Public Gaming November/December 2020

46 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 President and CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Rebecca Paul Hargrove was unanimously reelected as president of the World Lottery Association (WLA) for her second two-year term e WLA is a member-based organization with more than 140 government-authorized and licensed lottery organizations from more than 80 countries on six continents. e WLA’s mission is to advance the interests of state- authorized lotteries through a variety of programs that foster relationships and establish best practices for lotteries across the globe. Rebecca Hargrove has held several leadership positions within WLA, including senior vice president and chair of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee. She is the founding chair of the Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership, a program designed to support the advancement of women into top positions of lottery management, leadership and responsibility; and has also has served as president and/or chair of all o ces of the North American Association of State and Pro- vincial Lotteries and the Multi-State Lottery Association, as well as serving as president of the international industry organization A.I.L.E. Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints John Davis Secretary of the Florida Lottery John Davis is Executive Vice President of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. Previously, he served as President of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida. Davis is active in his community, volunteering his time with the United Way, Valencia College, Volunteer Florida, and Kappa Alpha Psi Achievement Foundation. John also serves on the Florida A&M University Law School Dean's Advisory Council. A native of Pahokee, he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Florida State University where he was a standout safety of the Seminole football team. West Virginia Lottery Director John Myers Appointed Chairman of Lotto America Product Group MUSL is a non-pro t association that assists its member lotteries in multi-jurisdictional game development. ere are currently 38 member lotteries in the organization. “ e Lotto America Product Group is a brain trust of the 13 U.S. lotteries that sell the game,” MUSL Executive Director J. Bret Toyne said. “We are excited to have Mr. Myers at the helm as the group looks for innovative ways to promote the product and assist participating lotteries in raising money for good causes and bene ciaries.” One of the biggest challenges facing multi- jurisdictional draw games is relevancy, and with Myers at the helm, the Lotto America Product Group will be looking for ideas and opportunities to promote the game and build brand awareness. e group will also look for ways to get players excited about the game despite a lower jackpot. Lotto America launched in November 2017, shortly after Mega Millions raised in price point to $2 per play. Lotto America is one of the few multi-jurisdictional draw games with a rolling jackpot that is just $1 per play- a unique price point for a lottery’s draw game portfolio. IGT signs retail sports betting agreement with Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota IGT Secures Extension to Continue Delivering High- Performing Instant Tickets to the Minnesota Lottery IGT's Seven-Year Contract Extension with Western Canada Lottery Includes Deployment of Enhanced INTELLIGEN System for 4,200 VLTs in Saskatchewan Globally relevant IGT cabinet backed by extensive research and high-performing content is latest addition to IGT's high-performance Peak hardware line, the PeakSlant32™ is the Company's rst cabinet to feature three seamlessly integrated gameplay displays. PULSE of the Industry These news stories comprise a very small fraction of the gaming and lottery news stories posted every day to PublicGaming.com. Too, these stories are the highly edited short versions. You can visit our news website PublicGaming.com and access all of its departments for free, including search to read the full version of the articles. Sign up for our free e-newsletter by sending your e-mail address to sjason@publicgaming.com . NORTH AMERICAN NEWS