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 Welcome to Visit Firich Enterprises at
Compuex Taipei on June 2-6, 2009
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 2009)
-- Welcome to join the 29th Taipei International Technology Show, the largest
trade show in Asia. We are cordially invitating you to be our guest and join us
to explore the new dimension in POS systems from FEC at the upcoming Computex
exhibition.
The latest developments for all your POS needs containing POS
systems, POS monitors, Box PCs, and Wall-mounted products will be on display.
The exhibition is from the 2nd to 6th of June 2009 in Taipei. Please reserve
your time and visit us at L701, L703, L801, L803 at the Taipei Nangang
Exhibition Hall. We are looking forward to seeing you there.
SOURCE:
Firich Enterprises Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Lottery Scores
Earnings of NT$1.664 Billion in March
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May
8, 2009) -- Taiwan Lottery Co., Ltd. raked in earnings of NT$1.664 billion in
March alone, and its aggregate profits recorded between January 2007 and March
2009 amounted to NT$41.327 billion, according to statistics released by the
firm yesterday..................Subscribers
Invoice Lottery To Add Two Grand Prizes To
Draw
TAIPEI, Taiwan (September 4, 2008) -- The Taxation
Agency under the Ministry of Finance announced yesterday that it will add two
more grand prizes to the bi-monthly uniform invoice lottery, beginning
from.................Subscribers
Lottery Retailers Want
Online Betting
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Friday, March 7, 2008) --
Dozens of lottery retailers in Kaohsiung staged a protest in the southern port
city on Wednesday, demanding the right to offer ‘online
betting’ once the island's sports lottery goes on
sale................Subscribers
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
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