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Posted on Thursday April 16, 2020

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."

Posted on Wednesday April 15, 2020

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.”

Posted on Wednesday April 15, 2020

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

Posted on Wednesday April 15, 2020

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.

Posted on Wednesday April 15, 2020

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."

Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2020

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/qYeLrVc3mYU

Posted on Monday April 13, 2020

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."

Posted on Friday April 10, 2020

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

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