46 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • MARCH/APRIL 2025 Arizona Senate confirms Alec Thomson as Executive Director of the Arizona Lottery Scientific Games Advances Responsible Gaming Global Leadership with World Lottery Association Re-Certification Scientific Games’ SCiQ Technology Driving Sales at Participating Kansas Lottery Retailers Scientific Games’ SCiQ retail technology is driving instant scratch game sales and simplifying operations at Kansas Lottery retailers. The newly deployed SCiQ system improves operational and inventory efficiencies for lottery retailers and features optimized digital displays for players to order games easily. The rollout of the tech ecosystem is already making a positive impact at participating chain retailers and independently owned stores in greater Topeka, Wichita and other regions in the state. Scientific Games Rolls Out Advanced Self-service Terminals at Iowa Lottery Retailers The Company’s PlayCentral Powered by SCiQ Technology Offers Modern Self-Service and Streamlines Lottery Product Management. Scientific Games has completed the rollout of PlayCentral Powered by SCiQ self-service terminals at select Iowa Lottery retailers. With more than 79% of U.S. consumers regularly using self-service in stores last year, the global lottery company has advanced the award-winning PlayCentral terminals with its SCiQ retail ecosystem to streamline instant game inventory management and sales reports and provide real-time data analytics to retailers and the Lottery. PlayCentral Powered by SCiQ is helping enhance Iowa Lottery sales as part of an overall plan to modernize the lottery product category in stores for players and retailers. More than 14,000 PlayCentral terminals are currently deployed in 13 North American jurisdictions, and 8,000+ of those terminals feature SCiQ technology. Additional rollouts are planned domestically and internationally in 2025. In addition to providing a convenient, engaging in-store experience for players, the advanced selfservice terminals simplify retailers’ management of Iowa Lottery products and provide critical data that helps the Lottery serve its players more effectively and meet revenue goals. The SCiQ system inside PlayCentral self-service terminals gives the Iowa Lottery and retailers real-time data for more precise sales tracking and inventory management. This allows retailers to manage inventory confidently, reduce inefficiencies and ensure optimal product availability. The Lottery can use the data to refine game portfolio management, develop targeted promotions and enhance retail distribution strategies for Iowa Lottery Scratch Games. Scientific Games Named the New Mexico Lottery’s SGEP and New Gaming Systems Technology Partner Scientific Games has been selected as the New Mexico Lottery’s full-line provider, winning a new, 10-year contract for gaming systems technology and expanding the global lottery company’s previous contract for New Mexico Lottery Scratchers to the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership program. The company is the fastest-growing government-regulated lottery gaming systems provider in the world, highlighted by recent systems contract wins in the U.S. and Europe. David Barden, CEO of the New Mexico Lottery, said, "Following a rigorous competitive procurement process, we are delighted to announce Scientific Games as the New Mexico Lottery's new full-line provider. This strategic partnership will see Scientific Games become our exclusive lottery systems technology partner and expand our existing Scratchers relationship to a full SGEP arrangement. By implementing a single, holistic solution across our entire lottery operations, we aim to optimize performance and generate increased scholarship funding for New Mexico students." With a focus on strategic planning across all product lines, Scientific Games will provide the New Mexico Lottery with the company’s Momentum ecosystem, featuring the advanced AEGIS central gaming system, SciTrak instant game system and Infuse business intelligence platform. Scientific Games’ WAVE X point-ofsale retailer terminals and PlayCentral suite of self-service machines across its network of 1,000+ retailers will help engage New Mexico Lottery players with expanded game content. IGT Delivers Upgraded Lottery Solutions to Tennessee Education Lottery with Nine-Year Contract Extension The contract extension begins June 2027 and runs through June 2036. The TEL has been a valued IGT customer since 2004. Under the terms of the agreement, IGT will deploy its high-performing Aurora™ central system, a feature component of IGT's integrated lottery solution, OMNIA™. Additionally, IGT will provide upgraded Wizard back-office business applications, replace existing terminals with newly launched Retailer Pro S2 terminals with WinCheck S2 peripherals, provide new Keno Show Controllers with WiFi capabilities and deliver communication network upgrades. "For more than 20 years, IGT has been a trusted partner to the Tennessee Education Lottery, providing innovative solutions that have supported our consistent growth," said Rebecca Paul, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer. "One of our core missions is supporting educational programs in Tennessee, and since our inception, we have raised more than $7.5 billion for our state. We look forward to continuing our strong relationship with IGT, whose advanced technology will assist in responsibly increasing both sales and our contributions to Tennessee education." PULSE of the Industry These news stories comprise a very small fraction of the gaming and lottery news stories posted every day to PublicGaming.com. Too, these stories are the highly edited short versions. You can visit our news website PublicGaming.com and access all of its departments for free, including search to read the full version of the articles. Sign up for our free e-newsletter by sending your e-mail address to sjason@publicgaming.com.
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