News at my desk Friday January 11, 2013 @ 7.30pm

 

 

Warren Hughes Has Been Appointed To The Role Of Chief Technology Officer

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (January 11, 2013) -- NZ Lotteries is pleased to announce that Warren Hughes has been appointed to the role of Chief Technology Officer, said NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup.

The Weather Lottery reduces FY loss
LONDON, UK (January 11, 2013) -- The Weather Lottery said its full-year loss was reduced to £291,000, from £789,000 a year earlier, even though its turnover fell during the period.

Deadline For Bid For Pa. Lottery Extended Again
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (January 11, 2013) -- The Corbett administration has again extended the deadline for considering a British company's bid to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Online news site ‘Philly.com’ reports that the bid from Camelot Global Services, set to expire Thursday, was extended by one day, administration officials announced.

December lottery sales top 26.8 bln yuan
BEIJING, China (January 11, 2013) -- Sales of lottery tickets witnessed growth in December, rising 19.2 percent year on year to 26.8 billion yuan (4.25 billion U.S. dollars), China's Ministry of Finance said on Friday.

Vets Rally for Video Lottery Machines
DOVER, Delaware (January 11, 2013) -- Delaware veterans came out in huge numbers Thursday to ask lawmakers to change the state's laws on video lottery machines.

Probabiltiy in gambling games deal with Lottomatica

LONDON, UK (January 11, 2013) -- Probability said its unit Playyoo will supply Lottomatica with casino and slot games for mobile phones and tablet computers in the regulated Italian market under the Vegas Club brand