LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME

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CLASS OF 2009 We are pleased to announce the inductees for the 2009 Lottery Industry Hall of Fame. The first induction ceremony was held at the at the NASPL Conference and Trade Show in Oklahoma City. Risto Nieminen and Dr. Winfried Wortmann were honored in London on January 27, 2010 at the opening dinner at the European Lottery Association Marketing Seminar.
Gerald S. Aubin, Director of the Rhode Island Lottery

William Fox, Regional Vice-President Sales, Scientific Games Corp.

Risto Nieminen, Chief Executive of Veikkaus Oy

Donald L. Stanford, GTECH Technology Fellow Dr. Winfried Wortmann, Managing Director of West Deutsche Lottery

The Lottery Industry Hall of Fame was founded by Public Gaming Research Institute in 2005 as a means of honoring those who have done the most to make the world lottery industry the great success that it is today and promote excellence and integrity in our industry. The recipients this year are all a credit to that ideal. The selection process is based on a system of nominations and final votes, all conducted by the current members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame. Visit http://www.lotteryindustryhalloffame.com

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MEMBERS OF THE LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME

CONSTANTINOS ANTONOPOULOS - CLASS 2007
CEO. INTRALOT, GREECE

GERALD S. AUBIN CLASS 2009
Director of the Rhode Island Lottery
USA

RALPH BATCH CLASS OF 2005
Dean of U.S. Lottery Directors; former director of the
New Jersey, Illinois and Delaware Lotteries; lottery industry pioneer
USA

RAY BATES CLASS OF 2008
CONSULTANT
Honorary President of the European Lottery Association
Former Chief Executive Officer An Post Lottery Company, The Irish National Lottery
IRELAND

BILL BEHM CLASS OF 2008
CONSULTANT
Formerly Senior Vice-President Hardware Engineering and Manufacturing,
Scientific Games Corporation
USA

DANIEL BOWER
CLASS OF 2005
Co-founder of Scientific Games, Inc.; former President & Chairman;
world lottery industry pioneer and leader
USA

DORIS & DUANE BURKE CLASS OF 2005
Founders and former owners of Public Gaming Research Institute, Inc.;
lottery education services pioneers in the world lottery industry
(selected by other 2005 Hall of Fame members)
USA

MICHELLE CARINCI CLASS OF 2006
President & CEO, Atlantic Lottery Corporation
CANADA

MIKE CHAMBRELLO CLASS OF 2006
President & COO, Scientific Games, Inc.
USA

WILLIAM FOX CLASS OF 2009
Regional Vice-President Sales, Scientific Games Corp.
USA

ARCH GLEASON
CLASS OF 2006
President & CEO, Kentucky Lottery Corporation
USA

GORDON GRAVES CLASS OF 2005
On-line systems and self-service lottery sales pioneer; a world leading industry innovator
USA

JOHN KOZA CLASS OF 2005
Co-founder of Scientific Games, Inc., former Chairman & CEO;
world lottery industry pioneer and leader
USA

JEAN MARC LAFAILLE CLASS OF 2005
Canadian Lottery pioneer, former President of Loto Quebec; world lottery leader
CANADA

LOTHAR LAMMERS
CLASS OF 2005
Co-inventor of modern Loto games, world lottery leader,
former German lottery managing director
GERMANY

WAYNE LEMONS CLASS OF 2006
Director, Delaware Lottery
USA

TOM LITTLE CLASS OF 2006
President & CEO, Intralot, Inc.
USA & GREECE

VICTOR MARKOWICZ CLASS OF 2005
Co-founder of GTECH Corporation; former co-chairman;
world lottery industry pioneer and leader
USA

RISTO NIEMINEN CLASS OF 2009
Chief Executive of Veikkaus Oy
FINLAND

REIDAR NORDBY, Jr. CLASS OF 2007
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
NORSK TIPPING AS
THE NORWEGIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY
NORWAY

TIM NYMAN CLASS OF 2005
On-line lottery industry pioneer with GTECH; former key executive and world lottery industry manager
USA

REBECCA PAUL HARGROVE CLASS OF 2005
CEO of the Tennessee Lottery; former President, Georgia Lottery;
former head of Florida Lottery; former head of the Illinois Lottery
USA

ED POWERS CLASS OF 2005
Director of the New Hampshire Lottery - first U.S. lottery in modern times; lottery pioneer
USA

LYNNE ROITER CLASS OF 2008
GENERAL SECRETARY AND VICE PRESIDENT LEGAL GROUP
Loto Quebec
And General Secretary, Montreal Office – W.L.A.
CANADA

STEVE SAFERIN CLASS OF 2005
Founder of MDI; key executive with Scientific Games, Inc.;
Advertising and Promotions pioneer in the world lottery industry
USA

GUY SIMONIS CLASS OF 2005
Canadian Lottery pioneer and leader; former President of the British Columbia and Western Canada Lotteries; world lottery leader
CANADA

GUY SNOWDEN CLASS OF 2005
Co-founder and former CEO & co-chairman of GTECH Corporation;
On-line lottery systems pioneer and leader
USA

DR. EDWARD STANEK CLASS OF 2005
Former CEO of the Iowa Lottery, leading lottery innovator; world lottery leader
USA

DONALD L. STANFORD CLASS OF 2009
GTECH Technology Fellow
USA

JAN STEWART CLASS OF 2007
CEO
LOTTERYWEST
AUSTRALIA

CAL TIGNER CLASS OF 2005
Instant ticket marketing innovator and lottery industry pioneer
USA

DIANNE THOMPSON CLASS OF 2006
Chief Executive,
Camelot Group – Operators of the UK National Lottery
UNITED KINGDOM

JOHN WALSH CLASS OF 2008
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL SALES AND SERVICES
Scientific Games
USA

LORNE WEIL CLASS OF 2005
CEO of Scientific Games, Inc.; world lottery industry leader; on-line lottery industry pioneer
USA

Dr. WINFRIED WORTMANN CLASS OF 2009
Managing Director of West Deutsche Lottery
GERMANY