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Virginia Lottery has third-best month ever
March was the third-best sales month in the 30 years of the Virginia Lottery, officials announced on Thursday. Between March 1 and March 31…
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Svenska Spel Beats Gambling Operators in Sweden
Sweden’s gambling market has continued to do well. Not surprisingly, Svenska Spel, the state-owned operator, has managed to outpace the com…
NY Sports Gambling Regulations to Get a Public Review
A regulatory draft for sports betting was approved in January 2019 but has not undergone public review.
The gambling rules will apply to t…
Quiet talk occurring on Florida gambling agreement with Seminole Tribe
TALLAHASSEE — Legislative leaders are in behind-the-scenes talks with the Seminole Tribe of Florida in hopes of nailing down a new gambling…
Skin Betting Gets Attention of Denmark’s Regulators as Illegal Sites Are Blocked
Denmark is cracking down on skin betting — which is gambling with virtual goods — with illegal sites getting shut down out of concern for t…
Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS) subsidiary SciPlay Corp. (SCPL) files for an IPO
Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS) subsidiary SciPlay Corp. (SCPL) files for an IPO to list its Class A shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker "…
Alabama Lawmakers File Bills to Legalize State Lottery, Sports Betting
The Alabama Legislature has seen a flurry of activity regarding gambling legislation this week.
Thursday was a particularly busy day as a…
Bill Requiring Addiction Warnings on Lottery Tickets Reappears in Florida Legislature
A bill requiring lottery vendors to place a warning message about addiction risks on lottery tickets is gaining momentum in the Florida Leg…
Camelot names Jenny Blogg as its new Retail Director
Camelot names Jenny Blogg as its new Retail Director
Jenny will take the reins at the end of April 2019
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Camelot UK announced that its Retail Director Duncan Malyon will be stepping down from his role in April after nearly a decade with the company
Camelot Retail Director to leave in the spring
Duncan Malyon to join Arla Foods as Commercial Director after nearly a decade…
Poland: Totalizator Sportowy breaks the record - for the first time exceeded PLN 1 billion proceeds going to good causes
Totalizator Sportowy announces the best results in history. The company increased revenues by over 8 percent. The sale of Totalizator Sport…
Casinos Austria Appoints Bettina Glatz-Kremsner as New CEO
At the last Supervisory Board meeting of Casinos Austria AG, a new Management Board was appointed. The long-standing CFO of Casinos Austria…
RFP: Pennsylvania Lottery Instant Lottery Game Services & Lottery Gaming System Services
As a courtesy, please accept this notification that the Department of General Services has posted a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for Inst…
Instant Tickets Help Drive Record Performance for Michigan Lottery in 2018
WINNIPEG , April 1, 2019 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (PBL.TO) ("Pollard Banknote") congratulates the Michigan Lottery on its record-br…
Tony Pittz Joins Idaho Lottery as Director of Lottery Security
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Maryland Casinos Generate Record-Setting $163.3 Million During March
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RFI: Kentucky Lottery SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENT LOTTERY PRODUCTS
The Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) is requesting information regarding Social Establishment Lottery Products. KLC invites all interest…
Arizona Lottery “Springs” Into New Opportunities with a Familiar Brand and an Exclusive Second Chance Promotion
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Kambi Group plc: Invitation to Kambi's Capital Markets Day in London
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Malta, 3 April, 2019
Kambi Group plc: Invitation to Kambi's Capital Markets Day in London
Kambi Group Plc is plea…
PGRITalks.com first videos up for SMART-TECH 2019 lots more to come
Jim Poppell, Secretary of the Florida Lottery 'Welcome to Florida and SMART-TECH 2019'
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Secretary Florida Lottery…
IGT Hosts Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Showcase
IGT Hosts Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Showcase
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Scientific Games and Danske Spil Extend Contract and Expand Partnership to Enhance Full Sportsbook Offering
Scientific Games and Danske Spil Extend Contract and Expand Partnership to Enhance Full Sportsbook Offering
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The Success of Chance: European Lotteries Congress May 26th to 29th, 2019 Hosted by the Belgian National Lottery
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By Andrew Klebanow Lessons From the Casino Industry
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Statement from West Virginia Lottery Director John Myers regarding Sports Wagering
Statement from West Virginia Lottery Director John Myers: Delaware North has notified the Lottery of its decision to terminate its contrac…
INTRALOT appoints Nicklas Zajdel as Group Chief Digital Officer and Maria Stergiou as Group Chief Operations Officer
INTRALOT appoints Nicklas Zajdel as Group Chief Digital Officer and Maria Stergiou as Group Chief Operations Officer
March 29th, 2019
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West Virginia Becomes Fifth State To Legalize Online Gambling
Joins Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania As States With Legal Online Gambling
West Virginia became the fifth state to legalize…
Massachusetts Lottery tapping into new IT system April 14
BOSTON -- Officials from the Massachusetts Lottery will begin making the rounds next week to each one of the agency's retail partners to ha…
FY 2018 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OPAP S.A. Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year ended December 31st, 2018
News Release FY 2018 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OPAP S.A. Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year ended December 31st, 2018
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Why Wisconsin Lottery winners must be public
KENOSHA -- It's a simple two-dollar purchase with daydreams of endless possibilities. The $750 million Powerball jackpot is the 4th largest…
Virginia House and Senate passed a law that prohibits the Virginia Lottery from disclosing information about people who win a lottery prize greater than $10 million
RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- Gov. Ralph Northam is making it easier for big lottery winners to stay hidden in Virginia.
The House and Senate pa…
Kambi Group plc signs multi-channel sportsbook deal with Integrated Entertainment Resort Developer, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)
Malta, 27 March 2019
Kambi Group plc signs multi-channel sportsbook deal with Integrated Entertainment Resort Developer, Mohegan G…
European Lotteries organizes its first ever seminar on Instant Games
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Scientific Games's Scratch-Offs partner Florida Lottery breaks another U.S. record for weekly sales
SCIENTIFIC GAMES’ SCRATCH-OFFS PARTNER FLORIDA LOTTERY BREAKS ANOTHER U.S. RECORD FOR WEEKLY SALES
Record Week of Instant Game Sales Will…
Come and meet us at the ‘10th European Lotteries Congress’ in Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world!
Come and meet us at the ‘10th European Lotteries Congres…
Scientific Games launches MUNCHKINLAND™, the newest title in the successful THE WIZARD OF OZ™ series of slot games
Scientific Games launches MUNCHKINLAND™, the newest title in the successful THE WIZARD OF OZ™ series of slot games
Featuring Munchkins a…
Australia: ‘Definitely not a grey area’: Online operator skirts foreign lotto ban to offer $1 billion jackpot
'The Lottery Office' says it has been flooded with new customers over the past week eager to enter Thursday’s $US750 million ($1.06 billion…
Alabama lottery bills making progress since introduction one week ago
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WKRG) -- No one has picked winning Powerball numbers in the country since last year. The jackpot has ballooned to $750 m…
Iowa Sports Betting Bill Clears House Committee - Senate Considering Its Own Bill
Iowa Sports Betting Bill Clears House Committee With Amendments: Floor Vote is Next
An Iowa lawmaker who serves as the main sponsor of a s…
Rhode Island Becomes Latest State To Approve Online Sports Betting
Online and mobile device sports betting was officially approved by Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s signature on Monday, though it’s still…
Ireland Gambling Regulator Could Be in Place by 2020: Will Issue Licenses, Impose Fines
The Republic of Ireland is finally moving forward with a plan to set up a centralized gambling regulator, but it may not be in place until…
Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has been pitching the idea of allowing the Lottery to sell its products over the internet
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has been pitching the idea of allowing the Lottery to sell its products over the internet, arguing it cannot con…
Skill machines fall into a legal loophole, allowing bars and other establishments to install — and profit from — the devices - how these machines are getting around Virginia gambling laws
RICHMOND, Va. — It sits a few blocks from the bustle of Carytown, under a deep blue awning and the gaze of its mascot — a sunburnt moose ho…
Lawmakers taking steps to legalize sports gambling in Colorado
Rep. Alec Garnett (D-Denver), the House Majority Leader, told KRDO's news partners in Denver that legislators are working on a plan for wha…
Montana Sports Betting Bill Would Make Lottery Regulator And Sole Operator
House hears testimony about bill that would allow kiosks in restaurants, bars and convenience stores
Montana lawmakers heard testimony abo…
New Hampshire could lose millions in funding over federal lottery decision
State could lose millions in funding over federal lottery decision
AG says state's lawsuit over decision will be heard next month
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Texarkana Blood center offers lottery tickets
LifeShare Blood Center is offering blood donors a chance at a $750 million Powerball jackpot by giving them a lottery ticket for donating…
New Mexico Lottery scholarship broadens to include tribal college students
FARMINGTON — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation that opens the lottery scholarship to students attending tribal colleges in New…
Kambi signs multi-channel sportsbook deal with Integrated Entertainment Resort Developer, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)
Kambi signs multi-channel sportsbook deal with Integrated Entertainment Resort Developer, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)
MGE sel…
INTRALOT announces agreement with Gauselmann Group to take over sports betting provider Totolotek SA
The INTRALOT Group announces that it has reached an agreement with Merkur Sportwetten GmbH, a subsidiary of the Gauselmann Group based in E…
Illinois Lottery launches Player Education Campaign
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March 25, 2019
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25 Attorneys General express concern over a sweeping legal opinion that may negatively impact state-run and multi-state lotteries, including Mega Millions and Powerball
03/22/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION TO PROTECT STATE LOTTERIES
Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 2…
US DOJ files Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss New Hampshire's Wire Act Lawsuit
US DOJ FILES MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS NEW HAMPSHIRE’S WIRE ACT LAWSUIT
23rd March 2019 //
Attorneys from the US Dep…
60 Minutes airing a segment Sunday that discusses Legalized Sports Betting Debate
Viewers across the country will hear a range of perspectives on legalizing sports betting this Sunday, as 60 Minutes will air a segment tha…
Danish Gambling Authority has announced that national stakeholders have agreed on new responsibility provisions, measures and adjustments to be attached to the Danish Gambling Act
Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority, has announced that national stakeholders have agreed on new responsibility provisions, me…
Germany’s sixteen federal states have approved the mandate of the ‘third amended Interstate Treaty on Gambling’
Germany’s sixteen federal states have approved the mandate of the ‘third amended Interstate Treaty on Gambling’, paving the way for a new n…
Ireland Plans to Consolidate Regulation of Gambling
Horse Racing Ireland and other authorities would be consolidated
Plans call for Horse Racing Ireland and a number of other regulatory auth…
First plans to legalize sports betting in Illinois released
SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois lawmaker leading the charge to bring sports betting to the state has laid out the first concrete details on how t…
New Hampshire Senate passes casino gambling bill 13 to 11
CONCORD, N.H. —
Casino gambling is one step closer to coming to the Granite State.
The New Hampshire Senate passed casino gambling Thursd…
Philippines: Agreement vs illegal online gambling signed
MANILA, Philippines: — The government yesterday created an inter-agency council to curb illegal online gambling, the Philippine Amusement a…
Irish National Lottery ‘disappointed’ by Minister’s comments on synthetic lottos
National Lottery ‘disappointed’ by Minister’s comments on synthetic lottos
Donohoe says no evidence of lotto sales being hit by new wave o…
Massachusetts Lottery Director says current regulations applied to physical casinos should also apply online
BOSTON -- While lawmakers weigh whether to further expand gaming to allow sports betting and to authorize gambling to legally spread online…
Illinois Lottery Giving Out Hundreds of Free Powerball Tickets at Chicago Grocery Store
March madness takes on a whole new meaning for Illinois lottery players Friday.
Lottery officials are giving away 500 free Powerball tick…
Kentucky Lottery Corporation Sales on Record-Setting Pace
LOTTERY SALES ON RECORD-SETTING PACE In today's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, it was announced that bo…
Virginia Lottery's PAC-MAN(tm) Scratcher Ticket Has Players Chasing Fruitful Wins
WINNIPEG, Mar 21, 2019 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Pollard Banknote Limited (PBL) ("Pollard Banknote"), congratulates the Virginia Lott…
DIMOCO inducted into associate membership of both European Lotteries and World Lottery Association
Vienna, 19 March 2019 – DIMOCO today announces its seal of approval from both European Lottery Association (EL) and World Lottery Associati…
IGT Signs Three Year Contract Extension to Provide its INTELLIGEN System to the Kansas Lottery
IGT Signs Three Year Contract Extension to Provide its INTELLIGEN System to the Kansas Lottery
LONDON, March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In…
Ohio Casino Control Commission Using GSA’s CDI Standard with Tremendous Success
Ohio Casino Control Commission Using GSA’s CDI Standard with Tremendous Success
LAS VEGAS (March 20, 2019) – Using multiple independent t…
Goal: Georgia Lottery and Atlanta United offer new game
March 19, 2019
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Scientific Games Announces Successful Completion of Notes Offering
Scientific Games Announces Successful Completion of Notes Offering
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Florida lottery bill could slash education payouts by up to $235 million That’s an eighth of the $1.86 billion the lottery will contribute to education this year.
A bill aimed at prohibiting online lottery ticket sales could have an unintended side effect.
According to the Revenue Estimating Conferen…
Mississippi lottery could start selling tickets in late 2019
Mississippi lawmakers voted last year to create a lottery to generate money for transportation.
JACKSON, Miss. —
The new Mississippi Lott…
Alabama State Sen. Jim McClendon has announced that he will release the details of his lottery bill at a press conference today
State Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, has announced that he will release the details of his lottery bill at a press conference today.
T…
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Expands EMEA Capabilities and Customer Service by Adding Key Staff and Resources
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Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Expands EMEA Capabilities and Customer Serv…
By Michelle Minton - States Challenge Federal Internet Gambling Ban
This January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an opinion that threatens legal online gambling in the U.S. The tenuous rationale on w…
'Single sport betting would bolster Canadian economy'
Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli speaks with media following meetings with federal, provincial and territorial counterparts in Ottawa, M…
Washington State Bill May Legalize Tribal Online Sports Betting
A bill recently introduced in Washington State would make sports betting legal. This includes online sports gambling. This likely comes as…
Germany: LOTTO Hessen celebrates 70th Anniversary
Success at 70 years LOTTO Hessen
Four Hessians among the ten highest lottery winners in the Federal Republic
(15.03.2019) LOTTO Hessen h…
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has introduced legislation to extend the expiry of its online gaming licenses until June 2021
Schleswig-Holstein introduces bill to extend iGaming framework until 2021
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has introduced legi…
Bill Introduced To Legalize Retail, Mobile Sports Betting In Ohio
A bill to legalize brick-and-mortar sportsbooks and mobile betting platforms has been introduced in Ohio, one of the remaining large market…
Ohio Sports Betting Bill Finally Appears; Will Sports Gambling Also Surface In Governor’s Budget?
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Iowa Sports Betting Likely To Come Down To Wire In 2019
Legislators Consider Prohibiting Bets On College Sports: Report
Many signs have pointed to Iowa as one of the strongest contenders to lega…
St. Louis Cardinals, MLB back Missouri sports betting legislation
The St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball have backed legislation filed in the Missouri House of Representatives that would allow s…
North Carolina's new Sports Betting Bill is the Latest in a Series of Ground-Breaking Gaming ...
One after the other, the U.S. states are individually falling like dominos over the issue of sports betting, Approval is sweeping the count…