At my Desk Wednesday Dec 19th @ 2.30AM

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

Filtering through on my desk along with my coffee this morning, we have the following:
and nearly all of this will make it into todays edition of the Daily News

Updates will continue so keep checking......................................................

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Schedules Information and Public Input Hearings for Philadelphia Casino

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (December 18, 2012) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that it has requested that all applicants for the available Category 2 casino license in Philadelphia present their proposals in a public forum on February 12, 2013 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Consultation Over Society Lotteries

A consultation exercise is to be launched on the minimum amount that society lotteries must return to good causes, the Government has announcedLONDON, UK (December 18, 2012) -- Culture Secretary Maria Miller said the consultation was in response to the changing lottery market, including the increasing use of schemes which promote several lotteries under one banner, such as the Health Lottery


Sportingbet and Plumbee to Pool Their Bets, create Bonza Gaming

LONDON, UK (December 18, 2012) -- Gaming companies Sportingbet and Plumbee have announced that they are pairing up in a joint venture called Bonza Gaming.

The new, London-based company brings the pair together under the leadership of Rick Brownlow, formerly head of mobile for Sportingbet...

William Hill gets More Time For Sportingbet Deal
LONDON, UK (December 18, 2012) -- William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker, has been given more time to finalise a 485 million pound ($785 million) takeover of rival gambling group Sportingbet

 

Amaya's Ongame Selected by Redbet to Power Poker

MONTREAL, Canada (December 18, 2012) -- Amaya Gaming Group Inc. ("Amaya" or the "Corporation") (TSXV: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, announced today that Redbet Gaming Ltd ("Redbet") has chosen Amaya's wholly owned subsidiary Ongame Network Ltd. ("Ongame") for a two-year licensing agreement to power its company-wide poker business. The multi-site deal includes popular brands such as Redbet.com, Whitebet.com and Heypoker.com.

Euroslots Live On Quickfire Platform
ISLE OF MAN (December 18, 2012) -- QuickFire, powered by Microgaming (www.quickfiregames.co.uk), is delighted to announce that EuroSlots has gone live on the QuickFire platform

Union Sues Over Effort To Privatize Pa. Lottery
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (December 18, 2012) --  - A union representing state workers has filed a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the Corbett administration from privatizing the Pennsylvania Lottery