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Scientific Games wins LOTTO Thüringen instant games deal in Germany

New York-listed supplier Scientific Games has been awarded a new three-year contract to continue providing instant lottery games to German state lottery operator LOTTO Thüringen.

Scientific Games won the competitive procurement process based on its products and services, including digital instant games (also known as eInstants), which the lottery plans to [...]

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Rhode Island Lottery

Rhode Island Lottery goes live with online keno and instant games

Lottery players in Rhode Island can now play keno and instant games online from anywhere in the state.

Players can set up an account at the lottery’s website or through the mobile app and play a range of instant games priced from $1 to $20, as well keno, with prize wins [...]

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Spanish lottery set to resume next week

Spanish national lottery operator Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE) plans to resume operations next week as the country begins easing its lockdown restrictions.

Following a meeting between SELAE, provincial lottery administrator Anapal and retail gaming association Fenamix, a plan has been developed to allow the resumption of sales in Phase [...]

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China lottery sales fall by nearly two-thirds in first quarter of 2020

China’s lottery market has reported a 70 per cent drop in lottery sales to RMB10.51bn (€1.26bn) in March, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to limit sales.

Lottery sales improved significantly compared to the previous month after retailers began to reopen under new restrictions, having been closed for most [...]

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BCLC

Lightning Box launches first titles with Canada’s BCLC

Sydney-based slots developer Lightning Box has launched its first online slot games with Canada’s British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC).

Lightning Box’s most popular slot Silver Lion has gone live with the Canadian provincial lottery operator’s PlayNow.com site after the supplier was granted license approval by the province’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement [...]

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National Lottery

UK National Lottery licence competition delayed as field narrows

The first phase of the selection process for the next licence to operate the UK National Lottery has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The competitive bidding process for the fourth UK National Lottery licence was provisionally scheduled to begin on 7 May with the release of a Selection Questionnaire [...]

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OPAP

OPAP resumes retail operations in Greece

Greek gaming operator OPAP is re-opening its network of retail venues as the country eases its lockdown restrictions.

With its retail venues closed since 14 March following the COVID-19 outbreak, the operator began to reopen its 3,750 retail stores this week, with street vendors also resuming sales of Hellenic Lotteries’ products.

To [...]

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Scientific Games

Venue closures cause revenue at Scientific Games to fall by 13% in Q1

New York-listed lottery and gaming supplier Scientific Games has reported a 13 per cent fall in first quarter revenue as the COVID-19 pandemic caused the temporary closure of casino operations in jurisdictions globally.

Total revenue in the first quarter of 2020 amounted to $725m, down from $837m a year ago, with [...]

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NetEnt

IWG to develop instant win games based on NetEnt content

Games developer IWG has agreed a deal to develop new online instant win games based on NetEnt’s most popular slot games.

The intellectual property agreement will see IWG produce games based on NetEnt’s assets and adapted for the instant win lottery market.

The first games are expected to be launched in Q3, [...]

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IGT

IGT signs new deal in Czech Republic with long-term partner Sazka

New York-listed supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has agreed a new long-term deal to continue to provide lottery and betting services to Czech national lottery operator Sazka.

Through subsidiary IGT Global Solutions, the supplier will deliver a range of technology products and services to Sazka, including an upgraded lottery central system, [...]

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IWG

IWG launches instant win games with Kentucky Lottery

Online instant win games provider IWG has launched its portfolio of games with its fourth US state lottery partner.

The Kentucky Lottery becomes the latest to launch IWG's catalogue of over 100 instant win games via its kylottery.com site, including flagship title Super Cash Buster, as well as upcoming new releases.

“Partnering [...]

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Intralot

Intralot sees full year revenue drop to €720.6m in 2019

Athens-listed gaming and lottery supplier Intralot has reported an 8 per cent drop in full year revenue to €720.6m for 2019.

Intralot’s systems handled €18.3bn of worldwide wagers during the year, an increase of 21 per cent compared to the previous year, with North American wagers climbing 51 per cent to [...]

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