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Nevada casino company gets approval to become gambling giant
It comes after an antitrust analyst had assured the New Jersey Casino Control Commission that the deal affecting four of the nine casino-re…
Fast Play – CT Lottery’s New Category of Games – Launches July 20 with “Jumbo Bucks”
Release Date: July 17, 2020 Contact: Tara Chozet (860) 713-2696 (O); (860) 502-9543 (C)
Fax: (860) 713-2695 Web: ctlottery.org Fast P…
INTRALOT Deploys AI-Driven Betting Product in Malta
INTRALOT Deploys AI-Driven Betting Product in Malta
Maltco Lotteries uncovers U*BET Simulated Reality games extending its sports bett…
May Scheve Reardon, executive director of the Missouri Lottery, has been elected to chair the Powerball Product Group by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL)
July 17, 2020
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Missouri Lottery Director to Chair Powerball Group
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SciPlay to Report Second Quarter 2020 Results on Thursday, July 23, 2020
SciPlay to Report Second Quarter 2020 Results on Thursday, July 23, 2020
LAS VEGAS, July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SciPlay Corpor…
RFP: VERMONT Lottery Gaming Services, Sales Channels & Related Systems
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West Virginia’s First iGaming Operator Gains Approval to Launch
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July 15, 2020
West Virginia’s First iGaming Operator Gains Approval to Launch
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virgini…
Scientific Games to Report Second Quarter 2020 Results on Thursday, July 23, 2020
Scientific Games to Report Second Quarter 2020 Results on Thursday, July 23, 2020
LAS VEGAS, July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Ga…
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Director Bishop Woosley has submitted his resignation, effective Aug. 3
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Director Bishop Woosley has submitted his resignation, effective Aug. 3, to "pursue other opportunities," Depa…
Georgia Lottery raises a record $1.23B for HOPE and Pre-K
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Lorne Weil, Chairman and CEO, Inspired Entertainment, Inc. and Brooks Pierce, President and COO, Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
Lottery has performed better than other sectors in an economic recession. How severely will the economic repercussions of coronavirus i…
RFP: The Oklahoma Lottery Commission - full-service lottery gaming contract
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Closing date August 19, 2020
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission is looking to secure a full-service lottery gam…
Pennsylvania state lottery sales have rebounded after initial pandemic drop
HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania’s Lottery sales dropped 25 percent in March as the state shutdown most businesses, including 30 percent of the s…
Washington's Lottery celebrates contributions to communities during second-annual lottery week, July 13-17
WASHINGTON’S LOTTERY CELEBRATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITIES DURING SECOND-ANNUAL LOTTERY WEEK, JULY 13-17
$215 million generated for bene…
Rhode Island Legislators Revise Sports Betting Legislation
Democratic Party legislators in Rhode Island have introduced new sports betting legislation that would make it much easier for bettors to p…
Nation’s First 24/7 Sports Gambling Channel Launches on Samsung TVs
SportsGrid offers real-time sports wagering and analysis
NEW YORK—Samsung TV Plus users can now get in on some sports betting action, as t…
INTRALOT has been shortlisted for the Global Gaming Awards 2020
INTRALOT is delighted to announce that INTRALOT Orion, its next-generation Sports Betting platform, has been shortlisted for the Global G…
Main Netherlands iGaming Regulator Ordered to Reevaluate Its Licensing Protocols
The main regulatory body for the iGaming industry in the Netherlands, the KSA, or officially Kansspelautoriteit has been ordered to reevalu…
The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) on Friday unanimously approved Eldorado Resorts Inc.’s acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Indiana properties
The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) on Friday unanimously approved Eldorado Resorts Inc.’s acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Ind…
New York Should Turn to Online Sports Betting to Boost Revenue, Says Muni Bond Manager
The COVID-19 pandemic is stressing cities and states, crimping revenue collection while creating massive budget shortfalls. New York is in…
The Illinois Lottery is bringing FUN to Illinoisans across the state with WinningSummer.com
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July 10, 2020
Medi…
EveryMatrix Joins Association Of European Lotteries
B2B technology provider EveryMatrix confirmed it has become an Associate Member of the Association of European Lotteries.
The European Lot…
UK Tightens Rules On Payments Firms In Wake Of Wirecard Debacle
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UK Tightens Rules On Payments Firms In Wake Of Wirecard Debacle
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator has toughened rules…
Big Ten football, if it happens this year, will only involve conference games. New Jersey online sportsbooks are among the affected parties
It’s a big announcement, and it may be just a precursor to more significant changes. Big Ten football, if it happens this year, will only i…
Churchill Downs plans to move its BetAmerica online gambling brand onto a GAN platform and a Kambi sportsbook.
Churchill Downs plans to move its BetAmerica online gambling brand onto a GAN platform and a Kambi sportsbook.
BetAmerica’s offerings incl…
The Illinois Lottery announced that it was making a change to the jackpot increments for its Lotto game
CHANGE TO LOTTO JACKPOT INCREMENTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2020
Media Contact: Jessica Perez, (312) 965-4139
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Norsk Tipping Selects Stats Perform as Sole Live Streaming Supplier
The Norwegian State Lottery’s sportsbook Norsk Tipping has chosen Stats Perform’s Watch & Bet service as its sole live streaming video…
Danske Spil Appoints Nikolas Lyhne-Knudsen as its New CEO
Danish national lottery and gaming operator Danske Spil has appointed Nikolas Lyhne-Knudsen as its new chief executive officer.
Lyhne-Knud…
IGT Wins Casino Management System Contract and Majority of Class III Game Floor Share at Emerald Queen I-5 Casino
Washington state casino debuts with IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system and modules, and player-tested CrystalCurve™ and CrystalDual® 27…
Mississippi Lottery Corporation announces partnership with WJTV 12 News
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Tonight, the Jackson-viewing area will now be able to watch the Powerball® drawing on live television via WJTV 12 N…
The South Carolina Education Lottery is reporting a record win for education in our state.
COLUMBIA, SC (July 10, 2020) – The South Carolina Education Lottery is reporting a record win for education in our state. The Lottery gener…
Lottery directs Southland Gaming to disable VLTs until further notice
V.I. Lottery Director Raymond Williams announced Friday that the agency’s contractor, Southland Gaming V.I. Inc., has been ordered to dis…
Ohio’s reopened casinos, racinos begin raking in money again, but now nearly $500 million behind 2019
Ohio’s reopened casinos, racinos begin raking in money again, but now nearly $500 million behind 2019
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio’s casino and…
888 Inks Online Gaming Extension with Delaware Lottery, Preserving Interstate Poker Network
Poker players in Delaware will continue to enjoy games against their compatriots in Nevada and New Jersey as online gambling firm 888 exten…
UK GC data shows May recovery for UK sports betting; virtuals and poker down
New data published by the Gambling Commission shows a May recovery for sports betting after months of sports cancellations and lockdowns…
First Four Vendors Approved For TN Sports Betting Licenses
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MUSL Board and Powerball Product Group Officers Elected for FY21
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MULTI-STATE LOTTERY ASSOCIATION 4400 NW Urbandale Drive, Urbandale, IA 50322 Phone: 515.453.1400 Fax: 515.453…
Maryland Casinos Reopen with Social Distancing, Safety Protocols in Place
For immediate release
July 6, 2020
Contact:
Carole Bober Gentry
410-230-8725 (office)
410-365-6384 (cell)
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Sarah Taylor, executive director of the Hoosier Lottery, will be the 31st MUSL board president and the first-ever to serve from the Hoosier Lottery
INDIANAPOLIS (July 6, 2020) - The Board of Directors of the Multi-State Lottery Association elected Sarah Monnett Taylor, Executive Directo…
Jumbo Interactive (ASX:JIN) extends agreement with Tabcorp (ASX:TAB)
Digital lottery company Jumbo Interactive (JIN) has extended its 15-year relationship with Tabcorp (TAB) for a further 10 years
This ext…
IGT Raises the Bar with Launch of PeakBarTop Cabinet
Gaming venues in California and Nevada welcomed back players with IGT's next-generation bartop cabinet and its high-performing video poker…
Mike Purcell, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Kentucky Lottery
Mike Purcell, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Kentucky Lottery
How will the world be different when we come out of this cris…
EL (European Lottery Association) Publishes 2019 Annual Report
EL PUBLISHES 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
30 JUN 2020 |
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At the time of writing the 2019 Annual Report, the world faced the p…
IGT Streamlines Business and Leadership Under New Organizational Structure
IGT Streamlines Business and Leadership Under New Organizational Structure
- Aligns with the Company's strategic focus
- Provides a si…
IGT PlayDigital, PlayRGS Solution, and PlayCasino Content Advance Digital Gaming for Svenska Spel Sport & Casino in Sweden
IGT PlayDigital, PlayRGS Solution, and PlayCasino Content Advance Digital Gaming for Svenska Spel Sport & Casino in Sweden
LOND…
Caesars Entertainment and Scientific Games Extend Sports Betting and iGaming Partnership
Caesars Entertainment and Scientific Games Extend Sports Betting and iGaming Partnership
Partners extend agreement as they launch digital…
Camelot Lottery Solutions and Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Agree Two-year Contract Extension
Camelot Lottery Solutions and Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Agree Two-year Contract Extension Agreement will see CLS continue to provid…
Kambi Group plc enters partnership with Four Winds Casinos
Kambi Group plc enters partnership with Four Winds Casinos
Global sports betting supplier to provide its technology and services to the…
Eileen Moore Johnson Joins Scientific Games as Chief Human Resources Officer
LAS VEGAS, June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") announced that E…
Tennessee sports betting director leaves for job with gambling company
The director of Tennessee's new online-only sports betting program has left the post before Tennessee's first bets were placed.
Tennessee…
Maxwell Goldstein, Vice President Sales – Americas, Carmanah Signs
Maxwell Goldstein, Vice President Sales – Americas, Carmanah Signs
At this point in time it is difficult to predict the long-term impacts…
Brad Cummings, Founder & CEO, EquiLottery Games
Brad Cummings, Founder & CEO, EquiLottery Games
As a company that supplies lottery games based on live sporting events, EquiLottery Ga…
Simon Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Abacus Solutions International Group
Simon Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Abacus Solutions International Group
Consumers will be even more digitally disposed, and credit deb…
GLMS launches Operational Hub on the American Continent
GLMS launches Operational Hub on the American Continent Lausanne, June 23, 2020, The President of the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GL…
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff And CEO Rowland Marcus Andrade Charged With Fraud In Connection With $5 Million Initial Coin Offering Of Cryptocurrency AML Bitcoin
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Amid layoffs, Atlantic lottery head says $100M in business lost to offshore gambling sites
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is shifting its focus to a digital platform to try to prevent revenue from going to unregulated offshore…
Kentucky Lottery Sales rebound help get the KLC back on track to meet budgeted sales amounts for the year
LOTTERY SEES REBOUND, SOLID SALES MONTHS In today's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, it was announced str…
Oklahoma Supreme Court to Begin Review of Tribal Gaming Compacts, Sports Betting
The Oklahoma Supreme Court is scheduled this week to begin deliberating whether Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) had the legal authority to grant two N…
Merger of casino giants wins Federal Trade Commission approval
The Federal Trade Commission has given its blessing to a $17.3 billion merger of two casino giants that will bring five of Indiana's 13 sta…
Nevada Gaming Commission Approves ‘First Step’ To Expand Cashless Wagering at Casinos
The Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday backed several rule changes to encourage use of cashless wagering systems at the state’s gaming prope…
Solidarity, community and alliance: Embodying a new culture of sports integrity
Lausanne/Brussels, 26 June 2020 – Lottery executives and professionals from the sports movement came together this week via a series of…
Pennsylvania lawmakers wrestle anew with major gambling bill
Legislation would allow slot machine-like terminals in thousands of bars, restaurants, nonprofit social clubs and other businesses that hol…
Danish regulator adds igaming and betting technical requirements
The Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden has detailed a raft of new technical requirement which are applicable to all operators offe…
AGLC (Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission) has entered into an agreement with NeoPollard Interactive to build and maintain Alberta’s legal online gambling platform
The online platform will provide a secure, age-controlled environment that promotes healthy gambling behaviour and fully integrates AGLC’s…
Peter Christensen has been appointed by the Minister of Finance as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Danske Spil
Peter Christensen has been appointed by the Minister of Finance as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Danske Spil.
In addition…
Philippe Vlaemminck, Managing Partner, Pharumlegal, Legal Counsel to Lotteries
Philippe Vlaemminck, Managing Partner, Pharumlegal, Legal Counsel to Lotteries
LOTTERIES LEADERSHIP: COOPERATING TO REBUILD OUR SOCIETIES…
Florida Lottery Reaches Sales Goal for Fiscal Year 2019-2
The Florida Lottery has officially reached its sales goal of $7.26 billion for fiscal year 2019-20, surpassing last year’s sales by more th…
GLMS launches Operational Hub at the Loto Quebec premises in Montreal - Canada
GLMS LAUNCHES OPERATIONAL HUB ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT
Lausanne, 23 June 2020 . The President of the Global Lottery Monitoring System (G…
International Game Technology PLC Announces Early Results And Increase Of Its Capped Tender Offer With Respect To Its 6.250% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022 And Completion Of Sale Of $750,000,000 5.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2029
LONDON, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT) ("IGT"), announces the results to date with resp…
INTRALOT Powers Taiwan Sports Lottery Corporation with new CMS Solution and eSports Games
INTRALOT’s Canvas, the advanced content management system, together with an enriched sportsbook of new eSports games level up the betting e…
Doug Pollard, Co-CEO, Pollard Banknote
Doug Pollard, Co-CEO, Pollard Banknote
Covid-19 highlights the importance of digital one-to-one engagement with players - PGRI
In a worl…
Bill Breslo, President, Diamond Game
Bill Breslo, President, Diamond Game
The trend toward self-service and self-checkout is likely to accelerate, which could hamper lottery t…
Teresa Immel, Senior Director Sales & Marketing, Schafer Systems
Teresa Immel, Senior Director Sales & Marketing, Schafer Systems
Lottery industry vendors have seen an immediate impact as a result of…
FDJ: Combined General Meeting of 18 June 2020
06/18/2020 | 12:01pm EDT
Regulatory News:
The Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of FDJ (Paris:FDJ) met behind closed…
La Française des Jeux : French lottery group FDJ says lockdown knocked 100 million euros off earnings
Regulatory News:
FDJ: Combined General Meeting of 18 June 2020
June 18, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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UK: Camelot gets six month National Lottery extension
Camelot, the games business, is to get a six-month extension to run the National Lottery, as regulators press pause on an auction to run th…
Mississippi Lottery Corporation makes another transfer to the state
JACKSON, MISS--Today, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) completed its May transfer of $12,728,965.17 in net proceeds to the Lotte…
G2E Las Vegas: Mammoth Gaming Expo Will Be Held in October, Say Organizers
G2E Las Vegas: Mammoth Gaming Expo Will Be Held in October, Say Organizers
G2E Las Vegas will go ahead this year, despite the threat of…
Pennsylvania Reports Strong iGaming Growth in May as Online Slots Top $1B in Wagers
Pennsylvania’s growing online gaming industry hasn’t completely filled the void of left by the closure of brick-and-mortar casinos, but mob…
Nevada gamblers now required to wear masks at table games that have no barriers
LAS VEGAS – Nevada gamblers are now required to wear face masks at table games that have no barriers, reported the Reno Gazette Journal, a…
Listen: Details On BetRivers Sports Gambling App
Mobile sports betting launched in Illinois on Thursday
670 The Score) Illinois officially opened mobile sports betting in the state Thursd…
UKGC Advises Operators Must Adhere To Safe Gambling Standards
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has advised the general public that operators must adhere to the safer gambling standards when consumers…
Gambling Site DraftKings To Sell More Shares In $1.6B IPO
While questions linger over the 2020 sports season, that hasn’t stopped DraftKings from upping its previously announced initial public offe…
Senate panel votes to legalize sports betting in Georgia
A Senate panel voted Friday to resurrect a proposal that would allow mobile sports betting in Georgia.
The Senate Special Judiciary Commit…
NASCAR, Belmont Stakes Headline The Weekend’s Massive Sports Betting Slate
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Arkansas sticking with its lottery consultant, Camelot Global Services - a keno game, iLottery considered
The Legislative Council on Friday signed off on a second-year contract extension for consultant Camelot Global Services, a day after the st…
Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report
Friday, June 19, 2020
June 18 Meeting
The Mississippi Gaming Commission held its regular monthly meeting on…
America’s Casinos are Calling on State Gaming Regulators to Allow Cashless Payments
To reduce the risk of further COVID-19 transmission, state gaming regulators to contemplate letting operators accept more cashless payments…
Revolutionary New Casino and Sports Betting Laws Create Prime Opportunities for Virginia Gaming Industry
The gaming industry may be focused elsewhere due to the pandemic closing, but in the midst of the recovery, the newest entrant to legalized…
How to help shore up California's virus-ravaged budget? Legalize sports betting, these lawmakers say
With the state of California staring down a $54 billion budget deficit directly attributable to the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent…
What sports betting could look like in California if legalized in fall
Sports gambling could be coming to California in the near future.
While 22 states have legalized sports gambling since the Supreme Court's…
China: Authorities in the city of Xiamen announced the arrests of 146 individuals suspected of providing payment processing for internationally based gambling sites
China’s anti-online gambling campaign has taken down a major ‘fourth party’ payment processor facilitating cross-border payments with i…
Virginia Lottery Online Games Commence July 1, Will Provide Relief as Sales Diminish
The Virginia Lottery will begin offering online games beginning July 1. It comes at a most critical time, as the lottery has seen its reven…
After threatening to criminalize virtually the entire online gambling industry two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice told the First Circuit that it didn’t really mean it and that the judges shouldn’t get involved in the issue
BOSTON (CN) — After threatening to criminalize virtually the entire online gambling industry two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Illinois Becomes 11th State To Offer Online Sports Betting As BetRivers Opens For Business
Illinois Becomes 11th State To Offer Online Sports Betting As BetRivers Opens For Business
SPRINGFIELD, IL - MAY 05: The Illinois State Ca…
Blackhawk, Pollard Banknote Team On Instant Purchase Lottery Tickets
Global payments provider Blackhawk will now work with lottery expert Pollard Banknote in order to let customers buy lottery tickets instant…
Nominations for the annual Arch L. Gleason Award for Responsible Gambling Leadership now are being accepted
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: June 20, 2020 NOTE TO EDITORS: Please contact KYCPG Executive Director Mike Stone for further informa…