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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

Keith Cash
SVP, Global Brand, Marketing and Communications
IGT

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Recorded live @ NASPL September 2019, Little Rock, Arkansas

Player Driven Performance

Wendy Montgomery
SVP, Global Brand, Marketing and Communications
IGT

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Recorded live @ NASPL September 2019, Little Rock, Arkansas

The Obstacle of Advertising Constraints on Lottery

Philippe Vlaemminck, Managing Director, Pharumlegal

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

The Evolving Role of Government-Authorized Lotteries

Robert Chvatal, CEO, SAZKA Group, Czech Republic

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

The Expansion of Sports Betting in Regulated Markets

Sarah Robertson, Senior Sales Executive, Kambi

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

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The Best of the Africa Lotteries Association Congress in Casablanca, Morocco

Digitizing Lottery at Retail

Simon Butler Chief Executive Officer, Abacus Solutions

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

Digitizing Lottery at Retail

Simon Butler Chief Executive Officer, Abacus Solutions

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

Pollard Augments it's Portfolio of Products and Services to Modernize Lottery Retail POS

Doug Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote

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

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

How to protect against illegal iLotteries

Insights and Distributive Trends that are Transforming the Retail World

Andreas Kötter, CEO of Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co.

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

Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Program (WILL) Seminar  February 2019
Thank you to IGT for Sponsoring this WILL Seminar

Panel Discussion: 'A Conversation with Sarah & Ryann'

The WILL Mentorship Program
Moderator: Rebecca Hargrove, CEO Tennessee Lottery, President World Lottery Association and Chair of WILL
Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery (IN)
Ryann Petit-Frere, Marketing Manager, IGT (Tennessee)
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Recorded live @ SMART-TECH 2019 February 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Program (WILL)

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Ø Panel Discussion: 'How You Become Who You Are'

Moderator: Rebecca Hargrove, CEO Tennessee Lottery, President World Lottery Association and Chair of WILL

Gretchen Corbin, President & CEO, Georgia Lottery

Sue van der Merwe, CEO, Tabcorp Lotteries, Australia

May Scheve Reardon, Executive, Director, Missouri Lottery

Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery (IN)

Ann Simmons Nicholson, CEO, Simmons Group

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

Panel Discussion

Retail: Disrupt or be disrupted. The success strategies for Lottery in the transformation of the retail shopping experience

Moderator:  Tom Delacenserie, Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Lottery Corp.

Gary Grief, Executive Director, Texas Lottery

Tom Stanek, Head of Global Retail Sales & Marketing, IGT

Drew Svitko, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Lottery

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

Insights and Distributive Trends that are Transforming the Retail World

Tom Stanek, Head of Global Retail Sales & Marketing, IGT

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

Applying the Science of Retail Support to build the Lottery Ecosystem of the Future

Randall Lex, Vice President Retail Solutions, Scientific Games Corporation

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

What’s Your Why, Part II? Creating the personal connection, which is the only connection that matters

Jim Poppell, Secretary, Florida Lottery

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

Panel Discussion

Update on the progress of sports-betting implementations in the U.S. Projections of what is in store for 2019. Discussion about the implications of the USDoJ ruling on the conduct of states which are already offering sports betting, and on the process of other states passing sports betting enabling legislation

Moderator:  Paul Jason, Chief Executive, PGRI

Gerry Aubin, Executive Director, Rhode Island Lottery

Vernon Kirk, Executive Director, Delaware Lottery

Nick Papadoglou, Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, INTRALOT USA

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

Winning lottery solutions for your business

Tim Richardson, Sr. Vice President, Incomm and

Mark Smith, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Lottery, Incomm

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

Panel Discussion

Illegal iLottery: What exactly is “illegal iLottery”, how is it manifested, what are the different scenarios for how it may disrupt the traditional lottery market, and what can we do about it?

Moderator: Rebecca Paul, President and CEO, Tennessee Lottery; President of the World Lottery Association

Andreas Kötter, CEO of Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co

Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery, Lead Director of Mega Millions Consortium

Sue van der Merwe, Managing Director, Tabcorp Lotteries

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

Driving Innovation

Jennifer Westbury

Executive Vice President Sales and Customer Development

Pollard Banknote

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

Panel Discussion

What are the legal implications of the USDoJ ruling that threatens to interfere with the rights of states to implement iLottery and regulate gambling?

Moderator: Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery, Lead Director of Mega Millions Consortium

Andrew Crowe, Vice President Lottery Market Development, Worldpay

Mark Hichar, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig Law Group

Rob O’Connor, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Scientific Games

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

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

Jennifer Bohlig, Retail Sales Manager, Intralot

Robin Medina, Chief Operations Officer, Wyoming Lottery

'How a $5 Dollar Draw Gaming is Taking Charge'

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

Simone Harrison

Vice President Sales and Marketing

Camelot Lottery Solutions

'Engaging Players through Digital Transformation'

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

Andrew Crowe

Vice President Market Development

Worldpay

'The U.S. Dept. of Justice Ruling and Potential Impacts on the Gaming Industry: The Payments Industry Perspective'

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

Derek Gwaltney

Vice President of Marketing & Business Development

ALCHEMY 3

'$1,000,000 Voyage - 1st Global Lottery Promotion'

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

Art Kiuttu

Senior Vice President Lottery and Gaming Solutions

LAZLO 326

'Disrupt or be Disrupted'

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

Joe Randazza

Chief Executive Officer

Lotto Payment Association

A Cashless Payment System designed specifically for the Lottery industry

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

Max Goldstein

Vice President, Sales

CARMANAH SIGNS

Digital Menu Boards Create Sales Lift at Lottery Retail

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

Jim Kennedy

Chairman, Lottery

Scientific Games

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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)

Thomas Markert

President

Smartplay International, Inc.

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thomas Bierbach

Director, Lottery Services

Bulletproof, a GLI Company

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Paul Riley

VP Product Marketing and Interactive Wagering

IGT

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mike Ververka

President, CEO and Founder

JUMBO Interactive

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Max Goldstein

Director, Sales & Marketing

CARMANAH SIGNS

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dimitrios Kakos

Group Lotteries & Digital Transformation Director

INTRALOT

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Doug Pollard

CO-CEO

POLLARD Banknote

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Andreas Ninios

Director of Product Management & Planning

INTRALOT

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Recorded live @ WLS 2018, November 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

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

Julien Boinet

Head of Sports Betting Services

FDJ Gaming Solutions

Why Sports Betting is Relevant for Traditional Lotteries (and vice-versa)

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

Peter Sullivan

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Jackpocket

The Easy Turn-key Pathway for Making Lottery Available ONLINE to the Modern Consumer

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

John White

Deputy Director Finance

New Jersey Lottery

The Concierge Lottery Model that works for the benefit of the consumer, works for the lottery, and complies with all regulations

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

Warren Allen

Director of Business Development

Grover Gaming

Transformational Game Design Applied to Traditional Lottery

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

Brad Cummings, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, EquiLottery Games

Tom Delacenserie, Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Lottery

Games of Chance Based on Live Sports (Including a Sneak Peek at Kentucky's Win Place Show Trial)

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Lynne Roiter

President & Chief Executive Officer

Loto-Québec

Connect with the next generation of players through Sports Betting

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