Public Gaming International November/December 2021

6 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 Visit Our Family Of Websites PublicGaming.com industry news & information PGRITalks.com videos of conference presentations PublicGaming.org PGRI conference information PGRIDigitalLibrary.com magazine archive of past issues PGRIDirectory.com listing of lotteries and vendors PGRIAwards.com Showcase of industry honorees recognized by the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame PGRI Lifetime Achievement Award Sharp Award for Good Causes Lottery Industry Statesman and Stateswoman Award Rebecca Paul Mentorship Award Collaboration Award Subscribe To Our Free Digital Newsletters Receive our daily newsletters at no charge, published 5 times a week to bring you the latest breaking news in the global lottery industry. Send an e-mail to: sjason@PublicGaming.com with “add to Daily Digest list” in the subject line. D E P A R T M E N T S 10 8 From the Publisher Paul Jason 10 Photo Collages of: Lottery Industry Hall of Fame and Statesman Awards Ceremonies Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership (WILL) Scenes from PGRI Lottery Expo Nashville Conference 18 Early Insights: Monday Draws and Double Play ® MUSL NEWS (Multi-State Lottery Association) 47 Pulse of the Industry: Synopsis of Recent Gaming Industry News 22 A Favorite Alarm Clock Rings Out: New Opportunities for Lottery Srini Nedunuri, Vice President PlayLottery, IGT 24 Megatrends: Forecasting can be a tricky business Jim Acton, Lottery Industry Consultant 28 U.S. Lottery History on display in Maine Tri-State Lottery Celebrates Its Past, Looks to its Future Jim Acton, Lottery Industry Consultant 30 Ready-Set-PLAN: Investing in Innovation to maximize impact on revenues and jumpstart your 2022 goals, Scientific Games 32 Future Forward and Purpose-Driven: Confronting a new set of Opportunities, Risks, and Consumer Expectations, IGT 38 The Future of Work, Part I: Commentaries from the Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia Lotteries 42 The Future of Work, Part II: Where do Lotteries go from here? 22 24 32 F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S 18