Assembly Budget Committee to
Consider Plan for Privatizing State Lottery
TRENTON, New Jersey (December 5, 2012) -- Members of the
Assembly Budget Committee are slated to examine a plan to transfer management of
the New Jersey State Lottery
to a private company.
The state would retain ownership of the lottery under the
plan....................
Retail Group Hopes to Open
Dialogue with State Over Lottery Privatization
TRENTON, New Jersey (December 4, 2012) -- A Main Street
retail group opposing the Governor Chris Christie administration's call for bids
to privatize state lottery operations hopes an upcoming Assembly committee
hearing will open discourse with the governor's office on the effect such a
contract would have on small businesses......................
Russia Urged to Eliminate Private
Lotteries in Ministry Proposal
MOSCOW, Russia (December 4, 2012) -- Russia should consider
leaving the federal government as the only operator of lotteries to generate
more revenue for socially important spending....................
Wisconsin Wins With
Powerball
Game Benefits Taxpayers, Retailers And
Players
MADISON, Wisconsin (November 30, 2012) – Powerball delivers property tax
relief here in the Badger state. The record $587.5 million jackpot run that began back on October 6th.
Contributed 40-cents of every Powerball dollar back to Wisconsin homeowners.........
El Gordo Christmas Lottery 2012
Will Be the Last to be Tax-Free
MADRID, Spain (December 4, 2012) -- As of January 1, 2013 the
State will apply a tax of 20% on all lottery prizes in excess of 2,500 euros.
This has been foreshadowed in the draft State Budget (PGE) for next year...........................
New Jersey Lottery Announce
Winning Number For Grand Prize in Jersey Cash 5 Bonus Raffle
TRENTO, New Jersey (December 3, 2012) – Carole Hedinger,
Executive Director of the New
Jersey Lottery, announced the Grand Prize winning raffle number for the
$500,000 Jersey Cash 5 Bonus Raffle......................
Tis the Season to Give
Responsibly
JEFFERSON, Missouri (December 3, 2012) -- The season of
giving is in full swing, so the Missouri Lottery is taking this opportunity to
remind players to give responsibly. Although Scratchers tickets make fun gifts
and gift tags for adults, tickets should not be purchased for those under the
age of 18
...................................
State lottery Commission Seeks
Rule Change to Offer Larger Prizes
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (December 5, 2012) -- The Oklahoma Lottery Commission on
Tuesday began the process of reducing the commission of nearly 2,000 retailers
who sell its tickets so it can increase prizes.......................
Massachusetts Gambling Bidding
Could Expand to Commercial Interests
BOSTON, Massachusetts (December 5, 2012) -- The head of the
state gambling board says the race for a casino in southeastern Massachusetts
could open up to commercial interests if the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe's
efforts to open a casino fall through.....................
China Takes Anti-Corruption Drive
to Macau's Casinos
Chinese authorities are pressing Macau to step up
scrutiny of money transfers as part of a broader move to combat corruption and
promote responsible gaming in the casino halls of the world's largest gambling
hub............................
William Hill Joins Greek Exodus
Over Betting Permits Row
LONDON, U.K. (December 4, 2012) - Reuters reports Britain's
biggest bookmaker William
Hill became the latest betting firm to announce it was withdrawing from the
Greek online gaming market until there was greater clarity on gambling
regulation in the country...........................
Government Proposes to Regulate
Remote Gambling of Foreign Operators on the Basis of the 'Point of
Consumption'
Betting companies based anywhere in the world will need to
obtain a licence from the UK's Gambling Commission if they want to advertise or
transact with UK-based consumers under proposed new laws outlined by the
Government......................
Possible During the Holidays
The Illinois Lottery and Downtown Partners Chicago
Holiday Ad Filmed Around the State
CHICAGO, Illinois (December 5, 2012) -- Just in time for the
holiday season the Illinois
Lottery, with the help of its advertising agency on record, Downtown
Partners Chicago, introduced a fully integrated advertising campaign for newly
designed holiday-themed instant tickets........................
Communication Through Strong
Social Media Presence Proves Successful for Finnish Lottery
Company
OSLO, Norway (December 4, 2012) -- This year has marked a
level of strong growth for the social media presence of the Finnish lottery /
betting company Veikkaus. The
online facebook page has just exceeded .......................
Landor Creates New Visual
Identity For Paddy Power
DUBLIN, Ireland (December 4, 2012) – Landor Associates has
designed a new visual identity for Paddy Power bookmakers, aiming
to ‘communicate the “mischief” at the heart of the brand’s equity’,
according to Paddy Power.........................
Minister Accuses Hoteliers of
Misleading Public In Ad Campaign
SYDNEY, Australia (December 4, 2012) -- Peter Garrett has
broken the ceasefire between the Gillard government and the poker machine lobby
by accusing the hoteliers of verballing community groups and schools in his
electorate...........................
Quantitative Tennessee Lottery
Holographic Test Shows 79% Sales Increase
Holyoke, Massachusetts (December 5, 2012) – The Hazen Paper
Co. has announced that the results of a quantitative test conducted in
conjunction with Scientific Games
Inc. and the Tennessee
Lottery have been received..........................
Microgaming Launch Revolutionary
Battlestar Galactica™ Video Slot
ISLE OF MAN (December 5, 2012) -- Today, Microgaming (www.microgaming.co.uk), the
world’s largest provider of online gaming software, launches its revolutionary
Battlestar Galactica™ video slot.
Based on the critically acclaimed science-fiction drama, the
Battlestar Galactica (BSG) video slot has been developed by Microgaming through
a licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products...................................
Mexican National Lottery Goes
Global with WinTrillions Partnership
NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 5, 2012) -- Mexico's multi-million
dollar national lottery games are now available to a global audience for the
first time after WinTrillions, the world's largest lottery website, signed an
exclusive partnership deal with the Lotería Nacional de México..........................
eCOGRA Appointed to Key Danish
Gambling Compliance Role
Danish regulator acknowledges professional
expertise of independent testing and compliance body
LONDON, U.K. (December 5, 2012) -- The independent online
gambling testing and compliance organisation eCOGRA, which is already performing
technical standards reviews for operators licenced by the Danish Gambling
Authority, has been further empowered by the Authority as an ‘Approved
Enterprise.’.......................
Gaming Laboratories International
(GLI) Conducts Substantial Training for the General Direction of Casinos and
Slot Machines (DGJCMT) of The Ministry of Exterior Commerce and Tourism
(MINCETUR) of Perú
.................................
Gamblino Brings Social Sports
Wagering App to Mobile Phones
Innovative iOS App Lets Users Place Bets with
Friends for the Chance to Win Instant Rewards
NEW YORK, NY (December 3, 2012) -- Gamblino is launching its
innovative new mobile app that brings the thrill of sports betting to the iPhone
in a social, fun, and risk-free way. The social sports gaming company is
premiering its signature product, a mobile application that enables users to
place sports wagers and win real prizes without any of the risks typically
associated with sports betting......................
Synacor Partners With Zynga To
Bring Social Games To Pay TV
SAN FRANCISCO, USA (December 5, 2012) -- Synacor Inc, partly
owned by Intel Corp, said it partnered with Zynga Inc to allow pay TV and
broadband providers offer social games to their customers..........................
INTRALOT: Notification of Change
of Shareholders
ATHENS, Greece (December 4, 2012) -- The INTRALOT informs the investing
public in accordance with the provisions of L.3556/2007 that the company .......................
Bally Technologies Exploring a
Bid for Online Poker Game Developer 3G Studios
LAS VEGAS (December 5, 2012) -- Slot-machine maker Bally
Technologies is exploring a bid for online poker game developer 3G Studios, in
what would be the latest deal to combine online gambling and casino gaming on
social media, said two sources with knowledge of the talks .........................
Pennsylvania Slot Machine Revenue
Remained Steady in November
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (December 4, 2012) -- The
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today on its web site that total
revenue generated through the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania casinos
during November rose slightly compared to the amount generated a year ago
.......................
-Gaming to Breathe New Life Into the Declining Charitable Gaming
Industry
Aim Is To Make Charitable Gaming Sustainable In The
Long Run
SUDBURY, Ontario (December 4, 2012) -- The Boardwalk Gaming
Centre is banking on modern e-gaming machines to breathe new life into the
declining charitable gaming industry.........................
Online Slots Have Finally
Launched on Italian Licensed Websites
ROME, Italy (December 3, 2012) -- As expected, after a year
of delay online slots have been finally launched on Italian licensed websites
today.......................
Indiana Casino Installs Ten G3
Progressives
LEVIS, Quebec City (December 4, 2012) -- DEQ Systems Corp.
(TSXV: DEQ) ("DEQ" or the "Company"), a leading provider of table game bonusing,
progressive jackpot and table game linking solutions, announces that the
Hollywood Casino in Indiana has installed 10 G3™, ......................
Gambling Commission Unveils
Two-Track Plan Casino Development
BOSTON, Massachusetts (December 4, 2012) -- The state
gambling commission today took the first tentative step toward opening
Southeastern Massachusetts to commercial casino development..................
Amaya Announce Dr. Aubrey
Zidenberg and Ben Soave as Advisors to Board of Directors
Mr. Soave is former Chief Superintendent of the RCMP
and intelligence consultant to gaming companies; Dr. Zidenberg is gaming
industry specialist and recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Medal....................
International Game Technology to Host Investor
Conference
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (December 4, 2012) -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) will host an Investor
Conference on Thursday, December 6, 2012 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time............
ONCE-Collaboration Foundation
Recognized for Its Contribution for the Disabled
MADRID, Spain (December 4, 2012) -- The European Commissioner
for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, held a meeting with
the President of the ONCE and its
Foundation, Miguel Carballeda, to meet the employment model that applies the
Organization that is held only in the European environment..........................
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