47 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • MAY/JUNE 2024 State officials have already turned down an application from Jackpocket, a New York based lottery courier that wanted to start selling Iowa lottery games online. MUSL RFP 2024 Operational Security Assessment Vendor Questions and MUSL Responses Scientific Games Commemorates Official Ribbon-cutting for Advanced Instant Scratch Game Production Technology at Global Headquarters in Atlanta Scientific Games and New York Lottery Continue Nearly 50-Year Primary Scratch-Off Game Partnership Scientific Games Promotes Lottery Industry Expert Beth Bresnahan to Chief Communications and Brand Officer Bresnahan, a veteran lottery industry expert, spent nearly 10 years in leadership roles at the Massachusetts Lottery, including serving as its Executive Director, and headed the District of Columbia’s Office of Lottery & Gaming. With a background in public relations, brand management and product positioning, she joined Scientific Games in 2022 and most recently served as Vice President of Strategic Communications. The Chief Communications and Brand Officer is a new senior executive role that elevates strategic oversight of Scientific Games’ global communications, ensuring a unified and consistent voice and a strong representation of the company’s brand across all platforms and mediums. In this role, Bresnahan will continue to lead external and internal communications and customer proposals while expanding her leadership to include advertising, trade shows and events. Pat McHugh, CEO of Scientific Games, said, “This promotion will come as no surprise to those who know and have worked with Beth. Her strategic vision, extensive experience in brand communications and deep knowledge of Scientific Games and the lottery industry have earned her the respect and support of our entire company and leadership team.” Bresnahan has dedicated nearly 25 years to developing impactful communications, marketing and business strategies for several public and private sector organizations. Virginia C-Stores Protest Skill Game Bill Amendments C-store operators refused to sell lottery tickets on Monday and closed for an hour on Tuesday. Virginia convenience retailers protested Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments on Senate Bill 212, which would impose a 35% tax on skill games and ban them altogether within 35 miles of a casino or horse racetrack. On Monday, hundreds of c-stores refused to sell lottery tickets. Scientific Games Announces Mike Cardell as Senior Vice President, Americas Systems Scientific Games and New York Lottery Continue Nearly 50-Year Primary Scratch-Off Game Partnership IGT to Launch Cloud-Based iLottery Solutions for Atlantic Lottery in Canada JOB: Carmanah Signs - Vice President, Sales, Americas JOBS: Assistant Director of Business Services and also Assistant Director Operations, Oregon Lottery Lotto America expands to Mississippi and Nebraska Massachusetts is allowing the use of debit cards for the purchase of lottery tickets BCLC Launching New Lottery Terminals to Modernize Play WORLD NEWS WLA, NASPL, CIBELAE, APLA and ALA met last week to discuss the important role of lotteries and how to continue collaboration among the associations On April 12, an important work meeting organized by the World Lottery Association (WLA) was held in the city of Nashville, Tennessee. The meeting brought together the leaders of the five regional lottery associations: North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), the Corporación Iberoamericana de Loterías y Apuestas de Estado (CIBELAE), European Lotteries (EL), Association des Lotteries d' Afrique (ALA) and Asia Pacific Lottery Association (APLA), with the aim of discussing topics of common interest and establishing collaboration strategies. Featured participants The meeting was attended by WLA President Rebecca Paul ; the executive director, Luca Esposito ; the general secretary, Lynne Roiter ; together with representatives of regional associations: NASPL: Cindy Polzin (President), David Gale (CEO), and Andrew White (Regional Director). CIBELAE: Javier Milián (president) and Rodrigo Cigliutti (executive director). EL: Romana Girandon (president) and Arjan Van't Veer (executive director). APLA: Sue Van der Merwe (president) and John Teo (chief executive officer). ALA: Younés El Mechrafi (general secretary). Presentation of action plans and joint work proposals During the meeting, the regional associations had the opportunity to present the most relevant aspects of their respective action plans. In the case of CIBELAE, the presentation was given by the executive director, Rodrigo Cigliutti. Next, various proposals for joint work were addressed, among which the following stood out: Creation of a global compendium of lotteries: it was proposed to create a compendium that includes detailed information on all lotteries in the world, both those that are part of the WLA and those that are not. This initiative seeks to centralize and facilitate access to relevant information about the industry. Development of a single Responsible Gaming certification framework: it was agreed to work on the creation of a single Responsible Gaming certification framework, based on the existing frameworks of the WLA, EL and NASPL. The
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