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LOTTERY PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR & SMART IDEA AWARD WINNERS 2007

Lottery Product of the Year Awards


2007 SMART-Idea of the Year

Public Gaming Research Institute is pleased to announce that INTRALOT’s new on-line lottery terminal, microLOT, has been named PGRI’s “SMART-Idea of the year 2007.”

The microLOT was chosen by a set of independent judges from among ten SMART-Idea presentations made by lottery and company

representatives at SMART-Tech 2007 at the Wynn Las Vegas, April 17-20, 2007.

The SMART-Idea judges were chosen from among the SMART-Tech 2007 attendees. The judges were Susan Golightly of the

Hoosier lottery, Chuck Keller of the North Dakota Lottery, John Tarr of the Montana Lottery, Guy Simonis formerly of British Columbia

Lottery Corp., Alan Boyd formerly DC Lottery, and Duane Burke of PGRI. The judges awarded the top three presentations,

assigning 4 points to their choice for best product, 3 points for second best, and 2 points for third best. The product that accumulated

the most points from the judging was designated “SMART-Idea of the Year 2007.” The independent tabulator of votes was Dr. Ray

Thomlison, Dean of the School of Social Sciences at Florida International University. Dr. Thomlison also announced the winner

after the SMART-Tech luncheon on April 19.

PGRI presented the “SMART-Idea of the Year” award to Lynn Becker, Vice-President Business Development for INTRALOT and

the presenter of the microLOT SMART-Idea.

Two products tied as runner-ups for “SMART-Idea of the year.” They were Cole Systems’ Order Pad to enhance sales force productivity

and Relationship Management Systems (RMS) Pooling Plus to pool on-line bets to improve the odds of winning.

Following is the list of SMART-Ideas and their presenters for 2007:

• Super Value Holiday Gift Pack

California Lottery – Susan Kossack

• Smart Signs that Display Jackpot Values

Carmanah Signs – Max Goldstein

• Order Pad Automated Sales Force Software Solutions

Cole Systems – Len Lorenz

• Anti-Fraud System Auditing Software

ESI Integrity – Alan Ahac

• Using Photos, Audio & the Web for Greater Vendor Awareness

Iowa Lottery – Diane McCool

• Using RSS Technology to Better Communicate with the Public

Iowa Lottery – Diane McCool

• Next Generation Retailer Terminal

INTRALOT – Lynn Becker

• Using the Website to Communicate Value in Lower

Powerball Jackpots

Minnesota Lottery – Clint Harris

• Rebuilding Value in On-line Games Through a Pooling Option

RMS Relationship Marketing Systems – Andy Amada

• Automated Audit for Draw Integrity & Transaction Security

Szrek2 Solutions – Irena Szrek

As winner of the 2007 SMART-Idea of the year award, INTRALOT is authorized by Public Gaming Research Institute to use this

honor and distinction in the promotion of its SMART-Idea, the microLOT.

Public Gaming Research Institute congratulates INTRALOT for its prize winning SMART-Idea of the Year for 2007.