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Visa to halt payments services for online gambling sites in Germany
The third amendment of the State Treaty on Gambling states that online gambling in most of its forms in Germany is illegal, except for sp...
Missouri Gaming Commission to allow casinos to reopen Monday
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Missouri Gaming Commission Chairman Mike Leara says the state will allow its 13 floating casinos to...
Kentucky Lottery sales remain steady
LOTTERY SALES REMAIN STEADY In today's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, it was announced that ticket sa...
SciPlay to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders
SciPlay to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders
LAS VEGAS, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SciPlay Corporation (NASDAQ: ...
Scientific Games to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Scientific Games to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders
LAS VEGAS, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientif...
Massachusetts Lottery at risk of becoming obsolete, director says
The Massachusetts Lottery, one of the most vaunted in the nation over the years, faces "a significant threat of becoming somewhat obsolet...
LAS VEGAS CEO OFFERING 1,000 FREE FLIGHTS TO THE CITY WITH “KEEP AMERICA FLYING” PROMOTION
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May 27, 2020
LAS VEGAS CEO OFFERING 1,000 FREE FLIGHTS TO THE CITY WITH “KEEP AMERICA FLYING” PROMOTION
Derek St...
Scientific Games unveils suite of innovative solutions to help operators reimagine today's casino floor
Scientific Games unveils suite of innovative solutions to help operators reimagine today's casino floor
Industry leader brings revolut...
International Game Technology PLC Releases Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting and 2019 Annual Report and Accounts
International Game Technology PLC Releases Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting and 2019 Annual Report and Accounts
LONDON, May ...
Oregonians can now play the lottery from home
Jackpocket, the first third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, announced Wednesday, M...
Louisiana Upgrading Its Flagship State Lottery Game
Louisiana is upgrading its flagship state lottery game. The Louisiana Lottery said it will begin offering starting jackpots of 500-thousa...
Hoosier Lottery celebrates 30 years
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — As The Hoosier Lottery marks its 30th year in operation, the executive director points to the funds they give b...
Kansas Star Casino reopens Saturday with big changes
MULVANE, Kan. (KSNW) – It’s your lucky weekend. State-owned casinos can officially reopen. KSN got a behind the scenes look at how the Ka...
Socially distant gambling debuts at Florida casino with glass barriers, temperature checks
Gamblers got good news in Florida on Thursday as one casino in the state reopened following the coronavirus closure.
The Seminole Hard R...
Sweden regulator sees no online gambling surge during pandemic
Sweden’s online gambling activity hasn’t increased during the pandemic, undercutting the principal argument used to justify the governmen...
DraftKings Wants Early Deal In Illinois Sports Betting Process
It has been a long time coming for Illinois to get sports betting legalized and, unfortunately, COVID-19 put a damper on the opening mont...
Minnesota judge: Electronic pulltabs don't violate tribal gambling monopoly
The state's tribes argued that the single button on e-pulltabs made them similar to slot machines.
Electronic pulltabs, the source of p...
Rebecca Paul Hargrove, President & CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation
Rebecca Paul Hargrove
President & CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation
President, World Lottery Association (WLA)
Founder ...
Louisiana sports betting bill near final legislative passage
BATON ROUGE, La. —
A bid to help legalize sports betting in Louisiana is steps from final legislative passage, though the wagering still...
IGT Introduces Cashless Gaming in Sweden with IGTPay™ Technology
IGT's dedicated payments team supplies cutting-edge solution for retail payments, in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era
LONDON, May...
Maine residents now permitted to bet remotely on horse racing
Harness racing in Maine remains on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that is no longer going to prevent fans from placing bets o...
Michigan Gaming Control Board Pulling Out All Online Stops For Sports Betting, iGaming
Michigan Gaming Control Board Pulling Out All Online Stops For Sports Betting, iGaming
The Michigan Gaming Control Board looks to be lea...
'Dreamt of this moment': Reopening day is here for six casinos around the Coachella Valley
Six casinos in or near the Coachella Valley are opening their doors Friday to guests who are ready to gamble on slot machines and card ga...
Scientific Games Hires New Chief Financial Officer
Scientific Games Hires New Chief Financial Officer Michael Eklund will become CFO on June 1, 2020; current CFO Michael Quartieri will...
Camelot Thanks National Lottery Players In New Ad Campaign
Camelot Group has unveiled a new TV advertisement campaign that aims to thank National Lottery players for helping local and regional e...
Hoosier Lottery honoring Hoosier Heroes
INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - Since 1989, the Hoosier Lottery has given back $6 billion dollars to causes including police and firefighter pensio...
Lynne Roiter, President & Chief Executive Officer, Loto-Québec
Lynne Roiter, President & Chief Executive Officer, Loto-Québec
We never expected to one day be faced with closing our casinos and ga...
OPAP: Jan Karas will assume responsibilities of Acting CEO
Regulatory announcements
CEO Succession
Following the prior announcement regarding the departure of CEO and Board of Directors member, ...
Lawmakers need to protect our lottery & shut down illegal ‘skills’ games
Imagine if every lottery ticket was a guaranteed winner.
For decades that has been the case for older Pennsylvanians, because the Pennsy...
RIP Jim Hosker who always hit the jackpot with People
BY STEVE KRAUSE May 21, 2020
Jim Hosker could read people. And because he could read people, he became successful in everything he d...