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INTRODUCTION

2005

PICTURES AND BIOS 2005

2006

PICTURES AND BIOS 2006

2007

CONSTANTINOS ANTONOPOULOS

REIDAR NORDBY, Jr.

JAN STEWART

CEREMONY - COSTAS

CEREMONY - REIDAR

CEREMONY - JAN

CEREMONY - GROUP 1

CEREMONY - GROUP 2

2008

RAY BATES

BILL BEHM

LYNNE ROITER

JOHN WALSH

2009

GERALD S. AUBIN

WILLIAM FOX

RISTO NIEMINEN

DONALD L. STANFORD

DR. WINFRIED WORTMANN

2010

JAMES C. KENNEDY, JR.

CONNIE LAVERTY O'CONNOR

FRIEDRICH STICKLER

WILLIAM THORBURN

2011

MEMBERSHIP - 2011

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William Thorburn

Chief Executive of Tatts Lotteries and Golden Casket Lottery Corporation

 

Bill Thorburn is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience in the gaming and wagering industry. After working at Ernst & Young, Mr. Thorburn joined Queensland TAB Ltd.  Bill Thorburn was appointed as Chief Executive of Golden Casket in 1995.  Mr. Thorburn was a key executive in the execution of the first super-long-term lease of a major lottery (the acquisition of a 65-year operating license of Golden Casket Lottery by Tatts Group in 2007).  Tatts Group appointed Mr. Thorburn as Chief Executive of the total lotteries strategic business unit, Tatts Lotteries.  Tatts Group acquired the long-term license to operate the New South Wales Lottery in April of this year. Mr. Thorburn is a member of the Responsible Gambling Advisory Committee in Queensland, a unique committee involving a tripartite arrangement with government, industry and the community.