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Schafer Solutions Now Offers Fabricated Custom Plastic Point-of-Sale
Displays
ADAIR, Iowa (August 24, 2010)
- Owner Revolution, Inc. (www.ownrev.com) has launched Schafer Solutions Inc., a
comprehensive resource for the development, manufacturing and delivery of
compelling plastic products. This includes products for point-of-sale, food,
beverage and other applications requiring high quality, turn-key solutions.
"Whether we're using your design,
your client's design, collaborating to enhance a current display product, or
starting fresh, Schafer Solutions will help you create dazzling, brand-building
point-of-sale displays," says Bud Karachiwala, Schafer Solutions Business
Manager. "From concept through design, engineering and quick-turn
prototyping -- we deliver on timelines that will compress your client's speed
to market."
Complete production capabilities,
with ideal order quantities from hundreds to tens of thousands, include CNC
machining for a wide array of plastic, wood and composite materials,
thermoforming, routing, jointing, edge finishing and polishing. In-house
painting, silk screening and pad printing allow customization while better
communicating the brand.
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"When your product requires more
than fabricated plastic," Karachiwala says, "Schafer Solutions can
accomplish your product build-out, adding our plastic components and completing
the build." Display pack-out, warehousing, shipment and fulfillment
services eliminate logistic worries.
Schafer Solutions' sister company,
Schafer Systems, is considered the leader in innovative point-of-sale products
for the U.S. lottery industry, including quality lottery ticket dispensers and
play centers. Both companies operate out of a 90,000 square foot manufacturing
facility in Adair, Iowa.
According to Don Hudak, President
& CEO of Owner Revolution, "Schafer Systems' twenty-four-year tradition
of quality and innovation is now being extended to non-lottery plastic products
with Schafer Solutions."
"Schafer Solutions is well
positioned to meet the custom needs of its customers for exciting, high quality
and socially responsible plastic products," Karachiwala said. "We work
aggressively to minimize plastic waste, encourage active recycling, and promote
the use of sustainable materials where environmentally friendly alternatives
are appropriate and economically available."
Schafer Solutions' new corporate
website is www.schafer-solutions.com.
Owner Revolution, Inc. is an
employee-owned company headquartered in Adair, Iowa and has two wholly-owned
subsidiaries besides Schafer Solutions and Schafer Systems. Connect-A-Dock Inc.
has offices in Atlantic, Iowa and sells floating modular dock systems in the
worldwide marine industry. Plastic Professionals Inc. is a leader in plastics
rotational molding and mold building. It operates out of a 220,000 square-foot
facility in Atlantic, Iowa, producing a number of proprietary products as well
as designing and building custom plastic parts for customers nationwide.
CONTACT: Heather Link, Phone:
641-742-5084.
SOURCE: Owner Revolution, Inc.
ATRONIC Customer Survey Sends Winner To Monte
Carlo
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (August 17,
2010) - As part of the annual ATRONIC customer survey raffle, ATRONIC has
awarded its grand prize, a marvellous weekend for two in a European city, to
one lucky winner. In mid-June, Christian Richter of Casinos Austria was awarded
a trip for two to Monte Carlo.
Mr. Richter’s prize included a
weekend stay at The Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel, which is located between the
Mediterranean Sea and the Casino of Monte Carlo.
After visiting the Casino
Café de Paris, one of the city’s most popular meeting places, Mr.
Richter and his partner spent the first evening with members of the local
ATRONIC team. They enjoyed dinner at “Le Grill,” located on
the 8th floor of the Hotel de Paris, while enjoying gourmet Mediterranean
dishes and an enchanting view of the French Riviera.
During the next two days, they
relaxed at Le Plage Mala at Cape d’Ail, the best beach in the area, and
visited the Jardin Exotique, an impressive botanical garden on the Rock of
Monaco. These final stops rounded out the Monte Carlo experience and made the
trip unforgettable.
ATRONIC would like to once again
thank all the customers who participated in its annual customer survey. The
feedback is well appreciated, and is a substantial part of the company´s
continuous improvement program.
ATRONIC is a member of the Gaming
Standards Association and supports open industry standards such as Game to
System (G2S) and Systems to System (S2S).
ATRONIC is 100 percent owned by
Lottomatica Group, a
market leader in the Italian gaming industry, one of the largest Lottery
operators in the world based on total wagers, and a leading provider of lottery
and gaming technology solutions worldwide.
Lottomatica is publicly traded on
the Italian Stock Exchange (LTO) and has more than $2.0 billion in revenue and
7,500 employees in over 50 countries. The company has unrivalled operational
expertise and an exemplary track record as one of the largest and most
developed gaming market operators in the world. Lottomatica is majority owned
by the De Agostini Group, a publishing, media and financial services company.
SOURCE: Atronic Media Release.
Where Lottery Proceeds Go: New Web Tools Provide
Answers
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (August 20,
2010) - To better illustrate how
Missouri Lottery dollars
are used to provide educational opportunities for Missouri students and support
Missouri businesses, Molottery.com has launched two new map features that
pinpoint how Lottery dollars were spent in each of our state’s 114
counties and the city of St. Louis during FY10.
The “Education Expenditures
Map” breaks down the amount of Lottery proceeds spent on public
education by both Elementary and Secondary Education and Higher Education,
detailing the specific programs that received the funds.
“The Missouri Legislature
appropriates 100 percent of annual Lottery proceeds for public education, and
we want all of our players, and Missouri citizens in general, to be able to see
just how those Lottery dollars are being used in their home county,”
said May Scheve Reardon, executive director of the Missouri Lottery.
“This map is a great way to see that, showing exactly what education
programs have benefited from the Lottery.”
The second map, “Education,
Retailers and Players,” displays county-specific totals for Lottery
dollars allocated to education, as well as the total amounts provided to
Missouri businesses in the form of retailer commissions and incentives, and to
our winners through prizes.
Both maps can be accessed by using
the “Search by County” listings under the “Where the $
Goes” drop-down menu at
www.molottery.com.
In addition to adding these new
tools to provide clearer Lottery information, Reardon has also begun
distributing a monthly “Director’s Update”
e-newsletter.
“My update is designed to
keep you current about what is happening at the Missouri Lottery and how the
Lottery benefits the state of Missouri and its citizens,” she
said. “It will be published monthly to coincide with our monthly
proceeds transfer to public education.”
To receive Reardon’s
e-newsletter, send an e-mail to director@molottery.com and put
Director’s Update in the subject line.
SOURCE: Missouri Lottery Media
Release.
Dolphins Scratch-Off Tickets Are Now Available At Sun Life
Stadium
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 20,
2010) - The Miami Dolphins and the
Florida Lottery are proud
to announce that DOLPHINS Scratch-Off tickets are now available at Sun Life
Stadium. Lottery players and Dolphins fans alike may now purchase the $5
DOLPHINS Scratch-Off game on site, as well as redeem Florida Lottery
prizes.
Tickets may be purchased from a
Lottery Instant Ticket Vending Machine located in the Gate G Team Store, which
is open to the public seven days a week; and, on game days, at six customer
relations/advance ticket sales locations on the 100, 200 and 400 stadium
levels. At the Gate G Team Store, Lottery players may also redeem prizes of
less than $600 on game days.
The DOLPHINS Scratch-Off game allows
fans to show their Miami Dolphins team spirit while having the chance to win up
to $100,000! In addition to the top prize, the $5 Scratch-Off game offers cash
prizes ranging from $5 to $5,000, and allows players to win up to 12 times on
the same ticket. The game's overall odds of winning are one in 4.01.
Also, players can enter non-winning
DOLPHINS Scratch-Off tickets in the Dolphins Fan Experience Second Chance
Drawings on the Lottery's Web site. Hundreds of exciting Miami Dolphins prizes
will be awarded in the second chance drawings.
Prizes include:
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- pairs of tickets to the December 19, 2010 Dolphins
home game and a chance to win a 2011 Ford® Fiesta;
- a Dolphins NFL draft preview at Dolphins Training
Camp;
- "VIP Days" at Sun Life Stadium including a
locker room tour, field tour and lunch for 12; an away game trip for two;
- Dolphins season tickets; away-game watch
parties;
- a pre-game hospitality event for 40 guests at a
Dolphins home game; game-day tickets;
- authentic player jerseys; and more.
Additional information about the
second chance promotion is available on the Florida Lottery Web site.
The Florida Lottery and the Miami
Dolphins have also partnered to offer Lottery players the opportunity to
purchase Dolphins football game tickets at a discounted rate. More information
is available in the "Partner Offer" section of the Florida Lottery's Web
site.
Florida voters, by a two-to-one
margin, approved a constitutional amendment in 1986 authorizing the state to
operate a lottery for the purpose of generating significant additional moneys
for education. Today, Floridians continue to show their support by purchasing
nearly $4 billion in Lottery products per year, resulting in contributions of
more than $21 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund since 1988. For
more information regarding the Florida Lottery, its games and its contributions
to education, visit www.flalottery.com.
CONTACT: Florida Lottery
Communications, Phone: (850) 487-7727.
SOURCE: Florida Lottery Media
Release.
$1 Billion in Sports-Themed Tickets Sold
Treasurer Cahill and Team
Leaders Announce Historic Milestone
BOSTON, Massachusetts (August 19,
2010) – Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill and leaders from the four major
professional sports teams announced today at Fenway Park that the
Massachusetts State Lottery
has sold more than $1 billion in sports-themed tickets, raising more than $140
million for local aid.
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CEO Larry Lucchino, Bruins President Cam Neely, Treasurer Tim Cahill, Celtics
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The Massachusetts State Lottery
created the sports-themed lottery ticket market in 2006 with its first Boston
Red Sox instant ticket. Since then, the Massachusetts State Lottery has entered
into partnerships with all four Boston-area professional sports franchises.
Together the organizations have developed nine instant games, selling
$1,006,803,938 in tickets and raising $141,596,591 for the Bay State’s 351
cities and towns.
“Boston is the
nation’s number one sports town for a reason,” said Treasurer
Cahill, who chairs the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. “Not
only do we have four franchises dedicated to winning, but also owners who
deeply care about helping our communities. Together we have raised more than
$140 million for police officers, fire fighters, teachers and other essential
public services.”
Joining Treasurer Cahill at the
press conference are:
- Boston Bruins – Charlie
Jacobs, Principal and Alternative Governor and Cam Neely, President
- Boston Celtics – Rich
Gotham, Team President
- New England Patriots –
Jonathan Kraft, President
- Boston Red Sox – Larry
Lucchino, President/Chief Executive Officer and Sam Kennedy, Executive Vice
President/Chief Operating Officer
In total, the Massachusetts Lottery
has sold more than $768 million in Boston Red Sox game tickets over five games;
$116 million in Boston Celtics tickets over two games; $81 million in New
England Patriots tickets and $40 million in Boston Bruins tickets.
“Sports-themed tickets are
vitally important to the Lottery because these games have broad appeal to our
core customers, the occasional player and the sports fan,” Executive
Director Mark Cavanagh
said. “With these games, the Lottery has awarded about $800 million in
prizes, including two $10 million grand prizes, season tickets for life,
incomparable trips, unique team gear and unparalleled fan
experiences.”
CONTACTS: Treasury -David Kibbe,
State Treasury Communications Director, 617-367-6900 or Lottery – Dan
Rosenfeld, Communications Director, 781-849-5600.
Mobilotto Dispels the Myth that Remote Gaming Increases Problem or
Excessive Gaming
Making it Easier for
Lottery Operators to Reach Their Customers
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada (August 19,
2010) -- As per the announcement on August 10 by Ontario Finance minister
Dwight Duncan and OLG Chairman of the Board Paul Godfrey, the
Ontario lottery and gaming
commission intends to provide online gaming services to the residents of
Ontario.
This is a progressive move towards
the future that will provide millions of dollars to good causes supported by
OLG.
The focus to this point has been on
the leaking revenue spent on off-shore gaming sites that have gone unregulated
and escaped taxation by the federal and provincial governments. The true
potential of OLG’s shortfall comes from addressing both these off-shore
sites as well as modernizing the distribution channel to include OLG’s
popular gaming products directly to a player’s mobile device.
Mobilotto is an Ontario based
company that has spent the last two years developing a state of the art mobile
lottery solution that will modernize the existing lottery distribution
channels, introduce new players to lottery, and increase revenue for the
Lottery. Today, basic cellular phones are rapidly being replaced with
sophisticated smart phone devices that are carried in excess of 14 hours per
day, and capable of many advance functions. This advanced functionality
allows the consumer to make secure and convenient transactions via their mobile
phone.
OLG following the lead of other
world class lotteries clearly understands the opportunities that are possible
by making their product offerings more accessible to their present players.
This level of convenience coupled with the use of technology will undoubtedly
attract a new contingent of lottery followers, thus creating a new incremental
revenue stream.
Detractors of OLG’s decision
suggest that by allowing online and mobile services to the consumer will
increase problem or excessive gaming do not fully understand the capabilities
and benefits that these services will provide the lottery operator. No
longer would gaming be an anonymous purchase that is difficult, if not
impossible, to control.
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By using technology like that
created by Mobilotto the lottery operator can now allow limits to be
effectively set by either the lottery or the user themselves which can monitor
gaming behavior and help identify potential problems. Additionally the
issues of fraud that have been prevalent in recent years would be a thing of
the past as the ticket purchase is tied to the consumer’s personal
account, and stored in a secure digital format, and the ticket never leaves the
players hands.
Enhanced social responsibility
controls and security features will only prove beneficial to reduce problem
gaming in Ontario.
In today’s digital age it only
makes sense to provide a digital ticket over digital means. OLG is to be
applauded for their forward thinking and with the right technology partner can
provide a world class secure solution, accepted and adopted by new and existing
players. The Future of Lottery is in your hand!
Please view Mobilotto’s
demonstration the video.
CONTACT: Jeff O’Connor, VP
Business Development, Mobilotto Systems Inc., 416 803 6947 or Cell: 416 479
0880 ext 201, Email: j.oconnor@mobilotto.com. Website:
http://www.mobilotto.com/index.php
SOURCE: Mobilotto Systems Inc.
Lotenal Consolidates Its Technological Development with WLA
Certification
- Nearly 900 have been
replaced computer equipment , which is five times the capacity of data
processing, and tripled the ability to have voice and data
systems.
- Soon we will install a
data center that will streamline the operation of the new Lottery products
offered through Internet.
MEXICO (August 19, 2010) -- The
National Lottery for Public Assistance (Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública)
strengthens its Technological Transformation, thanks to the implementation of
four Service Centers Technology (CAT) to give certainty and security to users
who play the lottery in Mexico.
As part of the Strategic Plan for
Information Technology, the LOTENAL, made a series of measures to obtain
various benefits that directly impact the way in which resources are managed
and serves our customers, hence today has Bridging the technology through the
implementation of CAT Administrative Business CAT, CAT Telecom and Software
Factory.
To accomplish this, the National
Lottery has replaced nearly 900 computer equipment that gave the evidence to
begin to transform the entire technological infrastructure which had, i.e. in
less than a year to five times the processing capability of computer equipment
desktop.
Similarly, tripled the ability to
have voice and data systems and in the coming months there will be a Data
Center that will allow more efficient world-class, the effectiveness of the new
Lottery products offered through Internet.
This breakthrough technology has
been tested by the highest representative of the State Lotteries in the world,
the World Lottery Association
(WLA), an agency recently awarded the National Lottery of Mexico the
certification of all electronic processes.
Among the economic, technical and
value-added achieved, include:
- Financing of the entire cost of
equipment
- Elimination of maintenance costs
, in the form of integrated services.
- Reduced internal operating costs
by eliminating management processes , control and monitoring equipment as an
asset of the institution.
- Reduction in the costs of
preventive and corrective maintenance to the infrastructure of the institution
itself .
- Renovation of the equipment every
time you need to update obsolete equipment ( Technology Upgrades )
- Permanent service support and
technical assistance
- Efficiency in dealing with
substantive projects, by providing faster service and better quality.
- Having a technology platform that
allows the implementation of new strategies and commercial products.
- Having more control and internal
monitoring of management processes, operational and management.
SOURCE: Lotería Nacional para
la Asistencia Pública press release.
Florida Lottery Provides Summer Internship Opportunities To Eight
College Seniors
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 19,
2010) -The Florida Lottery,
working with its advertising agency, St. John & Partners, offered eight
summer internships to a talented group of Florida college seniors majoring in
advertising, marketing, communications and public relations. The students used
creative marketing and public relations strategies to develop a media campaign
designed to improve winner awareness and increase Lottery sales.
After weeks of preparation and
research, the team prepared a presentation for the Florida Lottery highlighting
specific goals and objectives for improving its public appeal to a specific
targeted market of players using creative design ideas and incorporating
various media strategies.
This internship program has allowed
the Florida Lottery to continue investing in education by providing students
with an opportunity for hands-on work experience in a professional
environment.
The Bright Futures Scholarship
Program, which is partially funded by the Florida Lottery, was created in 1997
by the Florida Legislature to assist students in pursuing post-secondary
educational and career goals. Since the program's inception, the Lottery has
contributed nearly $2.8 billion to send more than 450,000 Florida students to
college.
Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has
contributed more than $21 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund,
benefiting our students and schools, as well as funding more than one million
Bright Futures scholarships. By a two-to-one margin, Florida voters in 1986
approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to operate a lottery
for the purpose of generating significant additional monies for education.
CONTACT: Florida Lottery
communications, Phone: (850) 487-7727.
SOURCE: Florida Lottery Media
Release.
Michigan Lottery Has Football Fever!
LANSING, Michigan (August 23, 2010)
- With football season right around the corner, the
Michigan Lottery is
getting in on the gridiron action with the Detroit Lions
Pull Tab.
On sale August 23, the ticket
arrives just in time for the Detroit Lions first home game at Ford Field on
September 28! In addition to fun of pull tab play and big cash prizes, players
could also win a Detroit Lions autographed football!
The Football Fever Second Chance
Contest will award five lucky Pull Tab players an authentic NFL football
autographed by the Detroit Lions player of their choice. To enter the
second-chance contest, players must mail five (5) non-winning Detroit
Lions™ Pull Tabs with an entry form or a piece of paper that includes
their name, address, and phone number to Football Fever Second Chance Contest,
P.O. Box 40785, Lansing 488901-7985. Entry forms are available wherever Pull
Tabs are sold.
Five drawings will be conducted
between September 2010 and January 2011 to award the autographed footballs.
Over 94 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 2009, the contribution to schools was $724.5 million. Since its
inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to
education in Michigan.
For additional information, please
visit the Lottery's Web site at
www.michigan.gov/lottery. CONTACT: Andi Brancato
517-335-5648.
SOURCE: Michigan Lottery Media
Release.
Missouri Lottery Unveils First 'St. Louis Rams'
Ticket
Jefferson City, Missouri (August 24,
2010) -- The Missouri
Lottery has teamed up with the St. Louis Rams® to offer the first ever
“St. Louis Rams” Scratchers ticket. Not only can St.
Louis Rams fans and Lottery players win cash prizes up to $70,000, but they can
also win unique experiences – such as a trip to an away game on the team
plane – through three drawings in the “Rams Gridiron Gold”
promotion.
“This is the first time in
Missouri Lottery history that we’ve offered an NFL ticket,” said
May Scheve Reardon,
executive director of the Missouri Lottery. “We could not be more
excited to be able to partner with the Rams and be able to offer their fans and
Missouri Lottery players a chance to win such amazing prizes.”
Reardon noted that partnering with
such a well-known sports team is an invaluable asset to the Lottery.
“Being able to offer the
‘St. Louis Rams’ ticket is a wonderful way for us to reach new
players and potentially increase our proceeds, which directly benefit Missouri
students,” said Reardon.
“We are thrilled to add
Missouri Lottery to our sponsorship family and combine the power of two proven
brands that are both moving in positive directions,” said Bob Reif,
executive vice president of sales and marketing/chief marketing officer, St.
Louis Rams. “This partnership will allow our fans the opportunity
to win unique Rams prizes, and all of Missouri to win through the increased
educational funding that will result from the game.”
In addition to being able to win up
to $70,000 instantly in the game, players can send in non-winning tickets to
the “Rams Gridiron Gold” promotion for a chance to
win:
- Grand Prize
– 2010 or 2011 St. Louis Rams Road Trip: Two tickets on the St.
Louis Rams team plane, game tickets, hotel and pre-game field passes (One per
prize drawing; three prizes total)
- First Prize
– 2011 St. Louis Rams Legends Suite Season Tickets: Two season
tickets to the all-inclusive suite including food, beverages and a parking
pass. (One prize per drawing; three prizes total)
- Second Prize
– 16 tickets to a private St. Louis Rams Luxury Suite for one game during
the 2010 or 2011 season, plus food and beverages and five parking passes. (One
prize per drawing; three prizes total)
- Third Prize
– Rams Club-Level single-game tickets for two to a 2010 or 2011 game, $250
for travel expenses and $50 for food and beverage credit to be used at the
game. (Two prizes per drawing; six prizes total)
- Fourth Prize
– Authentic autographed St. Louis Rams jersey. (Four prizes
per drawing; 12 prizes total)
- Fifth Prize
– St. Louis Rams $100 Pro Shop gift card that can be redeemed online at
www.stlouisrams.com
(50 prizes per drawing; 150 prizes total)
There are three ways to enter the
promotion: online at www.molottery.com; in person at any of the
Lottery’s four offices, located in St. Louis, Jefferson City, Springfield
and Kansas City; and by mail at:
Rams Gridiron Gold
Promotion
11469 Olive Blvd., #302
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Drawing dates and deadlines
can be found at Molottery.com or at retail locations. The game is
currently being delivered to Missouri Lottery retail locations this week.
In addition to the St. Louis Rams,
the Missouri Lottery is also teaming up with the Kansas City Chiefs to offer a
similar ticket and promotion. Details about each ticket and related
promotion can be found at Molottery.com.
SOURCE: Missouri Lottery press
release.
CIBELAE to Organize Legal Seminar in Costa Rica 8-10 September
2010
The seminar will allow
participants to get to know the functions and objectives of a Legal Advice in a
lottery.
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (August
23, 2010) -- The Latin American Corporation of State Lotteries and Betting
(CIBELAE), through the Direction of Social Protection, will be held September 7
to 10 in Hotel Radisson, in San José, the international seminary
“Legal aspects of State Lotteries and Betting.”
In the current global world,
everything changes quickly and organizations connected to state lotteries and
games of chance are not exempt from those changes. Technology and diligence in
communication created new forms of gaming, that force organizations to revise
and strengthen the legal aspects in order to avoid the conflicts that these
alterations may generate. In order to accompany the accelerated rhythm of the
changes, technicians of these entities need a continuous training in
educational programs.
The seminar will allow participants
to get to know the functions and objectives of a Legal Advice in a lottery. The
most recent legislative novelties will be discussed, and a revision and
analysis of legal issues in the betting sales network will be performed.
Illegal gaming will also be treated, as well as the contractual responsibility
such as errors from providers, copyright of software used in the technology of
a lottery system and the current status of Internet games. Besides, other
issues will be discussed by technicians, on top of the exchange of experiences
for the professional enrichment of the event.
A person in charge of Caixa
Económica Federal (Brazil), who is currently the Senior vice president
of the entity, was responsible for the presentation of yesterday’s
seminary on the issue “The contractual relationship of Lotería
Caixa with its providers.”
Download the program below and if
you want to register and view the rest of the details follow the link back to
the program
http://www.capacita.info/seminariojuridicos/
National Association of Convenience Stores Express Disappointment
with Government’s Recent Announcement to Move Forward With Online
Gaming
- Appeal to
Ontario’s Premier for Lottery Support
- The Ontario government
is seeking to offer all forms of gaming online, a move that OCSA maintains will
have a significant and detrimental impact on convenience store
traffic
TORONTO, Ontario (August 17, 2010) -
The Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA) sent a letter last week to
the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, expressing disappointment with his
administration’s recent announcement to move forward with online gaming in
Ontario.
The administration is seeking to
offer all forms of gaming online, including lotto and scratch-type offerings, a
move that OCSA maintains will have a significant and detrimental impact on
convenience store traffic.
“The Ontario Convenience
Stores Association (OCSA) is deeply disappointed the government made no effort
to engage our association in the decision making process prior to launching its
consultations on internet gaming,” the letter began. “Given
our 30 year relationship with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), and the
millions spent installing, upgrading and maintaining nearly 10,000 lottery
terminals in convenience store retail locations over the years; we hoped the
government would have been more forthcoming.
Despite the government’s
announcement that there will be a 12-18 month consultation period that will
involve OCSA participation, the association said the decision to move forward
has already been decided.
“We are particularly
concerned this move to allow internet gaming in Ontario is predetermined
regardless of the findings from these consultations. OLG has a strong history
of only building gaming facilities in communities after extensive consultation
– and we fear it is abandoning that trust.”
The OCSA has requested a personal
meeting to ensure that its members’ interests are respected.
SOURCE: National Association of
Convenience Stores Media Release.
Missouri Lottery Introduces First 'Kansas City Chiefs'
Ticket
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (August 25,
2010) -- The Missouri
Lottery has teamed up with the Kansas City Chiefs to offer its first ever
“Kansas City Chiefs” Scratchers ticket. Not only can
Chiefs fans and Lottery players win cash prizes up to $70,000, but they can
also win unique experiences – such as watching a game in the
Founder’s Suite – through three drawings in the “Chiefs Game
Plan” promotion. The Lottery will announce the new Kansas City
Chiefs ticket at the free open practice Aug. 25, at the New Arrowhead.
“We are so excited about our
partnership with the Kansas City Chiefs,” said
May Scheve Reardon,
executive director of the Missouri Lottery. “We think both Chiefs
fans and Lottery players will enjoy this game and related promotion, which is
full of great prizes, including Club Level season tickets and pre-game sideline
passes.”
Reardon noted that partnering with
such a well-known NFL team like the Chiefs is an invaluable opportunity for the
Lottery.
“Being able to offer the
‘Kansas City Chiefs’ ticket is a wonderful way for us to reach new
players and potentially increase our proceeds, which directly benefit Missouri
students,” said Reardon.
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“The debut of a Chiefs
branded Lottery ticket in the state of Missouri through a partnership with the
Missouri Lottery is very exciting to our passionate and engaged fan
base,” Kansas City Chiefs COO Mark Donovan said. “The
program allows fans the chance to win over $70,000 in cash and
once-in-a-lifetime Chiefs prizes available exclusively through the “Kansas
City Chiefs” ticket.”
In addition to being able to win up
to $70,000 instantly in the game, players can send in non-winning tickets to
the “Chiefs Game Plan” promotion for a chance to win:
- Grand Prize – 2011
Kansas City Chiefs Founder’s Suite single-game tickets and pre-game
sideline passes for two to one game, food and beverages, $100 Chiefs Pro Shop
gift card, hotel accommodations and $250 spending cash. (One per prize
drawing; three prizes total);
- First Prize – 2011
Kansas City Chiefs Club Level Season Tickets: Two season tickets
including food, beverages and a parking pass. (One prize per drawing;
three prizes total);
- Second Prize – 2011
Kansas City Chiefs single-game tickets and pre-game sideline passes for 16,
$500 cash for food and beverage, a pre-game tailgate party and five parking
passes. (One prize per drawing; three prizes total);
- Third Prize – Kansas
City Chiefs single-game Field-Level Red Zone tickets and pre-game sideline
passes for two during the 2011 season. Prizes include a $50 Chiefs Pro
Shop gift card and two Chiefs caps. (Two prizes per drawing; six prizes
total);
- Fourth Prize –
Authentic autographed Kansas City Chiefs jersey. (Four prizes per
drawing; 12 prizes total); and
- Fifth Prize – Kansas
City Chiefs $100 Pro Shop gift card that can be redeemed online at
www.kcchiefs.com or at
the Pro Shop in Arrowhead Stadium. (50 prizes per drawing; 150 prizes
total)
There are three ways to enter the
promotion: online at www.molottery.com; in person at any of the
Lottery’s four offices, located in Kansas City, Jefferson City,
Springfield and St. Louis; and by mail at:
“Chiefs Game Plan”
Promotion
18921 G East Valley View Parkway
#328
Independence, MO 64055
Drawing dates and deadlines can be
found at Molottery.com or at retail locations. The game is currently
being delivered to Missouri Lottery retail locations this week.
In addition to the Kansas City
Chiefs, the Missouri Lottery is also teaming up with the St. Louis Rams to
offer a similar ticket and promotion. Details about each ticket and
related promotion can be found at Molottery.com.
SOURCE: Missouri Lottery press
release.
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