Sunday 28 April 2013

News Breaks as of Sunday April 28th, 2013


Top Tier prize for Scratch Ticket Claimed
HINESVILLE, Georgia (April 25, 2013) -- Georgia Lottery officials say a scratch-off ticket worth a $2.5 million prize was sold to a Florida man at a convenience store near the Georgia coast,

 

Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle Returns for July 6 Drawing
Offers More than $5 Million in Total Prizes, Including Four $1 Million Top Prizes
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (April 26, 2013) -- Millionaire Raffle, the popular game offering the Pennsylvania Lottery's best odds for winning a million-dollar prize, is returning for a 16th time.

 

The Government Loses with No Sales Tax on illegal lottery
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao (April 26, 2013) -- The Government of Curacao is losing at least 2 million guilders from sales tax in illegal lottery's which is blooming at this moment

 

Lotteries and Gaming Authority Press Statement On Everleaf
BIRKIRKARA, Malta (April 26, 2013) -- Towards the beginning of 2013, the LGA reported that Everleaf was under scrutiny due to slow payment of players. LGA intervened directly with Everleaf in order to rectify such slow payments.



Northstar New Jersey to Expand Retailers and Embark on 'Transformative' Designs for Lottery Games
TRENTON, New Jersey (April 26, 2013) -- The lone bidder in a plan to privatize New Jersey's lottery will generate new revenue for the state by increasing the number of stores that sell tickets and developing "transformative" designs for lottery games

 

Lottery Commission Fines Technicians who Advise Machine Tampering was Honest Mistake
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 25, 2013) -- The state Lottery Commission decided against revoking the licenses of two technicians who confessed to tampering with limited video lottery machines, but fined the men $1,000 each and placed them on six months' probation



Anti-Money Laundering Obligations for Banks and Gaming Operators
Article by: Giulio Coraggio
ITALY (April 18, 2013) -- The Bank of Italy has issued indicators of suspicious money laundering conducts with which both banks dealing with gaming operators and gaming operators themselves shall comply.

 

Gaming Board Head Has Concerns With Gambling Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (April 26, 2013) --Supporters of gambling expansion are refining legislation to improve its chances, but the Illinois Gaming Board chairman still has major concerns

 

Hearings on Money Laundering and Border Control
BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 24, 2013) -- On 23.04.13, The Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (CRIM) held two hearings: in the morning on money laundering and tax evasion, and in the afternoon on trafficking (incl. firearms) and border control.

 

Spanish DGOJ to Regulate Exchange Betting And Online Gaming
MADRID, Spain (April 26, 2013) -- The Spanish regulatory authority Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) said it has studied the arguments posed during the open consultation process with regard to.....

 

Role and Experiences of National Parliaments in the Fight Against Criminality
BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 24, 2013) -- The Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (CRIM) will organise an Interparliamentary committee meeting with National Parliaments on 07.05.13

 

Governor Vetoes' Casino Ban Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 26, 2013) -- Governor Terry Branstad believes that problem gamblers, who voluntarily excluded themselves from gaming establishments for life, shouldn't get a chance to return to the casino in five years.


Prominent World Football Team Signs with Social Gaming Company
MANCHESTER, U.K. (April 26, 2013) -- Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world today hosted a launch event to celebrate its new sponsorship agreement with gloops, Japan's leading social gaming company.

 

MDI Customers Set Record for Ticket Entries
ALPHARETTA, Georgia (April 25, 2013) -- MDI Entertainment, LLC, a subsidiary of SCIENTIFIC GAMES Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS), announced today that lotteries utilizing its Sciplay.Logic platform saw combined same-day ticket entries reach an all-time high last month. Same-day ticket entries for the lotteries, which include Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Vermont and North Carolina, totalled more than 500,000 on March 24 - the most ever in one day.

 

Playtech Extends Contract with RAY
LONDON, UK (April 26, 2013) -- Playtech (LSE: PTEC), the international designer, developer, licensor and provider of software and services for the online, mobile, TV and land-based gaming industry, announces a two-year extension of the Company's contract with RAY, (Finnish Slot Machine Association).

 

Lottery Postpones Syndicated Debt Issuance
MADRID, Spain (April 26, 2013) -- Spain's state-owned Loterias, or Lottery, has postponed again plans to make a syndicated debt issuance

 

Lottery Reports Revenue Down as the Impact of Casinos Is Realized
BALTIMORE, Maryland (April 26, 2013) -- Maryland Lottery revenue is down $8.3 million so far this year as some players shift their gaming dollars to the state's casinos.



IGT predicts 4th Year of Double-Digit Growth
RENO, Nevada (April 25, 2013) -- International Game Technology says a strong performance in its earnings for the second quarter has the Nevada-based slot-machine maker confident it will post its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth.

 

Svenska Spel Reposts Strong Financial Results but Concedes to Losing Market Share
STOCHOLM, Sweden (April 26, 2013) - The Swedish games has reported strong financial results. They have also admitted to also a loss in the market share, as evidenced in the Swedish Game AGM.




Month Sees Lower Lottery Revenue
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 25, 2013) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission reported on Thursday that Lottery revenues for March 2013 are nearly $20 million lower than in March 2012.
 
 
 
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