According to the NLC chairperson Professor Alfred Nevhutanda, illegal lotteries are robbing good causes of valuable support from the Commission. Nevhutanda said that illegal lotteries are debilitating the potential of the NLC to support good causes and that it’s time for all stakeholders to work together to solve this scourge. Nevhutanda said a joint task force, including the SA Police Service, has already been established and would like to see the NLC being given the mandate to “declare war” on those impinging on the National Lottery. “It is my plea that the Department of Trade and Industry gives us teeth to bite,” said Nevhutanda

Arjan Blok (Chief Financial Officer) Nederlandse Loterij stated: “After an intensive international tender process in which we have compared services of top suppliers in the gaming industry, we are confident INTRALOT will be able to deliver the quality and flexibility we need to meet the challenges in a fast and changing market.”

Drew Svitko, the Pennsylvania Lottery executive director, talked about the launch of the new products as it released its latest financial report. “These encouraging results show that our ongoing modernization efforts are succeeding. With the Lottery facing increased competition from sports wagering, mini-casinos and other new forms of gambling, we must continue to work hard to grow revenues to benefit older Pennsylvanians.”

"Don's expertise building and nurturing relationships with state and commercial partners around the world, along with his insights into complex geopolitical situations, have been important to IGT's continued expansion and leading market position," said IGT CEO Marco Sala. "I will always be grateful for his integrity, insight, and leadership. His achievements with IGT will continue to resonate far into the future."

Sports-betting, online casino gambling, and i-Lottery may not be new game categories for most jurisdictions around the world, but they are for the U.S. and they promise to drive a period of rapid expansion in the games-of-chance markets in the U.S.