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TODAY'S HEADLINES

Monday January 28, 2013

LOTTERY NEWS

1. Pick 3 Players Get Opportunity for “Red Ball” Prize Boost Jan. 27-March 2.
2. D.C. Lottery Revenues Up Nearly Eight Percent in 2012.
3. Kentucky Lottery Sales Up in 1H, But Fall Shy of Budgeted Estimates

LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT

1. EL: Open Letter to Commissioner Michel Barnier.
2. Massachusetts Budget Proposal Includes Gambling Revenue.
3. mybet Welcomes EuGH Paper on Online Gaming by the Federal Court of Justice.
4. Massachusetts Bill Would Allow for Online Lottery Sales.
5. French Regulatory Authority Enters Into Initial One-Year Agreement with SOS.
6. Internet Gambling Dispute Widens As Antigua Consider Copyright Free Site.

MARKETING and SPONSORSHIP

1. Texas Lottery Wants to Set Star Trek Costume Record.

VENDOR NEWS

1. adesso Underlines Competency in Requirements Engineering.
2. Bally’s Wide-Area Progressive Hit for More Than $1.2 Million at Texas Casino.
3. Spielo International™ Giving Customers the Chance to Win Casino Systems Product Prizes at ICE 2013!
4. Microgaming Announce Two New Games for February 2013. 

REMOTE GAMING

1. Probability's Italian Customer Launches First Smartphone Slot Games.
2. UK Bookmaker Adds Inspired's Virtual Sports to Mobile Site.

MARKET WATCH

1. Caesars Joins Korean Casino Project.
2. Sportingbet’s Australia Directors in Line for £15m Retention Bonus.
3. GVC Holdings 1H Average Daily Net Revenues Up 8%.
4. IGT to Supply Online Games Portfolio to Belgium Casino Operator.
5. William Hill Announce Publication of Prospectus & Restoration of Trading.

CASINO NEWS

1. Nevada Regulator Invites DICJ Head to Visit U.S.
2. Kansas Star Casino Not Included in Boyd Gaming Layoffs.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

1. Maryland Lottery Commission Chairman Resigns.
2. Texas Lottery Commission Appoints Sandra Joseph to Director of Charitable Bingo.

PATENTS

1. WMS Gaming Issued US Patent for Wagering Game with Randomly Funded Progressive Amounts.
2. Aristocrat Issued US Patent for Gaming system and a Method of Gaming.