4 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • JULY/AUGUST 2025 Publisher & Chief Executive Officer Paul Jason pjason@publicgaming.com President Susan Jason sjason@publicgaming.com Brand and Design Dan Eggers Design Honored Founders Doris & Duane Burke Subscriptions United States: $145 USD Canada & Mexico: $160 USD All other countries: $225 USD For email address changes, subscription requests and requests to be placed on our e-Newsletter distribution list, e-mail Susan Jason at sjason@publicgaming.com Contact Information PGRI, Inc. 1769 Flagstone Terrace, The Villages, FL 32162 PublicGaming.com T: +425.449.3000 F: +206.374.2600 Public Gaming International Magazine Published six times a year and distributed to readers all around the world. Electronic version is e-mailed and is also available on our news website: PublicGaming.com July/August 2025 Volume 54, Issue 4 ©2025 all rights reserved. Public Gaming Research Institute cISSN: 1042-1912 10 ACCOUNTING FOR FUTURE GROWTH THE MODERN CFO: FROM ANALYST TO STRATEGIC ALLY Mary Harville Chief Executive Officer and President, Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) and Maggie Garrison, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) 14 ROOTED IN MISSION, DRIVEN BY INNOVATION: INSIDE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LOTTERY Harjinder K. Shergill-Chima Director, California Lottery 18 THE MISSION IS EDUCATION: INSIDE THE STRATEGY, LEADERSHIP, AND VISION OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP-SELLING LOTTERY John Davis, Secretary, Florida Lottery 26 FORWARD-THINKING GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: IGT LOTTERY TRANSITIONS TO BRIGHTSTAR Renato Ascoli, Chief Executive Officer Global Lottery, Brightstar CONTENTS JULY/AUGUST 2025 FEATURED INTERVIEWS 10 10 14 26 18
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