The South Carolina Education Lottery has awarded a new six-year contract to supplier Scientific Games.
The contract award follows a competitive procurement process and includes warehousing and distribution services, as well as a next generation lottery mobile app and interactive services.
Scientific Games has served as the lottery’s instant games provider since its inception in 2002, contributing also $4bn to education in South Carolina during that time.
“We have accomplished great results over the past 18 years, working with Scientific Games as our primary instant games provider to offer enjoyable game entertainment for South Carolina players while providing vital support for state educational programs,” said Hogan Brown, executive director of South Carolina Education Lottery.
“Continuing the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership (SGEP) program, a partnership proven highly successful, will strengthen our ability to responsibly optimize revenue for education in South Carolina.”
John Schulz, senior vice president of Lottery Instant Products at Scientific Games, commented: “We are honored by the trust the South Carolina Education Lottery has placed in Scientific Games to fully manage their diverse instant game portfolio.
“Beginning and ending with analytics and insights, our SGEP program encompasses every aspect of the Lottery’s instant products – from game design through retail execution.”
Shares in Scientific Games Corp. (NSQ:SGMS) closed 3.88 per cent lower in New York Monday at $9.56 per share.