The 2026 Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Inductees
The 2026 Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Inductees
Congratulations to the six newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame
L-R Gretchen Corbin, Harold Mays, Stéphane Pallez, Jesús Huerta Almendro, Jan Karas, Tom Seaver
The 117 members of the PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame have voted for and elected six industry leaders to be inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame for 2026. Click here to read their biographies
There will be two induction Ceremonies one for North America and one for International. The ceremony to induct the US Honorees will be held at the NASPL Orlando Conference and Trade Show, Thursday September 24, 2026, from (4:45- 5:15p) in the Coral B Ballroom, Caribe Royale Orlando Florida
-- Gretchen Corbin, President and CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation
-- Harold Mays, Director, Illinois Lottery
-- Tom Seaver, Senior Director, Colorado Lottery
The ceremony to induct the International Honorees will be held at World Lottery Summit Sydney Conference and Trade Show. Wednesday November 11, 2026 5:00 to 5:45 pm (17:00 – 17:45) in the Cockle Bay Room 1 Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia
-- Jesús Huerta Almendro, President and CEO of SELAE (Sociedad Estatal Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, S.M.E., S.A.), Spain
-- Jan Karas, Chairman and CEO of Allwyn Hellas (formerly OPAP)
-- Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer, FDJ UNITED, France
The biographies for the inductees are on the website https://www.lotteryindustryhalloffame.com/ coming next week.