Raha-automaattiyhdistys (Finland’s Slot Machine Association), which is generally referred to as RAY, was established in 1938 to raise funds through gaming operations to support Finnish health and welfare organizations.
RAY has an exclusive right in Finland to operate slot machines and casino table games, and to run a casino. RAY’s activities are based on four values: reliability, efficiency, customer-orientation, and respect for the individual.

Slot Machine Association’s (RAY) Jackpot Goes to Associations For the Disabled
RAY is granting a total of MEUR 278.2 of funding to health and social welfare organisations next year. The funding is being used to support social contributions, information and guidance as well as peer activities and voluntary work, among other things.......................Subscribers

Finland’s Slot Machine Association Report Gaming Revenue Declines Slightly
Economic recession calls for focus on the future
FINLAND (August 20, 2008) -- In the first half of 2009, RAY’s total gaming revenue amounted to EUR 318 million, a decrease of EUR six million, or 1.8 per cent, from the corresponding period last year...................Subscribers

Finnish Lotteries Act Project's Final Report Ready
VANTAA, Finland (May 11, 2009) -- The steering group of the Finnish Lotteries Act project delivered its final report to the Finnish Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund on Tuesday 28 April. The final report proposes that the gaming system that has been prevalent in Finland for decades should be laid down by the Lotteries Act....................Subscribers

Finland's Gaming Policy Becomes Clearer
FINLAND (April 28, 2009) -- The implementation of the measures presented in the report of the steering group chaired by Secretary of State Ilkka Oksala will clarify and strengthen the Finnish gaming system.....................Subscribers

Finland’s Slot Machine Association to Launch Online Poker This Year -Wallin
FINLAND (March 30, 2009) -- Stefan Wallin (spp), the Finnish culture and sport minister, was quoted as saying by national daily ‘Helsingin Sanomat’ on Sunday he was confident that Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY), Finland’s Slot Machine Association, the Finnish government's gaming monopoly, would launch an online poker site by the end of the year.................Subscribers

Game Monitor Helps Players to Control Their Gaming
FINLAND (March 8, 2009) -- Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY) offers its customers a way of monitoring the amount of time and money they spend playing, so they are in a position to make conscious decisions about their own gaming....................Subscribers

Finland’s Slot Machine Association Increases Maximum Wins on Slot Machines
FINLAND (march 8, 2009) -- Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY) is increasing the maximum wins on its slot machines. Machines located in business premises, such as shops and kiosks, will have their maximum wins increased from €20 to €50, in bars and clubs the increase will be from €40 to €75 and in RAY’s own arcades from..............Subscribers

Proposed Changes to Finnish Lotteries Act Raise European Commission Concerns Even Further
BRUSSELS, Belgium (February 12, 2009) -- The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes the European Commission’s decision to issue formal Comments (1) against the proposed changes to the Finnish lotteries act. These changes, if implemented, would................Subscribers

Finland’s Slot Machine Association Achieved Its Targets in 2008
FINLAND (February 17, 2009) -- RAY’s gaming revenue and turnover were both up by 1% when compared with the previous year, which is in line with RAY’s target for moderate growth.................Subscribers