n ° 93, CANOE
AREA, which proposes a multi-game offering, which has been met with great
public success.
Along with the traditional activity
of Bingo and gambling hall VICTORIA, are 60 machines were installed with
electronic games of chance, bingo and roulette Multiplayer. These new machines
are characterized by random prizes millionaires who do a lot more exciting the
gaming experience of customer. All are interconnected and build great boats.
In addition, customers can enjoy a
kind of game much more personalized and interactive, choosing from a variety of
modes.
After a move of 1.80 euros you can
win a top prize accumulated (jackpot) € 18,000.
This award of € 14,000 in a
gaming machine, which could reach € 18,000 according to the rules of the
Community of Madrid, is a new stage in the world of private gaming
entertainment, which customers are already enjoying.
The Group CODERE
Coder is a Spanish multinational
company, a reference in the private gaming sector in Europe and Latin America
that manages more than 53,750 gaming machines, 142 bingo halls, 179 sports
betting shops, 7 casinos and participates in the management of 3 racecourses in
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay.
CONTACT: Communication Management,
Email: comunicacion@codere.com,
Phone - +34 913542826.
NeoGames Launches the Very First Mobile Scratch Card
Platform
NeoGames are the first
ones to launch scratch cards on mobile in the UK
MALTA (January 25, 2010) -- Today,
NeoGames, pioneers and
world leaders of online scratch cards, have introduce the first mobile platform
for scratch card gaming in the UK market.
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The brand new mobile gaming platform
is currently supported on over 100 different mobile devices, ranging across
Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericson handsets, which offers 10 of NeoGames’
most popular scratch games from its extensive gaming portfolio. NeoGames have
developed a unique horizontal scrolling menu, which holds all the functions and
changes dynamically according to the required actions. In addition, the mobile
platform supports the regular applications including cashier, registration,
cash out, history and player promotion adapted to the mobile environment.
“This is an exciting time
for NeoGames as we venture into the future of gaming” Shay B. Joseph,
Managing Director of NeoGames Network stated. “By creating the mobile
application, scratch cards can now be played anytime, anywhere; on the train,
at the bus stop, even at the checkout in the supermarket.” He
continued.
This is an enormous yet impressive
milestone for NeoGames as now NeoGames’ gaming platform can reach to its
mass market audience on a nationwide and mobile scale. With its J2ME mobile
technology and brand new WAP site, NeoGames' global white label and license
partners are now able to offer UK players scratch card games on their mobile
devices.
About NeoGames:
NeoGames Network is the pioneer and
global leader of the online scratch card market. Holding an EU gaming license
in Malta, NeoGames Network offers flexible solutions ranging from fully managed
operations to customized integration of its scratch card offerings. Since the
beginning of 2009, NeoGames Network has provided key players in the igaming
industry with tailor-made solutions for localised scratch card brands.
CONTACT: Joanna Waitzman, Public
Relations Manager, NeoGames , T: +972 36072573, M: +972 547983122, F: +972 3
6072509, E-mail: Joannaw@neogames.com.
Iowa Players Will Benefit From Extended Lotto Game Sales
Times
Starting Sunday, Players
Will Have More Time to Buy Their Lotto Tickets
DES MOINES, Iowa (January 27, 2010)
– Starting this weekend, lotto players in Iowa will have more time to buy
tickets in their favorite games.
Beginning Sunday, the sales cutoff
times before Powerball® and
Hot Lotto drawings and the
evening drawings in Pick 3 and Pick 4 will be pushed back along with drawing
and cutoff times in Iowa’s $100,000 Cash Game.
Powerball players in Iowa will gain
another hour of playing time before the game’s drawings on Wednesday and
Saturday nights. The sales cutoff time in Powerball is being pushed back from
7:59 p.m. to 8:59 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The sales cutoff time before
Mega Millions drawings
on Tuesday and Friday nights will be 8:59 p.m., the same as for Powerball
drawings on Wednesday and Saturday nights.
The sales cutoff times for Hot Lotto
drawings and the evening drawings of Pick 3 and Pick 4 also will be pushed
back, from 7:59 p.m. to 8:18 p.m.
Drawings in Iowa’s $100,000
Cash Game currently take place at 6:28 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Starting next
week, the game’s drawings will occur at 8:28 p.m., with the sales cutoff
time leading up to each night’s drawing occurring at 8:18 p.m. The change
will give players two additional hours to purchase their $100,000 Cash Game
tickets.
Iowa Lottery CEO
Terry Rich said that with
computer system changes underway for Sunday’s start of sales in the Mega
Millions jackpot game, the lottery was able to incorporate some changes in the
sales times of its other lotto games.
“This was the perfect
opportunity for us to make things more convenient for our customers by giving
them more time to play,” Rich said.
Winning numbers may be checked at
the lottery Web site at http://www.ialottery.com or through the winning numbers' hot
line at (515) 323-4633. Winning numbers may also be checked with lottery retail
outlets or by calling the lottery at (515) 725-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday.
Players may visit the Iowa Lottery
at 2323 Grand Ave. in Des Moines or go to one of the lottery’s regional
offices in Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Mason City or Cedar Rapids to claim
prizes.
Since the Iowa Lottery’s start
in 1985, its players have won more than $2.4 billion in prizes while the
lottery has raised more than $1.2 billion for state programs. For more
information about how lottery proceeds have helped make Iowa a better place to
live, go to http://www.ialottery.com.
More Information: Mary
Neubauer, 515.725.7906, Email: mneubauer@ialottery.com.
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