2018 North American Induction Ceremony honoring Chuck Kline, Bret Toyne and Mathew Whalen. Current Members of the Hall of Fame on hand to congratulate the new inductees were L-R Back Row Bill Fox, Doug Pollard, Norm Lingle, Charlie McIntyre, Rose Hudson, David Gale, Gary Grief, Jay Gendron, Jim Kennedy, Gerry Aubin; L-R Front Row Don Sweitzer, Jennifer Westbury, Matthew Whalen (2018 Inductee), Tom Delacenserie, Rebecca Hargrove, Bret Toyne (2018 Inductee), Chuck Kline (2018 Inductee), Steve Saferin and Carla Schaefer.
Luis Alberto Gama Hernández
Chuck Kline
Dato’ Lawrence Lim Swee Lin
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Congratulations to the 2018 members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame
The 78 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 2018. 2018 Induction Ceremonies The five Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the two biggest industry conference/trade shows. To be inducted at the NASPL Conference in Cleveland, OH at 5:45 pm on Weds September 26: Chuck Kline Click Here to Read Biography Senior Vice President, Licensing, Scientific Games Corporation J. Bret Toyne Click Here to Read Biography Executive Director, Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) Matthew Whalen Click Here to Read Biography Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Lottery, IGT To be inducted at the World Lottery Summit in Buenos Aires at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, November 20: Luis Alberto Gama Hernández Click Here to Read Biography National Director, Lotteries and Pools of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay President, CIBELAE and Member of the World Lottery Association Executive Committee Dato’ Lawrence Lim Swee Lin Click Here to Read Biography Chief Executive Officer, Magnum Group, Malaysia; Chair, Asia-Pacific Lottery Association (APLA) |
J. Bret Toyne
Matthew Whalen
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2017 International Lottery Industry Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremonies
Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Inductions took place in two ceremonies this year. The first induction was held at 3:10 pm on Friday September 15; Oregon Convention Center, C123/124 NASPL. The second induction took place during LOTTERY EXPO 2017 in Buckhead, Atlanta October 26, 2017.
Current members of the Hall of Fame on hand to congratulate the new inductees L-R backrow: Doug Pollard,
Gary Grief, Rose Hudson, Jay Gendron, Jim Kennedy, Tom Shaheen, middle row: Jennifer Westbury,
Rebecca Hargrove, Margaret DeFrancisco, Donald Sweitzer
front row: Inductees Tom Delacenserie, Paula Otto, Alice Garland, Charles McIntyre
(Marzia Mastrogiacomo was inducted on October 26th in Buckhead, Atlanta
during Lottery Expo 2017
Congratulations to the newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame!
NOTE++ Change of time and Room number for Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will now be held at 3:10 pm on Friday September 15; Oregon Convention Center, C123/124 NASPL
The five 2017 Hall of Fame inductees: (pictured L-R)
-- Thomas Delacenserie, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Lottery Corporation
-- Alice Garland, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery
-- Marzia Mastrogiacomo, Senior Vice President Lotteries, Lottomatica S.p.A.
-- Charles R. McIntyre, Executive Director, New Hampshire Lottery
-- Paula Otto, Executive Director, Virginia Lottery\
The 74 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 2017.
Read their Bios here
NOTE++ Change of time and Room number for Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will now be held at 3:10 pm on Friday September 15; Oregon Convention Center, C123/124 NASPL
The five 2017 Hall of Fame inductees: (pictured L-R)
-- Thomas Delacenserie, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Lottery Corporation
-- Alice Garland, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery
-- Marzia Mastrogiacomo, Senior Vice President Lotteries, Lottomatica S.p.A.
-- Charles R. McIntyre, Executive Director, New Hampshire Lottery
-- Paula Otto, Executive Director, Virginia Lottery\
The 74 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 2017.
Read their Bios here
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 that is has become today. The recipients of this award are all a credit to that ideal and join a select and distinguished group of world lottery industry professionals. The Lottery Hall of Fame is about thanking the leaders of this industry for inspiring in all of us that sense of mission, purpose and dedication that drives this industry forward.
The process of selecting and inducting new members into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame is formal and strictly controlled by the current members of the Hall of Fame. PGRI administrates it at the direction of the Hall of Fame membership who are the only ones to nominate and vote to admit new members. The voting process happens in the middle of the year and the induction ceremony is a high-profile event held at one of the lottery industry conferences.
The process of selecting and inducting new members into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame is formal and strictly controlled by the current members of the Hall of Fame. PGRI administrates it at the direction of the Hall of Fame membership who are the only ones to nominate and vote to admit new members. The voting process happens in the middle of the year and the induction ceremony is a high-profile event held at one of the lottery industry conferences.
2016 International Lottery Industry Hall of Fame International Induction Ceremony in Singapore
The ceremony was held at the World Lottery Summit, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on Tuesday November 8, 2016.
Current Members on hand to welcome the new inductees were: (Back Row L-R): Jay Gendron, Rose Hudson, Jim Kennedy, Mike Conforti, Gary Grief, and David Loeb, 2016 Inductees: Hansjorg Holtkemeier and Dermott Griffin
(Front Row L-R): Bill Thorburn, Ray Bates, Don Sweitzer, Connie Laverty-O'Connor, Henry Chan, Friedrich Stickler, Reidar Nordby, Jr., Rebecca Hargrove, Thierry Pujol, Jennifer Westbury, Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, and Stavros Michael;
2016 Inductee: Sue Van Der Merwe
The ceremony was held at the World Lottery Summit, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on Tuesday November 8, 2016.
Current Members on hand to welcome the new inductees were: (Back Row L-R): Jay Gendron, Rose Hudson, Jim Kennedy, Mike Conforti, Gary Grief, and David Loeb, 2016 Inductees: Hansjorg Holtkemeier and Dermott Griffin
(Front Row L-R): Bill Thorburn, Ray Bates, Don Sweitzer, Connie Laverty-O'Connor, Henry Chan, Friedrich Stickler, Reidar Nordby, Jr., Rebecca Hargrove, Thierry Pujol, Jennifer Westbury, Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, and Stavros Michael;
2016 Inductee: Sue Van Der Merwe
2016 North American Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The ceremony was held at the NASPL Atlanta Conference on October 4, 2016.
(L-R): Margaret DeFrancisco, Carla Schaefer, Tom Shaheen, Jennifer Westbury, Jay Gendron, Mike Chambrello,
Connie Laverty-O'Connor, Gerry Aubin, Jim Kennedy, Don Stanford, Gary Grief;
2016 Inductees: Rose Hudson and Norm Lingle;
Steve Saferin, Tom Little, Don Sweitzer, Doug Pollard, David Gale, Rebecca Hargrove, Michael Conforti
The ceremony was held at the NASPL Atlanta Conference on October 4, 2016.
(L-R): Margaret DeFrancisco, Carla Schaefer, Tom Shaheen, Jennifer Westbury, Jay Gendron, Mike Chambrello,
Connie Laverty-O'Connor, Gerry Aubin, Jim Kennedy, Don Stanford, Gary Grief;
2016 Inductees: Rose Hudson and Norm Lingle;
Steve Saferin, Tom Little, Don Sweitzer, Doug Pollard, David Gale, Rebecca Hargrove, Michael Conforti
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Class of 2016 Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Inductees!
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The ceremony to induct the two North American industry leaders was held Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the NASPL Atlanta Conference.
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The ceremony to induct the three global industry leaders will be held Tuesday, November 8th at 5:00 pm at the World Lottery Summit Conference at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
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Congratulations to the 2016 Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Inductees!
Congratulations to the newest inductees of the 2016 Lottery Industry Hall of Fame! The sixty members of the PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame have voted for the 2016 Hall of Fame inductees, and they have elected these five industry leaders to be inducted into the 2016 Class of the PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame.
2015 Global Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Hall of Fame 2015 Global Induction Ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, May 2016
(L-R): Jim Kennedy, Connie Laverty-O’Connor, Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, Stavros A. Michael, Dr. Ioannis N. Katakis, Thierry Pujol, Philippe Vlaemminck, Rebecca Hargrove, and Ray Bates
Hall of Fame 2015 Global Induction Ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, May 2016
(L-R): Jim Kennedy, Connie Laverty-O’Connor, Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, Stavros A. Michael, Dr. Ioannis N. Katakis, Thierry Pujol, Philippe Vlaemminck, Rebecca Hargrove, and Ray Bates
2015 North American Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Hall of Fame 2015 North American Induction Ceremony in Dallas Texas, October 2015
BACK ROW (L-R): Connie Laverty-O’Connor, Jennifer Westbury, Don Sweitzer, Gary Grief, Mike Chambrello, Jim Kennedy, Arch Gleason, Rebecca Hargrove, David Gale, Gerald Aubin, Margaret DeFrancisco, Carla Schaefer
FRONT ROW (L-R): 2015 Inductees Doug Pollard, Jimmy O’Brien, Tom Shaheen, Jay Gendron
Hall of Fame 2015 North American Induction Ceremony in Dallas Texas, October 2015
BACK ROW (L-R): Connie Laverty-O’Connor, Jennifer Westbury, Don Sweitzer, Gary Grief, Mike Chambrello, Jim Kennedy, Arch Gleason, Rebecca Hargrove, David Gale, Gerald Aubin, Margaret DeFrancisco, Carla Schaefer
FRONT ROW (L-R): 2015 Inductees Doug Pollard, Jimmy O’Brien, Tom Shaheen, Jay Gendron