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IGT selected as National Lottery technology provider
National Lottery plc, a fully owned subsidiary of IZI Group plc and the preferred proponent for the National Lottery Concession in Malta,...
Arizona Lottery Celebrating 40 Years of Giving Back
A 30-foot Scratchers ticket reveals a $40,000 Gives Back Sponsorship for Save Our Saguaros, a National Forest Foundation effort to protec...
The Connecticut Lottery Corporation Celebrates “50 Years of Winning” with its Golden Anniversary
The Connecticut Lottery Corporation Celebrates “50 Years of Winning” with its Golden Anniversary
The Connecticut Lottery Corporat...
A Super Bowl hangover for sports betting companies
The Super Bowl was a bonanza for the gambling business thanks to new customers from New York, which recently legalized sports betting. Bu...
Sports betting is Norway's secret weapon in the Winter Olympics
Much has been written about the sports culture that has helped Norway become a Winter Olympics superpower.
Yes, but: Norway has another,...
Florida lottery players who win $250,000 or more would have their identities protected for an additional 90 days from when they win the money
With the exception of exactly one vote against it in each chamber of the Florida Legislature, the Florida House and Senate passed a new l...
Joe Cunningham. Candidate for governor, proposes legalizing sports betting in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - If you watched the Super Bowl over the weekend and had a little wager placed on the game, you weren’t alone. Bu...
RFP: MUSL seeks Red Team Service Providers
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Date of Issuance: February 18, 2022 - Proposals to RFP Due March 18, 2022 Introduction The Multi-State L...
Bill would give Maine tribes exclusive rights to lucrative mobile sports gambling market
Maine's four Wabanaki tribes and the administration of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills are backing a bill that would give the tribes exclusiv...
Gov. Evers signs deal allowing sports betting at Wisconsin Potawatomi facilities
Gov. Tony Evers and Chairman Ned Daniels Jr. of the Forest County Potawatomi announced Friday, Feb. 18, they've signed a historic compact...
IGT Introduces Wheel of Fortune® Electronic Bingo to the Charitable Gaming Market in Ontario
Media Advisory: For Immediate Release
February 18, 2022
IGT Introduces Wheel of Fortune® Electronic Bingo to the Charitable Gaming Mar...
Senate Bill Would Allow Sports Betting Kiosks Inside New York Stadiums
A bill legalizing sports betting kiosks at New York’s sports stadiums and arenas advanced to the state’s Senate Finance Committee for rev...
Tennessee Posts Record $386 Million Sports Betting Handle For January
Super Bowl handle rises sharply to $23 million as operators claim close to $3.5 million in GGR
Bettors in Tennessee hit the ground runni...
Illinois Lottery Announces Half-Year Proceeds To The State
CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2022 – The Illinois Lottery today announced outstanding results for the first six months of fiscal year 2022, including...
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would legalize betting on college sports. But in its initial public hearing, it faced pushback from tribal representatives and anti-gambling organizations
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would legalize betting on college sports. But in its initial public hearing, it faced pushback.
Through...
Arkansas Mobile Sports Betting Advances After Profit-Sharing Rule Approved
Update, Feb. 17, 2022: A legislative subcommittee on Thursday advanced mobile sports betting in Arkansas after voting to approve a rule s...
IGT Grows Sports Betting Leadership in Washington State via Agreement with Kalispel Casino
IGT Grows Sports Betting Leadership in Washington State via Agreement with Kalispel Casino
LONDON, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Interna...
Why sports betting is a low-margin business
As the U.S. commercial gaming industry drew record-breaking revenue in 2021, sports betting, the industry’s latest entrant, contributed i...
Illinois gamblers bet nearly $61 million on Super Bowl — leaving sportsbooks, state in the black, but two casinos seeing red
Illinois gamblers wagered nearly $61 million on the Super Bowl, regulators announced Tuesday, a 33% increase from last year when the big ...
Illinois Lottery today announced outstanding results for the first six months of fiscal year 2022, including sales of $1.7 billion, to benefit the State’s Common School Fund
CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2022 – The Illinois Lottery today announced outstanding results for the first six months of fiscal year 2022, including...
Scientific Games to Provide a Business Strategy Update and Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results on Tuesday, March 1, 2022
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2022-- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) (the “Company”) announced today it will provide a...
Cibelae's campaign on social networks highlights the importance of Lotteries implementing Responsible Gaming programs
Cibelae's campaign on social networks highlights the importance of Lotteries implementing Responsible Gaming programs
During Responsible...
Lawmakers say ‘smart money’ on sports gambling bill passing Minnesota this year
33 states have legalized sports gambling, up from 19 a year ago, leaving Minnesota surrounded by states that allow sports book or interne...
Missouri Monthly Lottery Proceeds Provide $31 Million for Education
More than $31 million in profits from the sale of Missouri Lottery tickets has been sent to the Lottery Proceeds Fund for public educatio...
N.C. Supreme Court has issued another ruling against video sweepstakes operators
A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has issued another ruling against video sweepstakes operators.
“Gift Surplus, LLC, and Sandhill Amusement...
'Well past time for us:' Sen. Mike Moore says Massachusetts should join other states in legalizing sports betting
MASS. - State Senator Michael Moore says sports betting is in the works in Massachusetts, but there are a few issues standing in its way....
More than half the country has legalized sports gambling, but will Texas ever follow suit?
WACO, Texas — It was projected that more than 31 million Americans would bet on Super Bowl 56, according to the American Gaming Associati...
New York generates $70M in revenue in first 30 days of mobile sports betting, state says
New York has generated more than $70 million in tax revenue from nearly $2 billion in wagers during the first 30 days of mobile sports be...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced that roughly $179 million was wagered over Super Bowl LVI, a huge increase compared to the $135 million wagered over 2021’s Super Bowl
States across the country are beginning to publish figures from sports bets placed over Super Bowl LVI.
So far only Nevada, New Jersey, ...
Indiana Senate pushes to maintain control over Hoosier Lottery, nixes $1.3 billion tax cut plan
Lawmakers are trying to maintain their control over the Hoosier Lottery, inserting language into an unrelated tax bill Tuesday that would...