The Massachusetts State Lottery is to launch a new poker themed game as part of its efforts to attract new players to the lottery.
The new Keno-style monitor game, Jackpot Poker, replaces the Lottery's long-running horse race themed Daily Race Game which launched in 2007, during which time it has contributed more than $26m to Massachusetts' towns and cities.
The Lottery said, however, that it expects to produce more robust returns by discontinuing the horse-racing game in [...]