Germany’s Lotto Bayern is upgrading its systems technology through a new four-year contract with New York-listed supplier Scientific Games.
The Bavarian state lottery will upgrade its existing central gaming system to Scientific Games’ new Symphony technology over the next year, enabling it to support new channels and easily integrate third-party solutions through the platform’s secure, [...]
New York-listed gaming and lottery supplier Scientific Games has set up a Hardship Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, while its senior executives have accepted voluntary salary reductions of between 50 and 100 per cent.
Scientific Games said Monday that it is taking a variety of actions to [...]
NetEnt-owned game development studio Red Tiger has rolled out its portfolio of slots with Gibraltar-based lottery betting operator Lottomart.
Red Tiger titles including Piggy Riches MegaWays, Reel King Mega and Dynamite Riches have gone live with Lottomart’s UK-facing site, along with the supplier’s Daily Drop Jackpots Network.
“We are delighted to launch with Lottomart, a highly innovative [...]
The starting jackpot for the U.S. multi-state lottery game Powerball will be cut by 50 per cent in response to lower consumer activity due to the widening COVID-19 shutdown.
The Powerball jackpot currently stands at $170m and will reset to a guaranteed $20m annuity jackpot once hit, down from the current $40m top [...]
New York-listed supplier Scientific Games has partnered Abacus Solutions International to develop a new platform to allow lottery games to be sold in retail checkout lanes.
The deal will see Scientific Games integrate the Abacus Fusion Platform with its SCiQ retail technology system and AEGIS lottery draw game systems technology.
The new retail solution will allow [...]
Singapore Pools has implemented further measures to safeguard the health and well-being of its staff and customers in the wake of COVID-19.
With the country’s Ministry of Health introducing tighter measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Singapore Pools has confirmed that all live lottery draws for its 4D, TOTO and Singapore [...]
Hong Kong-listed lottery provider AGTech Holdings has reported a 4 per cent increase in revenue to HK$175.1m for 2019.
The revenue increase was primarily driven by a 3 per cent rise in lottery hardware sales to $104.8m (approx. €11.6m), a 28 per cent increase in lottery games and systems revenue to $43.3m [...]
Latvia’s gambling regulator has asked the Ministry of Justice to provide guidance and clarity on emergency measures adopted Friday to combat the spread of COVID-19, which appear to include the suspension of online gambling licenses.
The measures adopted Friday by the Latvian parliament are meant to control the spread of the virus and to provide [...]
New York-listed supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has appointed Massimiliano Chiara as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Chiara will take up his new role on 6 April and joins IGT from London-based capital goods company CNH Industrial, where he most recently served as CFO and chief sustainability officer.
Prior to CNH [...]
Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Québec is shutting down its physical sales network across Quebec in response to tightening restrictions on movement due to COVID-19.
The shutdown follows the introduction of new measures by Quebec Prime Minister François Legault to protect residents and further limit the spread of the virus.
This has [...]
Casinos in Australia could be closed for up to six months under new restrictions brought into force to contain the spread of COVID-19, including the shutdown of non-essential activities across the country.
In a National Cabinet meeting Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders agreed to implement new [...]
Paris-listed lottery and gaming operator FDJ has undertaken a number of measures to limit the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on its profitability while warning that lottery revenue could be reduced by as much as €72m per month.
In response to the public health crisis, FDJ activated its business continuity plan from [...]