Saturday 19 July 2014

Santiago Martin - Mrs. Leema Rose Martin

Mrs. Leema Rose Martin is a Director of the Martin Group of Companies, in addition to being the Joint Managing Trustee of the Martin Charitable Trust as well as the Secretary& Correspondent of the Martin Homoeopathy Medical College & Hospital. She is the wife of Mr. Santiago Martin, the Chairman of the Martin Group of Companies. Her dedication towards the success of every endeavour of the organization, and her persistent focus towards the fulfilling of the developmental goals of the entire group have truly made her “the driving force behind Mr. Santiago Martin's success story”. Her benevolence and compassion unto every member of the company has transformed the organization into one corporate family, where every individual is accounted and cared for without any trace of estrangement - thus revealing the secret behind the unity of the group. Mrs. Leema Rose Martin ensures an equal and devout care into every aspect of the business as shared by the head of the group, which only results in a systematic and organized progress of each division to new levels of growth and stability. As a joint Managing Trustee of the Martin Charitable Trust, her keen sense of understanding for humanitarian values and the practice of good business principles and social ethics have made her a champion in the field of charity and social work. She shares the grand vision of the organization to help promote and consolidate a foundation of unity and sustainable progress through innovation and industry that would help the group of companies to attain greater heights in every field and every aspect. “A pillar of strength, support and inspiration” is probably the most apt description that personifies her. Under her vision and guidance as the Secretary& Correspondent of the Martin Homoeopathy Medical College & Hospital, the institution has steadily progressed through to new academic standards of education with student satisfaction.

Some of her currently held business positions would include:

  • Martin Homoeopathy Medical College & Hospital: Secretary& Correspondent
  • Martin Charitable Trust: Joint Managing Trustee
  • Leema Real Estate Pvt. Ltd.: Managing Director
  • Apart from the above, she holds the position of Director in the following companies:
  • L&C Media Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Builders Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Housing Developers Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Realty Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Agro Farms
  • Martin Farms
  • Hall Marc Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
  • Archi Structural Constructions India Pvt. Ltd.
  • InLott E Gaming Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Lee martin Beach Resorts Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Spinning Mills Pvt. Ltd.


“Apart from her managerial and administrative duties and responsibilities, she is also a devoted wife and a loving and compassionate mother”. Some of her achievements include degrees from both Italian and American Universities that highlight her success as an entrepreneur as well as her social empowerment; including a Honorary Doctorate of Humanity Science from The Yorker International University, as well as a Doctor of Letters from The International Tamil University, Maryland, The United States of America.


Santiago Martin - Mr. Jose Charles Martin

Mr. Jose Charles Martin is the director of the Martin Group of Companies. As the eldest son of Mr. Santiago Martin, he is groomed with an entrepreneurial state of mind and a passionate forethought upon every business opportunity that enables him “to pursue his great vision and mission of becoming one of the world’s best businessmen”. Mr. Jose Charles Martin is an adaptable individual with a knack of taking the right risks to grow in a strategic direction. Driven by an intense need to perform combined with an innate ambition to succeed, he wishes to expand his business ventures and enterprises from being merely profitable establishments into internationally well-reputed empires with social responsibility.

Mr. Jose Charles Martin has had the privileged opportunity of being exposed to “a wide spectrum of the business and work scenarios right from an early age”. This has enabled him to grow quickly as a professional and gain a highly detailed insight into the functions and business processes of various business sectors and lines. Having an insatiable appetite to learn, along with a strong sense of business morality, he believes in honest, straightforward and fair business deals. He practices the concept of innovative thinking and spends a large amount of time contemplating about all the possible future developments he could incorporate into his vision of taking the organization to the next levels and beyond. Among several of his innovative business ideas, is “the formation of the Health City” at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India - which has been considered by many as a rather unique concept.

He enjoys a variety of athletic and sporting pursuits, and was once the “winner in Air Rifle Shooting” in Good Shepherd International School, Ooty. Mr. Jose Charles Martin has been a proficient athlete, with a good track record of achievements in track events of 200 M, 400 M, and 4x100 M and cross country races. He was a player in the Montfort school football team in district level, as well as in the team for Middlesex University, Dubai. Apart from the usual sports and games, he is also a good swimmer and a good Horse rider, just as he enjoys games of Golf and Tennis regularly.

Mr. Jose Charles Martin believes that it is the righteous duty of every individual to give back a portion of the goodness received, in return to society. Such a strong charitable attitude has inspired him to personally undertake several generous charitable deeds and works both as an individual as well as through the group. He has also “collaborated with World Vision to undertake the sponsoring of a child aged about 8 years”.

Some of his currently held business positions include:
  • L & C Media (SS Music Channel):Managing Director
  • Apart from the above, he holds the position of Director in the following companies:
  • Martin Property Developers Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Fabrics Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Spinning Mills Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hall Marc Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hall Marc Techno Park Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore (proposed IT SEZ)
  • Priana Enterprises India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Martin Skyscrapers Pvt. Ltd.
  • Daisy Fashions Pvt. Ltd.
  • Charles Luxury Villas Pvt. Ltd.
  • M and C Property Development Pvt. Ltd.



He has also travelled widely as he enjoys travelling, and has visited a number of countries including but not limited to the US, the UK, China, France, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, Netherlands, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, the UAE, Mauritius, Madagascar and several other countries.

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Santiago Martin Lottery – A Historical Perspective

Lotteries are an ancient form of entertainment. Archaeologists have found evidence of lottery-style games dating back to the Pharaohs of Egypt. History’s first lottery with prize money was conducted in Florence, Italy in 1530. England established a lottery in 1569, and by 1612 lotteries came to America.

The Virginia Lottery funded half of Jamestown’s budget. “Lottery funds were used to fight the adversities of early Virginia, such as disease, fire and famine”. Early U.S lotteries helped fund the Colonial Army in the Revolutionary War, gallantly fighting for independence from the British, by providing arms and uniforms. After the war, these dollars were paid to repair much of the damage left behind. The first state operated lottery in modern times was started by New Hampshire in 1964. Today, 38 US states have lotteries. They have become a vital part of each State’s revenues, funding a variety of programs, such as elderly care, education, and often, economic development.

“Indian culture adopted betting from the beginning of Indian civilization, which started 4000 years ago. The great Indian epic Mahabharata dating to 1500 B.C, starts with a dice match”. Besides dice games Indians were fond of betting that involved animals and birds-particularly cock and ram fights. There were many gaming houses for players to assemble and play. These houses were supervised by officials to assure orderly play and collect from the players a percentage for the King.

In early period dices were made of bones of animals. Later dices were made of sea shells and pebbles. Dices were not only cubical in shape as we know, but have been 4 sided, 8 sided, 12 sided and of many other different shapes.

In India, the strategy game Chess originated about 4000 years ago. A very early form of chess was called Chaturanga, a four handed game played with dice. Chess as we know today is about 2000 years old.


Although the origin of playing cards is obscure, it is almost certain that they began in China, after the invention of paper. It is likely that the ancestors of modern cards arrived in Europe in the late 1300 and spread rapidly across the continent. “The earliest cards in India were round shaped cards, created entirely by hand and thus very expensive”. The modern deck of 52 cards is a contribution of France.

Santiago Martin Lottery – Online Gaming, Casino & Sports Betting

Martin Lottery Agency (Online gaming) is the latest form of gaming where people can play using the internet. There are online casino sites where players can play games like poker, blackjack, baccarat and roulette. Online Sports Betting is also common where bookmakers offer fixed odds gambling, on the outcome of sport events, on the internet. Online Poker and Online Bingo are the rooms on the internet where poker and bingo games are played. Online Gaming is legal and regulated in more than 50 countries especially most European countries.

Future Objectives:
“The one single most important function is the secure cash-in, cash-out management.” Martin Lottery Agency (FUTURE GAMING) will also tie up with various providers of goods and services across the country to accept and honor the dealings of the user group. Martin Lottery Agency (FUTURE GAMING) members will have the opportunity to get goods and services from a maximum number of providers and places in the country. This service was provided to members without any interchange fee or charges and thereby they were benefited as against using Credit cards.

Infrastructure:
Martin Lottery Agency (FUTURE GAMING) has a well established and high back-processing infrastructure through which it will manage the membership of gamers. It will also provide various value added services to its members who are eligible by law to use them.

Support & Maintenance Service:
“The InLott software development division offers completely customizable software plus supply support and maintenance service to our clients.”

Gaming Suite:
Martin Lottery Agency (FUTURE GAMING) has the requisite software to provide online casino gaming and sports betting. Some of the games are as follows:

On-line Poker, Black jack, Roulette, Baccarat, Keno etc, and International sports & events.

Market Overview:

“Online poker, gaming and sports betting is finding favor in India because of increase in income and capability of adoption of broadband, at home and mobile”. Tech-savvy card playing customers in India, prefer mobile devices for purchasing & playing games. There is a need for localized carriers with new applications for competitive advantage.

Thursday 5 June 2014

Santiago Martin – Evolution of Lotteries

Online Lottery:

“Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming) is the biggest paper and online lottery operator in India”. It is currently focusing on gaming operations. It has domain knowledge and field proven experience in managing lottery operations across the country.

Internet Lottery:

InLott is an innovative product or rather an invention from Future Gaming and has captured the Indian lottery player’s mind. Many companies, both international and national, have taken note of this indigenously developed system and have either developed their own system or have tried to, at least, simulate similar type of games in their systems.

Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming’s) young dynamic team has taken a lot of care to build this system in conformity with the Lottery Regulations Act of 1998 and the Information Technology Act of 2000 and at the same time meets the customer’s expectations and requirements.

“The terminal is kept at the agents premises and is connected to the main server by internet (VPN) in order to facilitate the computerized sale of conventional (paper) lotteries through secured networks on the internet”.

Stockists through their agents can start selling the existing lotteries, with the existing schemes, using InLott Agent Sales Terminals.

The group currently runs about “2600 terminals across the states of Maharashtra, Punjab, and Goa.”


“Working together with state Governments, the group and the Governments execute strategies and plans that will provide fun and entertainment for players, and accordingly, maximize the value and flow of financial benefits to support social causes”.

Monday 19 May 2014

Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd

“Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming) can be described as the leading player in the lottery industry of India, with a turnover of over 1 Billion USD.” As a branch of the Martin Group of Companies, here’s a small description about our background, strengths, business goals and our contribution to the Indian lottery Industry.

Our group was established in 1991 for distributing traditional paper lotteries of various State Governments. Right since the beginning of operations, Future Gaming Solutions has been growing at a fast pace. This has been possible due to the company’s acumen for competitive bidding, aggressive marketing and efficient lottery operations across many States in India and an energetic attitude towards growth.

Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming), has developed a vast network of dealers, stockiest and agents across different lottery playing states in India. It has retained its leadership position in the business through innovations and ongoing marketing research in the field of lotteries.

“Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming) is the premier and leading lottery distributor across India in all forms of lotteries and targets to achieve more than 100% growth in annual sales turnover from this financial year onwards.”

Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming) was the first lottery company in India “to telecast live on TV, the draws conducted by various governments for lotteries distributed through them bringing in more trust, credibility and transparency to the trade.” Future Gaming is the first company in India to commence the sale of conventional lotteries through internet, thereby providing more convenience to customers and bringing in more transparency and trust in the business. “Future Gaming is the main agent for the Punjab and Maharashtra Governments’ online lotteries which are operated through the internet, and for the Sikkim, West Bengal, Punjab and Maharashtra governments’ paper lotteries where it still retains government lottery licenses for Sikkim and Punjab.”

Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming) is led by its visionary Chairman Mr. Santiago Martin and is a pioneer in the introduction of online lotteries sold through lottery terminals from the year 2002 onwards.

The company’s growth is powered by a strong team of 1000 plus professionals working in different areas of lottery operations and marketing. Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming) has made considerable investment in technology and has built a team of 15 plus software engineers and technology professionals in its gaming technology division, InLott E Gaming Services Pvt. Ltd. This strong and committed team has positioned and consolidated Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming), as the number one Lottery Company in India.

Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd (Future Gaming) is also engaged in the trade of online lotteries under the brand name of SMARTWIN & FUNLOTT in the states of Punjab and Maharashtra “with a network of more than 2600 terminals. Close to 1 million transactions are handled in our database every day.”

Tuesday 6 May 2014

Mr. Santiago Martin

Mr. Santiago Martin is the founder & chairman of the Martin Group of Companies. “The story of his life is one that epitomizes the success of a man who built nothing, into an empire”. Having started from the humble beginnings with his roots in simple business ventures as a trader, he has managed to create one of the largest business empires in the nation today that spans across the country and beyond. Beginning with his first steps of growth in the lottery industry at a tender 13 years of age, he had managed to develop and secure a vast marketing network of the buyers and sellers of lotteries all over India, largely in the south, the north east, West Bengal, Punjab and Maharashtra. Having attained a position of leadership within the trade over years of innovation and marketing in business operations promoting an average annual growth of approximately 109%, he is now regarded as the "Lottery King" of India. With a professional strength of more than 1000 committed staff working in the organization and more than 260 stockiest in all lottery playing states, his enterprise has transformed into more of a community that has enabled the benefit of millions, perhaps billions of individuals, dependent on the industry for welfare and livelihood, both directly and indirectly, both then and now. In addition to his passion for enterprises driven by technology and a quest for fresh investments, his qualities as an entrepreneur have greatly enabled him to diversify into multiple business ventures. Apart from Lottery trade, the group headed by Mr. Santiago Martin has several interests that constitute the Martin Group of Companies in an enviable array of enterprises in India, and abroad, including but not limited to:

·         Real Estate
·         Construction
·         Alternative Energy
·         Visual Media Entertainment
·         Textiles & Yarn
·         Hospitality
·         Health care and Education
·         Software and Technology
·         Property Development
·         Agro
·         Building Materials
He has to his credit a wide range of accomplishments that set him apart from the other business leaders of his generation. “He was awarded a gold medal for Excellence in Business by the Foundation for Excellence in Business Practice, Geneva, in 2004”. He has been highlighted by numerous news paper articles, “business magazines and reports including Business World and the Economic Times, as the highest personal taxpayer in India having paid up to Rs. 1 billion per year in tax alone”. He was also the “Consul General for the ‘REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA’, and helped assist the developing Liberian economy by boosting the lottery industry there”. Mr. Santiago Martin is also bestowed upon an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration by the 'Yorker International University', New York, in addition to another Honorary Doctorate from Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano, Italy, and a Doctor of Letters from 'The International Tamil University',Maryland, The United States of America. Mr. Santiago Martin has been awarded the prestigious BEST LOTTERY PROFESSIONAL award in the year 2000 by PGRI (Public Gaming Research Institute), USA. He is also the President of All India Federation of Lottery Trade and Allied Industries - an organization engaged for uplifting and infusing credibility to the lottery trade inIndia. Under his stewardship, his enterprise, Future Gaming Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. became a member of the prestigious World Lottery Association and is expanding into the field of Online Gaming & Casinos and Sports Betting, thus moving in line with the group’s expansion strategy.


He is widely travelled and has journeyed across various countries around the globe. He has in fact been given the recognition of a “frequent flyer with maximum flight travel hours” by various airlines that have rewarded him with free tickets in view of the copious reward points he has accumulated on their loyalty programmes. “On his silver jubilee wedding anniversary Mr. Santiago Martin and his family received the personal apostolic blessing of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI”. He is also an enterprising philanthropist who shares great beliefs and values towards charity and other noble causes, having extended generosity to numerous individuals and organizations on various occasions.