NJ
Lottery Announces New Drawing Host: Lauren Berman
Erica Young will move
into expanded communications role
TRENTON, NJ (May 10, 2018)
The New Jersey Lottery is pleased to welcome Lauren Berman as the new host of
the daily Lottery drawings and is happy to have Erica Young taking on a greater
role within the Lottery organization.
We are eager to welcome
Lauren as the new Lottery Drawing Host. Erica has been drawing the weekday
midday and evening winning numbers for close to four years and we are excited
that she will be taking the next step in her professional journey by
representing the Lottery as an ambassador at various events during the
year, said New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director John M.
White.
Players will still see Erica at
events and in videos on the Lottery website and social channels.
I am filled with gratitude
for our viewers who have welcomed me into their homes with kindness and
support, and I will always consider them my extended Lottery family. I will
miss the joy in making dreams come true, but its time to move into the
next stage of my career and grow professionally in other areas. Im
excited for this next chapter, Young said.
Erica has continued a heart-warming
legacy with the New Jersey Lottery. Her late mother, Hela Young, was the
beloved Lottery Drawing Host for over twenty years.
Getting to follow directly
in my mothers footsteps has been one of the most special and meaningful
opportunities, I imagine, I might ever experience. Im humbled by all of
the beautiful sentiments and memories players have shared with me over the
years.
Erica will transfer hosting duties
on Monday evening, May 14, 2018, when she introduces Lauren Berman as the new
Lottery Drawing Host. Lauren comes with a news and reporting background from
WPHL-17. You can watch Lauren draw the winning numbers for Pick-3, Pick-4,
Jersey Cash 5 XTRA, and Pick-6 XTRA on Monday through Friday evenings and
CASH4LIFE on Monday and Thursday evenings.
In conjunction with the change in
Drawing Hosts, the Lottery is also announcing that PIX11 and PHL17 will no
longer televise the midday Lottery drawings. However, all live midday drawings
can still be viewed on Livestream via NJLottery.com and on the official Lottery
Facebook page. The last television broadcast of the midday draws will be
Friday, May 11, 2018.
All New Jersey Lottery game winning
numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE
and 5 Card Cash games can be viewed on the NJ Lottery website
(www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Evening draws,
with the exception of CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11)
in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia. Powerball and Mega Millions
drawings can be seen on WABC-TV or WTXF stations.
Media Inquiries: MaryAnn Rivell,
Public Information Office, Phone: (609) 599-5875, E:
PublicInfo@lottery.nj.gov.
SOURCE: The New Jersey Lottery.
Skilrock to Showcase the Latest Features of Its Unified Gaming
Platform at Juegos Miami, Florida
GURGAON , India (May 17, 2018) --
After successfully showcasing its unified gaming platform called WEAVER
at various shows, Skilrock will be focusing on Americas this year. Weaver can
be customized to address exact gaming needs of any jurisdiction across all
types of channels and it will therefore be a major attraction at Juegos Miami,
Florida from 30th May to 1st June, 2018.
For Skilrock it be their second show
at Juegos Miami followed by many more events in Americas. They are excited to
once again showcase their extensive range of gaming solutions. This years
special highlight will be their wide range of technology solutions and exciting
contents like e-Scratch and Lotto Zone.
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Mr. Sujit Lahiry, Executive Director
commented Juegos Miami is growing in terms of attendance and quality
of exchange. We are delighted to be part of the show and look forward to our
interactions with the delegates and visitors. We have added several new
features to our Weaver gaming platform that are very relevant to this part of
the world. I am very sure that each visitor to our booth will find something
relevant for their operations as our motto for this show is to bring smile to
the faces of all stakeholders.
About Skilrock
Technologies
Skilrock Technologies is a leading
technology solution provider for the lottery, gaming and payment industry with
its R&D centres located at global IT hubs. It is technology arm of $2
billion Sugal & Damani Group, who are leaders of Indian lottery &
gaming operations.
The all-encompassing WEAVER Gaming
Platform of Skilrock serves RETAIL, iGAMING & SELF SERVICE channels with
equal ease, supporting a wide variety of games like Lotto, Keno, Bingo,
Instant, Sports, Poker, Rummy, Casino and Slots. More than 120,000 retail touch
points and over 3 million iGaming players across 18 jurisdictions have been
serviced using Weaver Platform.

CONTACT: Sourabh Goyal | Manager
Marketing & Sales, T: +91.124.3828822, Email:
sourabh.goyal@skilrock.com.
SOURCE: Skilrock Technologies Pvt.
Ltd. (Sugal & Damani Group).
CAIXA
Launches the Newest Lottery in Brazil: Lucky Day
The bettor chooses seven
numbers from a universe of 31 and still the month of luck. Four numbers drawn
already guarantee prize
BRAZIL (May 15, 2018) -- Gamblers of
lottery games now have one more chance to win prizes with the new lottery mode.
CAIXA launched on May 14 the Day of Luck . The player has the option to choose
seven numbers from the 31 available ones and still a month of the year. The
idea is to bet on dates, so the 31 days of the month, and the months of the
year, which will be represented by balls with numbers from one to 12.
"When we think about the product,
we think about moving the imagination of the Brazilian, who likes a lot of game
and always tries to make the relationship with commemorative dates and
important and dear days," explained the national superintendent of
Lotteries of the CAIXA, Gilson Braga. According to him, the renewal of the
product portfolio is always thought by the team. "We have detected that
within our lotteries we needed to make a renewal. We always want to bring news
to our bettor," he added.
The minimum bet is seven numbers,
but the player can score up to 15 "lucky days" in a single game. This increases
the chances of winning, as well as the value of the bet, whose minimum price is
$ 2. "This allows you to have games accumulated with the various
combinations," said the superintendent.
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Each wheel has three games
available. You can also bet on a jackpot. "You can get a quote from friends
or even buy bucks made and available by lottery entrepreneurs, which increases
the chances of winning with a little less appeal," said Gilson Braga.
"This will be our lottery more
easily for people to win. It will not be high prizes, but intermediate values
that can help in the day to day," explained the CAIXA superintendent.
The prize pool will be divided into
five tracks. Those who hit four and five numbers drawn will receive the fixed
prize in the amount of R $ 4 and R $ 20, respectively. The hit of six numbers
gives the player the value of 30% of the apportionment and the seven numbers of
70%. It will also be awarded who will hit the month drawn. In this case the
value is fixed of R $ 2.
"The main prize should reach the
house of R $ 300 thousand", calculates Gilson Braga. "This will depend a
lot, as with other lotteries, accumulated eventualities can increase the amount
of the prize," he says.
With the bet of the seven numbers,
the probability of the player winning the main prize is one in 2,629,575. In
the case of the second prize, the odds are one in 15,652. In the third and
fourth prize categories, the statistic is one in 453 and one in 37. In the case
of the month of the year, the possibility of gain is as high as one by 12.
These chances increase according to the number of bets.
Sweepstakes and raffle
The raffles will be held three times
a week: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. "Exceptionally in this first week
of launch, the first lottery will take place on Saturday, May 19, during the
CAIXA Feirão of the Own House in Goiânia, so people will have five
days a week to get to know and bet on the new lottery, said the
superintendent.
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From the week of May 20, the numbers
will be drawn in the Lucky Truck, along with the other lottery games CAIXA.
The collection follows the same
distribution as the other lotteries. "We have a regulation," said the
CAIXA superintendent. "The values derived from the collection of on lending
of these products go to safety, sports, health and safety."
"I found the proposal very
interesting. It reminds us of special dates"
The filmmaker Luiz Rogério
Teixeira Quintão, 51, found the proposal of the new lottery game very
interesting. "It reminds us of special dates and dialogues with our personal
side. For me it's approved, next week I'll be playing."
The resident of Brasília, who
plays Lotofácil and Mega-Sena every week, has already hit Quina. "I
do not remember the value. It was the only time I won," he said.
Asked what he would do if he won the
main prize for Lucky Day, he replied that he would build a temple for the
devotees of Hare Krishna in Brasilia. "I would become a simpler person. I am
a Buddhist," he said.
The cashier, Simone Oliveira Vieira,
said she would bet on special and commemorative dates.
"The month will be my birthday
and the dates will diversify into special dates." The resident of
São Sebastião, administrative region of the Federal District,
plays in Mega-Sena and Quina and has already won $ 10 in a bet on Quina.
SOURCE: CAIXA press release.
Oregon
Lottery Finishes Up First Round of Responsible Gambling Training for
Retailers
By Patrick Johnson (Oregon
Lottery)
SALEM, Oregon (May 9, 2018) -- More
than 6,000 Oregon Lottery retailer employees around the state have been trained
on how to help Lottery players gamble responsibly.
Last year, the Oregon Lottery
launched a training module entitled Responsible Gambling & You. To date, a
total of 3,903 Traditional and Video Lottery retail locations have completed
the program 99-percent of all Oregon Lottery retailers.
Recognizing the challenges
associated with training frontline retail staff, the Lottery developed a
simple, short and tailored program that could easily be taken on any mobile
device or desktop computer. The training is not intended for employees to
counsel people, but is designed to point them to resources for help. This
training also helps direct family, friends and other loved ones to finding the
assistance they may need.
As part of a focused
training effort, the Oregon Lottery invested in the development of online
training programs that were designed specifically for bar, tavern, restaurant
and deli-style retailers that carry Video Lottery products such as line &
poker games. Training was also developed for our retailers who carry
Lottery traditional products such as Scratch-it tickets and draw
games like Keno, Powerball & Oregons Game Megabucks among
others, said Krystal Smith, Associate Program Manager, Oregon
Lottery.
As part of our commitment
to the state of Oregon, the Lottery recognizes that we have a shared
responsibility with our retailers for the promotion of responsible gambling
practices, said Stacy Shaw, Senior Manager Product Marketing for the
Oregon Lottery. We are dedicated to ensuring that players and their
families have the information they need to make informed choices about gambling
as well as direct access to help that is free, confidential and
effective. It is also part of our commitment that we provide ongoing
education and training to our retailers and their staff regarding responsible
gambling practices.
With that commitment in mind, Oregon
Lottery retailers were asked to have their staff take the responsible gambling
training program. The training assists employees with skills to point players
to resources to get help. One percent of Oregon Lottery proceeds are directed
at funding programs that assist people who have gambling related issues. More
than $92 million has been directed to these programs.
Lottery Corporate Accounts Manager
Debbie Jahn, said that the retailer training has been well received.
Several retailers have
commented about how the training is helping their customer service
folks, Jahn said. By supplying pamphlets, providing the
training video and other materials, we are committed to helping retailers
provide a fun, safe play environment for Lottery games.
CONTACT: Stacy Shaw, Senior Manager
Product Marketing, Phone: 503-540-1101, Email:
stacy.shaw@state.or.us.
SOURCE: Oregon Lottery.
Iowa
Man Wins $4.38 Million Lottery with a Free Ticket
Davenport Man Claims
$4.38 Million Lotto America Jackpot
Chuck Anderson Won Prize
With Free Play From Davenport Convenience Store

CLIVE, Iowa (May 10, 2018) -- A
Davenport man on Thursday claimed a $4.38 million lottery jackpot,
acknowledging that he had beaten long odds to win a jackpot with a ticket he
received as a free play in a lottery promotion.
But Chuck Anderson emphasized that
he wasn't getting ahead of himself.
"I'm waiting until the money is
deposited," he said. "I won't believe it until it's there."
Anderson, 52, won Iowa's first
jackpot in Lotto America just six months after the game's start. And in an
interesting twist, his winning ticket was one that he received for free from
the Iowa Lottery.
His winning ticket came from the
Kwik Star convenience store at 2850 W. Locust St. in Davenport. This month, the
Iowa Lottery is giving away free lotto plays in a promotion called "Lotto
Surprise." Throughout the month, random players will receive free lotto plays
when they buy tickets in a particular game. During the first week of May, the
qualifying purchase was a Powerball® ticket and the free plays involved
were in the Lotto America game. So, Anderson's jackpot-winning ticket in Lotto
America was generated as a free play when he bought a Powerball ticket.
Anderson's ticket matched all six
numbers in Saturday's Lotto America drawing, which were: 8-15-18-32-45 and Star
Ball 1.
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Anderson said that he didn't check
the results of his tickets for a couple days after Saturday's drawing. When he
saw the winning numbers on the lottery website, he said he didn't believe it as
first.
"I had to check them again,"
he said with a laugh. "I had to look a couple times."
Anderson said he is working with
legal and financial advisors to make responsible decisions with his winnings,
and he plans to invest the money for his future.
"I'm excited for the opportunity to
help family and feel lucky to have won this prize," he said. "As a family,
we're private people and don't want to change who we are."
Anderson chose to receive his prize
as the lump-sum amount of about $2.6 million.
Kwik Star will receive a $5,000
bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the Lotto America jackpot-winning
ticket at one of its stores.
Today's version of the Lotto America
game debuted Nov. 12 and is sold in Iowa and 12 other states. The game's name
is a throwback to the first multi-state lotto game known for big jackpots in
the United States. Iowa was a founding member of the original version of Lotto
America, which began back in 1988 and made headlines around the world for its
jackpots before ultimately being replaced by Powerball in 1992.
In today's version of Lotto America,
jackpots start at $2 million. Tickets cost $1 each and the game has drawings on
Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Lotto America has the playstyle of
Powerball, with players selecting numbers from two separate pools for a chance
at a big prize. Players in the game choose five numbers from a pool of 52 and
another number, called the Star Ball, from a pool of 10. Players who match all
six numbers in a drawing win the game's jackpot.
The odds of winning the jackpot in
Lotto America are around 1 in 26 million, compared to odds of about 1 in 292.2
million of winning the Powerball jackpot and about 1 in 302.6 million of
winning the Mega Millions jackpot.
Jackpot prize: $4,380,000
Chosen to receive as:
$2,615,080.18 lump-sum option
Federal withholding:
$627,619.24
State withholding:
$130,754.01
Net amount: $1,856,706.93
SOURCE: Iowa Lottery.
Hoosier Lottery Launch Lucky Seven
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (May 14, 2018)
Hoosier Lottery announces Lucky Seven, the latest Now and Later game
available in retailers today.
The $5 Lucky Seven ticket has two
parts: an Instant Game and a Draw Game. Players scratch the Instant Game for
chances to instantly win up to $7,777 now and enter the Draw Game into a
nightly drawing for a chance to win up to $77,777 later.
To play the Lucky Seven Draw Game,
players must enter their Draw Game portion of their ticket in a nightly
drawing. Every night around 11 pm ET, the Hoosier Lottery draws seven Lucky
Seven numbers. Each Lucky Seven ticket has seven numbers labeled YOUR DRAW
NUMBERS. Players can scratch to reveal their numbers. Players win prizes based
on how many of YOUR DRAW NUMBERS match the WINNING NUMBERS from the nightly
drawing in the same position.
Players must match 3 or more numbers
in the same position to the drawn numbers to win a prize. For added excitement,
if players find a clover symbol, they receive a free match. Players can
choose when to enter the nightly Lucky Seven drawing. Players must enter their
Lucky Seven tickets by 10:39 PM ET for the drawing night they choose, for their
chance to win up to $77,777.
Entering the Lucky Seven Draw Game
is convenient and easy. Players can ask any Hoosier Lottery retailer to enter
their ticket for them, they can enter by scanning their ticket with the free
Hoosier Lottery mobile app, or enter by going to hoosierlottery.com. After
entering the drawing, players must hold onto their ticket to see if they won
and to claim any prizes.
Lucky Seven Combined Estimated
Overall Odds are 1 in 2.70. Instant Game Estimated Overall Odds 1 in 4.71. Draw
Game Overall Odds 1 in 5.
ABOUT THE HOOSIER LOTTERY:
Hoosier Lottery distributions benefit every county throughout Indiana. The
Hoosier Lottery contributes $30 million to local police and firefighters'
pensions and $30 million to the Teachers' Retirement Fund. In fiscal year 2017,
the Hoosier Lottery contributed $228 million to the Build Indiana Fund. To
learn more about the Hoosier Lottery, visit www.hoosierlottery.com/givingback
and follow on Facebook and Twitter. Download Hoosier Lottery logos here.
CONTACT: Jerry Grider, Hoosier
Lottery,Sr. Manager of Public Relations, T: 317-264-4676 office, E:
jgrider@hoosierlottery.com.
SOURCE: The Hoosier Lottery.
Lottery Focuses on Livestreaming Midday Drawings Online: Stops
Midday Drawings Television Broadcast
Evening drawings will
continue to be televised and streamed online
TRENTON, NJ (May 11, 2018) -- Acting
Lottery Executive Director John M. White today announced that the midday
drawings for the New Jersey Lotterys Pick 3 and Pick 4 games will no
longer be televised, starting with the midday drawing tomorrow, May 12,
2018.
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Since we have determined
that more and more of our players are watching drawings on our New Jersey
Lottery website and Facebook Page, using Livestream, the Lottery has
discontinued using its television air time for the midday drawings and will,
instead, replace the televised midday draws with other Lottery messages,
including planned Responsible Gaming public service announcements,
said White.
The evening live drawings will
continue to be streamed online and televised on PIX11 and PHL17. All drawings
will continue to take place under the supervision of an independent third-party
auditor.
Viewers can still tune in to PIX11
and PHL17 at the typical midday drawing broadcast time slot of approximately 1
PM and see a summary of the results of that days midday drawing.
As we go forward, the
Lottery is looking forward to engaging all of our players with our website,
including those who have been watching the midday draws on
television, White continued.
To view the live drawings on the
NJLottery.com, click Watch Drawings under the
Player Tools button, or visit
here.
To view recordings of drawings,
click the View on Livestream.com button to watch previous
drawings.
The wagering times for the midday
drawings will not be affected by this change.
INQUIRIES: MaryAnn Rivell, Public
Information Office, Phone: (609) 599-5875, E:
PublicInfo@lottery.nj.gov.
SOURCE: New Jersey Lottery.
ESEN
eSports Bring Sportradar on Board for Data, Streaming and
Integrity
GALLEN, Switzerland (May 8, 2018) --
In a multiyear partnership, leading esports tournament and league organiser
ESEN eSports will be calling on Sportradar to collect and distribute
audio-visual and data content across those competitions, including the King of
Nordic tournament.
Moreover, the partnership is
underpinned by the fact that Sportradars award-winning Fraud Detection
System will be monitoring all those competitions in order to identify any
instances of match-fixing. As part of the multi-year deal, Sportradar will be
the exclusive worldwide provider of betting audio-visual streams and
transmissions for matches played within ESEN eSports competitions.
As one of the worlds leading
suppliers of sports-related data and content, Sportradar will also distribute
all the official data from the tournament organisers competitions.
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A key pillar of the deal was the
employment of Sportradars Fraud Detection System, which monitors and
analyses betting patterns from over 600 operators around the world, including
esports-only bookmakers.
ESEN eSports CEO Joakim Stenberg
felt that this partnership was a great step forward for esports: By
establishing this partnership with Sportradar, we have developed a new source
of revenue for the company but we have also unlocked a range of content
opportunities that will increase insight and improve engagement in the matches
and competitions we are hosting. I am especially proud to have put the Fraud
Detection System in place.
This is such a critical piece of the
deal and will give priceless peace of mind to players, coaches and our
spectators and fans wherever they are watching. Mark Balch, Esports
Product Manager at Sportradar, added: Following our award for Best
Esports Supplier at the end of last year, we have seen a real spike in interest
from both esports competitions organisers who want to get broad and credible
engagement, as well as betting operators who want the richest mix of leagues,
tournaments and competitions in their offering, safeguarded by our peerless
Fraud Detection System.
It is an exciting time in esports
and we are delighted that key stakeholders in the esports ecosystem recognise
our unique proposition and our commitment to safeguarding the integrity of all
competitions we work with. Betting operators looking to get the fastest
and most reliable streams and data on ESEN Esports tournaments, as well as the
best odds service with an unmatched variety of markets and up-times should
contact sales@betradar.com. Media, publishers or platforms looking to get the
fastest and most reliable data on ESEN Esports tournaments should contact
sales@sportradar.com.
ABOUT ESEN ESPORTS
ESEN eSports AB is Swedens
first public company that is one hundred percent focused on esports. ESEN is
one of Swedens biggest streaming company covering esports and gaming. The
company produces large esport tournaments, like King of Nordic from their
independent production studio in Stockholm and creates and stream tournaments
from events like DreamHack, Copenhagen Games and the computer festival Birdie.
More information can be found at
www.esenesports.com.
SOURCE: Sportradar press
release.
Aristocrat Replaces Competitor System Product at Sunland Park
Racetrack & Casino
Aristocrats Oasis
360 System Now Managing 80 Percent Of Racetrack Systems In New
Mexico
LAS VEGAS (May 14, 2018)
Aristocrat has installed its multiple award-winning Oasis 360 casino
management system at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino in Sunland Park, N.M.
replacing an existing competitive product. This is the third system replacement
Aristocrat has announced recently.
Aristocrats Oasis 360 system
is the casino management system of choice for Sunland Park Racetrack &
Casinos 700 slot and video poker games. Sunland Park will benefit from
Oasis 360s player-centric modules, including Oasis Loyalty, Oasis
ONE LINK, PlayerMax Mobile, and nLive with Player
Portal.
With this most recent installation,
Aristocrats Oasis 360 system is now installed at 80 percent of New
Mexicos racetrack locations.
Sunland Park, in concert with the
installation of the Oasis 360 system, added 20 new high-performing Aristocrat
slot machines.
Sunland Parks Executive Gaming
Director Ahmad Mughni said, Bringing the Oasis 360 system online is a
significant step forward in our customer service initiatives. The combination
of loyalty products and communication tools will empower us to provide our
customers with the most meaningful and entertaining gaming experience
possible.
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Aristocrat Vice President of System
Sales Clark Warren said, We are proud and excited that Sunland Park
has chosen to take advantage of the many cutting-edge loyalty features in
Aristocrats Oasis 360 system. These features are designed to increase
carded play, excitement on the gaming floor, player loyalty, and player
interaction with all the system modules that Sunland installed. With features
such as floor wide bonusing, engaging mobile and digital products, and a
comprehensive view of the player, Sunland Park is now in a better position than
ever before to provide the highest levels of customer service and a
much-improved casino experience for their guests.
Aristocrats Oasis 360
system is one of the most widely used casino management systems in North
America, and comprises essential solutions for the modern casino, ranging from
accounting to player loyalty to brand connectivity.
For more information about Oasis 360
system or any of Aristocrats industry-leading solutions, contact your
Aristocrat representative or visit www.aristocrat-us.com. Join Aristocrat on
Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
About Aristocrat
Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a
subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a leading global provider
of land-based and online gaming solutions. The Company is licensed by more than
200 regulators and its products and services are available in more than 90
countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and
services including electronic gaming machines and casino management systems.
For further information, visit the companys website at
www.aristocrat-us.com.
CONTACT: Paul Speirs-Hernandez,
Steinbeck Communications/Red Wagon Institute, T: +1-702-413-4278, E:
paul@steinbeckcommunications.com.
SOURCE: Aristocrat Technologies Inc.
press release.
The
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Announces Receipt of Additional Fantasy
Sports Contests Operator Applications
HARRISBURG, PA (May 15, 2018) -- The
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Boardannounced today that it has received
applications from four additional companies to operate Fantasy Sports Contests
in addition to the six previously received.
It is legal to participate in
Fantasy Sports Contests with any of these ten firms listed if you are
submitting an entry fee for a contest and initiating play from within
Pennsylvania. It is not legal to participate if you are playing while within
Pennsylvania with any firm not listed below.
New applications were received
from:
- Sportshub Technologies d/b/a Fanball, CDM Sports,
MFL 10s, National Fantasy Championships
- Yahoo Fantasy Sports LLC
- Fantasy Draft LLC d/b/a Fantasy Draft
- Full Time Fantasy Sports, LLC d/b/a
scoutfantasysports.com
Applications previously received to
offer Fantasy Sports Contest in Pennsylvania are:
- StarStreet, LLC d/b/a DRAFT
- JDAD, LLC d/b/a FFPC: Fantasy Football Players
Championship
- Fanduel PA LLC d/b/a Fanduel
- Crown PA DFS Inc. d/b/a DraftKings Inc.
- Boom Shakalaka Inc. d/b/a Boom Fantasy
- Fastpick.com d/b/a www.fastpick.com
About the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board:
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control
Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the states casino industry,
along with oversight of new gaming initiatives created through amendments to
the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act approved by the signing of Act 42 of
2017. These include Interactive Gaming, Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at truck
stops, gaming at qualified airports, Fantasy Sports Contests, and sports
wagering.
The Commonwealths casino
industry currently consists of 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in
operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos. These facilities
collectively employ nearly 17,000 people and annually generate approximately
$1.4 billion in tax revenue from slot machine and table games play. The largest
portion of that money is used for property tax reduction to all Pennsylvania
homeowners.
Additional information about both
the PGCBs gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvanias gaming
industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the
agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl.
CONTACT: Doug Harbach or Richard
McGarvey (717) 346-8321.
SOURCE: The Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board.
EquiLottery Unveils 'Win Place Show: An EquiLottery Game'
Rebrand
Louisville, KY (Tuesday, May 15,
2018) - Live sports lottery company EquiLottery LLC has announced the
rebranding of its signature three number lottery game based on live horse
racing. Now known as Win Place Show, this rebrand is being accompanied by a new
marketing look ready to be integrated into lottery marketing materials and a
sneak peek at the redesigned mobile app which will be ready for the general
public to download in July of 2018 through the App Store and Google Play.
"When we began this journey, we
were focused on a single product catering to the excitement of integrating live
horse racing with the lottery experience," said EquiLottery Founder &
CEO Brad Cummings.
"We've come a long way in
developing that vision and the Win Place Show rebrand is the culmination of
that hard work and dedication."
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Visitors to
www.WinPlaceShowLotto.com will be met with a new look
website fully integrated with the new Win Place Show branding. They will also
find a series of interviews with Cummings about the evolution from single
product to the opening up of an entirely new live sports category in the
lottery industry. All EquiLottery social media accounts have also been
rebranded for this occasion.
"As we have evolved our vision
for what is now Win Place Show, we have come to realize our initial game
offering was only the tip of the iceberg for lotteries looking to integrate
live sporting events into the lottery experience," continued Cummings.
"This rebranding represents a change in our company's vision from a tactical
single product to a strategic focus on multiple lottery games based on live
sporting events. There's more to come on that vision, but for now we celebrate
this exciting moment for our company and what it means for the lottery and
horse racing industries."
About EquiLottery
The creators of Win Place Show, a
lottery game based on the results of live horse racing, EquiLottery has evolved
into leaders of a new live sports category for state and provincial lotteries.
Developing a series of live sports games of pure chance protected by US and
Canadian patents, EquiLottery supports its lottery offerings through a series
of products and services that make its games plug-and-play for its state
lottery customers. These include systems integrations, plug and play mobile
apps, video streaming, intellectual property licensing, sports licensing,
horsemen negotiations, calendar development, data licensing, second chance
raffle prizes and multi-channel marketing support.
CONTACT: Brad Cummings, T: (502)
644-1454, E: brad@equilottery.com.
SOURCE: EquiLottery press
release.
GLMS
and the TIU Join Their Forces to Keep Tennis Free of
Manipulations
LYON, France (May 15 2018) -- The
Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) and the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS)
have signed today an MoU agreeing to work closely together to combat
match-fixing in tennis, through the secure sharing of information on irregular
betting patterns as well as the cooperation on education and prevention
initiatives.
GLMS President, Ludovico Calvi
states: In recent years, we have witnessed an increase in match fixing
in Tennis and as was noted by the Independent Review Panels Interim
report, lower category tournaments are particularly vulnerable to
manipulations. We are therefore delighted to join our forces with the TIU in
order to protect the integrity of Tennis globally and effectively. Thanks to
the GLMS growing network which guarantees local competent presence and global
reach, I am convinced that we can play a strategic role in TIUs pursue to
fight Tennis results manipulation at all levels.
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Matthew Perry, the TIUs
Education & Training Manager, adds: The TIU works closely and
co-operatively with the betting industry on a global basis. Relationships with
licensees, regulators and operators are essential in tackling corruption
effectively wherever it occurs.
"Today we are pleased to further
strengthen cooperation with the GLMS which brings together 29 Lotteries all
over the globe in its goal to safeguard the integrity of sports.
"We are confident that GLMS
experience, expertise and global reach will be of real value in our
intelligence work. We also look forward to working with GLMS and its members on
important education and capacity building projects.
GLMS and the TIU have been already
enjoying an unofficial sharing of information for some years now. Under this
agreement, the two organisations will be also using their best efforts to
developing joint initiatives when it comes to education and prevention
activities, as both entities consider them as key in the overall effort to
tackle the phenomenon.
CONTACTS:
- Giancarlo Sergi, GLMS General
Secretary: giancarlo.sergi@glms-sport.org
- Evangelos Alexandrakis, GLMS Deputy
General Secretary, evangelos.alexandrakis@glms-sport.org
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GLMS President, Ludovico Calvi and TIU's Education &
Training Manager, Matthew Perry, shake hands after having signed the
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About GLMS
GLMS is the state lotteries
mutualized monitoring system on sports betting. It aims at detecting and
analyzing suspicious betting activities that could question the integrity of a
sport competition. Building on six years of experience with the establishment
in 2009 of ELMS with European Lotteries, GLMS went global in January 2015
extending the network to other continents. GLMS facilitates the sharing of
sports betting information as part of the collective efforts of its members in
ensuring sports integrity globally, and is dedicated to effective cooperation
with all key stakeholders: regulators, law enforcement authorities, sports
organizations.
GLMS currently has 29 individual
Members from 4 continents (Österreichische Lotterien - Austria,
Loterie Nationale Belgium, Hrvatska Lutrija Croatia, Danske
Spil Denmark, Veikkaus Finland, La Française Des Jeux
France, Staatliche Loterieverwaltung in Bayern Germany,
Opap SA Greece, Szerencsejatek Hungary, Islenk Getspa
Iceland, Israel Sports Betting Board - Israel, Lottomatica
Italy, Sisal Italy, Norsk Tipping
Norway, Santa Casa De Misericordia da Lisboa Portugal,
Sportna Loterija Slovenia, Svenska Spel Sweden,
Loterie Romande Switzerland, Swisloss Switzerland,
Nederlandse Loterij, the Netherlands, Hong Kong Jockey Club Hong
Kong, Singapore Pools Singapore, Ktoto Co South Korea,
China Sports Lottery China, Loto-Québec- Canada, Polla
Chilena de Beneficencia Chile, Banca de Quinielas de Montevideo
Uruguay, La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports, Morocco, Loterie Nationale
du Sénégal Senegal) and 2 collective Members (European
Lotteries Association and World Lottery Association)
SOURCE: Global Lottery Monitoring
System (GLMS) www.glms-sport.org.
Gaming
Laboratories International (GLI®) Offers Proven Sports Betting Testing
& Consultancy Services
LAKEWOOD, NJ (May 16, 2018)
When the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports
Protection Act (PASPA), the landmark decision paved the way for numerous
business opportunities relating to legal betting on sports across the U.S. The
proven sports betting and consultancy team at Gaming Laboratories International
(GLI®) has been on this playing field for decades, providing jurisdictions
with the game plan they need for success in this global sports-betting
arena.
This is a watershed moment
in the history of sports wagering here in New Jersey and throughout the
country, stated James Maida, GLI President/CEO. For decades,
GLI has been successfully providing feedback on sports and event wagering
technical standards to governments around the world. Its now time for GLI
to leverage everything in our toolbox to facilitate faster time-to-market for
those looking to execute the same results in the U.S.
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James Maida, President/CEO GLI |
As the first and most experienced
independent sports-betting testing and certification laboratory in the world,
GLI is using its years of sports-betting expertise to help prepare legislators
and regulators of sovereign tribal nations, aspiring sports betting operators,
software suppliers, and U.S. states to effectively implement and regulate legal
betting on sports across the nation. GLIs veteran team of
sports-betting experts are helping clients and customers craft a winning
sports-betting strategy in this post-PASPA era. Additionally, GLI provides
training and workshops to better understand sports betting through its GLI
University®.
With this window of
opportunity presenting itself for the first time to the industry
domestically, added Maida, our team of more than 75 dedicated
technical compliance, regulatory service, and supplier services staff have
spent more than a year working with industry stakeholders to help prepare our
customers by pulling from our deep pool of experience in sports/event wagering
across global markets in Australia, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Canada, and
the United States (Nevada). They are experts across the various elements,
including betting integrity systems, IBIS, and geolocation.
Betting integrity and the impact
that wagering can have on fairness of contest is a key area
that will be a focus of states and tribes as they consider how to approach
sports betting. GLI is well positioned to assist in the implementation and
evaluation of systems that address betting integrity and to provide
subject-matter expertise to policymakers.
GLIs Vice President of iGaming
Salim Adatia added,The rush is now on. Stakeholders who have been
waiting for this day will benefit from engaging a lab with the most sports
betting evaluation experience, technical competencies, and regulatory knowledge
in order to best position themselves for success. GLI uses its extensive
resources, expertise, proprietary technology, and carefully designed systems to
offer a one-stop-shop for regulatory/technical requirements consultancy,
sports-betting platform and application testing, and security auditing
including penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, and threat and risk
assessments.
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Salim
Adatia, GLIVice President of iGaming |
GLIs testing assures online
event wagers comply with appointed jurisdictional technical standards and best
practices. They ensure wagers are accepted in a fair and secure manner so that
resultant betting outcomes are in accordance with pre-specified rules.
Additionally, GLIs testing assures all wagers placed are correctly
resolved and paid based on the correct odds and rules corresponding to the game
or event. Moreover, this testing ensures appropriate mechanisms and controls
are in place for adherence to technical requirements associated with the
handling of wager disruptions and cancellations, abandoned events, and refunds.
In addition, GLI compares the
front-end activity with back-end results and confirms that a complete and
accurate log of transactions, performance, and payments are available upon
request from the system for regulatory, taxation, player dispute, or other
purposes.
Whether you are a
legislator, regulator, operator or product developer, GLI is available at your
convenience to share insights on this landmark SCOTUS ruling repealing PASPA,
and to offer information and solutions needed to ensure you and your staff are
prepared for what is sure to be a formative period in the U.S. gaming
industry, Adatia concluded.
About Gaming Laboratories
International
Gaming Laboratories International,
LLC delivers the highest quality land-based, lottery and iGaming testing and
assessment services. GLIs laboratory locations are found on six
continents, and the company holds U.S. and international accreditations for
compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020, and 17065 standards for technical
competence in the gaming, wagering and lottery industries. GLI also holds ISTBQ
certification. For more information, visit gaminglabs.com.
CONTACT: Christie Eickelman, Vice
President of Global Marketing, T: +1 (702) 914-2220 or E:
c.eickelman@gaminglabs.com.
SOURCE: Gaming Laboratories
International.
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