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Software error a jackpot for EspaceJeux.com players

Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Quebec has temporarily removed the Poker Grand Prix game from its online gaming site EspaceJeux.com after a software error led to erroneous payouts to players.

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GTECH increases Oregon market share with new VLT deal

Italian gaming supplier GTECH has increased its share of the video lottery terminal (VLT) market in the US state of Oregon following the signing of a new supply deal with the Oregon Lottery.

Following a request for offers, GTECH’s subsidiary SPIELO International Canada ULC will supply 1,500 new OXYGEN VLTs and [...]

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Pennsylvania extends Camelot bid despite mounting criticism

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has agreed to extend the deadline for Camelot’s proposed bid to take over as the private manager of the Pennsylvania Lottery, despite the State Treasurer Rob McCord this week urging the governor to end what he called the “flawed and wasteful privatization effort.”

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China’s 500.com files for NYSE IPO

500.com ltd., a Ministry of Finance-authorised online sports-lottery vendor in China, has filed for a $150m initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.

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AGTech awarded multiple Chinese sports lottery contracts

China's AGTech has won three competitive tenders in its home market that will see it expand its sports lottery business in the provinces of Zhejiang and Shaanxi  and the autonomous region of Inner  Mongolia.

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AGTech expands Chinese virtual sports offering with football

China’s AGTech has secured approval from the country’s Ministry of Finance to launch a second virtual sports product in the country through its joint venture with Ladbrokes, with Virtual Football set to go live in the Jiangsu province.

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Italian operators move to settle long-running VLT court case

Eight of Italy’s 10 video lottery terminal (VLT) concession holders, including Lottmatica and SNAI, have moved to settle a long-running court case with the Italian Court of Auditors (Corte dei Conti) over alleged violations of the terms of their concession agreements dating back to the opening of the country’s VLT [...]

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Camelot consortium wins Irish National Lottery tender

The Irish government has confirmed that a consortium comprising of UK National Lottery operator Camelot and Irish state-owned postal services provider An Post have been selected as the preferred applicant for the exclusive operation of the National Lottery in Ireland.

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