Lotteries are Looking to
the Internet
Several
states are considering selling lottery tickets on the
Internet, a change that could usher in a new era...
LoyalCommerce Systems
is a California based corporation. The management team
has extensive experience in management, operations,
finance, sales, marketing, and the implementation of
information technology systems. The company provides an
on-line consumer subscription service for North American lottery products.
LoyalCommerce
Systems specializes in the design, development and
deployment of secure, on-line transactions for state and
provincial lotteries. Our on-line lottery subscription
services will provide lotteries with a new source of
revenue and attract new players who currently do not
play.
On-line subscription services tap into a
very significant number of players who are in higher
income brackets, have a higher level of education, have
purchased other products and services over the internet,
but do not have the time or desire to visit a
traditional lottery retailer and do not regularly play
Lotto or other games.
William Stopford Chief Executive Oficer
Bill has over 20 years of marketing
and sales experience with large and small companies. Most recently
he served as Director of Sales-Pacific Northwest for Winstar
Communications. Prior to that, he was a major account manager for
Cable & Wireless. Bill, also, has experience in launching start up
companies, including PC Solutions. In the first year, of operations
for PC Solutions, he sold over $8,000,000. His marketing expertise
enabled PC solutions to become the largest Epson dealer in the
Western United States during his tenure. He was a principal in
another startup Micronet Associates which went from under fifty
thousand in sales to over seven figures in its first year. During
his career, Bill has been responsible for bringing in accounts such
as PacBell, Bank of America, and Safeway. Mr. Stopford majored in
Economics and Finance. He is an alumnus of the University of Denver,
School of Business.
William Sobel
brings over fifteen years experience architecting highly secure
systems for the financial market place.
Prior to
working for LoyalCommerce, Will was chief architect at MSCI-Barra,
Inc., which was acquired by Morgan Stanley in April 2004. At Barra,
which specializes in risk management software for some of the
largest asset management companies in the world, Will led a team to
design their risk management web applications. Mr. Sobel’s prior
experience also includes development of the distributed
infrastructure for the Swiss Stock Exchange Trading System in Zürich.
In addition to his corporate experience, he has extensive consulting
experience helping companies succeed with object-oriented design and
construction; some of these include commodities trading, automobile
manufacturing, microprocessor fabrication, air traffic control, and
market research.
Mr. Sobel’s
background also includes co-founding Redpoint Software, a leading
enterprise risk management software company. At Redpoint, Mr. Sobel
built the real-time risk management infrastructure and help market
the software as an independent product targeting financial trading
and risk management systems. He then sold the company to MCSI-Barra.
Gary Craft is the Chief Operating Officer of Loyal Commerce Systems and has over 20 years management experience with both small and large firms. Mr. Craft is responsible for strategic planning, business operations, and administrative functions. Prior to Loyal Commerce, Gary was the Executive Director of the San Ramon Business Center where he assisted technology startup companies on start-up and business planning, marketing strategy, and financing. Previously, he founded and managed a successful consulting practice for twelve years specializing in market research, economic analysis, and strategic planning. Prior to launching his own firm, Mr. Craft managed large-scale, multi-million real estate development projects where he was responsible for contract negotiations, marketing, and project management.
Mr. Craft holds a Master's degree in Urban Planning and a Bachelor's degree in public administration from the University of Oregon. He is a member of the American Marketing Association, National Association of Business Economics, and the National Business Incubation Association. He is active in community affairs and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Contra Costa Council, of which he is past president and current chair of the Economic Development Task Force, and is the chair of the Diablo Valley College Foundation. Mr. Craft was one of the founders of Diablo Venture Alliance, a resource network for East Bay entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, and strategic service providers.
Steve brings over 20 years experience providing project and program
management to clients. He is particularly experienced in resolving
technical, regulatory, and public perception challenges and liabilities and
has been responsible for muli $M programs. Steve organizes and leads
multifaceted teams in the design and implementation of projects that
incorporate technical, legal, public relations, and regulatory compliance
skills. He brings considerable experience providing sound strategies,
client advocacy, and program management.
Prior to joining LCS, Steve
started and ran a consultancy that grew to more than 20 people and served
public, quasi-public, and private sector clients for over 10 years. He is
an alumnus of Lehigh University.
