News from my Desk Wednesday January 23, 2013 at 6AM

POLLARD BANKNOTE takes lotteries to the final frontier with Star Trek™ Instant Ticket!
WINNIPEG, Canada (January 22, 2013) -- Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) (Pollard Banknote) is excited to be taking clients to the final frontier with its Star Trek instant ticket. With the new Star Trek Into Darkness movie set to release in May, the fervor surrounding this movie is gathering momentum.

Regulator Approves Machines and Slams Gambling Addiction Concerns As Hype
VICTORIA, Australia (January 23, 2013) -- A planning tribunal member has approved more poker machines for Whittlesea and mocked submissions by welfare groups and the local council that the community was more vulnerable to gambling addiction since Black Saturday bushfires.

Company Considers 100,000-Square-Foot Slots Parlor At A Suburban Mall
DANVERS, Massachusetts (January 22, 2013) -- A Baltimore company that was a last-minute applicant for one of Massachusetts' gambling licenses is considering a 100,000-square-foot slots parlor at a suburban Boston mall.

Dutch Gambling Authority To Meet & Greet in a Session Of Ideas Exchange
The Dutch gambling authority Kansspelautoriteit will hold a "meet and greet" with online gambling providers next week to discuss the regulation of the Dutch internet gambling market. The authority emphasised that the get together scheduled for January 28 is not intended to define policy or initiate any agreements but to exchange information and ideas on internet gambling.

Councillor in Push To Double Casinos Rates
MELBOURNE, Victoria (January 23, 2013) -- Crown casino could be facing an $8 million headache from the new Melbourne City Council with poker machine reform advocate Stephen Mayne leading a push to slug the gambling giant double rates

Lotteries in China Continue to Thrive, As Government Looks to Deal with Social Impact of Increased Gambling
BEIJING, China (January 22, 2013) -- Gambling is illegal in China apart from the government sanctioned Lotteries, and yet the Chinese would appear to have developed a passion for games of chance.

Greens Call For More Casino Plan Scrutiny
SYDNEY, Australia (January 22, 2013) - The NSW Greens have backed calls for an independent party to scrutinise James Packer's proposal for a $1 billion development at Barangaroo but say the state's chief auditor is not the man for the job

Senate Committee to Examine Impact Of Gaming Industry On Florida's Economy
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 22, 2013) -- The Florida Senate Committee on Gaming, chaired by Senator Garrett Richter (R-Naples), is meeting today for a meeting on the impact of the gaming industry. During the meeting, held from 1 to 3 p.m., committee members will hear presentations by industry representatives on how gaming industries relate to Florida's economy and social welfare.

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PRIVATIZATION NEWS

1. House Committee to Examine Lottery Privatization This Week.
2. Retailers Should View Privatization of Lottery as Opening-Up a Potentially Greater Market.

LOTTERY NEWS

1. Dispute Over Collective Guarantee with Lottery Operator Maltco Resolved.
2. Tennessee Lottery Celebrates 9th Anniversary After Record Year
3. Lotteries in China Continue to Thrive.
4. Camelot Keen to Bring Keno to Pennsylvania.
5. Lottery Corporation Targets ‘Connected Player’ for New Games.

LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT

1. Department of Justice to Intervene in New Jersey Sports Betting Case.
2. Proposed Bill Would Ban Lottery Operator from Making Campaign Contributions.
3. Gaming Authority Organizes Meet & Greet with Online Gambling Suppliers.
4. New Gaming Suppliers Association Launched.
5. Amendments in the Pipeline to Address Concerns with Small Games of Chance Act.
6. Interstate Competition Forces Indiana Lawmakers to Consider Changes to Casino Taxation.

MARKETING and SPONSORSHIP

1. Betting Company Donates €10,000 and a Manchester City Signed Top for Fundraising Events.
2. Goal Betting Announce New Partnership with Coral Bookmakers.

VENDOR NEWS

1. Magic Dreams Unveils A New Games Planet: FUSION - The Multigame Supremacy.
2. Pollard Banknote Takes Lotteries to the Final Frontier with Star Trek™ Instant Ticket!
3. American Gaming Association Releases Updated 'Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming'.

MARKET WATCH

1. OPAP Rises on Greek Plans for Faster Asset Sales.
2. Proposed Massachusetts Gambling Facilities Estimated to Have Significant Impact on RI Lottery Revenue.
3. UBS Raises Forecast for Macau’s Gaming Industry.
4. State Government Determined That Echo Should Live Up to Terms of 2010 Gaming Machine Deal.
5. Bookmaker William Hill Provides Market Update.
6. NZ Gambling Rises to Record Levels.

GAMING MACHINES (VLTS)

1. Committee Backs Electronic Bingo.

REMOTE GAMING

1. Forum to Focus on Internet Gambling.
2. Are There Risks Posed by the Convergence of Social Gaming and Gambling?

CASINO NEWS

1. Greens Call For More Casino Plan Scrutiny.
2. Merkur International Opens New Entertainment Centres in Romania.
Japan's Economic Stimulus Package Could Provide a Boost for Pachinko Industry