The recently launched lottery concession tender in Greece attracted interest from two prospective operators.
The tender was launched at the start of July by Greece’s Growthfund and closed on 23 July, with expressions of interest received from two operators.
Expressions of interest were received from Greece’s OPAP, a subsidiary of Allwyn, and from Brightstar Global Solutions (formerly IGT).
The tender aims to award a minimum ten-year concession for the exclusive right to produce, manage, operate and promote the Greek State Lotteries.
Following the evaluation of the submitted expressions of interest, operators who meet the prequalification criteria will be invited to participate in the second phase of the tender process, which involves the submission of binding offers.
The concession right covers the Instant State Lottery, the State Housing Lottery, the Popular Lottery, the Special Social National Lottery, the National Lottery, and the Extraordinary or Special Lottery drawn by the European Association of State Lotteries (AELLE).
Hellenic Lotteries, a division of OPAP, holds the current lottery concession in Greece.