"The market-readiness of the IGT PlaySports solution and the experience of our team enabled IGT to make sports betting a reality at the Saracen Casino Annex on an accelerated timeline," said Enrico Drago, IGT PlayDigital Senior Vice President. "Adding Arkansas to the growing list of states with IGT PlaySports deployment was another important milestone that validates IGT's leadership as a B2B platform provider. We look forward to expanding our relationship with the Quapaw Nation when the Saracen Casino Resort opens next year."

IGT PlaySports technology makes legal sports betting a reality for operators in ten U.S. states

Brad Wiebe, Vice President of Marketing at WCLC, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with mkodo to enhance our mobile application and have full confidence that through this collaboration we will transform the way we interact with our customers. 

“As I reflect on a decade of Lottery ticket sales in Arkansas, I can’t help but see the faces of students I’ve met that have benefitted from the availability of these scholarship funds,” said Bishop Woosley, director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. “It is incredible to know that more than 542,000 college scholarships have been awarded since 2009.”

“It has been an absolute pleasure to work with regulators, suppliers, and operators across Latin America over the past 20 years. Jurisdictions across the region have made tremendous strides and today are among the world’s most progressive. The thanks goes completely to the hard-working regulatory and industry professionals, who have dedicated their lives to making this region a vibrant, fair place to do business, and to play,” said GLI President/CEO James Maida.

Pat McHugh, Chief Executive Officer, Lottery for Scientific Games, said, "This new agreement with SISAL demonstrates the value of our award-winning retail products in one of the largest and most competitive markets. We are honored they chose us as their business partner. It also confirms that Scientific Games is on the right path to execute our global strategy to serve our gaming and lottery customers across multiple gaming verticals."

May Scheve Reardon, executive director of the Missouri Lottery, has joined the ranks of industry leaders across the world with her induction into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame, presented by Public Gaming Research Institute

 Mark Michalko, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery, inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame