Former Arkansas Lottery Director, NASPL President and lottery industry Hall of Fame member, Bishop Woosley, has joined the Abacus Solutions International Group. He will join its North American team as a consultant.
Abacus helps to provide a connection between consumers, retailers and lotteries in the global market through its Fusion Platform, with the Abacus team managing integration from start to finish.
It believes the future of lottery lies in integrating into the existing retailer and consumer infrastructures by providing a highly secure transaction gateway that enables all parties to work together and create mutual growth.
By using cutting edge technology, created by forward-thinking industry experts, its gateway enables lotteries and retailers to respond to the ever-changing consumer market with speed, agility, reliability and integrity.
Simon Butler, CEO of Abacus, said: “We are delighted Bishop is joining us. He is a great addition to the team and will contribute hugely to the growth of the business. Bishop will work very closely with Terry Presta and their combined knowledge and market expertise will be an invaluable and formidable combination.”
Bishop held the position of Director at the Arkansas Lottery from February 2012 to August 2020. He was a member of the team that started the lottery in 2009 and served as Procurement Director and Chief Legal Counsel before becoming Director.
During his tenure at the Arkansas Lottery, the lottery enjoyed three consecutive record sales years, the highest return for scholarship proceeds in its history. He was elected to serve as NASPL President in September 2019 and served as Secretary, Mega Millions Game Group Chair and Chair of the Legal Committee for MUSL during his time as lottery director.
Bishop added: “During my time at the Arkansas Lottery we were constantly searching for new innovation at the retail level. The Abacus solution provides that innovation and I look forward to using my background and relationships within the lottery industry to help deliver this vision into retail stores across North America.”
Bishop was named in the Arkansas Business top 250 Businessmen in Arkansas in 2018 and 2019, and the Arkansas Top 40 under 40 Business Executives in Arkansas in 2012. Before joining the lottery, he served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arkansas and owned the Woosley Law Firm.
