Athens, Greece

 INSTANT LOTTERY S.A. has been certified by ISO 9001:2000 from ABS Quality Evaluations. The certification rewards the company's long experience and know-how in quality operation of instant lottery.

 This certification of the quality management system for the provision and management of electronic data processing services of the company's integrated on-line lottery system equipped with the sophisticated ATRIS terminals, offers the possibility to the state authorities to have access and control on-line real-time of any information regarding the operation of the instant tickets (distribution, validation, etc.)

Meanwhile, INSTANT LOTTERY S.A. is proceeding to its certification according to WLA's Security Control Standards for lottery operators, aiming to be the first sole instant lottery organization worldwide, which will receive this certification.

 The certification is an additional asset for the strategic development of INSTANT LOTTERY S.A. in the international market, in co-operation with its parent company INTRALOT S.A. It is worth mentioning that instant tickets in 2001 generated sales of € 180 million and have been ranked 4th worldwide in terms of instant lottery expenditure.