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// PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL // September/October 2015
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE
COLUMNS
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From the Publisher
Paul Jason
AWARDS
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Major Peter J. O’Connell Lottery Industry
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gardner Gurney
, Executive Deputy Director of the New York State
Gaming Commission and Acting Director of the Division of the Lottery
Larry Loss
, Executive Vice President, Iowa Lottery
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Celebrating 30 Years in the Lottery Industry
Rebecca Hargrove
, Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation
and Vice President of the World Lottery Association
PGRI Collaboration Award
Chryssa Amanatidou
, Head of Public Relations & CSR, INTRALOT
Gayle Kennedy
, Director, Tradeshows and Special Events (Retired),
Scientific Games Corporation
Edith McCarthy
, Director, Benchmarks, Tradeshows, and Events, IGT
FEATURE INTERVIEWS
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Dermot Griffin
Chief Executive Officer, Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI)
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Jim Kennedy
Group Chief Executive of Lottery, Scientific Games Corporation
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Nigel Railton
Chief Executive Officer, Camelot Global
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Richard Weil
Chief Executive Officer, INNOVA
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Rebecca Hargrove
President and Chief Executive Officer, Tennesee Education Lottery Corporation
FEATURE ARTICLES
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Three Pathways to Growth in the Lottery Category
Ulli Appelbaum
, Founder & President of brand consulting and research firm
First-The-Trousers-Then-The-Shoes Inc.
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Interactive Goes Mainstream
Synopsis of Smart-Tech Panel Discussion
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Fantasy Sports—Will Regulators Throw a Yellow Flag?
Mark Hichar
, Partner and Chair of Gaming Law Practice Group, Hinckley Allen law firm
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