WLA 2006 Trade Show offers gateway to Asia

Singapore Pools donates S$31.8m to NCSS

Singapore Pools with its parent company, the Singapore Totalisator Board, donated S$31.8 million (US$20m) to the National Council of Social Service (NCSS).

The donation was presented at the Opening Dinner of WLA2006 by President S R Nathan to the NCSS represented by Ms Jennie Chua (3rd from left), Chairman, Community Chest of Singapore and beneficiaries Mr Tham Kar Soon
(MINDS- Tampines Home) and Mdm Seeni (AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens)

"Singapore Pools and the Singapore Totalisator Board have contributed significantly to the social service sector through their generous donations and staff volunteering initiatives. The S$31.8 million grant to NCSS for this uear will go a long way to assist the disadvantaged and needy in our society." - RADM (Ret) Kwek Siew Jin, President, NCSS

Fountain of Wealth Greets delegates
Our delegates were greeted by the Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City as part of a Fengshui tour conducted by Master Raymond Lo. Walking round the fountain, they touched the water, signifying a flow of prosperity.

"WLA2006 has been very useful for me to find out how other lottery companies are operating and the type of new technologies developed., as well as open up networking opportunities.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Feng Shui tour which was very new to me."
-Mr Ian McKay, Director, Western Canada Lottery Corporation

WLA2006 Convention - Bouquets from delegates

Mr Graham Winter, the author of "High Performance Leadership" and "Think One Team", met his fervent supporters from the National Lotteries Board of South and West Africa.

"I benefitted from Mr Winter's talk on Think "One Team" - Strategies to Cultivate High Performance Culture. I learnt about improving productivity in companies, unified leadership and creation of awareness of thinking as a team to achieve consensus within ranks of employees." - George Negota, Director, National Lotteries Board, South Africa

"We are very interested in Raymond Lo's feng shui talk on how feng shui can be applied to increase sales and prosperity in businesses, and achieve a more harmonious work environment." - Ms Mariam Sow, HR Director, Loterie Nationale Bukinabe, West Africa.

Feng Shui expert, Mr Raymond Lo (left) being eagerly sought out by fans for tips of health and prosperity.

Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam graces WLA2006 Trade Show

Contributors upbeat about WLA2006 Trade Show
The positive response from our Contributors is a testament to the credibility of the WLA Trade Show as a strategically positioned marketing platform for suppliers, software designers and developers to penetrate and gain a foothold in new and emerging markets. Some of the exhibitors have made significant commitments such as hosting corporate social events for the delegates, thus validating the Show's international appeal as an important business platform and forum of exchange.

A Special Guest at the CAIXA booth
Showing support for the Brazilian state-owned lottery company Loterias CAIXA was Ms Tatiana Rosito, Head of Trade and Economics, Embrassy of Brazil, Singapore (4th from left), with officials from CAIXA Economica Federal, Brazil. CAIXA was proud to showcase its homegrown products and creativity to the lottery community at WLA2006.

The Chinatown Experience

The exotic sights and sounds of Chinatown fascinated about 300 WLA2006 delegates, exhibitors and their family members during their city tour. Many were avid shoppers, taking home fond memories of the rich cultural heritage of Chinatown.

Delegates from Mexican lottery company, Pronosticos, Mrs Patricia Garcia (2nd form left) and Cecilia Aguilar (3rd from left) enjoying the traditional Singapore kaya toast.	Ms Linda Turner from exhibitor, Smartplay International and My Paul Jason from Public Gaming International, happily shopping for table runners in Chinatown.

"I think everyone in Singapore Pools has done a wonderful job and the WLA2006 has helped us with new ideas to prepare for our hosting of WLA2007 Convention next year in Kentucky.

I'm impressed with the HP Cooltown tour which shows how amazing technology is in its application in all facets of our lives e.g in our homes, offices, banking and food services."
- Ms Betsy Paulley, VP of Marketing, Kentucy Lottery Corporation, US

"The WLA2006 Trade Show is a unique opportunity for Intralot to stay in touch with the latest trends of the gaming industry as well as with its current and potential clientale worldwide. The trade show is also the ideal place for Intralot to promote its new hardware and software solutions, e.g, the new microlot terminals and its games suite." - Ms Evi Ioannidou, Communications Director, Intralot

"We hope to achieve greater exposure to our latest interactive video lottery terminal technology and the next generation of systems. As our gaming technology is very appealing, we are aware of the importance of responsible gaming. " - Mr Claes Peyron, Head of Sales and Marketing, ACE Interactive

"We view WLA2006 as a high-profile event to give us the opportunity to interact with our existing customers and business prospects. We are pleased to show new products and exciting innovations at this show - which are different from our last show " - Ms Carin Langemark, Marketing & Communications Director, Scientific Games