News Release

Minnesota State Lottery Director Elected President of the Multi-State Lottery Association Board Of Directors

JULY 7, 2008 — Minnesota State Lottery Director Clint Harris has been elected as President of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) Board of Directors, beginning July 1, 2008. He fills the position for outgoing President, Kansas Lottery Director Ed Van Petten, who served the past year.

The Multi-State Lottery Association is a government-benefit, non-profit association entirely owned and operated by the member lotteries. The Board is comprised of lottery directors from each of the 31 member lotteries. Powerball® is the association’s best-known game. Powerball is currently sold in 31 lottery jurisdictions. Other games sold through the association include Hot Lotto®, Wild Card and 2by2.

As Board President, Harris will oversee the Board and its duties that include such items as the establishment of member policies; oversight of association financial matters; approval of lottery membership in the association; approval of a product group’s rules; exclusive approval of policies for compliance with the association’s standards of integrity, security and financial soundness; and authority over all other items not specifically placed under the authority of a product group, a committee or the bylaws.

Harris has served as the MUSL association’s vice-president since July 1, 2007. He also held the prestigious position as chairman of the Powerball Game Group during that time.

Clint Harris has served as the Executive Director of the Minnesota State Lottery since October 2004. Harris has previously been director of the South Dakota Lottery after serving as acting executive director, director of administration and research analyst. Prior to joining the Lottery, he worked in the retail grocery business for 17 years.

The 31 MUSL members are: Arizona Lottery, Colorado Lottery, Connecticut Lottery Corporation, D.C. Lottery (District of Columbia), Delaware Lottery, Idaho Lottery, Hoosier Lottery (Indiana), Iowa Lottery, Kansas Lottery, Kentucky Lottery Corporation, Louisiana Lottery Corporation, Maine Lottery, Minnesota State Lottery, Missouri State Lottery, Montana Lottery, Nebraska Lottery, New Hampshire Lottery Commission, New Mexico Lottery, North Carolina Education Lottery, North Dakota Lottery, Oklahoma Lottery, Oregon Lottery, Pennsylvania Lottery, Rhode Island Lottery, South Carolina Education Lottery, South Dakota Lottery, Tennessee Education Lottery, Virgin Islands Lottery, Vermont Lottery, Wisconsin Lottery, West Virginia Lottery.

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