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Signatures filed for ballot initiative to legalize sports betting in California
In California, the Coalition to Authorize Regulated Sports Wagering reported filing more than 1.4 million signatures for a ballot initiativ…
The European Lotteries, the European Casino Association and the World Tote Association join forces to fight illegal online gambling
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As part of European Commission’s ambitious mission to make Europe ‘fit for the digital age’ the new Digital Serv…
‘Looking forward’ is the main theme of the 11th EL Congress and trade show, planned from 31 May – 2 June 2021
As the difficult year of 2020 comes slowly to an end, we are looking forward to a hopefully better year to come.
‘Looking…
Legal online gambling in Georgia - will it happen?
Georgia is known for its firm anti-gambling stance, joining South Carolina, Hawaii, Utah, and Vermont as one of only five states that do no…
India: Online gambling and fantasy games: Games of skill or chance?
The Madras High Court has refused to stay an ordinance banning online betting games. As per the ordinance, which makes online betting and g…
'Gambling will work': State panel finds it could bring $700 million a year, 19K new jobs
Legalized gambling in Alabama could bring up to $700 million into state coffers annually and create as many as 19,000 new jobs, according t…
Kentucky awarded $1.3 billion in internet gambling case
FRANKFORT, Ky. —
The commonwealth's decade-long fight against an illegal offshore internet gambling company ends in favor of Kentucky.
Th…
Three Missouri Senators hope to legalize sports betting in the state
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -Some Missouri Republican lawmakers want to legalize sports betting in the state.
The 2021 legislative session starts…
GLMS General Meeting elects Canadian lottery OLG’s COO, Lori Sullivan
New GLMS Executive Committee member
GLMS General Meeting elects Canadian lottery OLG’s COO, Lori Sullivan, to complete the GLMS ExCo
Fo…
The New Jersey Lottery is proud to celebrate its 50th Anniversary
December 16, 2020
Philip D. Murphy, Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, Lt. Governor Elizabeth Maher Muoio, State Treasurer James A. Carey, Executi…
Iowa Lottery sales continue ahead of projections
The head of the Iowa Lottery says sales continue to remain strong despite COVID restrictions in place in the state.
CEO Matt Strawn gave a…
OPAP: CEO Appointment – Re-Constitution of the BoD into Body
OPAP S.A. announces that the Company’s Board of Directors, during the meeting that was held on 17.12.2020, and following the Remuneration &…
SAZKA Financing Announcement
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16 Dec 2020
SAZKA Group a.s. and SAZKA Group Financing a.s. announce the conclusion of…
SAZKA 9M 2020 SAZKA Group report
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Luxury at a price: The Greenbrier offers 'buy out' deal for $250,000 per day
If you have a spare quarter of $1 million burning a hole in your pocket, you can have some pretty fancy digs all to yourself and for your b…
Online Market on the Rise Amid Covid-19 Restrictions, the UK Gambling Commission Reports
Real Event Betting Prompts the Rise of the Online Industry
Data from the UK Gambling Commission for the period between March and October…
Effects of Covid-19 felt in Spain’s Christmas lottery
Madrid, Dec 20 (efe-epa).- The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of life in Spain and the special Christmas lottery, which…
Gov. Kay Ivey's study group to release findings on how lottery, casinos would affect Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Gambling Policy will release its report Friday with a press conference at the State Capitol.
Ivey appointe…
Camelot is urging National Lottery retailers to be prepared for additional demand thanks to two huge jackpot draws
Camelot is urging National Lottery retailers to be prepared for additional demand across the festive period thanks to two huge jackpot draw…
The Missouri Lottery voted Thursday to ban retailers from selling more than $10,000 worth of tickets to one person in a 24-hour period.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Lottery voted Thursday to ban retailers from selling more than $10,000 worth of tickets to one person in…
Pollard Banknote, Together with NeoGames, Signs Four-Year iLottery Contract Extension with the Michigan Lottery
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Pollard Banknote, Together with NeoGames, Signs Four-Year iLottery Contract Extension…
IGT Announces Agreement to License Exclusive IP Rights for GALAXIS, SYSTEM2Go and Associated Software and Hardware to Modulus
IGT Announces Agreement to License Exclusive IP Rights for GALAXIS, SYSTEM2Go and Associated Software and Hardware to Modulus
IGT str…
IGT Expands DC Lottery’s Instant Ticket Portfolio with High-Performing Games
LONDON – International Game Technology PLC (IGT) (NYSE: IGT) announced that its subsidiary, IGT Global Solutions Corporation (hereinafte…
Sweden’s ‘Gambling Market Inquiry’ proposes permanent loss limit cap
December 14, 2020
Sweden’s ‘Gambling Market Inquiry’ has suggested that a raft of measures should be implemented into the country’s igami…
Games and gambling regulatory activity in the UK - 2020 roundup
The Gambling Commission has focused heavily on safety this year, particularly during lockdown given fears it would lead to a rise in proble…
Virginia Lottery Executive Director weighs in on ‘ambitious’ Hard Rock Bristol temporary casino timeline
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL)- Before a Hard Rock casino can open at the site of the former Bristol Mall, the Virginia Lottery has to move through se…
Hard Rock Announces Interactive Gaming and Sports Betting Product with Former Stars Group Execs
Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming today announced an interactive gaming and sports betting product called Hard Rock Digital. Both…
Macau govt. likely to extend casino concessions to 2025
The Macau government is likely to extend casino concessions for three more years until 2025, investment bank Morgan Stanley said.
Although…
Mega Millions, Powerball games offering largest jackpots in months
DATE: DEC. 14, 2020
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PHONE: (919) 650-9409
Mega Millions, Powerball games offering largest jackpots in months…
New Jersey closes in on $1B milestone in sports betting handle
New Jersey sportsbooks generated $931M in wagers in November to smash the prior record of $803.1M set in October and increase a brisk 54%…
IGT ADVANTAGE Casino Management System to Maximize Performance at Iconic South African Casino
IGT replaces competitor's system with its robust, proven system and Resort Wallet carded cashless module at newly reopened Carousel Casino…
FanDuel Group launches global sportsbook platform powered by Scientific Games' OpenSports™ technology in West Virginia
Scientific Games enhances global relationship with Flutter Entertainment with market-leading propositions in the U.K., Europe, Australia, a…
RFP: DC Lottery - Lottery Advertising Services
Solicitation NumberCFOPD-21-R-007
Solicitation TitleLottery Advertising Services
DescriptionThe District of Columbia Office of the Chief…
UK Government Launches Consultation On Updating Gambling Laws For Digital Age
10 December 2020
We've been talking about the flurry of government and regulatory activity in relation to gambling fo…
Canadian Bill On Single-Game Sports Betting Tabled Until After Christmas
House of Commons adjourns for Christmas break without hearing additional debate on sports betting bill
While Canadian gaming advocates hav…
Google offers users greater control over gambling ads
Google will let you turn off YouTube ads for alcohol and gambling
If you’ve ever had a Father’s Day ad offering great deals for your dead…
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulatory authority will test national self-exclusion scheme
Next week, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulatory authority, will begin live testing of ‘CRUKS’-the national self-exclusio…
Germany: Fourth State Treaty for Gambling legislation to be prepped by Berlin
Andreas Geisel, Berlin’s Minister of the Interior, has instructed the state legislature to draw up a bill that would ratify the Fourth Stat…
Ohio lawmakers amend sports betting bill to limit number of licenses
The substitute measure approved Tuesday would limit the state’s 11 casinos and racinos to one retail license as well as an online license a…
With three pre-filed bills on tap, Missouri likely to OK sports betting in 2021
(The Center Square) — With states scrambling for revenues to boost pandemic-stressed budgets, it’s a good bet a raft of sports gambling bil…
Disney Does 180 on Sports Betting, Sees it as Crucial Driver for ESPN Streaming Service
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) is changing its tune on sports wagering in a big way, telling attendees at an investor conference that the company w…
Lotteries Playing Key Role In State-By-State Sports Betting Rollout
So you’re a legislator in one of the two dozen states that has yet to legalize sports betting, and after some research you conclude that yo…
Veikkaus to launch cooperation negotiations on layoffs in the Point-of-Sales function
HELSINKI, December 4, 2020 – Due to the deteriorated coronavirus situation, Veikkaus will launch cooperation negotiations, which concern th…
No longer a longshot: Georgia Legislature poised to advance gambling legislation
No longer a longshot: Georgia Legislature poised to advance gambling legislation
The odds against Georgia legalizing gambling beyond the s…
41 Online Gaming Domains Blacklisted By Switzerland
A further 41 gaming territories were blacklisted by the Swiss regulatory body, the Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) and the Inte…
Michigan Gaming Control Board Issues Provisional iGaming Licenses for Site Launches
Michigan lawmakers heard the call and responded. They knew that the launch of online gaming and sports betting sites would be consequential…
Arkansas Scratch-offs fuel growth in state's lottery income
Buoyed largely by rising scratch-off ticket sales amid the pandemic, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue in November increased by $7…
National Lottery Restores ITV Primetime Coverage
The National Lottery has restored its terrestrial primetime coverage on Saturday night, winning sponsorship of three ITV back-to-back serie…
National Lottery Restores ITV Primetime Coverage
The National Lottery has restored its terrestrial primetime coverage on Saturday night, winning sponsorship of three ITV back-to-back serie…
Missouri Lottery News: $25 Million in Profits for Education in November
STL.News) More than $25.8 million in profits from the sale of Missouri Lottery tickets in November have been sent to the Lottery Proceeds F…
Kentucky Lottery Sales Remain Robust for First Five Months of FY 2021
Kentucky Lottery sales have remained robust for the first five months of FY21, according to information given today to the Lottery’s board…
New UK gambling review could ban sports sponsorship
DCMS leading process to reform Gambling Act 2005 with significantly tightened legislation.
Half of Premier League club shirts carry g…
Tennessee: Predators Name DraftKings as Team’s Official Daily Fantasy Sports Provider and an Official Sports Betting Operator
Multi-year deal to feature sponsorship of Bridgestone Arena, bring excitement of virtual sports betting to Smashville
December 10, 2020 08…
BCLC Receives Highest Level of Certification for Excellence in Player-Health Programs
BCLC Receives Highest Level of Certification for
Excellence in Player-Health Programs
Kamloops, B.C., December 10, 2020 —BCLC has rece…
ITHUBA and RNG vendor Szrek2Solutions confirm the validity of the surprising draw results
ITHUBA and RNG vendor Szrek2Solutions confirm the validity of the surprising draw results
Since 2016 Szrek2Solutions has provided ITHUB…
Scientific Games Will Supply Lottery Instant Games, e-Instants And Latest Generation WAVE™ Retailer Technology For SISAL In Morocco
Scientific Games Will Supply Lottery Instant Games, e-Instants And Latest Generation WAVE™ Retailer Technology For SISAL In Morocco Af…
Foxwoods Ups Ante on Sports Betting with DraftKings Deal
Sports betting is likely to be considered when the General Assembly’s legislative session begins, but under the deal announced Monday, Foxw…
National Lottery operator Camelot announces partnership with ITV to sponsor flagship Saturday night entertainment
NATIONAL LOTTERY OPERATOR CAMELOT ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ITV TO SPONSOR FLAGSHIP SATURDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
National Lottery operato…
Native American Casinos Win Record $34.6B in 2019 Fiscal Year
Indian casinos won a record $34.6 billion during the 2019 fiscal year, but Native Americans say the COVID-19 pandemic has negated a celebra…
UK Government to Raise Age Limit for National Lottery Products to 18
UK lawmakers have promised to increase the minimum legal age for National Lottery participation from 16 to 18. It is, so far, the only conc…
California Lottery workers fear their jobs could make them COVID-19 superspreaders
California Lottery workers fear their jobs could make them COVID-19 superspreaders
DECEMBER 09, 2020 04:55 AM California State Lottery emp…
50 people won a Massachusetts lottery game, most on record
Fifty people won the Massachusetts lottery game Mass Cash on Sunday, a record according to the state lottery agency.
For a dollar, player…
GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson readies 2021 lobbying blitz to bring casinos to Texas
Adelson's Las Vegas Sands has built a stable of high-powered lobbyists for the session, which starts in January, and the company acknowledg…
INTRALOT Group ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINANCIAL RESULTS for the nine-month period ended September 30th, 2020
INTRALOT Chairman & CEO Sokratis P. Kokkalis noted: “In 3Q20 INTRALOT continued its effort to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and the…
BILLY PORTER TO JOIN RYAN SEACREST AND LUCY HALE IN TIMES SQUARE FOR “DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2021”
BILLY PORTER TO JOIN RYAN SEACREST AND LUCY HALE IN TIMES SQUARE FOR
“DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2021”
Ciara…
WWE® Scratch & Win Ticket an Instant Champion in British Columbia
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Pollard Banknote Limited
Dec 08, 2020, 08:35 ET
WINNIPEG, MB, Dec. 8, 2020 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL)…
International Game Technology PLC Announces Agreement To Sell Italian B2C Gaming Business For €950 Million In Cash
International Game Technology PLC Announces Agreement To Sell Italian B2C Gaming Business For €950 Million In Cash
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Flutter enlists Fox help to control FanDuel in $4 billion deal
Flutter enlists Fox help to control FanDuel in $4 billion deal Dublin (Reuters) - Flutter Entertainment raised its bet on the U.S. gambling…
Finlands Veikkaus Negotiates Staff Layoffs As Pandemic Continues
Veikkaus Finland’s gaming monopoly is negotiating layoffs with hundreds of workers as the new wave of the pandemic shuts down the retail sl…
by Nigel Railton, CEO, Camelot - National Lottery players raise £34m every week for good causes
National Lottery players raise £34m every week for good causes, says NIGEL RAILTON
THIS HAS been a very tough few months for everyone in t…
China: Increase observed in lottery sales, October
MENAFN) According to figures from China's Ministry of Finance, the country's lottery sales hit 30.72 billion yuan (around USD4.67 billion)…
Poland state-owned gaming operator Totalizator Sportowy has partnered with the US venture capital fund ffVC to invest in gaming startups
The state-owned operator has partnered with a US venture capital fund to invest in young companies.
Poland.- The state-owned gaming operat…
South Dakota video lottery revenue is on record pace
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Betting has been surging at South Dakota’s video lottery terminals lately. Players lost or left behind more than $90…
Single-game sports betting could be available in Canada as soon as the 2021 NFL season
Bill would alter criminal code, and stakeholders say betting could start by the 2021 NFL season
Gaming stakeholders believe that single-ga…
UK gambling laws review to consider ban on sports sponsorship
Exclusive: Sports sponsorship ban among proposals that could roll back much of Blair-era legislation
A wide-ranging review of gambling law…
The Nevada Economic Forum met Thursday to review revenue forecasts
Nevada Economic Forum's gaming revenue forecast for fiscal year 2021 is down over 11% Nevada Govt-appointed analysts estimate economy won't…
New York online sports betting could get another look in 2020
Falling revenues, rising costs and a looming budget deficit could, finally, compel New York online sports betting, two lawmakers said durin…
888 Holdings to expand online sports betting into Iowa in 2021
International company eyes 'encouraging growth trends' in 'strong sports state'
888 Holdings, an international online gambling platform, w…
Gift Cards That Fund Sports Betting Accounts Launch in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Helping Players with Smart, Easy Funding Options
PHILADELPHIA and NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolution in how consumers fund their sports betting accounts, Game On™ is…
Tribal Casinos in Michigan Preparing for iGaming
The state of Michigan is the next in line to offer online casino gambling in the United States. Steps were taken recently to see the rules…
Why Banks Are Hesitant To Accept Legal Sports Betting Transactions
Why Banks Are Hesitant To Accept Legal Sports Betting Transactions
Banks would like a better understanding of the security and geolocati…
Michigan online sports betting, casino gaming now expected to launch in early 2021, state official says
Sports bettors in Michigan will have to wait until early next year for online gambling.
On Tuesday, the Joint Committee on Administrative…
SCIENTIFIC GAMES JOINS NCPG’s “GIFT RESPONSIBLY” HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN FOR THIRD YEAR
SCIENTIFIC GAMES JOINS NCPG’s “GIFT RESPONSIBLY” HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN FOR THIRD YEAR
LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA – December 3, 2020– Scient…
IWG and the Virginia Lottery launch industry-first progressive jackpot enabled e-Instant games
IWG and the Virginia Lottery launch industry-first progressive jackpot enabled e-Instant games
Thursday 3rd December 2020 – Instant…
Virginia Lottery official updates sportsbook schedule
Virginia gamblers can likely begin betting on sports in early 2021, a state lottery official said last week.
The Virginia Lottery Board ha…
Michigan Lottery Achieves iCAP Re-certification for Responsible Online Gaming Practices
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Michigan Lottery Achieves iCAP Re-certification for Responsible Online Gaming Practices
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 2, 2020 - The…
IGT’s Cash Pop Fuels Georgia Lottery Corporation’s Innovation Success
For Immediate Release: Nov. 30, 2020
IGT’s Cash Pop Fuels Georgia Lottery Corporation’s Innovation Success
Georgia Lottery Corpo…
OPAP SA (OPAr.AT, OPAP: GA) held its Q3 2020 Investors' Update on Thursday, November 26 th , 2020
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Wisehockey accelerates international betting service development with FGC
Wisehockey and the Finnish Gambling Consultants are exploring market opportunities for Wisehockey’s revolutionary real-time sports analytic…
The Future is not Just about iLottery: Digitization of the IN-STORE shopping and player experience
CLICK HERE TO WATCH - Roundtable discussion video recorded at PGRI's LOTTERY EXPO 2020 Transformed
EL launches first lottery module on EL Learning Platform
European Lotteries is proud to announce that the first lottery related e-learning module has been launched. During a workshop especia…
Gambling.com Group expands business into Tennessee and Illinois
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The U.S. subsidiary of Gambling.com Group Plc, KAX Media America Inc, has been approved by the Sports Wagering Committee…
The ANJ publishes the results of the online gambling market for the 3rd quarter of 2020
Following a second quarter 2020 of loss of activity due to the cessation of sports competitions, the online gambling market recorded a spec…
The Belgian National Lottery is releasing a new international drawing game -Vikinglotto
Everyone has asked themselves this question: what would I do if I won the Lotto? And since 2004, the same question arises when thinking of…
NeoGames Announces Pricing of $81.7 Million Initial Public Offering
LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeoGames S.A. (Nasdaq: NGMS) (“NeoGames” or the "Company"), a technology-driven provider…
Surging Sports Betting Taxes Replenish Sinking State Coffers
Sports betting is on the rebound.
After two pandemic-stricken quarters with virtually no sports, betting operations collected $352 million…