4 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • MARCH/APRIL 2026 Publisher & Chief Executive Officer Paul Jason pjason@publicgaming.com President Susan Jason sjason@publicgaming.com Brand and Design Dan Eggers Design Honored Founders Doris & Duane Burke Subscriptions United States: $145 USD Canada & Mexico: $160 USD All other countries: $225 USD For email address changes, subscription requests and requests to be placed on our e-Newsletter distribution list, e-mail Susan Jason at sjason@publicgaming.com Contact Information PGRI, Inc. 1769 Flagstone Terrace, The Villages, FL 32162 PublicGaming.com T: +425.449.3000 F: +206.374.2600 Public Gaming International Magazine Published six times a year and distributed to readers all around the world. Electronic version is e-mailed and is also available on our news website: PublicGaming.com March/April 2026 Volume 55, Issue 2 ©2025 all rights reserved. Public Gaming Research Institute cISSN: 1042-1912 CONTENTS MARCH/APRIL 2026 FEATURED INTERVIEWS 10 “THIS ISN’T YOUR FATHER’S OLDSMOBILE” WHY THE COMPETITIVE MOMENT FEELS DIFFERENT, AND WHY LOTTERY MUST THINK AND ACT MORE LIKE A MODERN CONSUMER BRAND IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET. Brian Rockey Director, Nebraska Lottery and President of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) 18 BRIGHTSTAR’S INNOVATION PLAYBOOK THE FUTURE WON’T WAIT – WHY SHOULD LOTTERY? Scott Gunn Chief Operating Officer, North American Lottery, Brightstar Lottery 14 FROM ADVOCACY TO ACTION: THE EUROPEAN LOTTERIES’ STRATEGIC RENEWAL Romana Girandon Chief Executive Officer, Loterija Slovenije President, The European Lotteries
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