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Las Vegas remains March Madness mecca for sports bettors, despite expansion of online outlets
Despite the ease of expanding online betting, Las Vegas holds strong as the destination to wager on major sports event.
At the historic th…
IGT Achieves Lauded World Lottery Association Security Control Standard 2020 Level 2 Certification
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IGT Achieves Lauded World Lottery Association Security Control Standard 2020
Level 2 Certification
Company recognized…
Pollard Banknote Turns Screams of Horror into Shrieks of Delight with the Addition of Universal Monsters
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March 30, 2022
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Pollard Banknote Turns Screams of Horror into Shrieks of Delight with the Addition of…
Bill would postpone construction of new racetrack/casinos in Nebraska
LINCOLN — Proposals to open new horse racetracks, with accompanying casinos, in Nebraska would be put on hold under a bill advanced by the…
Ontario Sports Betting: Esports on the Menu in Province’s New iGaming Market
Ontario is set to host one of the biggest esports events in the world this year just months after the province makes legal sports betting —…
Kansas Sports Betting Bill Hits Snag in House Committee
A potential Kansas full House vote to legalize sports betting was delayed Tuesday after a bill stalled in committee.
After lengthy debate…
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Gets First Read In Senate, But It’s Still A ‘Longshot’
An unabashed horse racing guy at heart, Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer used a racetrack analogy to describe the status…
What's up with the 'protect tribal gaming' TV ad that's everywhere in California?
If you live in California and have been watching sports or news programming on cable television in recent weeks, you've probably seen — on…
Sponsors say Alabama lottery, gambling bills probably dead this session
The Republican sponsors of two distinct legislative plans to allow Alabama voters to decide whether to have a lottery said today they do no…
Measure to study possible state lottery revenue for Hawaii public schools stalls at Legislature
A measure to investigate whether public schools could benefit from state lottery revenues is stalled at the Legislature.
The Senate Educat…
UPS Shipping contract hiccup spells $1 million headache for Massachusetts lottery
BOSTON (State House News Service) – Mark William Bracken was just a few days into his new job as interim executive director of the Massachu…
SCIENTIFIC GAMES BRINGING CLASSIC MATTEL BRANDS TO MORE LOTTERY GAMES
SCIENTIFIC GAMES BRINGING CLASSIC MATTEL BRANDS TO MORE LOTTERY GAMES
Mattel Extends Licensing Rights to Global Lottery Company for MAGIC…
West Virginia passes esports betting bill amendment
West Virginia lawmakers have passed House Bill 4826, an amendment to the state’s legal sports betting industry which allows operators to ac…
New Zealand Gambling Spend on the Rise, with Slot Machines Leading the Way
New Zealand’s gambling industry enjoyed solid results in its most recent fiscal year. An update from the country’s Department of Internal A…
Effort would allow vote on gambling, enable sports betting in Georgia
March 28,2022
Attempts to expand legalized gambling in Georgia reemerged Monday as a House panel approved legislation that would ask voter…
Online sports betting in New York dazzles for first week of March Madness
Online sports betting operators in New York generated $428M in handle for a week (March 14-20) that covered four days of the NCAA tournamen…
Louisiana gets $2.1 million in taxes from Super Bowl, other February sports bets
More than 211 million sports bets were placed on mobile betting apps in Louisiana during February, a month that had numerous opportunities…
Legal wrangling continues in Florida over Jacksonville-area casino
It’s been almost two months since backers of an effort to bring Las Vegas-style casino gambling to North Florida failed to submit enough si…
Camelot will this week launch a High Court challenge over claims Britain’s gambling regulator broke the law in its decision to award Czech billionaire Karel Komarek the lucrative contract to run the National Lottery
Camelot will this week launch a High Court challenge over claims Britain’s gambling regulator broke the law in its decision to award Czech…
IGT 2021 Annual Report and Accounts
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New York Mobile Sports Betting Nears $4 Billion Wagered After Just 10 Weeks
Legal sports wagering in New York state continues to make tons of money and March Madness has something to do with it, according to Legal S…
NJ Lottery Announces Record Sales in Finalized Annual Report
Lottery has Generated Over $30 Billion in Revenue for the State Since its Inception
TRENTON (March 21, 2022) – The New Jersey Lottery rele…
German State of Thuringia Issues Online Casino Monopoly to Finance Ministry
The German state of Thuringia has fulfilled its mission. It wanted to have a monopoly on its online casino operations, which is official as…
A Plea for Solidarity and Resistance A letter from Evgeniy Vlasenko, Vice President, MSL Lottery Ukraine to Paul Jason
A Plea for Solidarity and Resistance
A letter from Evgeniy Vlasenko, Vice President, MSL Lottery Ukraine to Paul Jason
Dear Paul, Severa…
Kentucky Lottery sales remain strong through FY22
Lottery sales remain strong through FY22
With 7 days left until the end of the 3rd quarter of Fiscal Year 2022, in today’s meeting of the…
Will they or won't they? Alabama legislators face decision on lottery, gambling votes
Alabama gambling bills demonstrate the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: the better you understand their position, the less you understand…
Lottery Associations WLA and EL and Ukrainian Lottery issue statements of condemnation of Russia
https://publicgaming.com/PUBLICGAMINGMARCHAPRIL2022/UKRAINEWLAEL.pdf
HAROLD MAYS Confirmed as Director of the Illinois Lottery
CHICAGO, March 25, 2022 – Harold Mays was confirmed as the Director of the Illinois Department of the Lottery by the State Senate on Tues…
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Kentucky Lottery Corporation - Louisville, KY 4.0
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Costa Rica Lottery Winners Saved After Proposed Tax Bill Fails
An attempt by Costa Rica’s leaders to increase the country’s revenue through additional taxes has fallen flat. The Legal Affairs Committee…
Jackpocket Announced as "Official Mobile Lottery App" of Audacy New York
This partnership to provide lottery news to Audacy New York's 7.6 million monthly listeners
NEW YORK, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackp…
With Sports Betting Still Illegal in Mass., Residents Are Crossing State Lines
With some nearby states like New York and New Hampshire approving sports betting, it remains illegal in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts still…
Why is Las Vegas Falling in Love with eSports?
There are millions of live casino players and video game players spread across the world, and the fascination is still growing. From the si…
JOB: DC LOTTERY Director, Information Technology
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Director, Information Technology
$136,260.00 - $175…
Entain to Enter the Metaverse
Entain have had great success in the gambling industry. They own companies such as Ladbrokes, Coral and Bwin but are always looking for new…
Minnesota House Committees approve sports betting bills
A bill legalizing sports betting is on its way to a fourth committee after passing the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning by a 1…
Sightline Payments announced today that Play+, is partnering with JPMorgan.
Sightline Payments announced today that Play+, its mobile payment processing application tailored toward the US gaming industry, is partner…
Congressional Gaming Caucus Wants to Raise the IRS Ceiling
Slot-machine players pump their money into the so-called one-arm bandits because they want to win a jackpot. It's a rare occurrence -- MGM…
Here’s what will change when Ontario’s new internet gambling market opens April 4
Come early next month, legal single-sports betting and online gambling will significantly expand in Ontario.
Single-sports betting has bee…
Connecticut Lottery Looking Forward to More March Madness
The CT Lottery says they are seeing big numbers when it comes to betting on the NCAA tournament in the first year it is legal in Connecticu…
Iowa Lottery sees impact of gas prices, inflation
Iowa Lottery sales so far this fiscal year are nearly even through February when compared to the record set last year.
Iowa Lottery spokes…
South Dakota Lottery sales still rising, powered by new terminals
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — There hasn’t been a downturn, yet, in money gambled on the South Dakota Lottery.
Instead, state government’s share f…
UK: Betting and Gaming Council signals support for Government’s revival plans
In the United Kingdom and the head of the influential Betting and Gaming Council lobby group has announced that his industry is prepared to…
YouGov data backs up UK black market fears
The polling company YouGov has released new figures on black market gambling in the UK.
UK.- Anti-gambling campaigners have criticised the…
Sports betting inches forward in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a plan to bring sports betting to the state.
Backed by the stat…
Chicago casino bidders down to three finalists: River West, South Loop and next to Soldier Field
And then there were three.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has narrowed down the city’s five proposals for its first casino to three finalist…
Esports Entertainment Group Hosts First US Skill-Based Wagering Event at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
Tournament held on March 19-20 Launched EEG'S LANDuel Platform
Hoboken, New Jersey--(Newsfile Corp. - March 22, 2022) - Esports Entertainm…
Yuga Labs Valued at $4 Billion After $450 Million Raise
Led by Andreesen Horowitz, the raise will go towards building out Yuga’s new NFT metaverse ‘Otherside’.
Yuga Labs – the owners of the two…
Hoosiers continue itching for scratch-off lottery tickets
The surge of Hoosiers wagering a few bucks from time to time on scratch-off lottery tickets amid the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of le…
War in Ukraine: Support by EL Members to society
EL Members are instrumental in supporting society in times of crisis. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the end of February 2022…
Kansas House unveils sports gambling plan with support of casinos, opposition by greyhound industry
TOPEKA — The Kansas House unveiled Tuesday a plan for legalizing sports wagering in Kansas through online platforms and bets placed at casi…
Sportsbook Tech Provider Kambi Approved for Launch in Ontario Online Market
The registration Kambi received from an Ontario regulator will allow the Malta-headquartered company to provide sportsbook technology and s…
California sports betting: Competition or opportunity for Nevada?
The question has confounded the Nevada gaming industry since the mid-1990s.
Does gaming expansion in neighboring California pose an econom…
Portuguese gambling regulator bans live odds posts
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The SRIJ has brought in a new rule prohibiting odds postings for live sports events.
Portugal.- Th…
California Tribes Hit Airwaves To Fight Online Sports Betting Initiative
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WLA suspends Russian and Belarusian membership
WLA suspends Russian and Belarusian membership
The very principles on which the WLA is founded; territorial integrity, publi…
New - theLotter Minnesota website offers players in Minnesota the chance to play top Minnesota Lottery draw games online
New Minnesota-only site allows ordering of official state lottery tickets online
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- theLott…
Argentina: ALEA Agenda 2022: renewed impetus for training and specific certifications
On Thursday, March 17, authorities and representatives of 17 jurisdictions participated in the meeting of the Board of Directors, at the Su…
Germany: Lotto Brandenburg takes stock -Profits - also for the country and the common good
LAND BRANDENBURG LOTTO GmbH can look back on a successful year 2021. The Brandenburg lottery players spent a good 213.3 million euros on LB…
EL Interview with Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, CEO of Loterie Romande 'Loro RG certified for fifth time'
INTERVIEW 9 MAR 2022
Loro RG certified for fifth time
Committed to addressing illegal gambling and related criminal activities while mini…
INTRALOT and La Marocaine Des Jeux et Des Sports amend the contract in Morocco
INTRALOT announces the amendment of the contract of INTRALOT Maroc, a subsidiary of the INTRALOT Group acting as games operator in Morocco…
IGT Powers Singapore Pools with High-Performing Aurora Central System
Company signs six-year contract with Singapore's lottery operator
LONDON, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC…
Framework For Esports Regulation
As of early 2022, esports tournaments have paid more than $1 billion in prize money to nearly 100,000 players over 48,000 tournaments world…
Michigan Online Gambling Generates $122M in February
Michigan online gambling numbers are in from February.
According to figures from the Michigan Gaming Control Board, commercial and tribal…
Kansas looking to legalize sports betting once again
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Get those bets in if you’re in Kansas, as they may soon be on the growing list of states legalizing sports betting.
If…
Kentucky House passes sports betting bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky House passed a sports betting bill Friday morning.
This comes as the 2022 session of the Kentucky Gen…
Funded By the Lottery, College In New Mexico Is Now Tuition-Free, Even For Part-Time Students
It's the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the United States, according to the office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham…
RFP: Lottery Kiosks/Play Centers & Accessories
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'Re-Imagining Online Games' Moderator: Mark Michalko, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery
Innovations in eInstant tickets and online draw-games
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PGRI Interviews Jannie Haek, Chief Executive Officer, Belgium Lottery
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Belgium Lottery Celebrates the 580th Anniversary
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Beyond eInstants: IGT Exploring Digital Draw Games
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Cracking down on illegal/underground/”gray market” gambling machines
Pennsylvania to Distribute $2M in Grants for Illegal Gambling Crackdown (publicgaming.com)
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Features from Jan/Feb issue of Public Gaming Magazine
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UK Gambling Commission recommends Allwyn/Sazka as winning bidder for National Lottery
UK Gambling Commission recommends Allwyn/Sazka as winning bidder for National Lottery (publicgaming.com)
Allwyn welcomes today’s statement…
PGRI Announces Sue Dooley is the recipient of the 2022 Lottery Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
PGRI is very pleased and honored to announce the 2022 recipient
of the PGRI Lottery Industry Lifetime Achievement Award.
Past recipien…
MUSL NEWS 'Powerball Celebrates Powerful Start to 2022'
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EQL GAMES: Reimagined and Ready for the Future
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BEDE 'How 2020-21 Changed Lotteries Forever
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NJ Lottery Announces Marc J. Marseglia appointed as new Deputy Executive Director
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Minnesota sports betting bill passes another House committee
A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is making its way through the Minnesota House and has passed through a second committee.
Th…
Nevada Gaming Comm. Delays Licensing MGM Investor Barry Diller Amid SEC Probe
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) is postponing licensing of Barry Diller — the media mogul whose IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IAC) is the…
Ontario grants iGaming licenses to LeoVegas and supplier Play'n GO | Yogonet International
Play’n GO announced Monday it has been awarded a supplier license by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) that will see t…
Ontario Lawmaker Calls for iGaming Delay, Cites Furloughed Casino Workers
Ontario is set to debut legal iGaming sites with interactive slot machines and table games on April 4. At least one provincial lawmaker is…
RFP: Pennsylvania Lottery Play Stations
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Inspired Entertainment is pleased to announce the launch of Fortune Freespins™
18 March 2022 – Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (“Inspired” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INSE) is pleased to announce the launch of Fortune F…
New York online sports betting ready for March Madness
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — With online sports betting legal in New York State it’s not surprising that betting platforms are getting ready fo…
Mobile sports betting expected to generate millions for Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — If March Madness is not exciting enough, people can now put a little extra on the game from anywhere in th…
Lawmakers advance bill to give mobile sports betting licenses to Maine tribes
State lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill that would allow Maine’s Indian tribes to operate mobile sports betting businesses, and authorize…
Kentucky's sports betting bill clears first hurdle in Frankfort
As March Madness gets underway, a bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky clears its first hurdle in Frankfort.
House Bill 606 unanimo…
IGT Powerbucks™ Wheel of Fortune® Slots Awards Momentous Multi-Million Dollar Jackpot in February
LONDON – March 15, 2022 – International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”) (NYSE: IGT) announced today that its Powerbucks™ slots awarded the thir…
IGT PlayDigital Expands Footprint to West Virginia’s iGaming Market
High-performing IGT PlayCasino games such as Fortune Coin, Siberian Storm, and Cleopatra make West Virginia debut
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Massachusetts Casino Tax Benefit to Commonwealth Eclipses $1B
Massachusetts legalized commercial gambling in 2011 with its Expanded Gaming Act. The bill authorized as many as three destination resort c…
Trinidad and Tobago Gets Gambling Regulator
Trinidad and Tobago now has its own gambling regulator. After the Caribbean territory approved updated gambling laws last year, lawmakers h…
New lottery-only proposal in Alabama House committee
An Alabama House committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on a new proposal for a state lottery.
The legislation was introduced Wedne…
Mississippi Lottery announces February transfer to state
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Lottery Corporation completed its February transfer of $9,410,686.64 in net proceeds to the Mississ…