Public Gaming Magazine Sept/Oct 2021

10 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • JULY/AUGUST 2021 Congratulations to the newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame The 94 members of the PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame have voted for and elected five industry leaders to be inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame for 2021. The Lottery Industry Hall of Fame was founded in 2005 as a means of honoring those who have done the most to promote excellence and integrity in our industry and make the world lottery industry the great success. The recipients of this award are all a credit to that ideal and are joining a select and distinguished group of world lottery industry professionals. You can read more about the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame and the members at www.LotteryIndustryHallofFame.com. WENDY MONTGOMERY Senior Vice President, Global Brand, Marketing and Communications, IGT After having lived and worked on four continents around the globe, Wendy Montgomery, Senior Vice President, Global Brand, Marketing and Communications has more than 35 years of marketing and management experience from a variety of consumer goods industries which she leverages to play a transformative role in the lottery industry. Before joining IGT in January of 2018, she spent 13 years at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) where she led marketing, sales, operations, policy and planning for the lottery and iGaming businesses. During her tenure at OLG and in her role as the Senior Vice President of the lottery and iGaming businesses, she was responsible for overseeing a team that helped deliver more than 50% increase in Lottery revenue from CDN$2.5BN in 2007 to CDN$3.7BN in 2017 by successfully launching industry award winning new products and retail innovation. In the words of a former global operator, Wendy was one of the most JOHN SCHULZ Senior Vice President, Instant Products and Partner Services, Scientific Games A 36-year veteran of the lottery industry, John is a key member of Scientific Games’ Executive Team, directing all aspects of its instant products business. John joined Scientific Games in 1985 as a founder of the company’s first-ever instant product cooperative services program (CSP) with the New York Lottery. Under John’s leadership, the program has evolved into Scientific Games' Enhanced Partnership (SGEP), a four-pillar program that includes product management, retail optimization, advanced logistics and digital engagement, using Scientific Games’ custom analytics and insights. Now the industry’s leading instant game category management program, SGEP customers benefit from approximately 45%* more in funding for the good causes they support. During his tenure, John has been instrumental in over 45 global lottery start-ups, SGEP and systems conversions. Most recently, John’s leadership through the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be ANGELA WONG Director of Lottery Solutions, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) Angela began her journey in the lottery industry in February of 2011 when she was appointed Director of the Montana Lottery. This was a crucial time for the Lottery and her first days were spent working through a controversial audit and an agency in desperate need of attention to internal policies and procedures. Through her dedicated efforts to restore confidence in the agency and improve the agencies internal workings, she was able to achieve an outstanding record of clean audits all while meeting the goals of the organization with record sales and retailer growth over her tenure. As a result of her efforts the Montana Lottery grew in sales of over 100% through product optimization; which is a significant achievement in a state with a highly competitive gaming environment. The Montana Lottery is known as a progressive lottery as it was one of the first states to introduce electronic instant tickets with a highly successful progressive PGRI LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony The four Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the PGRI Lottery Expo Nashville at 4:30 pm on October 27. Continued on page 68 Continued on page 68 Continued on page 68 P G R I L O T T E R Y I N D U S T R Y H A L L O F F A M E