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Vol. 42 No. 10
Monday March 10 2008



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Wincor Nixdorf

  • GTECH Corporation and Medstroms AB Acquire Approximately 92 Percent of Boss Media AB. Full Story
  • INTRALOT Signs Contract In Turkey.
    Full Story
  • Numbers Show World Poker Tour® Most Popular Lottery Poker Brand. Full Story
  • Scientific Games Signs Contract to Provide 25,000 Leonardo/WAVE™ Terminals to Sisal in Italy. Full Story
  • Vermont Lottery Hits the Big 3-0 . Full Story
  • SD Lottery to Release “Sturgis Motorcycle Rally” Instant Scratch Game. Full Story
  • Pollard Banknote Awarded New Multi-Year Instant Ticket Contract by France’s National Lottery. Full Story
  • Changes Prepare the Way for New Lottery Era. Full Story
  • Flaming Hot New Campaign; Camelot Launches New Bingo Scratchcard Campaign. Full Story
  • AGC's Daily 3 Promotion Set to Begin in Michigan. Full Story
  • Daily 3 Offers Bonus Prize. Full Story
  • Lotto's Giant Nest Eggs Set to Break. Full Story

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Lottomatica Subsidiary GTECH Corporation and Medstroms AB Acquire Approximately 92 Percent of Boss Media AB

ROME (Italy) - PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (March 3, 2008) - Lottomatica S.p.A.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, and Medströms AB announced today that the public cash offer to the shareholders of Boss Media AB to acquire all outstanding shares of Boss Media at SEK25.00 (EUR2.66) has resulted in the Companies acquiring approximately 92 percent of the outstanding share capital and voting rights in Boss Media.

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The offer period has expired and the Companies have declared the offer unconditional. Having surpassed certain ownership thresholds, Swedish law allows for GTECH and Medströms to request that the Board of Directors of Boss Media commence a process to compel the sale of the remaining minority interests.

Further detailed information may be obtained at www.gemed.se.

The Offer is not being made (nor will any tender of shares be accepted from or on behalf of holders) in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance of any tender of shares therein would not be made in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, or the United States of America.

About Lottomatica (www.gruppolottomatica.it) and GTECH (www.gtech.com)

Lottomatica is one of the world's largest commercial lottery operators and a market leader in the Italian gaming industry. GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company, providing innovative technology, creative content, and superior service delivery. GTECH and Lottomatica together create a fully integrated lottery operator and gaming technology solutions provider - a combined company with worldwide scale, considerable financial strength, and industry-leading customer solutions. Lottomatica is majority owned by De Agostini, which belongs to a century-old publishing, media, and financial services group. Lottomatica is publicly traded on the Italian Stock Exchange (LTO), and in 2006, had approximately EUR1.7 billion in revenues and 5,900 employees in over 45 countries when combined with GTECH.

For further information: AD HOC Communication Advisors 02/7606741, Mario Pellegatta - Matteo Cidda 335/1415585.

GTECH Contact: Robert K. Vincent Public Affairs 1-401-392-7452.

 

INTRALOT Signs Contract In Turkey

ATHENS, Greece (February 29, 2008) -- INTRALOT announces that its subsidiary in Turkey, INTELTEK, signed a contract with the Turkish State Organization, Spor Toto, to continue the operation of the popular sports betting game “Iddaa” for up to one year. INTELTEK will continue uninterruptedly the operation of the game in the 4.000 points of sale that it has established in Turkey.

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The new contract came as a result of the recent law that has been voted by the Turkish Parliament that sets the framework for the operation of sports betting in Turkey. According to this law, it is expected that during this year a tender will be procured for the operation of sports betting in Turkey for the next period of up to 10 years.

INTRALOT S.A. CEO, Mr. Constantinos Antonopoulos, stated: “We are pleased to continue our successful cooperation with Spor Toto. Moreover, we are very proud that our investment in the Turkish market has yielded to the local community and will continue to add value to the Turkish state, to the football clubs and the agents. 2008 is expected to be a milestone year for the game “Iddaa”, since the presence of the Turkish national team in Euro 2008 will stimulate the interest of the Turkish players and further boost the sales of the game.

About INTRALOT (www.intralot.com)

INTRALOT, a public listed company, is the leading supplier of integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content and sports betting management, to state-licensed gaming organizations worldwide. It’s broad portfolio of products & services, its know-how of Lottery, Betting & Video Lottery operations and its leading-edge technology, give INTRALOT a competitive advantage which contributes directly to customers’ efficiency, profitability and growth. With presence in more than 40 countries, with 4.000 people and revenues of €791,4 m. for 2006, INTRALOT has established its presence on all 5 continents.

For more information please
CONTACT:  Ms Persa Kartsoli, Head of Corporate Affairs, Phone: +30-210 6156000, Fax: +30-210 6106800, email: kartsoli@intralot.com.

 

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Numbers Show World Poker Tour® Most Popular Lottery Poker Brand

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ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (March 3, 20080 -- MDI Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), announced today that after three years of lottery market experience,  numbers show that World Poker Tour® (WPT) instant lottery games are the unquestioned leader in popularity among lotteries and their players. WPT instant games have been sold at over 46,000 retail locations generating nearly $1 billion in sales. MDI has offered its customers WPT lottery games since 2004 and it has continually ranked as one of, if not the, most popular brand.

We evaluated the available poker licenses and determined that World Poker Tour is far more popular and successful with lotteries and their players than any other poker brand,” said Steve Saferin, MDI president. “The World Poker Tour is without a doubt the strongest and most appealing poker brand.”

In the three years that MDI has represented World Poker Tour, nearly 72 Hold ‘Em Poker instant games were launched in North America, 78 percent of which were World Poker Tour branded. The brand continues to excel in the Lottery space.

WPT instant tickets have also seen success across Canada while several European lotteries have expressed interest in running WPT games in 2008.

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What sets World Poker Tour apart from other poker brands is the depth and quality of its experiential marketing partnerships,” Saferin said. “Lotteries have taken advantage of these unique and exclusive prize and promotional opportunities.”

To remain pre-eminent in the poker sports, entertainment and gaming space, WPT continually penetrates new markets and reaches new audiences across various platforms, including wireless gaming through WPT Mobile, the fourth-ranked overall mobile game in the US; subscription gaming club, www.CLUBWPT.com; WPT Cruises; WPTAPL, which provides the WPT experience in over 23,000 amateur poker events annually across the country; and many other programs, events and product lines that have seen incredible success. WPT was honored with the Best Sports Brand License of the Year Award in 2006.

About Scientific Games

Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading supplier of server-based gaming machines and systems, Amusement and Skill with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports betting terminals and systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut, Maine and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com.

CONTACT:  Max Montgomery, 770-664-3807.

 

Scientific Games Signs Contract to Provide 25,000 Leonardo/WAVE™ Terminals to Sisal in Italy

Revenue Estimated at $90 Million

NEW YORK, USA (February 29, 2008) -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has signed a contract to provide 25,000 "next generation" Leonardo/WAVE™ terminals to Sisal S.p.A., a leading gaming company in Italy. The Leonardo/WAVE™ terminal was jointly developed with Sisal, and is a customized version of the WAVE™ terminal currently deployed in Connecticut and Maryland. Terminal delivery and installation should begin in April 2008 and span over the next 36 months. The contract is expected to generate approximately $90 million in revenue to Scientific Games over the course of three years.

The Leonardo/WAVE™ terminal is a new sleek and small lottery terminal that is designed to deliver improved business efficiencies for retailers, increase lottery sales, and enable lottery expansion into new retail store formats. The Leonardo/WAVE™ has the fastest ticket document processing and printing speeds in the industry making it easier and faster to use as well as the most versatile lottery retail terminal in the world. Among the Leonardo/WAVE™'s extensive list of features is a 15" wide screen color LCD operator display utilizing the latest in touch screen technology and a 12" color LCD customer display with audio and full motion video capability combined to provide a single customer information and advertising center. The Leonardo/WAVE™ terminal is realized to meet Sisal's specialized design requirements and will be delivered with a long list of other industry-first features to help Sisal continue its success for many years to come.

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"We have been working with Scientific Games since when we together designed Extrema, the first terminal, and have always received quality products, great service and superior results," said Giorgio Sandi, CEO of Sisal S.p.A. "We trust in Scientific Games as a leader in the industry and, renewing our strong collaboration, we have worked closely with them to engineer the new state of the art Leonardo/WAVE(TM) terminal, which will enhance our revenue growth capabilities and satisfy our retailers and our customers."

"Sisal has been a customer of Scientific Games since 1998, and we are thrilled that they will be our first European customer to use the new WAVE™ terminal," said Lorne Weil, Chairman and CEO of Scientific Games. "We have always recognized Sisal as a high quality, very creative and extremely efficient operator and we believe these new Leonardo/WAVE(TM) terminals will contribute to that reputation."

About Scientific Games

Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading supplier of server based gaming machines and systems, Amusement and Skill with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports betting terminals and systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut, Maine and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com.

About Sisal S.p.A

SISAL Group is a leading player in the Italian Gaming and Betting market, where it has been working for over sixty years with companies deeply specialized in all diversified business sectors: numerical games, sport and horse games, lotteries, AWPs and betting, both in shops and online. With more than 20.000 retailers located throughout the Italian territory, SISAL offers to its customers also a wide range of payment services, such as debit cards and utilities. The Group's activity covers the complete cycle of the necessary operations: organisation, sales, technology, administrative and financial activity. SISAL has recently been awarded the licence to manage SuperEnalotto for the next nine years: SuperEnalotto is the first jackpot game in Italy, which SISAL launched in 1997 and continuously renews to make it the most appreciated game in the Italian market.

SOURCE Scientific Games: CONTACT: Investor Relations of Scientific Games Corporation, +1-212-754-2233.

 

Vermont Lottery Hits the Big 3-0

New Anniversary Game Has Top Prize of $1 million

BERLIN, Vermont, USA (February 29, 2008) -- The Vermont Lottery marks its 30th Anniversary this month with a new game that gives players the chance to win $1 million later this year.

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After being formed by the 1977 General Assembly, the Vermont Lottery Commission introduced its fi rst ticket, Green Mountain Game, on Feb. 14, 1978. Since July 1998, all profi ts from the Lottery have been earmarked for the state’s Education Fund, which in Fiscal Year 2007 totaled more than $23 million.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Lottery has introduced a new instant game, the Vermont Lottery’s 30th Anniversary Ticket - with a second-chance grand prize of $1 million. The game is now available for sale through all Lottery agents. The Lottery also will hold other promotions during the year, with a variety of prizes to be awarded.

Vermont lottery games are sold at almost 700 locations throughout the state. For information on lottery games and on-line game draw results, please visit: www.vtlottery.com

All profits from Vermont Lottery are used to support the Vermont Education Fund. Vermont Lottery officials encourage everyone to play responsibly.

SOURCE: Vermont Lottery. CONTACT: Hadley Melendy, Phone: 802-476-0103, E-mail: hadley.melendy@state.vt.us

 

SD Lottery to Release “Sturgis Motorcycle Rally” Instant Scratch Game

South Dakota Lottery's instant scratch game in celebration of the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

STURGIS, South Dakota, USA (February 28, 2008) - The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally announced    this week that the South Dakota Lottery will release an instant scratch game in celebration of the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a first for both the Lottery and the Rally. 

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally instant scratch game will arrive at stores on April 30, 2008.  The $2 scratch tickets will be sold at the South Dakota Lottery’s 600 plus retail locations statewide.  The game will have more than $467,000 in prizes for players to win, including three top prizes of $10,000.

 Officials expect that the motorcycle image and the use of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally trademark on the tickets will make the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally game tickets popular with the thousands of tourists who will visit South Dakota throughout the summer, as well as the hundreds of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts that make the annual pilgrimage to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally each August.

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It’s a matter of great state pride for us to do a game with the world famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally,” said Norm Lingle, executive director of the Lottery.  “And we’re pleased to feature on the tickets a very cool motorcycle built by Twisted Choppers here in South Dakota.  We think this unique game will appeal to our players and to those visiting our state.  It’s something you won’t find anywhere else in the country.

 According to Sturgis Mayor Maury LaRue, Sturgis is equally excited with its new sponsorship with South Dakota Lottery. “This adds another dimension to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. It gives our visitors another opportunity to enjoy what is unique about this event and this state” said LaRue. “And, it provides a huge promotional element for the Rally through the visibility offered at the hundreds of lottery retail outlets across the state”, LaRue interjected.  “I’d guess that at almost every stop that motorcycle riders will make as they travel through our fine state, they will see South Dakota Lottery Sturgis Motorcycle Rally promotional signage,” LaRue continued. 

The 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is August 4-10, 2008.  For more information, log on to the official website www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com.

SOURCE: South Dakota Lottery.
CONTACT: Ronda Gusinsky, OutSource Solutions, Inc.,   Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Sponsorship Agent of Record, 605/716-9190 or Mike Mueller, South Dakota Lottery, 605/773-5770.

 

 

Pollard Banknote Awarded New Multi-Year Instant Ticket Contract by France’s National Lottery

Contract Valued At An Estimated $30 Million (CDN) Over Initial Term

WINNIPEG, Canada (March 4, 2008) -- Pollard Banknote (www.pollardbanknote.com) is pleased to announce it will continue to serve as a key supplier of instant tickets to La Française des Jeux (FDJ), the national lottery of France.

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A new three-year contract that took effect in January is valued at an estimated $30 million (CDN), based on Pollard Banknote’s historical production levels for FDJ. Three subsequent one-year extensions can also be exercised at FDJ’s option.

Pollard Banknote has applied its printing expertise and lottery industry knowledge to FDJ’s instant games since 1996,” said Gordon Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote. “Earning the Lottery’s trust for another multi-year term re-affirms that our approach to FDJ’s instant game business is valuable and highly effective. We welcome this continued production, because FDJ’s sophisticated games and high standards for quality always bring out the best in Pollard Banknote.”

Along with production of FDJ’s base instant games, Pollard Banknote has also partnered with the Lottery to launch games with unusual programming requirements, as well as games commemorating special events. In 2005, Pollard Banknote and FDJ created 7Extra, a unique cardstock envelope bringing together for the first time some of the Lottery’s distinct instant games in a joined strip of tickets.

About Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership

Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership (“Pollard Banknote”) is one of the world’s leading full-service lottery vendors and is a major supplier to North America’s charitable gaming industry. The firm manufactures instant tickets and provides related programming, design, and marketing support. As well, Pollard Banknote manufactures ticket vending machines, pull tab tickets and bingo paper, and supplies lottery management services (including warehousing and distribution). Established in 1907, the firm is owned by the Pollard family and the Pollard Banknote Income Fund and currently serves more than 45 lotteries worldwide, including some of the largest and most respected lotteries in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America.

About Pollard Banknote Income Fund

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Pollard Banknote Income Fund (TSX: PBL.UN) is an unincorporated, open-end trust which owns 26.7% of Pollard Holdings Limited Partnership, which in turn owns Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership.

About La Française des Jeux

La Française des Jeux offers a range of lottery and sports-betting games that provide a fun and entertaining outlet for adult players in France. With 29 million players and sales of (euro)9.3 billion in 2007, it is a leader in the French gaming sector and the third-largest lottery worldwide. Its 930 employees rely on France’s largest network of some 39,500 points of sale, as well as on the development of multimedia distribution channels.

The company develops its offer within the context of a responsible gaming model that upholds the core values of public order and health. Nearly 30% of gaming revenues are circulated back into the community to finance public-interest missions. In addition, some 2% of lottery revenues are used to finance sport for all.

For further information
CONTACT: Gordon Pollard (gpollard@pbl.ca) or John Pollard (jpollard@pbl.ca),  Co-Chief Executive Officers, Phone: (204) 474-2323,

 

Changes Prepare the Way for New Lottery Era

WESTERN AUSTRALIA (February 29, 2008) -- Preparations are well-advanced for an upgrade to new technology throughout Lotterywest’s State-wide network of lottery outlets.

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New lottery terminals, together with new customer display screens, ticket checkers and thermal printers are currently being installed next to existing terminals on the counters of Lotterywest outlets, in readiness for an expected switchover in May. 

In preparation for the ‘go live’ of the new system, some Advance Wager and Multiweek ticket options for Lotto, OZ Lotto, Powerball, Soccer Pools and Cash 3 will be unavailable from 6pm on Monday 3 March until the new system is activated.

During this same period, players will also be unable to apply for Player Registration Cards.

Full details about the temporary suspension of some ticket types will be available from Lotterywest outlets and Lotterywest’s website at www.lotterywest.com.au.

The website also has an overview of the enhancements WA lottery players can look forward to with the introduction of the new system.

SOURCE: Lotterywest.

 

Flaming Hot New Campaign; Camelot Launches New Bingo Scratchcard Campaign

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LONDON, UK (February 29, 2008) -- National Lottery operator Camelot is launching a TV advertising campaign on 2nd March to support its new Scratchcard game – Flamin’ Hot Bingo. The campaign comes hot on the heels of a bumper period for lottery players following two massive jackpot weekends in the last month – both of which were heavily supported by advertising and marketing campaigns.

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The new £2 Scratchcard has five top prizes of £50,000 and offers an extended play experience with two games to play. Flamin’ Hot Bingo adverts will be on-air from Sunday 2nd March 2008 and will run intermittently until 20th April. The adverts will be accompanied by in-store support material including Scratchcard dispenser header cards and advertising on in-store digital media screens.

The new TV advert opens on a close-up of a bingo hall on a typical-looking high street. It’s early morning and everything appears to be closed. An elderly lady appears on screen, steering her electric mobility cart along the street. She sees that the Bingo hall is not open yet and looks disappointed.

Then the familiar Scratchcard sound is heard as a scratch effect sweeps across the up-to-now rather ordinary scene. Revealed underneath is a different landscape altogether. The lady is now driving along what looks like a sun-drenched Miami promenade and we can see a beach in the background.

She’s got a sun visor on and both she and her cart have been transformed with a bling-style makeover. Hip-hop music blares from speakers on her bright green cart, the chrome wheels glint in the sunlight and fiery hot-rod flames are streaked along the side.

A voiceover says: “Play the Flamin’ Hot Bingo Scratchcard from the National Lottery.” The camera pulls back and as the cart speeds off, flames spew from the two large exhaust pipes at its rear. The ad finishes on a shot of the new Scratchcard itself with the flames still visible in the background.

Richard Bateson, Controller of Game Development & Scratchcards at Camelot said: “We always see a fantastic response from players to new Scratchcard game launches, especially those that receive advertising and marketing support.

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Our recent Deal or No Deal, Monopoly and Pirates of the Caribbean games have been phenomenally successful. We expect Flamin’ Hot Bingo to be yet another success in this long line of popular National Lottery Scratchcards based on entertainment and lifestyle themes. The TV adverts will allow us to get maximum exposure for the game and to capitalise on the increased excitement among players that we have seen in recent weeks and months.

Flaming Hot Bingo is launching on the back of a really exciting period for National Lottery players following a £56 million EuroMillions jackpot and Triple Lotto Rollover all in the same weekend in January. The Lotto Triple Rollover generated sales of over 50% up compared to a normal week and two weeks later a £95 EuroMillions jackpot saw sales up by over 500% on a normal EuroMillions base week when the jackpot is a guaranteed £10 million. Advertising across a huge range of media contributed to a lot of this uplift.”

The campaign was created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO with media planning handled by MPG and media buying by OMD.

For further information, please Contact: Charlotte Gibson, Corporate PR Manager: 020 7632 5716 or Camelot Press Office: 020 7632 5711.

 

AGC's Daily 3 Promotion Set to Begin in Michigan

The Michigan State Lottery will introduce a new promotion for Daily 3 players beginning March 3, 2008. Player's will be paid extra for winning easy pick straight wagers. The promotion was originally developed by Advance Gaming Concepts, LLC (AGC) in 2005, and implemented in a retail outlet in Detroit. During a five-week test period, easy pick sales at the test outlet increased over 300%. Overall Daily 3 sales increased 18% at the test location during those five weeks.

While many lottery retailers located near the test location were already paying players extra for wagering at their stores, Daily 3 players weren't necessarily making new wagers. This promotion not only got those players to make wagers in addition to their normal bets, but players also made collateral wagers based on their easy pick straight bets. When asked about the promotion, AGC officials noted that the promotion both enticed current Daily 3 players into placing additional wagers, but also created players from consumers who didn't normally play the Daily 3 game.

In addition, the promotional payouts at AGC's test outlet were lower than the promotional payouts at the traditional play here/ win more locations in the metro Detroit area. Because players do not pick their own numbers, the retailer wasn't exposed to cumbersome liability should a "favorite" number be drawn. After looking at the data, the Michigan State Lottery has decided that the promotion was a success and will offer it statewide for a three-week period.

For more information regarding other successful promotions or lottery-style games, contact Advance Gaming Concepts, LLC at syaldoo@agchome.com or call us at (877) PAR-LAY5 ((877) 727-5295).

 

Daily 3 Offers Bonus Prize

LANSING, Michigan, USA (March 3, 2008) -- How do you choose your Daily 3 numbers? Do you use your address? Your kids' ages?

Well, there's an easier way to select your numbers, and now with the Daily 3 Easy Pick Payout, you could really cash in with an easy pick wager!

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Just select the easy pick option when you place your Daily 3 bet and the new Daily 3 Easy Pick Payout will pay an extra $50 or $100, just for matching your easy pick straight wager. This promotion runs March 3-23.

All you have to do is purchase an easy pick straight wager for $.50 or $1 and if your number matches the numbers drawn in the midday or evening draws, you win! Matching the numbers on a $1 wager pays a $100 bonus and a $.50 wager will pay an extra $50.

The Daily 3 Easy Pick Payout only applies to easy pick wagers on the Daily 3 game. Daily 4, boxed, wheeled or two-way bets are not eligible for the extra payout.

Over 95 cents of every dollar spent on Lottery tickets is returned to the state in the form of contributions to the state School Aid Fund, prizes to players and commissions to retailers. In fiscal year 2007, the contribution to schools was $748.9 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $14.3 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery's Web site at: www.michigan.gov/lottery.

SOURCE: Michigan Lottery, Contact: Andi Brancato 517-335-5648.

 

Lotto's Giant Nest Eggs Set to Break

NEW ZEALAND (March 5, 2008) -- Adding a Triple Dip to your chocolate purchase this Easter could net you a share of a massive $2 million in extra prizes with Lotto's 100 Giant Nest Eggs promotion.

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"Given the success of the 100 Giant Nest Eggs promotion last year, Lotto is doing it again and this time it's going to be even bigger and better," says NZ Lotteries' Chief Executive, Todd McLeay.

"A cash nest egg would be handy to undertake those long awaited renovations, help with the kids' education or to have that dream trip overseas," he says.

With this promotion there's 100 extra prizes up for grabs, giving more people, more chances to win.

The 100 prizes come in four tiers, with a top prize of $500,000, three of $100,000, six of $50,000 and 90 of $10,000, making it a whopping total of $2 million on offer.

There's also going to be fun and funky adverts, so keep an eye out for those giant golden eggs.

The promotion runs from Sunday 9 March till 7.00 pm on Saturday 22 March, and is available with all Triple Dip purchases during that time.

SOURCE: Press Release: New Zealand Lotteries Commission.

 



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