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Posted on Wednesday October 16, 2019

IGT PlaySports Bank and PlaySports Pod Make World Debut at G2E 2019

"IGT PlaySports Bank and PlaySports Pod are designed to expand sports betting beyond the sportsbook. They provide our customers with creativity and control in designing their sports betting offerings while improving the player experience and reducing operating costs," said Enrico Drago, IGT PlayDigital Senior Vice President. "We are excited to add the PlaySports Bank and PlaySports Pod to our market-leading PlaySports portfolio, as they offer a compelling way for our customers to benefit from new sports betting market opportunities."

Posted on Monday October 14, 2019

Hoosier Lottery Celebrates 30 Years

Posted on Thursday October 10, 2019

Scientific Games and Nederlandse Loterij Expand Partnership with Complete Digital Sports Betting Solution

Sam Deporteere, Business Director Sportsbook for Nederlandse Loterij, said, "We're excited to offer our players a seamlessly connected online sportsbook that keeps quality and stability top-of-mind. Expanding our partnership with Scientific Games will help us gain new players and keep our existing bettors engaged."

Posted on Wednesday October 9, 2019

IGT’s Dan Farnon Honored with an Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 under 40 Award

“Dan’s award is based on the exceptional strength of his achievements with IGT over the past eight years,” said Nick Khin, IGT Chief Commercial Officer. “We’re proud to join the industry in celebrating his outstanding ability to build relationships, foster partnerships, and provide exceptional value to our strategic customers, ensuring that IGT delivers outstanding player experiences.”

Posted on Wednesday October 9, 2019

Scientific Games Launches OpenGaming™, an End-to-End Digital Ecosystem

Jordan Levin, Group Chief Executive of SG Digital, said, "Our vision is to change the way people think about player experiences through interaction-rich platform features seamlessly stitched into ground-breaking games. OpenGaming takes our passion for great games and builds in layers of multi-studio features to drive a new revolution for our industry. It kicks open the door to the future of interactive gaming in our industry."

Posted on Wednesday October 9, 2019

IGT Presents "Player-Driven Performance" at G2E 2019

"IGT's G2E portfolio demonstrates our commitment to driving our customers' growth through unparalleled gaming entertainment experiences," said Renato Ascoli, IGT CEO North America."Our focus on the player extends to new hardware introductions with content designed to engage and delight, and innovative technologies that simplify the player experience. We're offering significant market differentiation across our portfolio, supported by extensive research and player insights that help us drive performance and value for our customers."

Posted on Wednesday October 9, 2019

Scientific Games Reimagines Play at G2E 2019

"At Scientific Games, we love to make great games that players and partners love," said Barry Cottle, President and CEO of Scientific Games. "It's our passion to create the best products and pioneering services for our players and partners, and we are thrilled to showcase our amazing new product line up at G2E."

Posted on Tuesday October 8, 2019

IGT's Stephanie Huckel to support AIDP's creation of new global equality standard for organizations

"As a founding member of the All-in Diversity Project, IGT is proud to enhance its Diversity and Inclusion leadership through its participation in AIDP's Workplace Code of Practice Steering Group," said Kim Barker Lee, IGT Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. "We applaud AIDP for advancing this forward-thinking approach that will assist all organizations with promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion by applying a documented framework for best practices. We are confident that Stephanie Huckel's experience, leadership, and skills will help to ensure the Steering Group's success."

Posted on Monday October 7, 2019

OLG balances strong growth against corporate priorities in annual report

Stephen Rigby, President and CEO, stated in the report: “The fiscal year has been defined by strong financial performance and determined progress against corporate priorities. The organization exceeded its financial targets and completed important procurement streams for its land-based gaming, lottery and digital gaming operations.

Posted on Monday October 7, 2019

Kentucky Lottery introduces new Fast Play game

“Fast Play games work like Scratch-offs, in that you immediately know if you’ve won a prize,” said Tom Delacenserie, Kentucky Lottery president and CEO. “This is an innovative new way to play that’s been very successful in other states, and we think players in Kentucky will really enjoy the new way to win.”

Posted on Monday October 7, 2019

IGT Signs Five-Year Facilities Management and Product Sale Contract with Oregon Lottery to Deliver New Central Lottery System, Enhanced Technology, and Leading Retail Products

"IGT is a longtime partner of the Oregon Lottery," said Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack. "We look forward to IGT delivering its latest technology to modernize our central system – allowing us to attract new players and implement new strategies for revenue growth." "The Oregon Lottery will benefit from the security and reliability of IGT's enhanced central system, Aurora, that will help evolve, grow, and manage the lottery business to ensure maximum profits are returned to good causes in the state," said Jay Gendron, IGT Chief Operating Officer, Lottery. "IGT is committed to supporting the growth and innovation of its customers, and we're pleased to be continuing our long-term partnership with the Oregon Lottery."

Posted on Sunday October 6, 2019

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