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GTECH Launches
G2 – New Brand for Company’s New Media and Sports Betting
Group Interactive Gaming
and Sports Betting Subsidiary to Capitalize on Convergence of Lottery and
Online Gaming Industries
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island
and ISTANBUL, Turkey (June 8, 2009) -- GTECH, a leading provider of lottery and
gaming technology solutions worldwide, has officially launched G2, its new
interactive lottery, sports betting, poker, bingo, and casino subsidiary. G2 is
the new brand name for GTECH’s interactive gaming (“igaming”)
and sports betting services businesses that is comprised of Boss Media and its
four poker networks, Finsoft, St Minver, and Dynamite Idea. GTECH announced the
re-branding of this subsidiary as G2 at the European Lotteries Congress today
in Istanbul, Turkey. G2 provides a full range of
end-to-end gaming services, game content, and technology solutions to
fully-regulated customers operating lotteries, sports betting, interactive
poker, casino style games, bingo, skill, and regulated multi-player games.
These services include e-commerce marketing, player relationship and risk
management, fraud prevention, responsible gaming, and community functions.
G2 brings together, under one brand, the combined
expertise of GTECH and its extensive lottery industry insight with leaders in
the interactive gaming world, to responsibly drive digital gaming.
“Igaming and sports betting are areas where we see
tremendous growth for lotteries around the world,” said G2 President
Atul Bali. “Our worldwide lottery and gaming industry experience,
coupled with our recent strategic acquisitions, uniquely position us to lead
the industry in these rapidly-growing gaming segments. G2 is an
integrated market-focused organization that can offer our lottery customers
igaming and betting products to facilitate growth in every aspect of the value
chain today.”
“GTECH has been
working closely with its customers and customizing and delivering world-class
interactive solutions for them for more than a decade. Working with
lotteries such as Veikkaus Oy, Camelot, New Zealand Lotteries, An Post National
Lottery, and Loterie Nationale in Luxembourg, we have built tremendous
experience and capabilities in the interactive gaming space,” said
GTECH President and CEO Jaymin B.
Patel. “We are always investing in the future of our lottery
customers, and with the acquisitions of Boss Media, Finsoft, St Minver, and
Dynamite Idea, we have further enhanced our core capabilities in this
high-growth area through the integration of new products, services, and
content. We are fully prepared to assist our customers as regulations
allow and opportunities present themselves in digital gaming.”
Boss Media is one of the world’s leading
independent software providers of complete online gaming and entertainment
solutions: poker, bingo, casino, instant games and the market-leading back
office (player management, payments, CRM and affiliates). Licensees are offered
systems for customized gaming, entertainment, integrated payment and
operator-related services. Boss Media operates four regulated poker networks in
Europe, with more than three million players having played poker against their
peers on Boss Media’s software. Finsoft is
an industry leader in real-time betting transaction and risk management.
Its sports betting system, terminal solutions, screen systems, and Internet
lottery and games platform run some of the most successful and fastest-growing
lotteries in the industry including Singapore Pools, and soon Polla Chilena,
Société de la Loterie de la Suisse Romande, and Loterie Nationale
de Belgique. St Minver offers fully-managed igaming
services for blue-chip media brands. St Minver provides network
management services to various Boss Media poker customers and to one of the
largest bingo networks in the world, and offers pooled bingo rooms by currency,
each with uniquely managed and optimized schedules. Dynamite Idea is the leading U.K. and European
developer and supplier of unique, innovative online interactive betting games,
with a wide range of U.K. and European clients. About GTECH GTECH (www.GTECH.com) is a leading gaming technology
and services company. With 6,200 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.
Keno Produces
Record-Breaking Sales Week BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 10, 2009) - The
Maryland Lottery continues to break
records, this time with Keno.
Last week's Keno sales
topped $9.37 million, making it the highest sales week for that game during a
non-Keno promotion period. Total Keno sales were up
by more than $3 million when compared with sales from the same period last
year. The increase is due largely to the introduction
of the new Keno Super Bonus feature, which launched for the first time on June
1st." During its inaugural week, the Keno Super
Bonus produced $3.1 million in sales," said Lottery Director Buddy Roogow.
"We are extremely excited about this new feature that allows players to win
even more." The Keno Super Bonus can be added to
any Keno ticket for an additional $2 per play. Once added, winners can multiply
their prizes by up to 20 times and are guaranteed to multiply their winnings at
least twice. Contact:Carole Everett, 410-230-8800
SOURCE: Maryland Lottery NFL Recommends MDI to Support Teams and Lotteries
With Launch of Scratch-off Tickets ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (June 9, 2009) --
MDI Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Scientific Games (NASDAQ:
SGMS), will be considered by various teams within the National
Football League (NFL) to provide expertise related to lotteries that will
be introducing team-themed scratch-off games starting with the upcoming 2009
season. The NFL recently passed a resolution
permitting teams to enter into agreements with lotteries in their marketing
territory for lottery scratch-off games and other promotions. If
teams choose, they can use MDI to provide operational support for executing the
games or they can choose to have MDI handle the entire process, including
contracting with their respective lotteries.
MDI Entertainment, the
leading provider of licensed games in the lottery industry, has extensive
experience working with other major professional sports leagues, including
Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the
National Hockey League (NHL), in making team marks available to lotteries for
use on game tickets. “We’re pleased with
the League’s decision to open up the category. We believe MDI is the
leading expert to help implement these games,” said Kyle Rogers,
Executive Vice President and General Manager of MDI Entertainment.
“Major professional sports leagues have generated some of the most
successful Scratch-off games for their lotteries under our management and we
can help bring the same success to NFL teams and the lotteries they
support. We think the NFL member Clubs will see the value of our
experience in all aspects of developing a lottery game from game design to
creative approvals to fulfilling prizes to second chance drawing management. We
will be briefing teams on the options available to them and are prepared to hit
the ground running as time is short for the upcoming season.”
About Scientific Games Scientific Games Corporation is a 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: Rob Arnold, 678-624-4053.
IGT Hires
Microsoft's Chris Satchell as Chief Technology Officer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (June 5, 2009) --
IGT (NYSE: IGT) CEO and President Patti S.
Hart announced today that she has hired Chris Satchell to fill the newly-added
position of chief technology officer at the company.
Satchell comes to IGT from
Microsoft where he was chief technology officer for the Interactive
Entertainment Business, responsible for technical strategy and execution across
the video gaming business including Xbox, Games for Windows, Xbox LIVE and
Microsoft Game Studios as well as future platform incubations.
"Chris brings a long history of success and great depth
of technical expertise to IGT," said Hart. "He will play an instrumental
role in shaping our strategic and tactical technological vision and refocusing
our internal technology support on many levels within the
organization." The new position will have direct
management responsibility for IGT's Information Systems team, research and
development, and the advanced software architecture group.
Satchell's 17-year work history in the video game and
technology industries is extensive. While at Microsoft, he was general manager
and chief software architect of XNA (Microsoft's game development platforms and
services), director of engineering for Microsoft Game Studios, and development
manager for Studio RX (game titles such as Forza Motorsport, Fable and
Crackdown). Prior to Microsoft, Satchell held positions of executive director
and engineering director at the 3DO Company and technical director at Silicon
Dreams, Ltd. Rounding out his experience are positions in research and
development building Distributed Artificial Intelligence Systems and Safety
Critical Systems. About IGT
International Game Technology (www.IGT.com) is a global company specializing in
the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized
gaming machines and systems products. SOURCE: IGT.
Virginia Lottery Wins National Communications Award
RICHMOND, Virginia (June 11,
2009) - The Virginia Lottery announced
today that, along with its partners, the Virginia Parent Teachers Association
(PTA), The Supply Room Companies and Qorvis Communications, has been named a
2009 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Award of Excellence winner for
its 2008 "Super Teacher" awards program. The Virginia Lottery received the
Award of Excellence in the Community Relations- Government Organization
category, making this their first-ever national PRSA award. The Lottery was one
of only two Virginia-based companies to receive a PRSA award this year and was
selected as one of 126 entry finalists to attend the event out of nearly 900
entries nationwide.
"Winning a PRSA Award of
Excellence for Super Teacher is a win for us and our talented communications
team, but is also a wonderful acknowledgement of the hard work of teachers
throughout Virginia," said Paula Otto, Virginia Lottery Executive Director.
"This announcement is a great way to wind down our 20th birthday." The
Virginia Lottery developed the Super Teacher award program to raise awareness
of its support of K-12 public education in the Commonwealth. The program
recognizes deserving Virginia teachers for their hard work and dedication to
their students. Winning teachers are given a credit for new classroom supplies
from The Supply Room Companies, as well as a cash prize from the Virginia
Lottery. Both awards are delivered during a surprise presentation at the
winning teacher's school. Finishing its second year, the 2009 Super Teacher
Award program received more than 1,200 nominations of worthy teachers
throughout Virginia. The eight winning teachers were announced last month.
About the Virginia Lottery
Nearly 95
cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the
Commonwealth in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retailer
commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated
solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the
Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion for Virginia's public schools. The
latest annual profits of $455 million currently represent about 6 percent of
state funding for public education in Virginia. In 20 years, the Lottery has
sold more than $20 billion in tickets, awarded more than $1 billion in retailer
commissions and paid more than $10.9 billion in prizes to players.
SOURCE:
Virginia Lottery
Push Play™
Electronic Instant Games Pulling in Strong Sales
ALPHARETTA, GA June 8, 2009 -- Lottery players interested
in new kinds of play experiences may have found just what they are looking for
with the new PushPlay™ electronic handheld games introduced in late April
by the Kansas Lottery.
During the first 5 weeks of
sales, the Kansas Lottery reports that PushPlay™ sales have exceeded
$500,000, accounting for as much as 5% of statewide weekly instant sales, even
though the product has been in limited distribution. PushPlay™ game cards are technologically advanced
instant lottery tickets. Instead of scratching off a ticket, the player
uses a reusable electronic player with an LCD screen to display the game.
The player will insert or “push” the card into the player, and
then “play” the game – thus the name
PushPlay™. First-time players purchase a
PushPlay TM combination pack for $20, which contains the reusable electronic
player and four game cards. Players who wish to play additional game cards can
purchase them separately for $5 each. To date in Kansas, over 8,800 of the $20
combination packs have been sold, while sales of the additional game cards in
the most recent week outpaced the combination packs by a ratio of 8 to 1 in
unit sales.
“We are very
pleased with Push Play™,” said Kansas Lottery Executive Director
Ed Van Petten. “Players are
not only giving it a try, but they are coming back to buy additional cards. The
level of repeat purchases we have seen indicates that the game really works
well for players.” The electronic players
and game tickets were produced for the Kansas Lottery by
Scientific Games. “PushPlay™
was designed to deliver the interactive play experiences that players want,
while also being easy to implement for lotteries and retailers,” said
Steve Saferin, Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Scientific Games.
“Being the first to market with a new product is not always an easy
decision to make. We appreciate the faith shown in this concept by the Kansas
Lottery and are gratified to see that paying off. ”
In Kansas, the initial
games offered were Yahtzee and Lucky 7’s. Several additional game concepts
have been developed by Scientific Games and are available for use with the
electronic player. About Scientific
Games Scientific Games Corporation is a 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: Rob Arnold, Phone: 678-624-4053.
Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board New Chair HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (June 3, 2009) -- Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Justice Max Baer today said the citizens of the Commonwealth are
relying upon the leadership of new Gaming Control Board Chair Gregory C. Fajt
to continue the tremendous growth and strict oversight of the new slots casino
industry. Justice Baer made the comments after
swearing in Fajt as the third Chairman of the Board at the start of today's
public meeting. Fajt was named Chairman by Governor Edward G. Rendell after
serving for the past two years as the Governor's Chief of Staff. He will serve
a three-year term.
Baer said Fajt's choice to
be Chairman is a tribute to his integrity and collegiality that is universally
recognized in state government. "Greg gets the
highest compliments from those he deals with because he is always honest, above
board and accessible," Justice Baer said. Fajt,
who served two years as an ex officio member of the Gaming Control Board when
he was Secretary of Revenue, said assuming the Chairmanship was like coming
home to continue service he started in 2004. "When
I served during the formation of this agency, I always said that the staff
assembled to take on the task of starting a new industry such as gaming was
second to none," Fajt said. "As I return, what has been accomplished by
this Board and staff in just four years is nothing short of amazing."
Fajt noted that the accomplishments include the opening of
eight successful casinos that have collectively already produced $1.5 billion
in tax revenues that are being returned to Pennsylvania homeowners, assisting
local governments who host casinos, and saving the horse racing industry.
"In a downturned economy, gaming companies have also
come into Pennsylvania at just the right time, thus far creating over 7,000
family sustaining jobs," Fajt added. Also today,
Kevin O'Toole, an experienced gaming regulator in both New York and New Jersey,
attended his first Gaming Control Board meeting. O'Toole was selected by the
Board in April as the second Executive Director of the agency and began work
this week after completion of an extensive background investigation.
In comments to the Board, O'Toole thanked the Board for
the opportunity to serve, lauded Frank Donaghue for his service as Acting
Executive Director for the past year, and said he looks forward to using his
deep industry expertise to help with the continued growth and stringent
oversight of legalized slots gaming in the Commonwealth.
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. CONTACT: Doug
Harbach or Richard McGarvey, both of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board,
+1-717-346-8321.
Virginia
Lottery and Washington Redskins Reveal “Redskins Mania”
Scratch Ticket LOUDOUN COUNTY,
Virginia (June 8, 2009) -- The Virginia
Lottery and the Washington Redskins today revealed the details of the
much-anticipated $50,000,000 Redskins Mania scratch ticket that will go on sale
August 3 to coincide with the 2009 football season. The scratch ticket, one of the first to be launched by a
state lottery and an NFL team, offers football and lottery fans alike the
chance to instantly win from $20 up to $1 million by scratching to win. The
Redskins Mania ticket will include a second chance drawing feature in which
players can enter non-winning tickets at valottery.com for the chance to win
these amazing Redskins VIP experiences:
- Win pairs of Redskins Premium
Club tickets for 20 years at FedEx Field
- VIP away game Travel with the
team to Dallas, on the team plane and team bus, as the Redskins take on the
Cowboys in Dallas, TX on November 22, 2009
- Win pairs of Redskins Premium
Club tickets for the 2010 season at FedEx Field
- Watch a Redskins home game in a
FedExField luxury suite with 19 of your favorite friends
- Watch and attend a private
Redskins team practice from the sidelines, just as the coaches do
- Once-in-a-lifetime chance to join
the Redskins team roster as a “Player for a Day”
- Other prizes include: Redskins
Premium Club seats for 2009 games, autographed helmets by the player of your
choice, $500 Redskins gift cards and official game-worn jerseys
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“We are thrilled to
offer this unique game experience to lottery players,” said Virginia
Lottery Executive Director Paula I. Otto.
“In addition, we look forward to reaching some new customers through
the power of the Redskins brand. This game is a win-win for the Virginia
Lottery and the Washington Redskins, as we expect this ticket to generate
millions in profits for K-12 public schools.” Redskins Mania tickets will be exclusively sold in Virginia
by nearly 5,000 Virginia Lottery retail outlets beginning August 3. Redskins
fans will also have the opportunity to purchase tickets during Redskins
Training Camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia, August 3-8, 2009.
“This is an exciting partnership that allows
Redskins fans the unique opportunity to win once-in-a-lifetime Redskins
experiences, game tickets and other team-related prizes for the first time
ever,” said Mitch Gershman, Chief Operating Officer of the
Redskins. “We’re proud to be able to contribute to the
creation of new revenue for Virginia’s public schools through a fun ticket
like Redskins Mania.”
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Redskins Mania tickets are
$20 and the cash prizes offered are similar to other Virginia Lottery tickets
at that price point. The odds of winning $1 million are 1 in 1,305,600. The
odds of winning any cash prize are 1 in 2.78. Odds of winning the Redskins
second-chance prizes are based on the number of entries. As with all Virginia
Lottery products, profits from Redskins Mania will go to K-12 public schools in
the Commonwealth. The chances of winning a prize through the Redskins Mania
ticket are in no way related to the team’s performance on the field.
Lucky fans who become finalists in the second-chance
drawing for the Dallas trip will go on the field at halftime during the
Redskins vs. Eagles game on October 26, 2009 to learn the results. Similarly,
fan finalists for the “season tickets for 20 years” prizes will
appear at halftime during the Redskins vs. Giants game on December 21,
2009. Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the
Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of
contributions to education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all
Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school
education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more
than $4 billion for Virginia’s public schools. The latest annual profits
of $455 million currently represent about 6 percent of state funding for public
education in Virginia. In 20 years, the Lottery has sold more than $20 billion
in tickets, awarded more than $1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more
than $10.9 billion in prizes to players. SOURCE:
Virginia Lottery.
Pollard
Banknote Income Fund Announces Distribution
WINNIPEG, Canada (June 10, 2009) -- Pollard Banknote
Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: PBL.UN) today announced that its cash
distribution to unitholders covering the period from June 1, 2009 to June 30,
2009 will be $0.0475 per unit. Payment will be made on July 15, 2009 to
unitholders of record on June 30, 2009. About
Pollard Banknote Income Fund
Pollard Banknote Income
Fund is an unincorporated, open-end trust which owns 26.7% of Pollard Holdings
Limited Partnership. Pollard Holdings Limited Partnership, through its
operating subsidiaries, conducts the business of Pollard Banknote.
About Pollard Banknote 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. Additional information on Pollard
Banknote is available on the Fund's website at:
www.pollardbanknote.com or at
SEDAR, www.sedar.com.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor
disapproved the information contained herein. For
further information: Gordon Pollard, John Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officers,
Tel: (204) 474-2323. 
Aristocrat Server
Based Gaming Product Wins Approval in Macau, Opening The Way For US
Entry SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June
4, 2009) -- Aristocrat Leisure Limited
(ASX: ALL) today announced that its server-based gaming product for casinos
has won approval in Macau, opening the way for entry into the US and other
major markets around the world. The ACE TruServT
server based gaming product is the first client server based gaming system to
be approved (GLI-21 and GLI-11) for casino (Class 3) gaming in the world.
Chief Executive of Aristocrat, Mr Jamie Odell, said
“The approval is an important milestone for Aristocrat and its European
subsidiary ACE Interactive, as it paves the way for approvals in other
GLI regulated jurisdictions across North
America and around the globe."
“Network gaming is
the next big technology shift for the gaming industry worldwide as its combines
dynamic game control, multi-vendor content, floor management and configuration
into a single solution, which has been a goal for machine manufacturers and
operators over many years”, he added. The ACE
TruServT server based product for class 3 gaming provides operators with new
levels of flexibility in managing and configuring their gaming floor. The
product provides a secure and reliable communications infrastructure that
enables Aristocrat to create new and innovative game concepts.
Mr. Doug Bertinshaw, Vice President of Network Gaming at
Aristocrat, said “Aristocrat has invested heavily in developing the ACE
TruServ platform as this is the technology that will break the
traditional fixed ‘game in a cabinet’ paradigm. The advantage to the
industry is to provide a more dynamic networked gaming environment, with a
library of games and new game forms from multiple vendors served and
deployed across connected gaming machines within a venue or across a whole
country. Techniques already deployed in the entertainment gaming
market.” Aristocrat’s new LCD Viridian
cabinet has been designed to enable it to be configured for ACE server based
gaming, allowing game changes without physically replacing components.
ACE has worked closely with global gaming operators to
ensure the product delivers the right functionality that meets market
expectations. Gaming venues and operators will benefit from the ability to
dynamically modify and tune available games on the gaming floors to better meet
changing player profiles. SOURCE: City Public
Relations.
CONTACT: Tim Allerton, (02) 9267 4511.
WMS’
Participation Footprint Surpasses 10,000 Gaming Machines
Growth Driven by
Success of Innovative Networked-Gaming Foundational Technologies and Player
Driven Innovation™ Game Content –
WAUKEGAN, Illinois, USA (June 8, 2009)--WMS Gaming Inc a wholly owned subsidiary of WMS
Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS), announced today that its installed base of
participation gaming machines now exceeds 10,000 units. The achievement of this
growth milestone for installed units reflects WMS’ ongoing success in
developing and placing participation gaming machines with appealing and
innovative play experiences enabled by the Company’s foundational server
and networked-gaming technologies combined with entertaining game content and
features created through the Company’s Player Driven Innovation
development focus.
WMS’ participation
footprint has grown steadily, increasing by more than 40% or over 2,900 units,
since the September 2006 introduction of games featuring the first generation
of the Company’s Community Gaming® foundational technology. Since the
first game theme was launched on the Community Gaming platform, WMS has also
introduced games on three additional foundational platforms – Sensory
Immersion, Transmissive Reels® and Adaptive Gaming® – each a
unique and player-appealing form factor. Just over 50% of the current installed
base of gaming devices now utilize one or a combination of these advanced
technology components. Reflecting consistently
positive player response to the enhanced entertainment experience derived from
games on these innovative platforms, the Company’s average daily revenue
per participation gaming machine has increased by over 20%, or $11.82, from an
average of $58.55 in the September 2006 quarter to $70.37 in the March 2009
quarter. In addition to the continued roll-out of its
Reel ‘em In Compete to Win game, WMS has also begun the roll-out of TIME
MACHINE ® on the Sensory Immersion platform allowing players the chance to
time travel to the future and past in a fully immersive audio and visual
experience and MONOPOLY™ Grand Hotel® Big Event® on the Community
Gaming platform, which provides traditional three-reel mechanical players with
the proven success of the interactive communal bonus rounds.
CONTACT: WMS Industries Inc. William H. Pfund,
847-785-3167 VP Investor Relations, bpfund@wms.com
SOURCE: WMS Industries edited press release.
GLI Becomes
Recognized Testing Lab Of Casino Regulatory Authority Of
Singapore LAKEWOOD, N.J. (June 10,
2009) – As Singapore moves closer to opening its marketplace to casino
gaming, Gaming Laboratories International
(GLI) has been officially recognized as a testing laboratory by the Casino
Regulatory Authority (CRA) of Singapore, the regulatory authority responsible
for supervising and regulating the casino gaming industry in Singapore.
The CRA designates qualified testing laboratories with the
status of SRTL (Singapore Recognized Test Lab) to provide testing services for
gaming equipment deployed at casinos within Singapore’s jurisdiction. As
an SRTL, GLI will test games, systems and progressives against standards
established by the CRA, and GLI will test games and systems for
interoperability. GLI Sr. Director of Global
Engineering and Client Services Ian Hughes said, “We are honored to
achieve the status of an SRTL. We are glad to have participated in the
CRA’s closed consultations with the gaming industry for the Singapore
Technical Standards on slots and systems. GLI wishes to thank Mr. T. Raja
Kumar, Chief Executive of the CRA, and his team for their professionalism
throughout GLI’s approval process.” To be
recognized, GLI had to prove, among other items, its accreditation with
ISO17025, its internal compliance processes and its experience in testing
gaming equipment for major gaming jurisdictions. For
more than 20 years, Gaming Laboratories International has been the world leader
in independent testing for the gaming industry. With 13 testing laboratories
spread across Africa, Asia, Australia, Austria, Europe, South America and the
United States, GLI is the only laboratory of its kind to hold both U.S. and
International accreditations for compliance with ISO 17025 and 17020 standards
for technical competence in testing and inspection services. For more
information, visit www.gaminglabs.com.
CONTACT: Christie Eickelman, Sr. Director of Worldwide
Marketing, Gaming Laboratories International, +1 (702) 914-2220 or Email:
c.eickelman@gaminglabs.com.
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