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Jackpot.com expands into Arkansas

San Francisco-headquartered online lottery reseller Jackpot.com has gone live in Arkansas, its fifth US market launch.

The launch allows customers in the state to securely buy official state lottery tickets and collect winnings directly from their phone, desktop or tablet.

Jackpot.com will initially offer Powerball, Mega Millions, LOTTO, Natural State Jackpot, and [...]

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ZEAL forecasts revenue of up to €150 million in 2024

German online lottery provider ZEAL Network has reported a 10 per cent increase in revenue to €116.1 million for 2023, including €3.0 million from its newly launched online casino offering.

Despite a weak jackpot environment, total billings grew by 11 per cent to €843.3 million, with customer payments for lotteries climbing [...]

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Pollard Banknote extends Michigan Lottery instant game tickets deal

Toronto-listed lottery supplier Pollard Banknote has been awarded a new primary contract to continue providing instant game tickets to the Michigan Lottery.

Following a competitive procurement process, the new deal marks an extension of a long-standing partnership between Pollard Banknote and the lottery, with the supplier to provide approximately 90 per [...]

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OPAP

OPAP enjoys record year as gross revenue tops €2 billion

Greek lottery and gaming operator OPAP has reported an 8 per cent increase in gross gaming revenue (GGR) to a record €2.09 billion in 2023, driven by growth in its online and retail operations.

The company benefited from a strong finish to the year as GGR in the final quarter rose [...]

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New York Lottery reports $585 million in February sales

The New York Lottery reported $584.9 million in sales for the four-week period to 2 March 2024, a 6 per cent decrease on the same period last year.

Instant win games had an 8 per cent decline in sales to $306.9 million and accounted for 52 per cent of the New [...]

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Taiwan Welfare Lottery sales fall by 60% in January

Sales of the Taiwan Welfare Lottery fell by 60 per cent to NT$4.75 billion (€138.1 million) in January, with the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday a reason for the drop.

In 2023, the holiday straddled the end of January and the early part of February, meaning that both months [...]

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Scientific Games partners AppsFlyer in new player acquisition project

Scientific Games has partnered with marketing attribution and analytics platform AppsFlyer as part of a six-month project to support lotteries across the United States.

The project will integrate data from all social media, search engines and other mobile and web apps to help optimize lottery digital ad campaigns and new player [...]

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IGT

IGT full year revenue climbs to $4.3 billion

International Game Technology (IGT) has reported a 2 per cent increase in full year revenue to $4.31 billion for 2023, as growth from its Global Gaming and PlayDigital divisions offset a decline in Global Lottery.

In the final quarter of the year, revenue climbed 3 per cent to $1.13 billion, driven [...]

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Italy eyes billions from lottery tender and higher online gambling fees

Italy’s Council of Ministers has approved new rules for online gambling which include a hike in licence fees and taxes.

The vote also saw lawmakers approve a plan to launch a new tender for the country’s lottery concession, with a target price of upwards of €1 billion.

The gambling reforms were approved [...]

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Scientific Games adds Multiplay Gaming to SG Content Hub

Scientific Games has signed its eighth studio partner to the SG Content Hub with the addition of Malta-based studio Multiplay Gaming.

In addition to games from its own SG Studios, the company will now offer its iLottery customers a number of lottery-focused games from Multiplay Gaming.

“We’re delighted to begin this exclusive [...]

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Washington DC

FanDuel to take over as Washington DC’s sports betting brand

Flutter Entertainment’s FanDuel is taking over as operator of the DC Lottery’s sports betting business.

FanDuel will take over as the new sports wagering subcontractor for Intralot under the new agreement, replacing the lottery’s GambetDC brand in Washington DC.

The change will also see current operator and technology supplier Intralot assume [...]

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Online growth fails to prevent Veikkaus annual revenue falling to €1.03 billion

Finland’s state-owned gaming operator Veikkaus has reported a 3.5 per cent drop in revenue to €1.03 billion in 2023, despite seeing continued growth from its online platform.

Revenue from Veikkaus’ core lottery offering fell by 7 per cent to €560.0 million during the year, with Eurojackpot and Lotto being the most [...]

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