At my desk Monday Dec 17th

OK so the weekend magazine has been released and todays News is also up and running - so please head to these to read all of the latest news over the weekend

http://www.lotteryinsider.com/subs.htm

http://www.lotteryinsider.com/vol61/no12.htm

To access the Daily News Service Mobile/ iPad Site http://www.lotteryinsider.com/news/mobile_version/index.htm

Some news that has hit my desk this morning and is being prepared for Tuesdays Edition:
Please grab a coffee, take a break and catch up on whats happening.

Lottery Sales To Surpass 2.79 bln Dollars This Year In Korea

SEOUL, Korea (December 16, 2012) -- Lottery sales in Korea this year are likely to surpass 3 trillion won (2.79 billion U.S. dollars) for the second consecutive year...

Lawmakers, AFSCME urging halt to ‘Secret’ Privatization of PA lottery
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (December 16, 2012) -- Poker can be a quiet game but some in Harrisburg are objecting to the whispered way it's being played by Gov. Tom Corbett and a British company that's bidding for a multimillion-dollar contract to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Civic Body to Bring Lottery Sales under Local Body Tax
AURANGABAD, India (December 15, 2012) -- The standing committee of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Saturday directed officials to bring the sale of lottery tickets under the purview of local body tax (LBT) within the shortest possible time.

Please check back throughout the day and I will alert you to any other pressing news or Press releases.

Headlines over the weekend were:

PRIVATIZATION

1. Pennsylvania Lottery Privatization Consulting Firm Could Hit the Jackpot.

LOTTERY NEWS

1. Milli Piyango's New Year’s Lottery Tickets Selling Fast.
2. Lottery Corporation Takes Next Step to Modernize Lottery in Ontario.
3. Adding New Games and Expanding Into More Retail Locations Could Assist in Lifting Lottery Sales.
4. First Official D.C. Lottery Store Opens at Historic Union Station.

LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT

1. Parliament Approve Tax on OPAP Lottery Winnings.
2. Higher Threshold for Withholding Tax Levied on Lottery Winnings.
3. Bwin.party Strikes Belgium Gambling Licence Deal.
4. D.C. Councilmen Threaten Probe Into $38m Lottery Contract.
5. Investigators Continue to Follow Hot Lotto Mystery Leads.
6. Nevada Senator Harry Reid Says Federal Online Poker Legislation Dead for 2012.

MARKETING and SPONSORSHIP

1. GTECH’s After School Advantage Program Donates $15,000 Computer Lab to Urban League of Rhode Island.
2. Norsk Tipping Opens Visitor Centre.

VENDOR NEWS

1. Game Tech Site Expands Paddy Power Partnership.
2. Amaya's Virtual Horse Racing System to Launched in Quebec Casinos.

REMOTE GAMING

1. German Lotto Now Also Online on GMX and WEB.DE.

GAMING MACHINES (VLTS)

1. Minnesota Airport Eyed For Electronic Pull-Tabs.
2. Gaming Commission Chair Predicts Slot Parlour to Open in Massachusetts Within A Year.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

1. Kansas Governor Appoints New Lottery Director.
2. New Georgia Lottery Board Member.
3. Governor Fills Vacancy on New Mexico Lottery Authority.

To access the Daily News Service Mobile/ iPad Site  http://www.lotteryinsider.com/news/mobile_version/index.htm

 Cheers

Trace