Lottery Industry News from Public Gaming Research Institute
IGT PlaySports to Power Circa | Sports™ Mobile Betting App in Colorado
"Together with Circa Sports, IGT will expand its PlaySports footprint into Colorado, another U.S. state with compelling sports betting growth opportunities for IGT and our customers," said Enrico Drago, IGT PlayDigital Senior Vice President. "Circa Sports is a forward-thinking sports betting provider and we look forward to helping them realize their vision of entertaining users with leading multi-state sports betting experiences through our PlaySports technology and services."
The Tennessee Education Lottery board of directors approves sports wagering rules
Pollard Banknote Provides Business Update in Response to COVID-19 Uncertainty
Szrek2Solutions offers a remote draw service to ensure the continuity of lottery draws
Lottery revenue slump deals blow to New Jersey pension fund
North Carolina Education Lottery proceeds fund grants and scholarships, building renovations, and provide salaries for certain school workers
Why is the NC Education Lottery still operating? “Just like all other state agencies, the lottery also is striving to continue operations to meet its mission, raising money for education programs," wrote lottery spokesperson Van Denton. “We encourage people to have a budget and only spend their entertainment money, their discretionary income on lottery tickets. The money raised this year is needed for education programs that are depending on those funds this year, he said.”
Arkansas Lottery Impact of virus weighed as state lottery revenue dips
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has weathered the coronavirus crisis for the most part so far, despite the pandemic having a devastating impact on the nation's lottery industry, lottery Director Bishop Woosley said
Treasurer Pushes for Online Lottery as Sales Plummet in Massachusetts
“This pandemic has dramatically exposed the limitations and vulnerabilities of the lottery’s all-cash, in-person business model," Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said. “All of our daily patterns of life have changed, if a consumer would normally go into a store twice a day to purchase products, that’s not the case anymore," said Michael Sweeney, executive director of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. Goldberg is urging lawmakers to move forward with legislation to modernize the state’s lottery system and go online. “The ability to process cashless payments and to sell our products online would have undoubtedly helped to mitigate our losses," Goldberg said.
Scientific Games Statement on Liquidity and Cost Savings Measures
Company Has A Strong Liquidity Position — Cut More Than $100 million in Quarterly Costs Scientific Games CEO Barry Cottle said: "We continue to reduce our costs so that that we can position our Company to be an even stronger competitor as the industry begins to recover. We remain committed to providing our best in class products and services to our customers across lottery, iGaming, sports betting and land-based casinos while innovating for the future. The diversity of our business, serving customers across the industry and around the globe, gives us unique strength in these challenging times."
Ad campaign the Iowa Lottery began yesterday, titled "Thank You, Iowa"
It is a message that Iowans will hear on their radios, see in their social media feeds, and watch on their televisions over the next few weeks. Here is the link to the 30 second tv ad: https://youtu.be/
Sports gambling firm SBtech anticipates spending up to $100 Million in recovery from Cyber Incident
Maryland Lottery Addresses Safety Concerns During Coronavirus Pandemic
Scientific Games Grows Partnership With Connecticut Lottery To Primary Instant Games Provider
Greg Smith, CEO of Connecticut Lottery Corporation, said, "Scientific Games has a strong record of providing high-quality instant games and valuable recommendations for managing instant game portfolios for lotteries. We look forward to working closely with the Scientific Games team."
By Philippe Vlaemminck, managing partner and Dawid Muller, advocate – PharumlegalLotteries - The COVID-19 Crisis: The urgent need for a multi-disciplinary Lottery task force to support technology-driven sustainability
WORLD LOTTERY ASSOCIATION (WLA) The year 2019 in review
SVENSKA SPEL: Misleading statistics by news media about the Swedes' gaming at online casinos
‘No timeline’ for Ukrainian gambling legalisation
Progress Continues for Massachusetts Legal Sports Betting
AGA requests Trump's "immediate intervention" to extend SBA loan aid to small gaming businesses
Belgian Gaming Commission Appoints Magali Clavie as its President
Pandemic brings about change in way Kentucky Lottery drawings are conducted
WyoLotto player participation supports Wyoming Hunger Initiative
Connecticut Gov. rejects regional leaders request to allow tribal online gaming
New Jersey Lottery Ticket Hits $190 Million Powerball Jackpot
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation is feeling the economic pinch that COVID19 has presented
WCLC spokesperson Kevin Van Egdom one thing that has become popular over the last month is playing by subscription
Studies show dramatic rise in online gambling during COVID-19 lockdowns
Online gaming gets big boost during social distancing orders
California: Rolling Hills Casino is sewing supplies for healthcare workers Workers
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