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GTECH G2 Congratulates Licensees Nominated for EGR
Awards
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (December 21,
2009) - Several prominent GTECH G2 software licensees have been nominated for
EGR Awards in recognition of their innovation and business success. The awards
will be presented in London during EGR Live, a new event bringing the online
gaming industry together for seminars, workshops, displays and networking.
GTECH G2,
GTECH's new igaming division
which combines the resources of Boss Media, Finsoft, St Minver and Dynamite
Idea, is a sponsor of the annual gala event to be held at Old Billingsgate on
30th November.
Gaming Media Group, which operates
Poker Heaven, is nominated for "Poker Operator of the Year." Poker
Heaven runs on GTECH G2's poker software and is part of the International Poker
Network (IPN), the largest independent European poker network. Gaming Media
Group is also nominated in the "Rising Star" category.
BetClic, Bet365, and Bwin, all of
which offer GTECH G2's innovative games, are nominated for the coveted
"Operator of the Year" trophy.
BetClic Poker has been part of the
International Poker Network for some time and BetClic is currently integrating
GTECH G2's full casino suite, including download games, flash games and Games
Room, all of which will be managed through the GTECH G2's GMS back end.
"We're very proud to serve each
of these successful operators," said Atul Bali, President of GTECH G2.
"We are honoured that these leaders include our products in their offerings
and we look forward to continuing to help them in driving the high standards
they have set."
GTECH G2 is hosting a debate on the
Harmonization of European iGaming Legislation in London 2nd December
immediately following EGR Live. Information for interested operators and
industry analysts is at http://www.igamingdebate.com.
About GTECH G2 (www.gtechg2.com)
GTECH G2 brings together —
under one brand — the combined expertise of GTECH and its extensive
lottery insight with leaders in the interactive gaming world providing a
complete gaming portfolio of poker, bingo, casino, sportsbetting, fully managed
services and instant games. The group includes Boss Media (www.bossmedia.com), a
leading innovator in software and systems for Poker, Casino and Bingo
entertainment; Finsoft (www.finsoft.com), a leading provider of enterprise-wide
real time trading solutions for the commercial sports betting industry - both
interactive and retail; St Minver (www.stminverltd.com), a fully managed
service provider of Internet games to media, lifestyle, and other brands; and
Dynamite Idea (www.dynamiteidea.com), a developer of unique, innovative
digital instant and side games. Consolidating combined talent and expertise
into one premiere brand means that GTECH G2 can provide a flexible digital
solution to all customers, large or small, wherever they may be.
About the International Poker
Network (IPN) (www.ipnpoker.com)
The International Poker Network has
well over three million poker players and is Europe's largest independent poker
network. It offers players a full suite of card games including Texas Hold'em
and 7 card stud with 24/7 multi-level customer service including chat, email
and telephone. The IPN, which includes such popular poker sites as
VirginPoker.com, PokerHeaven.com and the Casino-Club.com poker room, frequently
awards six-figure Bad Beat jackpots and regularly hosts Guaranteed EUR1,000,000
tournaments. The International Poker Network is operated by GTECH G2 and
managed by GTECH G2 St Minver, one of the four igaming companies acquired by
lottery industry giant GTECH to form its interactive gaming division.
SOURCE: GTECH G2, Larry Colcy,
Lyceum Media, Phone +44 (0)207 976 6469.
SAZKA Audit Committee Announcement
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 18,
2009) -- At its 168th regular meeting of 22 October 2009, the Board of
Directors of SAZKA, a.s.
(SAZKA) resolved that SAZKA’s Supervisory Board should carry out the
activities of the Audit Committee, pursuant to Section 44, paragraph 3, of Act
No 93/2009 Coll., on auditors, until the 2010 General Meeting.
At its 103rd regular meeting of 17
December 2009, SAZKA’s Supervisory Board agreed to carry out Audit
Committee’s activities.
The Act No 93/2009 Coll., on
auditors, newly stipulates the obligation for those legal entities established
under Czech law whose securities are traded on the European Union market to
establish the Audit Committee. The Committee Members are appointed by a
company’s top body, which is the General Meeting in the case of SAZKA,
with a supervisory body performing the Committee’s activities until the
General Meeting takes the decision. The Audit Committee subsequently performs
its tasks in cooperation with external independent auditors and audit
firms.
SOURCE: Zdeněk Zikmund, Press
Spokesperson, SAZKA, a.s., Tel.: 266 12 92 22, Fax: 266 12 26 67, E-mail:
zikmund@sazka.cz.
Lottomatica Group Subsidiary GTECH Corporation Signs Three-Year
Contract Extension To Provide 2,250 Additional Lottery Terminals And Software
Services For Instituto Provincial De Loterias Y Casinos In
Argentina
- GTECH To Assist
Lottery In Growing Sales Through Retailer Expansion.
- Represents
GTECH’s 10th Lottery Contract Extension In 2009.
ROME (Italy) – PROVIDENCE,
Rhode Island (December 18, 2009) –
Lottomatica Group
S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary,
GTECH Corporation, has
signed a three-year contract extension to provide additional lottery terminals
and services to Boldt Gaming SA, which, in turn, will provide such products and
services to Instituto Provincial De Loterias Y Casinos (IPLC)
of the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The contract between IPLC and
Boldt Gaming, and the contract between Boldt Gaming and GTECH have been
extended through November 2012.
“GTECH is committed to its
customers,” said GTECH President and CEO
Jaymin B. Patel.
“We look forward to continuing our partnership with Boldt Gaming, which
began more than 15 years ago. We have a cohesive plan in place to assist IPLC
in expanding their retailer base to more than 6,000 locations with the
deployment of 2,250 new IMAGINE lottery terminals over the next three
years.”
“Today’s announcement
also represents the 10th lottery customer to extend its contract with GTECH
this year,” continued Mr. Patel. “This is a strong endorsement
of GTECH’s focus on strengthening customer relationships through superior
service delivery and attention to customer priorities.”
Under the terms of the extension,
GTECH will provide approximately 2,250 IMAGINE™ online lottery terminals,
adding to IPLC’s existing base of 4,000 GTECH-provided terminals. The
IMAGINE GT1100 allows more innovative play-slip designs of ticket shape giving
way to more creative marketing and game concepts, and also facilitates the
quick introduction of new games and game design changes for IPLC.
In addition, GTECH will provide its
IP-based ES Connect® software. ES Connect is a highly-secure, high-volume,
open standards network interface that connects a lottery’s transaction
processing engine to a multitude of sales channels and devices. The Company
will also offer software support services over the three-year period.
About Lottomatica Group
Lottomatica Group is a market leader
in the Italian gaming industry and one of the largest Lottery operators in the
world based on total wagers and, through its subsidiary GTECH Corporation, is a
leading provider of lottery and gaming technology solutions worldwide.
Together, the companies are the only vertically integrated full service lottery
group. Lottomatica Group is majority owned by De Agostini, which belongs to a
century-old publishing and media services group. Lottomatica is listed on the
Stock Exchange of Milan under the trading symbol “LTO”. In 2008, the
Company had approximately €2.1 billion in revenues and 7,500 employees in
over 50 countries when combined with GTECH.
For further information CONTACT:
Robert K. Vincent, GTECH Corporation, Public Affairs, T. (+1) 401 3927452.
Triple One’s Break the Bank; For Lottery Players, Pick 3 is
Number One
BALTIMORE, Maryland (December 18,
2009) - Thanks to today’s Midday Lottery drawing thousands of Pick 3
players will be smiling a little wider this winter weekend, their pockets
stuffed with cash. Thanks to that same drawing, an office full of Lottery
accountants will be very busy. This is what happens when triple numbers
are drawn.
To say that the 1-1-1 drawn during
the Midday Pick 3 drawing broke the bank is a bit of an understatement.
Those accountants were happy when the records showed that more than $340,000
was wagered on today’s drawing but their smiles faded when the Pick 3
results generated a $1.6 million payout – an astounding 473% of
sales. According to Lottery officials, big payouts are common when
triples are drawn. This day’s payout, however, will be one to
remember for players.
The Maryland Lottery’s Pick 3
drawings are held twice daily -- midday and evening, seven-days-a-week and are
televised every day on WBAL-TV.
SOURCE:
Maryland Lottery.
New Games Feature Kansas National Guard and The Saturday Evening
Post
TOPEKA, Kansas (December 17, 2009) -
The Kansas Lottery has
launched two new Veterans Benefit games that will provide direct funding for
programs that benefit our Kansas military veterans. The games are being sent to
Lottery retailers this week.
The Saturday Evening Post is a $2
instant scratch game featuring historical military-themed magazine cover
illustrations by Norman Rockwell. One of the illustrations depicts Rosie the
Riveter; the other honors the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines. Players can win up
to $10,000 playing the game.
“We think The Saturday
Evening Post game is a very appropriate way to honor our military veterans and
will be well received by our Kansas Lottery players,” said Executive
Director Ed Van
Petten. “We also think these games will appeal to
collectors.”
The second game launched this week
by the Kansas Lottery is a $1 National Guard Veterans instant scratch game
featuring logos of the Kansas Army National Guard and the Kansas Air National
Guard. Players can win up to $5,000 on that game.
“We’re especially proud
of this game, as it honors the service of our brave men and women of the Kansas
Army and Air National Guard,” Van Petten said.
Net proceeds from Kansas Lottery
Veterans games are currently distributed as follows:
- 30 percent to the Museum of the
Kansas National Guard
- 40 percent to Kansas National
Guard Education Assistance Act Scholarships
- 30 percent to the Kansas
Veterans’ Home in Winfield, the Kansas Soldiers’ Home at Fort Dodge,
and the Veterans Cemetery System
Since the legislation authorizing
Veterans Benefit games was passed in 2003, the Kansas Lottery has transferred
more than $5.4 million from the sale of these games. Initially the games were
sold only from May to November. In May 2008, sales of Veterans Benefit games
were expanded to year round.
CONTACT: Sally Lunsford (785)
296-5708, sally.lunsford@kslottery.net
SOURCE: Kansas Lottery.
Delaware Lottery's New $100,000 Parlay Card Proves Popular With
Bettors
Delaware Park PLAYER
Misses $100,000 Jackpot by ONE GAME on Monday Night
DOVER, Delaware (December 16, 2009)
-- Since its debut at Delaware's racetrack casinos three weeks ago, the
Delaware Lottery's
$100,000 Parlay Cards have quickly become a favorite among sports bettors.
Last week, the $100,000 jackpot was nearly awarded to a single player who
missed by just one game when the Arizona Cardinals lost to the San Francisco
49ers in Monday Night Football.
For a $5 wager, the $100,000 Parlay
Card requires players to select 15 NFL games correctly against the point
spread. Last week, one customer at Delaware Park selected the first 14 football
games correctly and needed the favored Cardinals to beat the 49ers by more than
4 points. The 49ers beat the Cardinals 24-9.
"The State has been pleased with
the popularity and excitement created by the $100,000 Parlay Card and we look
forward to adding additional games to the sports lottery wagering menu in the
future," said Delaware Acting Finance Secretary Tom Cook.
The $100,000 Parlay Card is
distributed on Thursdays with the other weekly cards at Delaware's three
racetrack casinos: Delaware Park, Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway. Because
of NFL games on Thursday and Saturday, this week's $100,000 Parlay Card must be
played by kickoff of the Cowboys-Saints game on Saturday at 8:20 p.m.
The Delaware Lottery also offers the
following Parlay Cards each week: Half-Point, Teaser, Super Teaser, Delaware
Favorites, Monday Night and Early Bird.
Since the start of operations in
1975, the Delaware Lottery has contributed more than $3 billion to the state's
General Fund to help finance needed state services that benefit everyone in
Delaware. The Lottery offers a variety of games: POWERBALL®, HOT
LOTTO®, MULTI-WIN LOTTO, FAST PLAY®, PLAY 3, PLAY 4, and assorted
Instant Games. Delaware Lottery game and promotional details are available at
delottery.com, at licensed retailers, and from the Lottery's office in
Dover.
Winner Privacy is our Policy.
The Delaware Lottery only publishes
winner names with their consent.
SOURCE: Delaware Lottery.
Multimedia Games Granted Manufacturer and Distributor License by
Mississippi Gaming Commission
AUSTIN, Texas (December 18, 2009) --
Multimedia Games,
Inc. MGAM (“Multimedia Games” or the “Company”) today
announced that the Mississippi Gaming Commission has granted the Company a
manufacturer/distributor license and has granted approvals to members of the
Company’s senior management team.
Today’s action by the
Mississippi Gaming Commission is the first stage in the
process to allow Multimedia Games to sell slot machines to, or place them on a
revenue share basis in, commercial casinos in the State of Mississippi. The
license is Multimedia Games’ first ever for a major commercial casino
market and reflects the progress the Company is making in expanding its
licensed gaming jurisdictions.
The license allows Multimedia Games
to submit its Class III units to the Mississippi Gaming Commission Laboratory
for evaluation and approval. The Company expects to submit several
high-performing video reel titles to the Mississippi Gaming Commission
Laboratory for evaluation in calendar 2010. Subject to approval of its Class
III units by the Mississippi Gaming Commission Laboratory, Multimedia Games
expects to offer its first for sale slot machines in the State in mid-calendar
2010.
About Multimedia Games
Gaming technology developer and
distributor, Multimedia Games, is a creator and supplier of comprehensive
systems, content and electronic gaming units for Class III and Class II Native
American gaming markets, as well as for commercial casinos and charity and
international bingo markets. Multimedia Games has approximately 16,000 gaming
units in operation domestically and internationally installed on
revenue-sharing arrangements. Multimedia Games also supplies the central
determinant system for approximately 12,500 video lottery terminals
(“VLTs”) installed at racetracks in the State of New York. Multimedia
Games is focused on the further development of new gaming systems and products
for the markets it currently serves as well as for new domestic and
international market opportunities. Additional information may be found at
www.multimediagames.com.
SOURCE: Multimedia Games, Inc.
edited press release. CONTACT: Ginny Shanks, 512-334-7500, Chief Marketing
Officer or Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated, Joseph N. Jaffoni, Richard Land,
212-835-8500, Email: mgam@jcir.com.
SAZKA Electronic Newsletter for Partners and Financial
Institutions
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 18,
2009) -- SAZKA a.s. (SAZKA)
has started to distribute a new Electronic Newsletter, designed for its
partners and financial institutions. The English version of the Newsletter is
also available at www.sazka.cz, in section Communication with Investors.
The Newsletter, usually issued on a
quarterly basis, includes financial, economic, legal and operational
information regarding SAZKA and the BESTSPORT akciová společnost,
the owner and operator of multipurpose O2 arena. In the Newsletter, SAZKA
releases data and comments on economic results, as well as news from
legislation, operations and marketing. The Newsletter also includes answers to
frequently asked questions. The SAZKA Electronic Newsletter is distributed to
banks and financial institutions, bondholders, certain business partners and
rating agencies.
Shareholders of SAZKA, which is the
largest non-governmental provider of funds to good causes in the Czech
Republic, include civic associations active in sport and physical education.
SAZKA operates instant and number lotteries, sports and odds bets, fast-draw
games and a central lottery system with interactive video-lottery terminals. In
the non lottery business, the company offers a mobile phone top-up service;
sales of tickets for cultural, sporting and other events; cash payments of
paying-in slips, invoices and insurance; a sales module; and payments for
services and goods ordered over the Internet. SAZKA is a regular member of the
most important international lottery organisations, the European Lotteries and
the World Lottery Association.
SOURCE: Zdeněk Zikmund, Press
Spokesperson, SAZKA, a.s., Tel.: 266 12 92 22, Fax: 266 12 26 67, E-mail:
zikmund@sazka.cz.
Ladbrokes is Set to Launch a Dedicated Italian Poker Service in Early
January Following Receipt of a Licence From Italian Regulator
AAMS
LONDON, U.K. (December 21, 2009) -
The new service will offer a range of Texas Hold'em tournaments at launch. The
service will only be available to Italian players in accordance with local
regulations which also require all games to be tournaments rather than cash
games.
The regulated Italian gambling
market is expected to be the biggest in Europe this year with online, regulated
poker expected to generate €2.2 billion in turnover. According to H2
Capital regulated poker in Italy will generate €280 million in gross
revenues for operators in 2009. With regulations set to allow cash games and
casino gaming, the onshore regulated market is expected to generate gross
revenues of approximately €630 million during 2010 rising to nearly
€800 million by 2012.
Ladbrokes launched its licensed
Italian sportsbook, www.Ladbrokes.it in 2008 and is now broadening its online
product offer. Following the launch of poker it is planning to launch Italian
casino and bingo services in the months ahead.
www.Ladbrokes.it
currently has over 35,000 registered customers.
Commenting on the launch of the
service Christopher Bell Chief Executive said: "We are committed to
expanding the international reach of our online business and Italy is an
excellent regulated market opportunity. We hope that further positive changes
in regulations in Italy will allow us to further expand our product range by
launching cash games in poker, as well as bingo and casino gaming later this
year."
Earlier this year Ladbrokes
announced its plans to sell its Italian retail business and focus on
www.Ladbrokes.it.
SOURCE: Ladbrokes Press Release.
President of Polla Chilena: One of the 100 Leading Women in
Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (December 10, 2009)
- After 16 thousand people virtually nominated one thousand Chilean women to be
acknowledged and awarded by their leadership and performance, an elite jury
chose one hundred out of these women as the ones who have the highest national
credit.
Eight years ago, the organization
called Mujeres Empresarias and El Mercurio -one of the most important mass
media in the country-, decided to start an outstanding task: to acknowledge and
award the performance and work of several women in their different areas, who
have become an inspiring example for the Chilean women.
This year, and after been nominated
for this award, the President of Polla
Chilena's Board of Directors, Veronica Montellano, became one of the 100
leading Chilean women, under the category of "Executives and
Entrepreneurs," a distinction that was shared with other outstanding
Chilean women who also were distinguished by their work in the areas of Public
Service, Social Service, Professionals and Academics.
Such recognition was obtained after
analysing and studying each of the cases proposed. This was done by the jury of
this initiative comprised by entrepreneurs, executives, governmental
authorities and public players, being all of them highly important within the
country.
In the awarding ceremony, the
Executive Director of Mujeres Empresarias organization, Francisca Valdes,
highlighted the increasing participation this event has had during the years
and the interest shown by the people towards this event, as compared to the
beginnings of the initiative. The possibility of rewarding the work of many
Chilean women who "dares and give themselves" in its most diverse roles,
as well as generating and inspiring instances for all those women who are still
behind to fight for their own dreams, are the motivations driving this public
awarding initiative, as stated Valdes.
Her excellent professional career in
each of her executive roles, her outstanding work in Fundacion Mujeres de
Palabra and the significant role she has played as President of Polla Chilena
in her four year-period in that position, apart from her permanente work to
make this public company one of the leading companies in the country and within
the lottery market -both in Latinamerica and the world-, were only a few of the
reasons why Veronica Montellano obtained this important recognition.
In spite of the inequity and gender
inequality still existing in Chile, Veronica Montellano became one of the
feminine referents this year, as a succesful executive, professional and woman.
And, as the Executive Director of
Mujeres Empresarias stated, "each of the awarded women are an example worthy
of being followed since they were important in the spheres of action they
worked in, thanks to their merits and to their capacity to fight for their
ideals and objectives, irrespective of the difficulties." In this way,
Veronica Montellano, became one of the Chilean women most renown this year
2009, and also the President of the Republic of Chile, Michelle Bachelet; The
General Minister of the Interior, Carolina Toha; and the Chilean writer kown in
the whole world, Isabel Allende, among others, who were also selected as part
of the 100 Leading Women of the year.
SOURCE: Polla Chilena de
Beneficencia.
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