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Posted on Monday September 10, 2018

Arkansas Suit filed to remove casino amendment from the ballot

The suit names Secretary of State Mark Martin, who oversees elections. Driving Arkansas Forward, a group mainly funded by Indian tribes hoping to land casino licenses, is pushing the amendment and likely will intervene in the lawsuit.

Posted on Monday September 10, 2018

IGT Delivers Online and Mobile Sports Betting Platform for FanDuel in New Jersey

"IGT's online and mobile PlayShot platform deployment with FanDuel Group in New Jerseyreinforces the omni-channel sports betting expertise of our PlayDigital organization, and continues the Company's momentum in seizing and maximizing U.S. sports betting market opportunities," said Enrico Drago, IGT Senior Vice President PlayDigital. "The integration of IGT's PlayShot platform into FanDuel's online and mobile sports betting site creates extraordinary user experiences for sports fans in New Jersey and builds on the momentum that we created with FanDuel at Meadowlands Racetrack."

Posted on Monday September 10, 2018

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Renews Contract with Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) for On-Site Inspection, Consulting, and Training Services

“We are extremely pleased and thankful that the PRTC is continuing our successful professional partnership,” said GLI President/CEO James Maida. “We have been providing the PRTC with our testing, certification, educational, and consultancy services since 2001. We highly value our close working relationship with the PRTC and look forward to continuing to help the PRTC ensure the integrity of the gaming industry throughout Puerto Rico.”

Posted on Sunday September 9, 2018

Paul's Blog September 10, 2018

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Posted on Sunday September 9, 2018

Maine Lottery's best year ever, results in a contribution of $62.3 million to Maine's general fund

"This has been the Maine Lottery's best year ever, which resulted in a contribution of $62.3 million to Maine's general fund, the highest total to date," said Gregory Mineo, director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. "These funds will provide revenue to support programs and services that benefit Maine citizens throughout the state.

Posted on Friday September 7, 2018

The SAZKA Group continues to strengthen its top management team with the appointment of Tony Khatskevich to the new position of Chief Technology Officer

“SAZKA Group is well positioned in several markets in Europe. We take technology seriously and our ambition is to shape the future of gaming based on both customer insights as well as technology innovations. I am pleased that Tony joins our team. Tony’s expertise in the architecture of complex gaming platforms and various operating models will support this endeavour to embrace technology in lotteries and gaming,” said the SAZKA Group’s CEO, Robert Chvatal.

Posted on Friday September 7, 2018

The North Carolina Education Lottery staged a hidden camera event Thursday morning to promote its new family of Back Scratch tickets

“These are such unique and fun tickets that we wanted to do something equally fun and unique to get the word out,” said Mark Michalko, executive director of the lottery.

Posted on Friday September 7, 2018

Scientific Games Congratulates Florida Lottery On 7th Consecutive Year Of Record-Breaking Year Sales

Florida Lottery Secretary Jim Poppell expressed gratitude for Florida Governor Scott's leadership, the Lottery's retail partners, loyal players and dedicated Florida Lottery employees. "Additionally, these remarkable milestones for the Florida Lottery have been achieved through careful planning and an innovative instant game marketing strategy with Scientific Games," said Poppell. 

Posted on Thursday September 6, 2018

INTRALOT introduces Next-Generation products and services for Digital Transformation in Thessaloniki International Fair

INTRALOT’s Group CEO Antonios Kerastaris stated: “INTRALOT’s overall strategy is to embrace digital evolution, anticipate the fast-changing needs of our consumers and clients and maintain our leadership position in the gaming industry. We believe that all these targets can be achieved by our new Intelligent Ecosystem of Lottery and Betting Solutions that will unlock tremendous opportunities. We feel very proud to have invested in a next-generation, flexible, and scalable suite of products that offer reliable solutions for growth to operators and responsible gaming entertainment to player

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