terminals. With these new channels and
games, we have increased our sales and
player base without cannibalizing sales of
other products. We very much look forward
to continuing our mutually beneficial part-
nership with INTRALOT through 2020.”
“We are extremely proud to have been
part of the Lottery’s success and we are
very excited to continue our partnership
with the Lottery for an additional five
years. We are equally proud of invaluable
contributions of our local partner, DC09
*
,
LLC, its President and CEO, Emmanuel
S. Bailey, and his team. Together we will
continue to introduce new sales channels
and innovative products and services to the
District of Columbia to benefit those who
live and work in the city as well as those
who visit,”
said Mr. Tom Little, President
and CEO of INTRALOT Inc.
The Czech Fortuna Entertainment
Group (FEG) has Completed the
Acquisition of Intralot Czech,
the Betting and Lottery
GTECH Awarded 7-Year Lottery
Gaming and Services Contract with
the Tennessee Education Lottery
“Working in collaboration with GTECH
as a partner has been an important compo-
nent of our years of record-setting success,
a period that has produced more than $3
billion for education-related programs
to benefit students and their families in
Tennessee,”
said Tennessee Education
Lottery Corporation President and CEO
Rebecca Hargrove.
“They have delivered
expertise and reliability to the benefit of all
our stakeholders at the Tennessee Lottery.
Now, on the strength of their impressive
submission, we are pleased to partner once
again with GTECH as we head into our
next decade of successful operations.”
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries has
Earned the Highest Level of
Certification from the World Lottery
Association (WLA)
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries has earned
the highest level of certification from the
World Lottery Association (WLA) for
achieving a best practices approach for
the development and continuous improve-
ment of responsible gaming strategies and
programs in Manitoba.
UK Gambling Act To Shake Up Global
iGambling Market
The UK’s Gambling Act completes
its ‘point of consumption’ regulatory
framework requiring all online gambling
companies wishing to offer their websites
in the UK to first obtain a remote gam-
bling licence from the country’s Gambling
Commission. In the past, major gambling
operators have obtained licences from
such regulatory jurisdiction as the Isle of
Man, Alderney, Gibraltar or Malta, but
now the UK Gambling Commission is set
to become an important global iGaming
regulator. The move is also likely to shake
up many offshore regulatory jurisdictions,
as many major UK gambling operators,
such as William Hill, Ladbrokes, Victor
Chandler, Bwin.Party, and BetFair, are
based in locations such as Gibraltar. Now,
a requirement for qualify for a remote
gambling licence, the online gambling
operator must ensure that not more than
3% of its revenues are derived from grey
markets, whilst also providing legal ra-
tionale for their presence in such markets
in the first place. This could potentially
represent a game changer for the global
iGaming market, as many major gambling
firms will now have to exit grey markets
if they are to be granted access to the UK.
Furthermore, The Gambling Act could act
as a potential model for other European
online gambling markets.
PGRI Note:
This has hugely important
implications for the entire EU online gam-
bling regulatory structure.
EU Online Gambling Growth
Called ‘Explosive’
Last week, EU officials pointed to data
that showed members of the European
Union accounted for some 45 percent of
the world’s online gaming market. Boost-
ing those numbers, they said, were compa-
nies operating out of Britain and Malta.
French Regulatory Authority, ARJEL,
has Approved Amaya Gaming’s
Submission to Take Ownership of the
French Subsidiary of PokerStars
Amaya Gaming, the pretty little
duckling that turned into a magnificent
swan, almost overnight, is now the official
owner of the French subsidiary of Poker-
Stars. Amaya acquired the Rational Group
for $4.9bn.
Dutch Regulatory Structure
Moves Forward
The implementation date for the Dutch
new regulatory structure is tentatively set
for January 1, 2015. The new gaming laws
for the Netherlands lay out the details of a
regulatory regime for operators, taxes, and
state responsibilities. All online gaming
operators must be located in an EU-ap-
proved location. The effective taxation rate
has been set at 22 % on gross revenue. The
current 29 percent gross revenue tax for
land-based casinos will remain the same.
However, the Dutch government has de-
cided to sell all of the 14 casinos operated
by Holland Casino.
NY Looks to Enter Monopoly Mil-
lionaires’ Club, the New $5 a Ticket
Multi-State Lottery
NewYork officials expect about half of
the 43 states that participate in Powerball
and Mega Millions will be joining the
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