Despite originating in Italy, a conference call yesterday announcing the personnel changes was held in English, with the Beatles providing the hold music. In January, the company’s global kickoff meeting was held in Rhode Island, with top Lottomatica executives traveling to The Westin Providence for meetings and to the Rhode Island School of Design Museum for dinner.

...the integration has gone smoothly, Vincent said, aided by Rhode Island’s Italian-American character.

“We operate in so many countries and cultures,” Patel added. “We can’t afford to have a management team with a homogenous perspective.”