ELLIOTT STAMBOULI

has studied at Woolwich Polytechnic in London in the early 60’s, then completed his degree in Business Administration in France.

In reality he spent more time playing pinball machines than attending the university's classrooms.

In the very early stages of his professional life, his passion for games led him to manufacture pinball machines (Gottlieb), video games (Karateco, Atari, Sega etc…), slot machines (Bally, Bell Fruit) and Poker machines (such as the unforgettable “The Double”!), first in Japan, then in France until their ban in 1981.

In the early ‘90s, he introduced scratch games to the Ukraine and Lebanon, and became owner of numerous casinos.

In one of his casinos, he had “Loto Prono,” the lottery operator of Romania, as a minority partner.

In Uganda, he was accorded a licence to operate the Lottery (Lotto 6/49).

His work in the gaming industry has given him the opportunity and ability to study in depth the inner workings of all games in general and more specifically of the Lottery.

Italian Businessman, his Book on the identical French lottery, published in French, "Loto, la Maitrise du Hasard" is under attack by the French lottery operator, the french state-owned corporation "La Française des Jeux", who is trying to prohibit its distribution.

He hopes that he will not find in England the same type of censorship...