“With the proliferation of mobile wagering and sports betting throughout North America, lotteries need to get creative to stay competitive, now more than ever,” Inspired executive chairman Lorne Weil said. “We see a huge opportunity in the North American lottery market for these products, where the instant gratification and digital format have the ability to reinforce current offerings and attract new players.

Barry Cottle, Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games, said, "Don Best's world-class sports betting trading operation completes our full-service sports betting solution and enhances our ability to provide customers with a complete managed sportsbook. Don Best's unrivalled pricing, trading and data services, combined with our new marketing services and OpenBet, our global leading sports betting technology platform, uniquely fortifies our position as the world's leading sports betting provider, ready to help our customers win in the emerging U.S. sports betting market and beyond."

Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz celebrated its 70th birthday in 2018.   'Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz can look forward to further challenges in the coming years including the fight against the illegal providers will continue with all consequence and the balance between tradition and modernity will continue. In addition, the company will take over the lead in the German Lotto and Toto-Block (DLTB) from 2019 for three years.'