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China lottery market grows for second consecutive month

China’s lottery market recorded a 2 per cent increase in total lottery sales to RMB34.78bn (€4.36bn) for the month of August.

With results for the first half of the year negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, August marked the second consecutive month of year-on-year growth for the lottery market.

Sales of the [...]

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Jumbo Interactive signs white label deal with Lotterywest

Sydney-listed online lottery provider Jumbo Interactive has agreed a deal to provide its online platform to Western Australia state government-owned lottery operator Lotterywest.

Jumbo subsidiary TMS Global Services has signed a binding team sheet to negotiate a detailed agreement to cover the next ten years, which is expected to be completed [...]

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IGT

IGT seals Minnesota Lottery instant tickets extension

New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has secured a two-year contract extension to continued providing instant ticket games and related services to the Minnesota Lottery.

The extended deal with subsidiary IGT Global Solutions Corp. runs through to 30 June 2022, with the supplier having worked directly with the lottery since 2010 [...]

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Scientific Games

Scientific Games brings in Tim Throsby to strengthen board of directors

New York-listed lottery and gaming supplier Scientific Games has appointed former Barclays Bank chief executive Tim Throsby as an independent director.

Throsby’s appointment brings decades of executive financial leadership and business development experience to Scientific Games’ board of directors, and follows the recent agreement with gaming investment firm Caledonia to acquire [...]

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Gaming Intelligence Hot 50

NetEnt and Red Tiger partner with the Gaming Intelligence Hot 50

NetEnt and Red Tiger have teamed up with Gaming Intelligence to support the annual celebration of excellence that is the Hot 50.

The title sponsors will be backed up by Playtech, which has chosen to sponsor the leadership category. Check out the full list of categories here.

NetEnt Group chief operating officer [...]

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Tabcorp

Tabcorp sells Jumbo Interactive stake for AUD$98m

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings has sold its 11.6 per cent stake in online lottery provider Jumbo Interactive for a profit of AUD$69m.

Pursuant to an underwritten block trade agreement with UBS, Tabcorp has sold 7,234,178 shares in Jumbo at a price of $13.52 per share, equivalent to gross [...]

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Mary Harville appointed Kentucky Lottery CEO

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Mary Harville as the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s new president and CEO.

Harville becomes the sixth CEO of the Kentucky Lottery, replacing Tom Delacenserie who retired in March after three years at the helm.

She has been with the lottery since 2004, serving as senior vice president, [...]

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Scientific Games continues Turkey rollout with instant game launch

New York-listed Scientific Games has launched a new instant ticket retail and digital gaming system for the Turkish National Lottery.

As part of the National Lottery program which began a year ago, Scientific Games has provided an advanced instant ticket gaming system, 10,000 WAVE retailer terminals, as well as its Open [...]

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IWG

IWG targets North American expansion with Alchemy3 partnership

Online instant win games supplier IWG has signed a brand licensing agreement with Georgia-based lottery marketing services provider Alchemy3.

The agreement will see the companies develop omnichannel licensed games for the North American lottery market, combining IWG’s eInstant mechanics with Alchemy3’s wide range of popular brands to create games that bridge [...]

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Romanian Lottery secures approval to launch online

Romanian national lottery operator Loterie Romana is set to offer its lottery games online for the first time after securing regulatory approval.

The Romanian Digitization Authority (ADR) has approved the launch of an online lottery platform for Loterie Romana via loto.ro, which will initially allow for the online sale of traditional [...]

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Loto-Quebec

Loto-Québec full year iGaming revenue grows to $135.9m

Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Québec has reported a 3 per cent fall in total revenue to CAD$2.74bn for its 2019/20 financial year, despite strong growth from its iGaming business.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a minimal impact on results for the financial year ended 31 March, although lottery revenue fell by 3 [...]

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Scientific Games secures new instant game deal with Nederlandse Loterij

New York-listed Scientific Games has been awarded a new four-year contract to provide instant games to Dutch national lottery operator Nederlandse Loterij.

The contract is part of the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership (SGEP), a performance-driven management program used by more than 20 lotteries globally, and by the Dutch lottery since 2011, [...]

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