4 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 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 November/December 2025 Volume 54, Issue 6 ©2025 all rights reserved. Public Gaming Research Institute cISSN: 1042-1912 CONTENTS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 FEATURED INTERVIEWS 10 FDJ UNITED’S TRANSFORMATION STORY: A GAME CHANGER Stéphane Pallez Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of FDJ UNITED 18 NEW RESEARCH: PAY, PLAY, PROGRESS. LOTTERIES EVOLVE THEIR PAYMENT AND RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES BRIGHTSTAR LOTTERY 20 BACON ME CRAZY: A GLOBAL LOTTERY SUCCESS STORY POLLARD BANKNOTE 22 LIVED EXPERIENCE OF A LOTTO GAME BUYOUT: THE INSIDE STORY OF A BULK-BUYING SCHEME Ray Bates, Honorary President of EL Former CEO of An Post Irish National Lottery Lottery Industry Consultant 14 TURNING FEAR AND ANXIETY INTO HOPE AND POSITIVE ACTION Count Herman Van Rompuy President Emeritus of the European Council and former Prime Minister of Belgium FEATURED ARTICLES 22 18
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