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QLot Consulting AB

P.O Box 159
S-195 24 Märsta
Sweden

+46 708 777 525
+420 777 729 777

info@qlot.com

Independent Lottery
& Gaming Consulting

QLot Consulting AB is a Swedish company, focusing solely on lottery and gaming consulting world-wide. Founded in 1998, employing consultants across Europe and the United States and having direct experience from lotteries and operators around the world, QLot has established itself as the leading vendor-independent consulting company in the lottery and gaming industry.

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Supplier-independent, premium quality consulting 

Lotteries, Gaming operators, Suppliers, Investors and Governments as well as other entities having an interest in the lottery or gaming industry. There are many, many years of collective lottery and gaming market experience within QLot.

By drawing on this experience, our clients get “tangible relief of responsibility, decreased business risk and/or increased profitability”. Avoiding pitfalls, security risks or inferior technological products is critical to the success of your processes and operation. QLot will ensure your success.

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Business Statement

QLot’s mission is to provide premium quality consulting and support. For our clients this results in a tangible relief of responsibility, decreased business risk and/or increased profitability.

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Global Expertise

QLot Consulting AB is a Swedish company, focusing solely on lottery and gaming consulting worldwide. Founded in 1998, employing consultants across Europe and the United States and having direct experience from lotteries and operators around the world, QLot has established itself as the leading vendor-independent consulting company in the lottery and gaming industry.

Complex Assignments

The company has conducted lottery feasibility studies, licensing, privatization, and procurement processes for a large number of entities around the world and is able to undertake very complex and demanding assignments.

Industry Leadership

QLot is an associate member of the World Lottery Association (WLA) and enjoys an impeccable reputation within the lottery/gaming industry, being very well acquainted with all established industry players. It is also the retained consultant to the WLA, responsible among other things, for the WLA RFP standardization program, which has since become the Global RFP Best Practice and for the WLA Security Control Standard, which forms the security norm for state lotteries and suppliers alike.

servicesQLot’s Principal Consultants provide qualified consulting in a very wide range of areas, including

Independent Arbitrators

Serving as impartial arbitrators to resolve disputes and ensure fair outcomes in lottery operations.

Quality Reviews

Performing rigorous quality reviews to ensure adherence to industry standards and best practices.

Standardization Work

Leading standardization efforts in procurement, security, and other critical areas for consistency.

Security Reviews and Audits

Conducting in-depth security reviews and audits to maintain compliance and safeguard operations.

Facilities Management

Providing comprehensive facilities management to support efficient and effective lottery operations.

Project Implementation

Overseeing project implementation, from staffing to completion, ensuring successful outcomes.

Procurement and Licensing Processes

Managing all aspects of procurement and licensing with precision and expertise.

Market Analysis, Business Development

Conducting thorough market and business analysis to drive strategic growth and development.

Investment Analysis, Business Plans

Providing detailed investment analysis, financial strategies, and tailored business plan development.

Legislation and Regulation Processes

Guiding legislative and regulatory processes to ensure compliance and effective lottery operations.

QLot ExperienceBy selecting QLot, our clients draw on QLot Principal Consultant’s experience from many projects, lotteries, and gaming environments worldwide. This expertise specifically includes:

QLot ExperienceBy selecting QLot, our clients draw on QLot Principal Consultant’s experience from many projects, lotteries and gaming environments worldwide. This expertise specifically includes:

Global Start-ups

Start-up of over 50 lotteries world wide

Lottery Privatization

Privatizations and licensing of lotteries

Gaming Licensing

Licensing of gaming operations and casinos

Product Development

Lottery product development and selection; product launches

System Establishment

Establishment of over 20 lottery systems worldwide, including Minnesota, the UK, seven German Bundesländern, Ireland, DRC, Mauritius, Republic of Georgia, etc.

Regulatory Frameworks

Establishing, reviewing and improving legislative and regulatory frameworks.

Procurement Processes

Procurement processes including evaluation, RFPs, proposals, drafts, reviews, etc.

Standardization Work

Standardization work for the areas of gaming procurements, security, anti-money laundering, etc.

Technical Expertise

A unique in-depth knowledge of lottery and gaming systems and other technologies such as on-line (Internet), Hand-held terminals, Central Processing systems, ePayments (“Mobile money”), etc.

Drawing Equipment

Investment analysis and support and consequential start-up in new lotteries or gaming operations

Investment Support

Selecting Drawing equipment (mechanical and computer generated), development of drawing procedures, studio layout, etc.

Operations Management

Lottery operation

servicesQLot’s Principal Consultants provide qualified consulting in a very wide range of areas, including

System Establishment
Establishment of over 20 lottery systems worldwide, including Minnesota, the UK, seven German Bundesländern, Ireland, DRC, Mauritius, Republic of Geor
Product Development
Lottery product development and selection; product launches
Gaming Licensing
Licensing of gaming operations and casinos
Lottery Privatization
Privatizations and licensing of lotteries world wide
Global Start-ups
Start-up of over 50 lotteries world wide till now
Independent Arbitrators
Serving as impartial arbitrators to resolve disputes and ensure fair outcomes in lottery operations.
Standardization Work
Leading standardization efforts in procurement, security, and other critical areas for consistency.
Security Reviews and Audits
Conducting in-depth security reviews and audits to maintain compliance and safeguard operations.
Facilities Management
Providing comprehensive facilities management to support efficient and effective lottery operations.
Project Implementation, including Staffing
Overseeing project implementation, from staffing to completion, ensuring successful outcomes.
Procurement and Licensing Processes
Managing all aspects of procurement and licensing with precision and expertise.
Market Analysis, Business Development
Conducting thorough market and business analysis to drive strategic growth and development.
Investment Analysis, Business Plans
Providing detailed investment analysis, financial strategies, and tailored business plan development.
Legislation and Regulation Processes
Guiding legislative and regulatory processes to ensure compliance and effective lottery operations.

PROJECTSQLot is proud to support projects and customers literally on all continents. The following examples serve to indicate the impressive scope of QLot’s services

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Privatization in Cyprus

QLot led the consortium for licensing the Cyprus National Lottery, collaborating with KPMG Cyprus.

Minnesota Procurement

QLot was selected by the Minnesota State Lottery to assist with a gaming system tender and subsequent technology procurement.

Irish Privatization

QLot partnered with Davy Corporate Finance to assist Ireland in licensing and privatizing the Irish National Lottery, including Internet gaming.

Austrian Lottery, Casino and Internet

QLot completed the Austrian National Lottery’s licensing and privatization process, later supporting the regulation of land-based casinos and poker parlors.

Principal Consultants

Our team brings Unparalleled expertise and dedication to the lottery and gaming industry., premium quality consulting
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Mr. Tony SteineggerPrincipal Consultant
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Mr. Michael HuttonPrincipal Consultant
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Mr. Giacomo BozziniPrincipal Consultant
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Mr. Jaap StavastPrincipal Consultant
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Mr. Chris MoumourisPrincipal Consultant
Group 8USA
Dr. Larry MontgomeryConsultant Emeritus (Retired)

Email: ales@qlot.com
Location: Czech Republic
Phone: +420 777 729 777

Mr. Ales Kulich

Mr. Ales Kulich

Mr. Kulich established QLot Consulting in response to the increasing demand from the lottery industry for a qualified consulting organization. For 6 years, Mr. Kulich was responsible for a large number of sales and implementation projects of On-line systems in Europe and North & South America on behalf of EssNet AB. In his active involvement in numerous world wide lottery operations, Mr. Kulich has acquired a genuine understanding of the issues facing a lottery, both in start-up projects as well as day-to-day operations.

Procurement, marketing and sales, agent networks, on-line systems and gaming product development are some of the areas in which Mr. Kulich is proficient. Prior to his joining EssNet AB, Mr. Kulich held a position as Marketing Manager at Atlas Copco, being responsible for industry specific marketing of the company’s agents and sister companies throughout the world.

“To successfully establish a lottery or increase an existing lottery’s bottom line is immensely gratifying: The client’s success is our success.”

Email: Tony@qlot.com
Location: Austria
Phone: +43 664 5008623

Mr. Tony Steinegger

Mr. Tony Steinegger

Ing. Tony Steinegger is a very professional, results oriented, dedicated achiever and senior manager. Being versatile and resourceful, he is a results oriented individual, capable of quickly analyzing processes and adapting to new environments.

Tony is highly familiar with all gaming business related principles and activities. He is an expert in the entire Lottery life-cycle process – from Initial Studies, Legislation & Regulation, Procurement Management (Privatizations, RFP process and Bid evaluation), Lottery Project Management, Technology (Central System and Terminal), System Implementation Supervision, Acceptance Testing and Certification. He is therefore uniquely qualified for the widest spectrum of lottery projects.

Tony holds a combined engineer’s degree in corporate organization and IT and has served in various top management functions. He is also a certified and qualified ISO 27001 and WLA-SCS Lead Auditor and contributes as an Expert member to the Austrian Standards Institute, working group 001.27 (Information Security) and group 001.18 (Data Protection and Privacy).

“Having worked with many lotteries, major lottery industry suppliers, governments as well as investors and having seen and managed numerous major projects, I am happy and able to bring the best to our customers.”

Email: Chris@qlot.com
Location: Greece
Phone: +30 (6) 948 889 320

Mr. Chris Moumouris

Mr. Chris Moumouris

Chris Moumouris is an international lottery, gaming and gambling industry expert, with over eighteen years of experience, a proven, outstanding international track record and a strong all round understanding of all aspects of the business.

Prior to joining QLot, he had a long career in Intralot, one of the global top vendors in the sector of lotteries, gaming and sports book, through which he gained his all-round expertise in the industry. During his tenure in Intralot he has served in several functions, including commercial, strategic, project management and top management.

His senior positions at Intralot include CEO of Intralot Nederland BV, Managing Director of Intralot Asia Pacific Ltd., acting Director, International Markets of Intralot Interactive SA (I2) and Sales Director Intralot SA. He served as a Board Director in the Boards of Intralot Nederland, Intralot Asia Pacific, Intralot Korea, MelcoLot, Intralot South Africa and Gidani (the South Africa National Lottery Operator) and has participated as a member in the project implementation, steering and executive committees for the Intralot projects in Malaysia, Korea, The Netherlands and South Africa. He has set up Intralot’s subsidiary in The Netherlands, has concluded major JVs/acquisitions in South Africa, Korea and Hong Kong and has secured the Intralot projects in The Netherlands, Spain, The Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Nigeria and South Africa.

Prior to joining Intralot he held various positions in Hitachi, the global electronics company, where he reached the position of Strategy and Business Development Manager, EMEA.

He has a proven track record in expanding business, forging strong alliances, setting-up successful companies and operations from scratch and managing companies and operations to profitable business and dominant market shares. His areas of expertise include Business Analysis, Company Set-up Organisation and Management, Strategy, Alliances, Joint Ventures, Mergers, Acquisitions, Business / Technology Partner Evaluation and Monitoring, International Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Government, Press and Major Account Relations, Procurements, Training, Technology Evaluation.

Chris holds a BEng Honours in Electronic Engineering from the University of Westminster in London, England and a Masters in Electronic Engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.

With an engineering background and a strong commercial/operational track record, C. Moumouris has working experience in the gaming sector in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

Email: Mike@qlot.com
Location: USA
Phone: +1 (401) 486-9433

Mr. Michael Hutton

Mr. Michael Hutton

With a very extensive technical and business development experience from AWI and IGT ( formerly: GTech), Mr. Hutton brings with him valuable know-how in the field of On-line and Internet systems. Mike worked for GTech in various senior technical positions, including a position as the company’s Director, Software Architecture and Director, Software Communications. Previously, Mike spent 8 years at Automated Wagering International, developing Lottery technology.

Among his areas of expertise are:

  • Internet based wagering systems
  • E-Commerce
  • On-line system development and implementation
  • Communication networks

In the course of his responsibilities at GTech, Mike has been involved in installations in the US as well as Europe and Asia. Some examples of where he has been active include:

  • Florida Lottery
  • OY Veikkaus AB
  • Dansk Tipstjanst AB
  • Lotteria Nationale (Spain)
  • Texas Lottery
  • California Lottery
  • UK National Lottery

“New technologies, including broadband and wireless communication, have or will become very important to lotteries and other gaming operators world wide. We ensure that each client is given the opportunity to use whatever technology suits his application the best.”

Email: Jaap@qlot.com
Location: The Netherlands
Phone: +31 65 1222 733

Mr. Jaap Stavast

Mr. Jaap Stavast

Jaap Stavast is one of the most experienced and respected lottery professionals in the industry. With well over 35 year in various senior lottery positions, including Technical Director and Business Development Director at the De Lotto (Lotto, Instants, Sportsbetting) (now Nederlandse Loterij) in Holland, there is very little Jaap has not seen or done. By taking advantage of Jaap’s wealth of experience, any customer can gain immediate and tangible benefits, be it in the area of operations, technology, game development, lottery training, procurements, or any other area of a lottery project.

Throughout his career, Jaap has been responsible for a multitude of new game development projects, including market introductions. He has conducted several major technology procurements, held numerous international industry training seminars and been involved in multi-jurisdictional projects, all in his capacity as Director at De Lotto.

“Putting my many years of lottery experience to good use makes me happy. We help customers making maximum use of their resources and avoid pitfalls and mistakes already made by others. But a lottery project is not just about avoiding mistakes. It is also about making the right choices, good choices, to create a highly successful project. And that is what I and my QLot colleagues pride ourselves on.”

Email: Giacomo@qlot.com
Location: Italy
Phone: +39 348 494 8318

Mr. Bozzini is an Internet expert with a Degree in Internet Law and a Masters degree in Web Marketing. In addition to his detailed knowledge of internet gaming, Mr. Bozzini also has a thorough procurement, project and operations experience from other gaming segments. His career includes positions such as Head of Landbased Gaming at SNAITECH s.p.a, Italy, Managing Director for INSPIRED Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq INSE) in Italy, Chief VLT Office at OPAP in Greece, SALES DIRECTOR (Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Eastern Countries) for CIRSA Corp. (Milan, Barcelona- Spain), etc.

Mr. Bozzini is intimately familiar with modern consumer trends, retail as well as online sales channels, and having led many major procurement projects. Speaking Italian, English, French, Spanish and Greek, Mr. Bozzini is an ideal consultant to any lottery or gaming operations organization.

Email: Larry@qlot.com
Location: USA
Phone: +1 (785) 224-7052

Mr. Larry Montgomery

Mr. Larry Montgomery

After years of invaluable service to QLot and its clients, Mr. Montgomery retired in 2015, and is today Consultant Emeritus within QLot.

Dr. Montgomery is very familiar with the regulatory process and environment of lotteries across the world. He is an expert in legislative policy, the format and content of laws, the formation of regulatory bodies, rules for the conduct of regulatory bodies, social and government policy regarding lotteries, policies and procedures, regulation and enforcement. Dr. Montgomery has been an innovator in identifying and designing new games utilizing currently available technology within legal, marketplace and policy environments. Dr. Montgomery holds a Juris Doctorate (Law Degree) from the prestigious George Washington University in Washington D.C. He has served his Government in the FBI and U.S. Department of State in both Foreign Affairs and Trade Development.

Dr. Montgomery is a highly respected public speaker and will assist, when requested, in making expert presentations to parties interested in this process. He will be supporting on the assessment of changes in legislative policies or market environment as well as in the evaluation of bids.

As a former lottery director, Dr. Montgomery has the hands-on knowledge of not only the workings of lotteries, but also the government interests and concerns around lotteries and how other world governments have chosen to structure their activities. Dr. Montgomery can bring creative solutions to the surface and is a skilled negotiator.

Dr. Montgomery is very familiar with government processes including procurement issues. He has drafted recommendations on the regulatory arrangements to be established for off-line and online management operators including directions to be issued by the government, as well as make comments and recommendations on the regulatory arrangements.

Dr. Montgomery is a consummate professional capable of serving any lottery project in many capacities.

“Over the years, we have come to see, learn and experience great many things within our industry. It gives a true satisfaction to be able to share that experience with industry peers, be it in the form of clients or colleagues.”

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