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Updates at 1.15pm

Sweepstakes Swept Out: North Carolina Supreme Court says Games Illegal.

SHFL entertainment, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended 2012 Results

State Flouts Sports-Bet Ban
Korean Lottery Sales to Surpass 2.79 Billion This Year


New Jersey Assembly Passes Online Gaming Bill, 48-24-4

TRENTON, New Jersey (December 17, 2012) – According to local news the state Assembly vote wasn’t quite as lopsided as last time, but the 2 to 1 margin in favour of a revised online gaming bill bodes well for backers as it heads to the state Senate on Thursday.....

OLG and Teamsters Resume Talks

ONTARIO, Canada (December 17, 2012) – There’s a glimmer of hope in the ongoing labour dispute between Ontario Lottery and Gaming and the local teamsters union representing 38 security officers at the Pt. Edward Casino.



Todays News Headlines:

Tuesday December 18, 2012

PRIVATIZATION NEWS

1. Controversy Rages Over Pennsylvania Lottery Privatization.

LOTTERY NEWS

1. Loto Season’s Special Bonus to Fulfil Dreams.
2. "HO HO HO 2 - A family Lottery," the Newest Ticket Envelope from the Romanian Lottery.
3. Lottery Sales Exceed Government Cap For Second Straight Year.
4. New York Lottery Has Winning Year.

 LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT

1. e -Gaming Delegation Holds Round of EU Meetings.
2. High Court Case Could Set an Alarming Precedent For Casinos.
3. President Reappoints Directors to Government-Owned Gaming Company Board.
4. Online Gambling Companies Struggle to Clear EU Hurdles.
5. Legal Action May Halt Sale of Lottery Operating Licence.
6. Civic Body to Levy Tax on the Sale of Lottery Tickets.
7. Massachusetts Lottery Designed To Enrich Player More Than Government.
8. US Court Orders Forfeiture of $6.9 Million From An Offshore Internet Gambling Operation.
9. Maryland Gambling Commission Relaxes Limits on Lending, ATMs.

 VENDOR NEWS

1. adesso Develops Sales App for Windows 8.
2. GTECH Signs Four-Year Extension with Camelot UK Lotteries Limited.
3. SHFL Entertainment to be the Exclusive Distributor of Amaya’s Online Poker and Gaming Platforms in the US.
4. Seneca Gaming Corporation Unveils Its Play-for-Fun Online Gaming Site with Mobile Apps.
5. Sorteo Expands Lottery Modernization Programme with Launch of KENO.

MARKET WATCH

1. Supreme Ventures Report Increased Profits for the Nine Months to September 30.
2. Spain's Digital Legends Joins Zynga Mobile Family.
3. Ainsworth Game Technology Announce Profit Guidance and Regulatory Update.

GAMING MACHINES (VLTs)

1. Illinois Video Gambling Rings Up $1m in November.
2. Minnesota Regulators May Approve New e-Pulltab Vendors.

CASINO NEWS

1. Russian Gambling Complex to Diversify Far East Economy.

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