 Taiwan POS
Maker Firich Looks to Sports Lottery Market in China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (March 3, 2008) -- Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker
of POS (point of sale) equipment/devices, will supply sports lottery machines
and peripheral hardware to China-based Beijing Telenet Information Technology
(TIT) on a strategic-alliance basis.............Subscribers
Taiwan Lottery to Boost Super Lotto Jackpot as Part of its
Lunar New Year Promotion
TAIPEI, Taiwan (February 6, 2008)
-- Taiwan Lottery Co announced yesterday that it would add an extra NT$200
million (US$6.24 million) to the Super Lotto jackpot tomorrow as part of its
Lunar New Year promotion.................Subscribers Activists Claim Sports Lotteries Will Hurt Welfare
Programs
TAIPEI, Taiwan (January 30, 2008) -- Advocates of
social welfare programs have urged the Sports Affairs Council (SAC) to
establish a law to regulate the issuance of sports
lotteries....................Subscribers
Lottery Created 31 Billionaires Last Year,
Operator Says
TAIPEI, Taiwan (January 12, 2008) -- The
nation's computerized Public Welfare Lottery created 31 billionaires and 61
millionaires last year, the lottery's operator said on
Thursday..............Subscribers
Taiwan Gaming Machine Maker Astro to Set Up
Animation Art Design Center in China
TAIPEI, Taiwan
(January 9, 2008) -- Astro, a Taiwan-based developer of arcade/casino gaming
machines, will invest US$3 million to establish a subsidiary in Xiamen,
southeastern China..........Subscribers CTCB May Miss Last Year's Lottery Sales Target
TAIPEI, Taiwan (January 5, 2008) -- Sales of Public Welfare Lottery tickets
were estimated to be NT$64 billion (US$1.97 billion) last year, lottery
operator China Trust Commercial Bank said yesterday................Subscribers
Cabinet
Approves Amendment to the Statute for Public Welfare Lotteries
TAIPEI, Taiwan (December 6, 2007) -- The Cabinet approved an amendment to
the Statute for Public Welfare Lotteries yesterday that stipulates 80 percent
of the surplus money made from the sports lottery should be designated for
hosting international sports competitions and developing physical
activity..................Subscribers NTUST Opens Lottery, Gaming Research Center
TAIPEI, Taiwan (November 30, 2007) -- The National Taiwan University of
Science and Technology (NTUST) established yesterday the first Institute for
the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming in Taiwan to conduct the research
on the thriving gaming business..............Subscribers Five Share Second-Highest Jackpot Ever Seen in Local Lottery
History
TAIPEI, Taiwan (December 5, 2007) -- A grand prize
of up to NT$1.27 billion in the Big Lotto last night was jointly shared by five
lucky winners, with each winning NT$254.9 million, according to Taiwan Lottery
Co.................Subscribers Taiwan Government to Put Opening of Casino Industry on
Hold
TAIPEI, Taiwan (October 9, 2007) -- The government
will not open up the casino industry for the moment due to the absence of
relevant legal framework and a lack of public consensus..............Subscribers
Public Welfare Lottery Profits Reach Nearly
NT$10 Billion in Eight Months
TAIPEI, Taiwan (October 8,
2007) -- As reported Taiwan Lottery Co. (TLC)
announced that aggregate profits earned from the issuance of public welfare
lottery tickets ran close to NT$10 billion in the first eight months of the
year................Subscribers Sports Lotteries to Go Head-to-Head with Public Welfare
Lottery
TAIWAN (September 26, 2007) -- Statistics released
by the Ministry of Finance show that in the first quarter of 2007, registered
sales of lottery tickets were NT$14.16 billion, down from NT$16.56 billion a
year ago.......Subscribers Taiwan-Based Manufacturer to Expand Production Capacity in
China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (September 10, 2007) -- ICP
Electronics, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of industrial PCs (IPCs), will expand
the production capacity of Armorlink SH Corporation, its
subsidiary.........Subscribers Gambling Prospects to be Examined at Taipei
Summit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Aug 23, 2007) -- The Taiwan Gambling
& Entertainment Summit 2007 is scheduled to be held in Taipei City on
Monday with the aim of examining ..........Subscribers CPBL Scandal Will Not Affect Lottery Plan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (August 28, 2007) -- A recent scandal involving five
professional baseball players who allegedly rigged games in the Chinese
Professional Baseball League (CPBL) will not affect ...........Subscribers Bidders Set Sights on Second Phase of Lottery
KOREA (July 10, 2007) -- The first phase of the Lotto business managed by
Kookmin Bank and the Korea Lottery Service for
the past five years will end ............Subscribers POS Maker Firich to Invest in Singapore-Listed LottVision for
China Market of Lottery Machines
TAIPEI, Taiwan (July 5,
2007) -- Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale)
equipment/devices, on July 4 announced the signing of ..........Subscribers Sports Lottery Moves Forward
TAIPEI, Taiwan
(June 1, 2007) -- The Ministry of Finance is expected to select the issuing
bank for the much-anticipated sports lottery by September 10, while the lotto
operations should be launched by April 15 next year..........Subscribers Taiwan Lottery Co Releases Statistics on Lottery
Winners
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 24, 2007) -- Since the Taiwan
Lottery Co started issuing lottery tickets on January 1, it has
created........Subscribers Finance Ministry to Announce Request for Proposals for Sports
Lottery
TAIPEI, Taiwan (April 30, 2007) -- The Ministry of
Finance (MoF) is scheduled to sit down with four banks interested in issuing
sports lottery tickets on Wednesday in preparation..........Subscribers Lottery Company President Resigns
TAIPEI,
Taiwan (Apr 14, 2007) -- Taiwan Lottery Company president Chang Ruu-tian has
reportedly resigned amid complaints that.........Subscribers New Lottery Operator Promises to Smooth Out Initial Teething
Problems
TAIPEI, Taiwan (January 3, 2007) -- Taiwan
Lottery, a subsidiary of Chinatrust Financial Holding Co, took over from Taipei
Fubon Bank as the nation's exclusive Public Welfare Lottery issuer and started
lotto operations............Subscribers Operator Unveils New Lottery Games and a New Method of
Announcing Results
TAIPEI, Taiwan (January 2, 2007) --
Taiwan Lottery Co.is reported to have officially taken over the administration
and operation of Taiwan's public welfare lotteries yesterday........Subscribers Lottery Prepares for Change Over
TAIPEI,
Taiwan (January 1, 2007) – Taiwan Lottery Co.officially took over the
administration and operation of Taiwan's public welfare lotteries on News Years
Day...........Subscribers
Lottery
Announce a Longer Rollover Period and a New Scratch Card Game Designed to
Attract a New Demographic Of Players
TAIPEI, Taiwan
(November 30, 2006) -- Taiwan Lottery Co. has announced a longer rollover
period and a new scratch card game designed to attract a new demographic of
players................................Subscribers Lottery Company Names Acting Chairman
TAIPEI, Taiwan (October 20, 2006) -- Taiwan Lottery Company, a subsidiary
of Chinatrust Commercial Bank, decided yesterday afternoon that president Chang
Ruu-tian would serve as acting chairman after
chairman.......................Subscribers
Parties Meet to Resolve
"Unreasonable Regulations” for Lotto Retailers
TAIPEI,
Taiwan (September 6, 2006) -- The Ministry of Finance, Chinatrust Commercial
Bank and lottery agency representatives will reportedly meet tomorrow to
resolve a dispute that has been brewing for months...........Subscribers
Officials Criticize Bank
Over ‘Unreasonable’ Lotto Regulations
TAIPEI,
Taiwan (September 6, 2006) -- The Ministry of Finance yesterday called on
Chinatrust Commercial Bank, which has won the exclusive right to issue public
lotteries starting next year, to adjust some of the............Subscribers Taiwan Lottery Chooses Sybase BI Solutions to Manage The
Complexity Behind Tough Business Decisions
HONG KONG (July
18, 2006) -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise
infrastructure and mobile software, announced that several leading Asia Pacific
companies have recently chosen Sybase ........................Subscribers New Lottery Operator Lists Selection Process for Lotto
Agencies
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 5, 2006) -- Chinatrust
Commercial Bank, which won the exclusive right to issue public lotteries
starting next year.........................Subscribers Chinatrust Selects Vendor for Taiwan’s Online Lottery
Contract
WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island (April 20, 2006) --
GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE: GTK) was notified by Chinatrust Commercial
Bank Co., Ltd, the new license holder for the Public Welfare Lottery of Taiwan,
that it has selected......................Subscribers INTRALOT Expands Its Presence in Asia by Obtaining a Seven Year
Project with ChinaTrust Commercial Bank
ATHENS, Greece
(April 18, 2006) -- INTRALOT, through a joint venture, has been selected as the
preferred bidder of ChinaTrust Commercial Bank in
Taiwan...........................Read the full story at:
Vol.35 No.3 New Lottery Ticket to Raise Funds for Global Sport
Events
TAIPEI, Taiwan (February 23, 2006) -- A new kind of
lottery ticket to raise funds to sponsor international sports events will
reportedly be issued next year ..........................Subscribers Lottery Players Losing Enthusiasm
TAIPEI,
Taiwan (February 17, 2006) – Taiwan’s enthusiasm for lotteries
reportedly eased last year when players spent only NT$71.88 billion (US$2.2
billion) on lotto tickets, the lowest amount over the past four
years.................................Subscribers Lottery Sales Hit New Low Last Year
TAIPEI,
Taiwan (February 16, 2006) -- Public-Interest Lottery sales totaled NT$71.89
billion in 2005, the lowest on record since the inauguration of the
computerized lottery in 2002.............................Subscribers
Chinatrust Bank
Outbids Three Rivals for Taiwan's 'Public-Interest' Lottery
TAIPEI, Taiwan (December 22, 2005) – As Lottery Insider reported
yesterday the Chinatrust Commercial Bank has won the right to run the country's
'Public-Interest' Lottery.......................Subscribers Chinatrust Financial Unit Wins Bid to Run Taiwan
Lottery
TAIWAN (December 22, 2005) -- The banking unit of
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. has reportedly won the right to run lotteries
in Taiwan from 2007 after making a NT$2 billion bid for yearly contributions to
the government..........................Subscribers Management of Lottery Money Criticised
TAIPEI, Taiwan (September 26, 2005) -- Five years after public welfare
lottery surpluses were given to local governments to use for social welfare,
the Taipei City Government held its first public hearing on how to use the
funds.........................Subscribers Proposed Sports Lottery to Focus on International
Events
TAIPEI, Taiwan (August 4, 2005) -- A sports
lottery, scheduled to begin next year, will first focus on international
sporting events and then expand to local competitions to lessen the chances of
gambling fraud.................................Subscribers Premier Not Opposed to National Sports Lottery
TAIPEI, Taiwan (July 28, 2005) -- Premier Frank Hsieh is not opposed to
starting a national sports lottery separate from the current charitable
ones..........................Subscribers Lotto Buyers Form Syndicates as Jackpot Reaches Record
High
TAIPEI, Taiwan (April 27, 2005) – Taiwan’s
national lotto jackpot could reportedly hit a record NT$1.1 billion, while some
media reports claim it could go as high as NT$2.1 billion
today........................Subscribers
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