57 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • MARCH/APRIL 2026 NORTH AMERICAN NEWS Scientific Games Appoints Rich Wasserman as Senior Vice President of Product Engineering U.S lotteries Launch Millionaire for Life™ with Daily Chances to Become a Millionaire Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Promotes Patrick Cottingham to Director of Client Services, North America Scientific Games and Delaware Lottery Launch Evolutionary iLottery Program with Focus on Sustainable Growth Scientific Games Announces Ovie Doro as Senior Vice President of Data, Analytics & AI Brightstar Lottery and its WorldClass Solutions Chosen to Power Wisconsin Lottery Brightstar Lottery Delivers Industry-Leading Sales Force Automation Solution to Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Inspired Entertainment Launches Game-Changing Lottery Platform STRATA Powerball becomes title sponsor of Pickleball, a rapidly growing US sport The Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) has announced that lottery game Powerball will serve as the official title sponsor of the Pickleball State Championship Series. MUSL Confirms Launch of MultiState X’s and O’s Game Powerball is partnering with the National Football League (NFL) to launch a new multi-state game that will bring ‘the best of both worlds’. Called X’s and O’s, the game will have a unique prize structure and is expected to begin in late August or early September 2026. Instead of offering a huge cash jackpot that might roll into the billions of dollars, X’s and O’s will put its emphasis on lifestyle experiences that are linked to the NFL. Powerball Launching New Nationwide Lottery Draw Game The Multi-State Lottery Association, the nonprofit group that runs Powerball on behalf of the interstate lottery game’s 48 participating member jurisdictions, launched a new nationwide game on Feb. 22. The draw product is called Millionaire for Life, and each draw gives players a chance to win up to $1 million a year for life. DC Lottery’s “Scratcher Symphony” Scores Double Platinum Awards for Excellence in Advertising The DC Lottery has been recognized with two Platinum-tier honors for its Scratcher Symphony commercial, including the 2025 MUSE Creative Awards’ Platinum Winner in the category of Single Advertising Ad—Online and the 2026 AVA Digital Awards’ Platinum Winner in the category of Commercial and Promotional Video. PGRI AI Lab: Thinking, Amplified. "Predictive Markets and the Future of Games of Chance" Missouri AG warns businesses to start removing illegal gambling machines Scientific Games' Scratch-Off Partnership with Florida Lottery Shatters Retail Sales Record with $7.093 Billion in 2025 Analyzing the five biggest opportunities to help bolster contributions from the Lottery industry for 2026. WORLD NEWS FDJ United names Pascal Chaffard as head of online betting and gaming 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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