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Panel Discussion: Moving the Needle Now; Maximizing Short-Term Results

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Panel Discussion: Moving the Needle Now; Maximizing Short-Term Results

We can’t control jackpot rolls and economic trends.  So, what are the levers we can control?  Let’s talk rubber-hits-road issues (like promotional, marketing, sales and distribution and game development strategies) that make a difference to sales right now. How might Lottery’s efforts and resources be channeled for maximum impact and ROI, producing optimal outcomes/results, and driving sales today and this quarter?  How do macro-economic and consumer-spending trends affect lottery player-ship?  How do inflation, higher gasoline prices, or economic hardship in general affect lottery spend?     

Moderator: Ryan Mindell, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Lottery

Panelists:

James Carey, Executive Director, New Jersey Lottery

Max Goldstein
, Vice President Sales – Americas, Carmanah Signs

Gary Grief
, Executive Director, Texas Lottery

Sarah Taylor
, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery

Brad Thompson
, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Pollard Banknot
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MUSL - Multi-State Lottery Association Panel Moderated by REBECCA PAUL, CEO, Tennessee Lottery & President of the World Lottery Association (WLA)

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Moderated by REBECCA PAUL, CEO, Tennessee Lottery & President of the World Lottery Association (WLA) and Founder of Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership (WILL)

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VIDEO: PGRI interviews Evgeniy Vlasenko, Vice President, MSL State Lottery Ukraine

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Click here to watch is the video interview with  Evgeniy Vlasenko, Vice President, MSL State Lottery Ukraine
Paul Jason conducted the zoom interview with Evgeniy Vlasenko on Friday May 13.  Evgeniy has managed MSL State Lottery in Ukraine for the last eleven years, has served on the European Lottery (EL) Executive Committee for the last eight years until 2021, and is a personal friend to myself and so many others in our industry.  He is speaking to us from a safe house in Ukraine.   The miracle of strength, faith, and fortitude of the people of Ukraine inspires awe and admiration in everyone around the world.  We ended up talking more about life in Ukraine and the war with Russia than about the MSL Lottery.  But the MSL Lottery is still operating, and the staff continues to work under extreme circumstances as they try to raise funds to support the resistance effort.   The people of Ukraine are looking forward hopefully to the time that they will be able to begin the process of rebuilding.

 

LOTTERY INDUSTRY STATESPERSON AWARD HONORING LYNNE ROITER

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Lottery Industry Statesperson Award Honoring LYNNE ROITER

Keynote speech: A Year of Records Gretchen Corbin, President & CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation, President of the North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)

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-- Keynote speech: A Year of Records Gretchen Corbin, President & CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation,  President of the North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)

HOF Members around the world Congratulate the class of 2020

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Watch some of the members of the Hall of Fame around the world congratulate the class of 2020++Make sure you watch the whole thing - this movie is 15 minutes long with messages from members of the Hall of Fame from all over the world. The names of  the Members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame in the movie Congratulating the class of 2020 - in 7 separate vignettes. Screen number 1. Clockwise starting with Jim Kennedy in upper left corner; Paul; Norm Lingle; Ray Bates, Dianne Thompson; Michelle Carinci;  MIDDLE:  Don Sweitzer.   Screen number 2. Gary Grief. Screen number 3. Alice Garland. Screen number 4. Bill Huntley.  Screen number 5. Clockwise starting with Jennifer Westbury in upper left corner; Paul; Jay Gendron; Connie Laverty O’Connor; Steve Saferin. Screen number 6. Reidar Nordby. Screen number 7. Mark Michalko and Paula Otto.

Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony - Inducting the six new 2020 Hall of Fame members

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Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony

Inducting the six new 2020 Hall of Fame members:

Scott Gunn, Senior Vice President, Corporate Public Affairs, IGT

Patrick McHugh, Executive Vice President and Lottery Group Chief Executive, Scientific Games Corp.

Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery and Gaming

John Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer Pollard Banknote

Nigel Railton, Chief Executive Officer, Camelot UK

Bishop Woosley, Lottery Industry Consultant and former Director, Arkansas Lottery Commission

WLA - WORLD LOTTERY ASSOCIATION ROUNDTABLE

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Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO, Tennessee Lottery, President of the WLA

Paul Jason, CEO, PGRI, Inc.

Lynne Roiter, President & CEO, Loto-Québec, President Interprovincial Lotteries, and NASPL representative to the WLA

Luca Esposito, Executive Director, World Lottery Association

Roundtable discussion video recorded at PGRI's LOTTERY EXPO 2020 Transformed

The Big Picture: Sometimes things don’t happen for decades, and sometimes decades happen in weeks. The world is changing at warp-speed. Following the pandemic, how do we think consumer behaviors will change and how will that impact the lottery industry

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The Big Picture:  Sometimes things don’t happen for decades, and sometimes decades happen in weeks.  The world is changing at warp-speed.  Following the pandemic, how do we think consumer behaviors will change and how will that impact the lottery industry … Are we prepared to optimize on the opportunities and navigate the challenges?   How will big-picture macro-economic/sociological/ cultural changes filter down to reshape specific industries … like retail, recreational gaming, and Lottery?  How might consumer lifestyles and player behaviour be permanently changed as a result of the pandemic?  And how have operational changes necessitated by the pandemic revealed new and better solutions, best-practices, and ways to operate that will continue on into the future?

The Big-Picture Roundtable Leader:

Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery and Gaming and

Lead Director of Mega Millions

Panelists:

Richard Bateson, Chief Commercial Officer, JUMBO Interactive

Mandy Carter, Director of Retail Development, Scientific Games

James Maida, Chief Executive Officer, GLI (Gaming Labs)

Mark Michalko, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery

Ryan Mindell, Lottery Operations Director, Texas Lottery

Doug Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote and NeoPollard

Video-recordings of PGRI Lottery Expo and Post-COVID19 lottery: the Movie

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Click here to watch the INTRODUCTION to PGRI Lottery Expo and Post-COVID19 lottery: the Movie

Charles McIntyre, Executive Director of the NH Lottery Accepting 'Presentation of the SHARP Award for Good Causes to the New Hampshire Lottery'

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Ø Presentation of the SHARP Award for Good Causes to the New Hampshire Lottery

 

Charles McIntyre, Executive Director of the NH Lottery Accepting


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Recorded live @ PGRI's SMART-TECH 2020 Eden Roc Hotel, Miami, Florida March 3-5, 2020

Keeping authorized Government Lotteries strong and true to their core purpose - an Australian Perspective, Callum Mulvihill, General Manager Finance & Commercial, Lotteries & Keno, Tabcorp Australia

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Keeping authorized Government Lotteries strong and true to their core purpose - an Australian Perspective

Callum Mulvihill, General Manager Finance & Commercial, Lotteries & Keno, Tabcorp Australia

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Recorded live @ PGRI's SMART-TECH 2020 Eden Roc Hotel, Miami, Florida March 3-5, 2020

Bishop Woosley. Executive Director, Arkansas Lottery and President, NASPL - NASPL Round-Up Current Initiatives of the North American Lottery Industry

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NASPL Round-Up Current Initiatives of the North American Lottery Industry

Bishop Woosley. Executive Director, Arkansas Lottery and President, NASPL (North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries)

 

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Recorded live @ PGRI's SMART-TECH 2020 Eden Roc Hotel, Miami, Florida March 3-5, 2020

Welcome to the Sunshine State and SMART-Tech Miami Justin Rock. Deputy Secretary of Product and Sales

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Welcome to the Sunshine State and SMART-Tech Miami

Justin Rock. Deputy Secretary of Product and Sales

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Recorded live @ PGRI's SMART-TECH 2020 Eden Roc Hotel, Miami, Florida March 3-5, 2020

Gwen Dean, New York Lottery Director, New York State Gaming Commission

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Welcome to Lottery Expo - Framing the Issues

Gwen Dean

New York Lottery Director

New York State Gaming Commission

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Recorded live @ PGRI's LOTTERY EXPO NYC 2019 Parklane Hotel, New York City

Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery and Gaming; Lead Director Mega Millions Consortium Traditional Lottery: Dominance or Decline?

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Traditional Lottery:  Dominance or Decline?

Gordon Medenica

Director, Maryland Lottery and Gaming;

Lead Director Mega Millions Consortium

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Recorded live @ PGRI's LOTTERY EXPO NYC 2019 Parklane Hotel, New York City

LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME North American Ceremony September 2019

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Lottery Industry Hall of Fame The 2019 Hall of Fame inductees

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Mark Michalko, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery
May Scheve Reardon,
Executive Director, Missouri Lottery

Induction Ceremonies
The four Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the two biggest industry conference/trade shows.
May Scheve, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery and Mark Michalko, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery were honored at the NASPL This is Winning! Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas at 5:25 pm on Weds September 18 The Wally Allen Ballroom in the Statehouse Convention Center. Younes El Mechrafi and ​Olli Sarekoski will be honored at the at a time and venue that is convenient for them, possibly the WLA/EL Marketing Seminar in London early February 2020. Please click here to read their biographies

Jannie Haek CEO - Nationale Loterij – Loterie Nationale Belgium

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The Success of Chance Comes to the EL Congress Antwerp

Jannie Haek CEO - Nationale Loterij – Loterie Nationale

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Recorded live @ European Lottery Congress, Antwerp, Belgium  May 2019

Jim Poppell, Secretary of the Florida Lottery 'Welcome to Florida and SMART-TECH 2019'

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Jim Poppell

Secretary Florida Lottery

'Welcome to Florida and SMART-TECH 2019'

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Recorded live @ SMART-TECH 2019 February 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Keith Cash, Vice President & General Manager, Instant Services, IGT 'Instant Advantage'

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Keith Cash

Vice President & General Manager, Instant Services IGT

'Instant Advantage'

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Recorded live @ SMART-TECH 2019 February 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Lottery Industry Hall of Fame International Induction Ceremony Luis Alberto Gama Hernández and Dato’ Lawrence Lim Swee Lin

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Watch the induction ceremony as Luis Alberto Gama Hernández and Dato’ Lawrence Lim Swee Lin were inducted at the World Lottery Summit in Buenos Aires at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Luis Alberto Gama Hernández Click Here to Read Biography
National Director, Lotteries and Pools of the   Eastern Republic of Uruguay President, CIBELAE and Member of the World Lottery Association Executive Committee

Dato’ Lawrence Lim Swee Lin Click Here to Read Biography
Chief Executive Officer, Magnum Group, Malaysia;   Chair, Asia-Pacific Lottery Association (APLA)

 

Tracey Cohen, Chief Operating Officer, DC Lottery and Ami Weiner, SVP/ Account Director, BDDO Atlanta

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Tracey Cohen, Chief Operating Officer, DC Lottery

and Ami Weiner, SVP/ Account Director, BDDO Atlanta

BigSmall SameDifferent. Innovation Required

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at LOTTERY EXPO NYC in New York City October 22-24, 2018

Adam Barry, Director Sales Operations, Camelot Global

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Adam Barry

Director Sales Operations

Camelot Global

Unlocking Sustainable Growth in Lottery 3.0: Player Engagement in a Digital World

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at LOTTERY EXPO NYC in New York City October 22-24, 2018

Drew Svitko, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Lottery

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Drew Svitko

Executive Director

Pennsylvania Lottery

Rapid adoption of new game categories, new distribution channels, cashless payment options, and Lottery Modernization Initiatives

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at LOTTERY EXPO NYC in New York City October 22-24, 2018

Jennifer Westbury, Executive Vice President Sales & Customer Development, Pollard Banknote

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Jennifer Westbury

Executive Vice President Sales & Customer Development

Pollard Banknote

Lottery Success: A Kaleidoscope

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at LOTTERY EXPO NYC in New York City October 22-24, 2018

Sam Wakasugi, Vice President of Strategic Business Management, Scientific Games

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Sam Wakasugi

Vice President of Strategic Business Management

Scientific Games

Instant Product, the path to $50 billion

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at LOTTERY EXPO NYC in New York City October 22-24, 2018

Jay Gendron, Chief Operating Officer, Lottery, IGT - Sports and The Future of Connected Play

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Jay Gendron

Chief Operating Officer, Lottery

IGT

Sports and The Future of Connected Play

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at LOTTERY EXPO NYC in New York City October 22-24, 2018

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Pat McHugh, Senior Vice President of Global Lottery Systems, Scientific Games

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Pat McHugh
Senior Vice President of Global Lottery Systems
Scientific Games

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Lottery Industry Hall of Fame North American Induction Ceremony

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Lottery Industry Hall of Fame


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Congratulations to the North American Inductees into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Please join us in congratulating the North American inductees into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame.  The ceremony to induct Chuck Kline, J. Bret Toyne and Mathew Whalen into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame was held yesterday during NASPL 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio in the Hope Ballroom at 5:45pm.   The Lottery Industry Hall of Fame was founded in 2005 as a means of honoring those who have done the most to promote excellence and integrity in our industry and make the world lottery industry the great success. The recipients of this award are all a credit to that ideal and are joining a select and distinguished group of world lottery industry professionals.  You can read more about the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame and its members at www.LotteryIndustryHallofFame.com.   The ceremony to induct the international candidates, Luis Alberto Gama Hernández and Dato’ Lawrence Lim Swee Lin will be held during the World Lottery Summit 2018 in Buenos Aires Tuesday November 20th at 4:30pm

Richard Bateson, Camelot Group UK -Betting on the outcome and reselling of lottery products– a global trend that threatens our industry

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Presentation:

Betting on the outcome and reselling of lottery products–

a global trend that threatens our industry

Richard Bateson

Commercial Director, Camelot Group UK

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Invitation to World Lottery Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Invitation to World Lottery Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rebecca Hargrove President & CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., Executive Vice President, World Lottery Association (WLA)

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Gary Gonder, Chief Branding Officer, Missouri Lottery - PGRI Lifetime Achievement Award

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PGRI Lifetime Achievement Award for Decades of Distinguished Public Service:

Gary Gonder, Chief Branding Officer, Missouri Lottery

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Andy Davis, Chief Financial & Information Systems Officer, Tennessee Lottery Corp. - PGRI Lifetime Achievement Award

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PGRI Lifetime Achievement Award for Decades of Distinguished Public Service:

Andy Davis, Chief Financial & Information Systems Officer, Tennessee Lottery Corp

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Beyond the Dollars: Maximizing Impact for our Beneficiaries Gregg Edgar, Executive Director Arizona Lottery

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Beyond the Dollars: Maximizing Impact for our Beneficiaries

Gregg Edgar, Executive Director Arizona Lottery

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Bright Futures: Welcome to the Sunshine State! Jim Poppell, Secretary, Florida Lottery

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Bright Futures: Welcome to the Sunshine State!

Jim Poppell

Secretary, Florida Lottery

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PGRI's Lottery Industry Hall of Fame 1st Induction Ceremony 2017 at NASPL September 15th

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2017 International Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies

Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Inductions took place in two ceremonies this year.  The first induction was held at 3:10 pm on Friday September 15; Oregon Convention Center,  C123/124 NASPL.  The second induction took place during LOTTERY EXPO 2017 in Buckhead, Atlanta October 26, 2017.    Current members of the Hall of Fame on hand to congratulate the new inductees L-R Backrow: Doug Pollard, ​Gary Grief, Rose Hudson, Jay Gendron, Jim Kennedy, Tom Shaheen,  Middle Row: Jennifer Westbury,   Rebecca Hargrove, Margaret DeFrancisco, Donald Sweitzer.   Front Row: Inductees Tom Delacenserie, Paula Otto, Alice Garland, Charles McIntyre  (Marzia Mastrogiacomo was inducted on October 26th in Buckhead, Atlanta during Lottery Expo 2017 stay tuned for her induction ceremony video coming soon.)        WATCH the first induction Ceremony here

LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME INTERNATIONAL INDUCTION CEREMONY was held Tuesday November 8th, World Lottery Summit, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

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2016 International Induction Ceremony 
Hansjorg Holtkemeier, Dermott Griffin and Sue Van Der Merwe

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This video presentation is brought to you by Public Gaming Research Institute and was recorded live at the World Lottery Summit, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on Tuesday November 8, 2016.


LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME INTERNATIONAL INDUCTION CEREMONY  was held Tuesday November 8th, World Lottery Summit, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
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Photos - Back row - (L-R) Jay Gendron, Rose Hudson,  Jim Kennedy, Mike Conforti, Gary Grief,  David Loeb, Hansjorg Holtkemeier, 2016 Honoree; Dermott Griffin, 2016 Honoree; Doug Pollard; Front Row (L-R)  Bill Thorburn, Ray Bates, Don Sweitzer, Connie Laverty-O'Connor, Henry Chan, Friedrich Stickler, Reidar Nordby, Jr., Rebecca Hargrove, Thierry Pujol, Jennifer Westbury, Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, Stavros Michael, Sue Van Der Merwe 2016 Honoree

 

VIDEO 2016 North American Induction Ceremony Rose Hudson and Norm Lingle

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2016 North American Induction Ceremony 
Rose Hudson and Norm Lingle

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This video presentation is brought to you by Public Gaming Research Institute and was recorded live at NASPL in Atlanta, GA October 2016.

Starting a New Lottery in the Modern Era Jon Clontz, Chief Executive Officer, Wyoming Lottery Corporation

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Starting a New Lottery in the Modern Era

Jon Clontz

Chief Executive Officer, Wyoming Lottery Corporation

 

Stakeholder Relations: How might Lottery do a better job of engendering support from the national media and legislators at the federal as well as state levels?

| Susan Jason | Lottery

LOTTERY EXPO 2016

 

Panel Discussion: Stakeholder Relations:  How might Lottery do a better job of engendering support from the national media and legislators at the federal as well as state levels?

 

Moderator: May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery; Immediate Past President, NASPL

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This presentation has Powerpoint slides click to view

Panelists:

Gerry Aubin, Executive Director, Rhode Island Lottery

Jon Clontz, Chief Executive Officer, Wyoming Lottery Corporation

Scott Gunn, Senior Vice President Global Government Relations and North America Lottery Business Development

Vernon Kirk, Executive Director, Delaware Lottery

Chip Polston, Kentucky Lottery Corporation

Terry Rich, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Lottery

This video presentation is brought to you by Public Gaming Research Institute and was recorded at LOTTERY EXPO 2016  in Miami, Florida September 2016.

 


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