Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 8, 2000

M. Mark Michalko – International Lottery & Totalizator Systems Inc (itsi.ob)

M. MARK MICHALKO is President of International Lottery & Totalizator systems, Inc. (ILTS). He joined ILTS in 1994 as Executive Vice President. He became President of ILTS in 1997. He is a 23-year veteran of the lottery industry, first serving as Chief Legal Counsel for the Ohio State Lottery, then as the Founding Director of the California State Lottery, and later as Managing Director of Philippine Gaming Management Corporation. As Founding Director of the California State Lottery, Mr. Michalko created what at the time was the largest and most successful lottery organization in North America, and the fourth largest in the world in terms of sales, with more than 21,000 retail locations serving a population of nearly 30 million. In a consulting capacity, he served as Managing Director of Philippine Gaming Management Corporation, where he created and managed the organization which implemented the first online lottery in the Philippines. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with some history and an overview of the

company to set the stage for readers?

Mr. Michalko: The company was founded 21 years ago as International

Totalizator Systems