November/December 2018 • How Technology Shapes the future of Gaming in Retail • JUMBO Funds WILL $50,000 Scholarship • Lottery in Latin America, Caribbean, Asia-Pacific FEATURED INTERVIEWS Thank you Jean-Luc for your Leadership and Service Seah Chin Siong Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Pools limited Chair of Asia-Pacific Lottery Association Jean-Luc Moner-Banet Luis Alberto Gama Hernández Chief Executive Officer, National Director of Lotteries and Pools of Société de la Loterie de la Suisse Romande the Oriental Republic of Uruguay President of the Ibero-American Corporation President of the World Lottery Association (WLA) of Lotteries and State Bets (Cibelae) 2 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 • PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL 3 DEPARTMENTS 10 | From the Publisher Paul Jason 12 | Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership (WILL) Publisher & JUMBO launches the WILL Scholarship Fund with $50,000 Donation Chief Executive Officer Paul Jason 52 | Photo Collage: NASPL [email protected] North American State & Provincial Lottery Association in Cleveland, Ohio President 55 | Photo Collage: Lottery Industry Susan Jason Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony [email protected] Brand and Design 56 | Photo Collage: Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas Lucky Rabbit Studio 57 | Photo Collage: EL (European Lottery Association) Honored Founders Doris & Duane Burke Industry Days in Prague Contact Information 60 | Pulse of the Industry T: +425.449.3000 Synopsis of Recent Industry News F: +206.374.2600 For email address changes, subscription requests and requests to be placed on our e-Newsletter distribution FEATURED INTERVIEWS list, contact: [email protected] PGRI, Inc. 14 | The Lottery Industry is operated at the jurisdictional level. 218 Main Street, #203 But the issues we face are global. Kirkland, WA 98033 Jean-Luc Moner-Banet PublicGaming.com Chief Executive Officer, Société de la Loterie de la Suisse Romande President of the World Lottery Association (WLA) Subscriptions Annual Public Gaming 22 | The digital and online connection with the consumer International magazine as the universal key to sustainability subscription rates: Luis Alberto Gama Hernández United States: $145 USD National Director of Lotteries and Pools of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Canada & Mexico: $160 USD President of the Ibero-American Corporation of Lotteries and State Bets All other countries: $225 USD (CIBELAE) Public Gaming 24 | Integrating games-of-chance, social responsibility, International Magazine and a commitment to Community Published six times a year and Seah Chin Siong distributed to readers all around Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Pools (Private) Limited the world. 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This will be a very NYC and especially to our presenters. The based operator which sells bets on the Tspecial event. First and foremost is the audience and I so appreciate the excellence outcome of the lottery draw”. Oddly, the opportunity to honor the service and and hard work that went into your presen- news story does not state who the operator leadership of our current WLA president, tations. And honestly, I have been told by is, but Lottoland is based in Gibraltar and Jean-Luc Moner-Banet. Jean-Luc’s six everyone that your extra efforts paid off and sells bets on the outcome of the lottery. In years of tireless dedication have produced made this the best Lottery Expo ever! any event, it is great news that governments an association that is poised to continue to are taking legal action to prevent online Mike Veverka, Brian shape the course of this industry. We are Thank you to criminality and violation of gambling laws Roberts, and Team JUMBO for your pleased to feature an in-depth interview and regulations. most generous donation of $50,000 to with Jean-Luc in this issue in which we fund the JUMBO WILL Scholarship review the issues of today, and discuss the . Now comes the next step. Fines and legal future of an industry in transition. What a tremendous gesture that will make action against those who violate the laws a huge difference to many talented and need to be enforced in order to be effective. We feature two other interviews with deserving women in leadership. WILL The Czech government, for instance, has world-class industry leaders. Luis Alberto is marching onward and upward. Read levied over $20 million USD (CZK455 Gama Hernández was just elected to the about it on page 12. The next network- million) in fines against illegal gambling Lottery Industry Hall of Fame and will be ing Event will be at WLS Buenos Aires, operators. But out of $20 million in fines, inducted on November 20 at a ceremony immediately following the Hall of Fame they have collected only $10,750! The at WLS Buenos Aires. Our discussion induction ceremony. problem is that some jurisdictions (possibly spans regional and global issues as well including places like Curacao, Cyprus, as the industry issues most relevant to his It appears that we may be moving to a next Malta, and Gibraltar) do not respect jurisdiction of Uruguay. Also featured is stage of regulatory actions in Europe. Legal the laws of other countries and refuse to a wonderful interview with Seah Chin decisions and judgements are affirming the domesticate judgments against companies Siong, CEO of Singapore Pools. Chin rights of governments to prohibit illegality which are based in their jurisdiction. If Siong was recently elected to be Chair on the internet. The next stage will be illegal operators are given safe harbor, of the Asia-Pacific Lottery Association installing mechanisms that enable those they will be able to continue to violate the (APLA). In a nice sequence of events, judgements to be enforced. laws of markets where they make a lot of Mr. Seah will say a few words of introduc- The Dutch Gaming Authority Kans- money by illegally offering online gambling tion for his friend and colleague who will spelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a fine products, even in spite of legal judgements be inducted into the Lottery Industry of 350,000 euros on two i-Gaming against them. Hall of Fame. Dato’ Lawrence Lim operators for offering unlicensed and • Visit PGRItalks.com to view videos of Swee Lin, CEO of the Magnum Group illegal gambling services to players in the which operates the Malaysia Lottery is the the presentations and panel discussions Dutch market. One is based in Cyprus at PGRI Lottery Expo NYC. immediate past-Chair of APLA, and will be and the other in Curacao. ZEAL Group inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of • Mark your calendars for February (parent company to a family of online 26 to 28. PGRI SMART-Tech Fame along with Mr. Gama. The bio’s of B2C “grey market” operators like Tipp24, Lottery Industry Hall of Famers including will be held at the Hilton Fort Ventura24, and MyLotto24, and online Lauderdale Hotel in Florida. See Mr. Gama and Mr. Lawrence can be viewed B2B technology platform providers like at www.lotteryindustryhalloffame.com. PublicGaming.org for details like Lottovate) just lost a court ruling that said hotel reservations, conference Let’s also congratulate David Gale and its Ventura24 lottery brokerage registrations and program. Team NASPL, and Dennis Berg and service requires a license from Team Ohio Lottery, for a fabulous Sociedad Estatal Loterias y conference held in Cleveland.