| GTECH’S Spielo Subsidiary To Place Alfastreet
R8 Multi-Player Automated Roulette Stations At Delaware’s Three Gaming
Venues PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island,
USA (July 24, 2008) - GTECH
Corporation’s video lottery subsidiary,
Spielo USA, has been selected by the
Delaware State Lottery to provide
Alfastreet R8 multi-player roulette stations (“Alfastreet R8”) for
the three gaming venues in the state: Delaware Park, Dover Downs Hotel and
Casino, and Harrington Raceway and Casino. The Alfastreet R8s will be
manufactured by GTECH’s gaming machine subsidiary, Atronic Americas LLC,
which holds the exclusive license to manufacture and distribute Alfastreet
gaming products in North America. Spielo will be the solutions integrator
for this delivery. The Alfastreet R8 closely simulates live roulette play by
integrating an automated roulette wheel in the center of the table, and eight
player stations around the table. Players have the option to bet via a touch
pad, touch screen, or a combination of both.
“With 56 gaming
positions at all of the gaming venues in Delaware, Alfastreet R8 will provide
players, who typically prefer live table games, with an entirely unique
experience, including features such as an automated roulette wheel, low and
high wagering, one-touch betting, and multi-lingual screen menus,”
said Victor Duarte, Spielo Chief Operating Officer. “For the Delaware
Lottery, in addition to greater profits when compared to live table games,
Alfastreet R8 offers the highest levels of security, is easy to maintain, and
allows for more efficient staffing.” “The Delaware
Lottery is very pleased to have found the Alfastreet automated roulette
machines to have the best overall reviewed product,” said Wayne
Lemons, Delaware Lottery Director. “We look forward to the placement of
the Alfastreet R8 product at our three video lottery agents, Delaware Park,
Dover Downs, and Harrington Raceway & Casino. The Delaware Lottery feels
the Alfastreet R8 will be a good fit for our players.”
The State of Delaware does not allow live table games at
its gaming venues. The Alfastreet R8 stations are expected to be
operational at the three gaming venues in the fourth quarter of 2008.
GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company. With 5,900 people in
over 50 countries, GTECH provides innovative technology, creative content, and
superior service delivery to effectively manage and grow today’s evolving
gaming markets. GTECH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Lottomatica, one of the world’s
largest commercial lottery operators and a market leader in the Italian gaming
industry. For more information about the Company, please visit GTECH’s
website at www.gtech.com.
CONTACT: Robert K. Vincent, Public Affairs, GTECH
Corporation, 401-392-7452. 
Scientific Games
Awarded New South Wales Instant Ticket Contract
Revenue Estimated at $3 Million Per
Year NEW YORK, USA (July 24, 2008) --
Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced
it has been awarded a contract as the exclusive supplier of instant tickets and
related services to the New South Wales (NSW)
Lotteries Corporation. The contract, which begins July 2008, has an initial
term of three years and is slated to cover all NSW Lotteries "Instant
Scratchies" business. Scientific Games was chosen in an open and
competitive procurement process and expects to generate revenue of
approximately $3 million per year.
"We are happy to renew
our contract with NSW Lotteries, which is a leading lottery operator in
Australia," said Lorne Weil, Chairman and CEO of Scientific Games. "We
see many opportunities to continue to grow instant ticket sales for NSW and we
are glad to continue to be part of the team." "The fact that Scientific Games has a world class
production facility in Sydney has been critical to our sales success with
Instant Scratchies over the years," said Michael Howell, Chief Executive
Officer of the New South Wales Lotteries Corporation. "We look forward to
building on the excellent levels of service that Scientific Games and its local
affiliate have provided NSW Lotteries." In fiscal
2007, the NSW Lotteries generated over $1.2 billion in retail sales, over 10%
of which was derived from instant ticket sales. About Scientific Games (http://www.scientificgames.com)
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.
Company Contact: Investor Relations, Scientific Games
Corporation, 212-754-2233. SOURCE: Scientific Games
Corporation 07/24/2008. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Scientific Games
Corporation, 1-212-754-2233
Alchemy3
Introduces A3 Rewards, a New Way To Award Prizes
Lotteries Can Now Offer Entertainment Prize
Packages Redeemable at Local Retailers ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (July 23, 2008) -- Alchemy3® today launched
A3 Rewards, a new type of lottery prize package that will
help lottery players stretch their entertainment budgets.
The centerpiece of the A3
Rewards package is “Movie Nite,” a lottery prize of up to four
movie tickets and concession dollars. Other A3 Rewards prizes include CDs and
DVDs. “This allows us to bring new elements to
lottery prize packages that have been difficult or impossible to do in the
past,” said David Schorr, Alchemy3’s chief executive officer and
one of its three founders. “Instant lottery games have always provided
instant gratification, but now we can extend that to prizes other than cash.
It's the first time lotteries have been able to accomplish that with this sort
of efficiency and reach.” For each lottery
that uses A3 Rewards, Alchemy3 provides and manages a custom Web site. Players
can enter codes from winning tickets and instantly print out or request by mail
certificates they can redeem for movie tickets, concessions, DVDs or CDs that
are instantly redeemable at local movie theaters and major retail outlets. The
technology used for A3 Rewards has been used to operate similar customer
loyalty programs for companies such as Starbucks, General Motors, Best Buy and
Kodak.
"We’ve thought
through how to make this successful, and A3 Rewards is very easy for lotteries
to work into an instant game,” Schorr said. “Alchemy3 delivers
a completely integrated game package, including a custom Web site where players
can redeem their prizes. You scratch off a winner, go to the site and enter
your code, instantly print out your coupon, and you're off to the movies or to
your local retailer to pick up your CD or DVD.”
The A3 Rewards program highlights Alchemy3’s unique
combination of consumer marketing and lottery experience. Using a nationwide
network of more than 35,000 movie screens and affiliations with retail chains
such as Target, Kmart and Circuit City, A3 Rewards gives lotteries a way to
offer popular prize packages redeemable at local retailers, and the program is
easy to stage every step of the way. “A3
Rewards prize packages appeal to a broad range of consumers, and people will
enjoy playing the games and winning these prizes over and over again,”
Schorr said. Quantum Loyalty Systems is
Alchemy3’s exclusive Entertainment Rewards provider. With offices on every
continent, Quantum is the No. 1 promotional movie-ticket provider in the world,
with acceptance at 98.5 percent of all screens in the U.S. Quantum’s
retail network includes every major media and entertainment retailer in the
U.S, and more than 1,000 independent locations – virtually everywhere DVDs
and CDs are sold.
“We have long
believed that lottery players would find tremendous value in Entertainment
Rewards, and we are thrilled to be working with Alchemy3 to bring these
universally appealing, relevant rewards into the lottery category,”
said Ron Randolph-Wall, chairman and CEO of Quantum and the inventor of
universally accepted Entertainment Rewards. For more
information on A3 Rewards and other Alchemy3 programs visit
www.alchemy3.com.
About Alchemy3: Founded by
lottery industry veterans late last year, Alchemy3 focuses on creating what it
calls “smart matches” between licensed consumer brands and lottery
games. The company works with lotteries to capitalize on the power of
established consumer brands to attract new players with tailor-made instant and
online games. In addition to A3 Rewards, Alchemy3 represents premier brands
such as Bass Pro Shops, CBS Classic TV Properties, Chrysler LLC, Frank Sinatra
Enterprises, Six Flags Inc., 20th Century Fox Movies and Universal
Studios’ “The Mummy” franchise. CONTACT: Jeffrey Schweig, 770.442.6993, Email:
js@alchemy3.com. Record-Setting Year Sees Lottery Pass $2.5 Billion
Mark Strong Sales Mean
Record-Breaking Support For State Education And Institutions
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (July 18, 2008) –
New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive
Drector William T. Jourdain and
Lottery Chairman Robert D'Anton today announced that the New Jersey Lottery has
surpassed $2.5 billion in sales. This marks the
seventh consecutive year that sales have shattered the $2 billion mark.
This past fiscal year was another strong one in terms of sales, overall
winners, retailer commissions and contributions back to the Garden State .
Nearly $1.5 billion in cash and prizes were awarded by the Lottery last year.
State Treasurer R. David Rousseau praised the
Lottery, saying, “In addition to the benefits our business community
sees from having Lottery in their stores, they're not the only winners.
It's important that we always keep in mind what this year's $882 million is all
about—improving the quality of life, the opportunities and the future for
our students, our colleges and universities, the developmentally disabled, and
our State's veterans.”
“The Lottery
offers a unique gaming experience for everyone,” said Acting Executive
Director William T. Jourdain. “Whether it is our many diverse and
exciting new instant ticket games or the daily and bi-weekly jackpots offered
in our many live-drawing games, the Lottery continues to grow and evolve its
portfolio of offerings to the playing public to ensure that the needs of our
beneficiary community continue to be met in the years to come.”
Jourdain also noted that the Lottery is the State's fourth
largest individual revenue producer, and accomplished this fiscal year's
remarkable milestone even while administrative expenses were pared by over
13%. In FY'08, the Lottery contributed $882 million for State-sponsored
programs, the largest revenue contribution amount in Lottery history,
shattering the old record of $844 million by approximately $38 million.
Since the Lottery was created in 1970, nearly $17.3 billion has been generated
in support of programs such as: county community college capital improvement
initiatives; school nutrition efforts; the Marie Katzenbach School for the
Deaf; the operation of centers for the developmentally disabled, state
psychiatric hospitals and homes for disabled soldiers; higher education tuition
and grants; higher education opportunity fund programs, aid to independent
colleges and universities and funding for the Garden State Scholars Program.
“Many of these initiatives would have an
exceedingly difficult time if not for Lottery proceeds,” added Lottery
Chairman Robert D'Anton. “The Lottery continues to function as an
integral component of the State's economy, touching programs and services that
transcend winning numbers and million dollar jackpots. From veterans'
centers to county, State and private colleges, our support helps make a
difference in New Jersey's communities.” D'Anton also noted that the effects of the Lottery's success
are felt throughout the entire State, including within the small business
community, “The Lottery's network of more than 6,100 retailers - chain
stores, supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores - earn five percent of
their Lottery ticket sales in the form of commissions. In FY '08, the
Lottery returned commissions just under $140 million, providing many of our
State's small businesses with a valuable source of extra revenue.”
The New Jersey Lottery's fiscal year 2008 sales are
as follows:
| NJ
Lottery Game |
FY '08
Sales |
| Instant Games |
$ 1,284,038,224
|
| Pick 3 |
$ 457,008,357
|
| Pick 4 |
$ 265,278,183
|
| Jersey Cash 5 |
$ 132,499,801
|
| Pick 6 Lotto |
$ 86,222,060 |
| Mega Millions |
$ 299,215,366
|
| Raffle(s) |
$ 14,851,700 |
| TOTAL SALE |
$ 2,539,113,691
|
CONTACT: Dominick DeMarco, Public Information Officer,
Office: 609-599-5875, Fax: 609-599-5829 
Atlantic Lottery Issues 2007/08 Financial
Update MONCTON, New Brunswick,
Canada (July 17, 2008) -- The Atlantic
Lottery Corporation (ALC) today released the 2007/08 Financial Update as
part of the organization’s ongoing commitment to openness and
transparency.
During fiscal 2007/08, ALC
returned over $378 million in profit to the four Atlantic Provinces. The
corporation also undertook significant work in the area of customer confidence,
product development, as well as new technologies and equipment.
ALC launched two new games in the marketplace during
2007/08. Twist, an add-on game for LOTTO Super 7, and iBingo, an online
interactive bingo game generated close to $10 million in revenue since being
introduced. In addition, since its inception in 1976, ALC has surpassed over
$5.5 billion in prizes awarded to players. “The past year has been an important one for ALC, and
marked a turning point for the lottery industry as a whole,” said
Michelle Carinci, President and CEO.
“ALC continues to provide Atlantic Canadians with a safe, regulated and
responsible option for the gaming entertainment. We will continue to develop
new opportunities as socially responsible gaming innovators for all Atlantic
Canadians.” As part of ALC’s commitment
to the environment, the 2007/08 Financial Update is available only at
www.alc.ca. CONTACT:
Jennifer Dalton, 1-709-724-1718, 1-709-697-0684. Pennsylvania Lottery Sets New Sales
Record Fiscal Year
2007-2008 Lottery Ticket Sales Exceeded $3.08 Billion
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, USA (July 21, 2008) --
Pennsylvania Lottery set a new all-time
sales record for fiscal year 2007-08, Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf announced
today. "In these tough economic times, the
Pennsylvania Lottery had an extraordinary year," said Wolf. "Lottery
sales continued to grow and provide funding for programs and services that are
vital to the health and well-being of older Pennsylvanians.
"Earlier this year, we were anticipating a decline in
Lottery ticket sales. However, sales rebounded in the second half of the year
and the Lottery finished strong - setting another all-time ticket sales
record."
Fiscal year 2007-08 Lottery
sales totaled $3.089 billion, which was $12.8 million more than the previous
year. Lottery sales have grown by more than $1.16 billion since fiscal year
2001-02, when Lottery sales were $1.95 billion. Instant games sales for fiscal year 2007-08 totaled more than
$1.7 billion, which exceeded the previous year's instant games sales record by
$3.3 million. Instant game sales comprise about 55 percent of all PA Lottery
ticket sales. Sales for terminal-based games,
including The Daily Number, BIG 4, Treasure Hunt, CASH 5, Match 6 Lotto, Mix
& Match, Millionaire Raffle and Powerball,
totaled $1.38 billion for the fiscal year, which was $9.5 million more than the
previous year. Net revenues to the Lottery Fund for
fiscal year 2007-08 totaled $928 million. The Lottery has generated $5.3
billion for the Lottery Fund since fiscal year 2001-02.
Lottery retailers, many of them family-owned small
businesses, earned $170 million in commissions in fiscal year 2007-08.
When Governor Edward G. Rendell took office in 2003, the
PA Lottery retailer network included 7,023 locations. Today, the Pennsylvania
Lottery has 8,526 retailers, a milestone that was last reached in 1992.
According to the most recent industry reports, the PA
Lottery ranks seventh among the 44 U.S. lotteries in annual sales and fifth in
annual profits. About the Pennsylvania Lottery:
The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state
lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older
residents. Since its inception 36 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has
contributed more than $18.3 billion to programs that include property tax and
rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug
programs PACE and PACENET; long-term health care services; and the 52 Area
Agencies on Aging, including more than 600 full- and part-time senior centers
throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play
responsibly. Players must be 18 or older. For more
information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit
www.palottery.com.
NOTE: The PA Lottery's 2007-08 annual report is
available at www.palottery.com, under
"About the PA Lottery," then "Annual and Economic Reports."
CONTACT: Stephanie Weyant, (717) 787-6960.
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. CONTACT:
Stephanie Weyant of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue,
+1-717-787-6960.
NZ Lotteries
Survey Finds Travel and Houses are Favourite Dreams
Survey Finds 21 Year Olds Choose Travel and Houses
as Favourite Dreams NEW ZEALAND (July 21,
2008) -- In order to mark Lotto's 21st Birthday, NZ
Lotteries commissioned a survey to find out today's 21 year olds' hopes and
dreams and to find out how much money would make them feel rich. The survey
confirms that travel and buying houses are still favourite dreams for many
young people, but it also reveals that many have more pressing financial
concerns such as clearing student loans. NZ Lotteries
asked a thousand 21 year olds what was top of their 'to do' list in the
next ten years. The survey shows that, despite the pressure of student loans,
top of the list for 34 percent of the 21 year olds was to travel overseas.
However, buying a house and getting a good job in the next ten years were also
top of the priority list for 22 percent of survey respondents. Getting married
was preferred by only 12 percent, and only 5 percent of respondents put having
kids at the top of their list. Today's 21 year olds
have relatively modest financial dreams, with 22 percent saying winning
$500,000 would make them 'feel rich', and 27 percent saying winning a
million would make them feel wealthy. Only nine percent needed $20 million in
order for them to feel rich. Survey respondents were
also asked what would be the 'first' thing they would do if they won
Lotto. The traditional kiwi dream of buying a house is still alive for today's
21 year olds with 20 percent choosing to do this first if they won Lotto.
However, a total of 35 percent of survey respondents seem to have more pressing
money concerns with paying off debt (19 percent) or paying off a student loan
(17 percent) chosen as the first move after winning a big prize.
Parents will be pleased to know that their children have
not forgotten them with 11 percent of winners saying they would pay off their
parents' mortgage first if they were lucky enough to win Lotto.
NZ Lotteries was also interested in what presents are
being given at 21st parties in the 21st century asking respondents what their
favourite gift was. The traditional 21st key still makes an appearance with
five percent saying it was their best present. Transport was however considered
the best gift with a lucky 31 percent saying they got a car, motorbike or
scooter for their 21st.
A further 13 percent chose
jewellery or accessories as their best 21st present, whilst ten percent liked
getting electronic goods such as ipods, cameras or game consoles. Five percent
of respondents said spending time with their family or friends was the best
present they got. More unusual, best 21st presents
included rifles, a sewing machine and getting engaged. Four survey respondents
were given a house for their 21st, and one person was given a prize-winning
Lotto ticket! NZ Lotteries has chosen to celebrate
Lotto's 21st birthday by giving away the largest number of prizes ever in a
draw over 2100 cash prizes worth more than $5.4 million.
All Lotto players who purchase a ticket between Sunday 20
July and Saturday 2 August will receive an extra promotion voucher and will go
into the draw to win one of the extra prizes in Lotto's 21st Birthday draw,
held on 2 August. The extra birthday prizes include,
three top prizes of $1,000,000, two of $500,000, twenty-one of $20,000 and 2100
of $500, making a total of more than $5.4 million extra on offer.
On top of these extra prizes, players will also have the
chance to win a share of the millions on offer through Lotto, Strike and
Powerball. "Since the launch of Lotto in August
1987, more than $6 billion has been won by lucky players and NZ Lotteries has
returned more than $2.3 billion to communities through the NZ Lottery Grants
Board. We are delighted to play a part in making so many Kiwi dreams come
true," says Mr McLeay. Survey
Information The survey sample was 1004 people and
it was carried out via SmileCity/TNS in July 2008 SOURCE: Press Release: New Zealand Lotteries Commission.
'Fly With Cy™ Game Day Getaway'
Expected To Score Big With Iowa Lottery Players
New Lottery Promotion Offers Tickets to Las Vegas
and Iowa State Football Games
DES MOINES, Iowa, USA (July
18, 2008) -- Iowa Lottery players can score
big this football season when they play the lottery’s new $2
“TWISTER™” instant-scratch ticket! Players can enter non-winning “TWISTER™”
tickets for a chance to win a trip package to see the Iowa State Cyclones play
UNLV in Las Vegas on Sept. 20 in the lottery’s “Fly With Cy™
Game Day Getaway” promotion. The promotion runs now through Aug.
19. Players can enter the “Fly With Cy™
Game Day Getaway” second-chance drawing by visiting the Iowa
Lottery’s Web site at www.ialottery.com and entering the serial
number from a nonwinning “TWISTER™” instant-scratch ticket.
Entries will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Entries that
are hand-delivered or mailed to the lottery will not be accepted. Players must
keep all “TWISTER™” tickets they enter and may use each ticket
only once as an eligible entry.
The “Fly With
Cy™ Game Day Getaway” semifinal drawing is on Aug. 21. Ten
semifinalists will each receive four tickets to the Iowa State versus Kent
State football game on the Sept. 6 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. Semifinalists
will be eliminated one by one in a reverse drawing event prior to the game
until two grand prize winners remain. The two grand
prize winners will each receive two tickets to the Iowa State versus University
of Nevada, Las Vegas football game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept.
20, as well as round-trip airfare for two from Des Moines to Las Vegas on
Allegiant Airlines, hotel accommodations for three nights, round-trip ground
transportation to the game and $500 in spending cash. All state and federal
withholding taxes will be paid by the Iowa Lottery. Semifinalists must present their non-winning
“TWISTER™” ticket to the Iowa Lottery to be eligible for the
final drawing. For complete contest rules, visit www.ialottery.com or any Iowa
Lottery office. Since the Iowa Lottery’s
inception in 1985, more than $2.1 billion has been awarded in prizes and more
than $1.1 billion has been raised for state programs. SOURCE: Iowa Lottery.
Come Score With
SCEL And The Riverdogs COLUMBIA,
South Carolina (July 21, 2008) – The Charleston RiverDogs versus the
Crawdads from Hickory isn’t the only game in town on Saturday, July 26!
The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL)
will present its full array of lottery tickets, including the complete lineup
of Summer Escape SM 2008 games!
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The Summer EscapeSM 2008
Promotion features Air Escape, Land Escape and Sea Escape instant tickets, all
packed with travel-themed prizes and cash. SCEL staff will sell lottery tickets
at the ballpark. The first pitch will be thrown out at 7:05 p.m.
A $10 lottery purchase will allow players to score
promotional items by spinning the prize wheel for great T-shirts, beach towels,
koozies and much more! Players in attendance can also enter a second-chance
drawing for 50,000 airline miles and other prize packages held at the game.
Players must be present to win the second-chance audience prizes. The RiverDogs
stadium is located at 360 Fishburne Street in Charleston.
The Summer EscapeSM 2008 Promotion continues throughout
the season! Non-winning Air Escape, Land Escape and Sea Escape instant tickets
can be entered into a second-chance drawing for a grand prize of 500,000
airline miles, a Ford F-150® truck and a Carnival® cruise for four. The
first Grand Prize was awarded Friday, July 4 at the Greenville Drive. Three
more Grand Prizes are available in the promotion. Visit
www.sceducationlottery.com for more details. Since its
inception in 2002, the South Carolina Education Lottery has launched more than
280 instant games and six online games. Currently, SCEL offers 39 instant games
and five online games. SCEL produces an average of four new games each month in
a variety of themes, play styles, and price points of $1-$10. During the past
six and a half years, the support the South Carolina Education Lottery has
received from players and retailers is responsible for the General Assembly
appropriating more than $2 billion for educational purposes through fiscal year
2009. SOURCE SCEL
Long-Awaited
Gambling Study Released Social and Economic Impact of Gambling
Study
HOBART, Tasmania, Australia
(July 23, 2008) -- The Treasurer, Michael Aird, today released a comprehensive
study into the impacts of gambling in Tasmania. Mr.
Aird said the study, commissioned by the Government and conducted by the South
Australian Centre for Economic Studies, will be repeated every three years to
track trends in the nature and impacts of gambling in Tasmania.
“I received the Consultant’s final report
yesterday, and as promised, I have released it publicly at the earliest
opportunity. “The study combines an
analysis of statistical information together with a range of qualitative
information from face to face interviews with key stakeholders and written
submissions. “It provides an important
information base from which to carry out further research and to develop
responses into the issue of problem gambling and caring for patrons.
“I have referred the study to the Tasmanian Gaming
Commission for the preparation of a detailed response which will then be
considered by Cabinet. “While there was
no significant change in the prevalence of problem gambling, the study
highlights the social costs are significant and the impact of gambling in lower
socio economic communities is an area of concern.”
The Study is required to be tabled in Parliament within 20
sitting days of its receipt. The key findings of the
study are:
- that the net economic impact of
gambling was inconclusive, ranging from an estimated economic loss of $62.7
million, to an economic gain of $75.5 million per annum.
- the benefits of gambling largely
come from gambling taxes and from the recreational enjoyment by
individuals.
- other benefits such as
investment, employment and tourism are considered to be transfers of activity
between sectors rather than a change in overall activity.
- the costs of gambling are from
social costs on individuals, families and the community and from excessive
losses by problem gamblers.
- the rate of problem gambling in
2007 has not changed significantly from the previous study in 2005 and remains
relatively low with the rate of problem gamblers at 0.54 per cent and gamblers
with a moderate risk to be 0.86 per cent of the adult population.
- the main source of gambling
problems comes from electronic gaming machines whether they are in hotels,
clubs or casinos.
- Tasmania has a lower
concentration of electronic gaming machines per capita and gambling expenditure
per capita than the national average.
- That some local communities,
characterised by higher socio economic disadvantage, appear to have
disproportionately higher per capita gaming expenditure and higher
concentrations of gaming machines.
- that Tasmania’s decision to
ban ATMs in hotels and clubs is ahead of other States, and
- there are many advantages in
having electronic gaming machines with the ability to give gambler’s
greater control over their expenditure by such means as smart cards.
The gambling study is
available at the Treasury website www.treasury.tas.gov.au.
SOURCE: Press release from the office of Michael Aird,
MLC, Treasurer Further information: Tasmanian
Government Communications Unit, Phone: (03) 6233 6573. 
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