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FDJ: Combined General Meeting of 18 June 2020
06/18/2020 | 12:01pm EDT
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The Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of FDJ (Paris:FDJ) met behind closed…
La Française des Jeux : French lottery group FDJ says lockdown knocked 100 million euros off earnings
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FDJ: Combined General Meeting of 18 June 2020
June 18, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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UK: Camelot gets six month National Lottery extension
Camelot, the games business, is to get a six-month extension to run the National Lottery, as regulators press pause on an auction to run th…
Mississippi Lottery Corporation makes another transfer to the state
JACKSON, MISS--Today, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) completed its May transfer of $12,728,965.17 in net proceeds to the Lotte…
G2E Las Vegas: Mammoth Gaming Expo Will Be Held in October, Say Organizers
G2E Las Vegas: Mammoth Gaming Expo Will Be Held in October, Say Organizers
G2E Las Vegas will go ahead this year, despite the threat of…
Pennsylvania Reports Strong iGaming Growth in May as Online Slots Top $1B in Wagers
Pennsylvania’s growing online gaming industry hasn’t completely filled the void of left by the closure of brick-and-mortar casinos, but mob…
Nevada gamblers now required to wear masks at table games that have no barriers
LAS VEGAS – Nevada gamblers are now required to wear face masks at table games that have no barriers, reported the Reno Gazette Journal, a…
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Mobile sports betting launched in Illinois on Thursday
670 The Score) Illinois officially opened mobile sports betting in the state Thursd…
UKGC Advises Operators Must Adhere To Safe Gambling Standards
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has advised the general public that operators must adhere to the safer gambling standards when consumers…
Gambling Site DraftKings To Sell More Shares In $1.6B IPO
While questions linger over the 2020 sports season, that hasn’t stopped DraftKings from upping its previously announced initial public offe…
Senate panel votes to legalize sports betting in Georgia
A Senate panel voted Friday to resurrect a proposal that would allow mobile sports betting in Georgia.
The Senate Special Judiciary Commit…
NASCAR, Belmont Stakes Headline The Weekend’s Massive Sports Betting Slate
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Arkansas sticking with its lottery consultant, Camelot Global Services - a keno game, iLottery considered
The Legislative Council on Friday signed off on a second-year contract extension for consultant Camelot Global Services, a day after the st…
Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report
Friday, June 19, 2020
June 18 Meeting
The Mississippi Gaming Commission held its regular monthly meeting on…
America’s Casinos are Calling on State Gaming Regulators to Allow Cashless Payments
To reduce the risk of further COVID-19 transmission, state gaming regulators to contemplate letting operators accept more cashless payments…
Revolutionary New Casino and Sports Betting Laws Create Prime Opportunities for Virginia Gaming Industry
The gaming industry may be focused elsewhere due to the pandemic closing, but in the midst of the recovery, the newest entrant to legalized…
How to help shore up California's virus-ravaged budget? Legalize sports betting, these lawmakers say
With the state of California staring down a $54 billion budget deficit directly attributable to the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent…
What sports betting could look like in California if legalized in fall
Sports gambling could be coming to California in the near future.
While 22 states have legalized sports gambling since the Supreme Court's…
China: Authorities in the city of Xiamen announced the arrests of 146 individuals suspected of providing payment processing for internationally based gambling sites
China’s anti-online gambling campaign has taken down a major ‘fourth party’ payment processor facilitating cross-border payments with i…
Virginia Lottery Online Games Commence July 1, Will Provide Relief as Sales Diminish
The Virginia Lottery will begin offering online games beginning July 1. It comes at a most critical time, as the lottery has seen its reven…
After threatening to criminalize virtually the entire online gambling industry two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice told the First Circuit that it didn’t really mean it and that the judges shouldn’t get involved in the issue
BOSTON (CN) — After threatening to criminalize virtually the entire online gambling industry two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Illinois Becomes 11th State To Offer Online Sports Betting As BetRivers Opens For Business
Illinois Becomes 11th State To Offer Online Sports Betting As BetRivers Opens For Business
SPRINGFIELD, IL - MAY 05: The Illinois State Ca…
Blackhawk, Pollard Banknote Team On Instant Purchase Lottery Tickets
Global payments provider Blackhawk will now work with lottery expert Pollard Banknote in order to let customers buy lottery tickets instant…
Nominations for the annual Arch L. Gleason Award for Responsible Gambling Leadership now are being accepted
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: June 20, 2020 NOTE TO EDITORS: Please contact KYCPG Executive Director Mike Stone for further informa…
NH Lottery, Interstate Poker Compacts Get Reprieve From Controversial DOJ Opinion
A decision on whether to maintain a controversial reversal by the U.S. Department of Justice of an interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961 m…
Scientific Games Powers Sports Betting for Betfred in Colorado
Scientific Games Powers Sports Betting for Betfred in Colorado Latest development follows already announced Pennsylvania partnership wit…
Camelot launches new National Lottery ad campaign to let nation know that it still could be them
‘IT COULD BE YOU’ – NEW NATIONAL LOTTERY AD CAMPAIGN FROM CAMELOT LETS NATION KNOW THAT IT STILL COULD BE THEM
NEW CAMPAIGN REIMAGINES ICO…
Thermal Imaging Cameras Among New Safety Measures At Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan’s order last week allows for casinos to reopen under new safety guidelines and capacity limits.
Tuesday…
Scientific Games Announces Pricing of an Upsized Private Offering of $550.0 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes
Scientific Games Announces Pricing of an Upsized Private Offering of $550.0 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes
LAS VEGAS, June 17…
INTRALOT introduces Lotos Xi
The powerful solution meets the needs of Digital Lotteries to drive innovation and provide a unified player experience.
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Virginia Lottery Names Deputy Director for Expanded Gaming
Virginia Lottery Names Deputy Director for Expanded Gaming
~ Also Names Deputy General Counsel ~
The Virginia Lottery, which assumes ne…
Scientific Games Announces Proposed Private Offering of $350.0 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes
Scientific Games Announces Proposed Private Offering of $350.0 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes
LAS VEGAS, June 17, 2020 /PRNews…
BCLC Launches Scientific Games Sports Trading Service
BCLC Launches Scientific Games Sports Trading Service
BCLC’s PlayNow.com sports betting offering strengthened with OpenTrade
LAS VEGAS…
Lawmaker thinks Ohio could raise more education funding through state
Lawmaker thinks Ohio could raise more education funding through state lottery One Ohio lawmaker thinks the Ohio Lottery could be doing more…
AGA Advances Payments Modernization Efforts
A Note From the CEO
Gaming Colleague, Payments modernization is a top priority for the American Gaming Association (AGA) and a major opp…
IWG set to deliver instant win games portfolio to Virginia Lottery
IWG set to deliver instant win games portfolio to Virginia Lottery
Tuesday 16th June 2020 – IWG has signed a five-year contract with th…
Inspired Entertainment announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Scientific Games for Virtual Sports
INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT AND SCIENTIFIC GAMES ENTER LICENSING DEAL FOR VIRTUAL SPORTS
NEW YORK, June 16, 2020 - Inspired Entertainment…
Lottery App Hits $1M in Prize Payouts, Launches New Daily Games
Lottery App Hits $1M in Prize Payouts, Launches New Daily Games
Jackpocket and NJ Lottery Respond to Customer Demand Amidst Unprecedente…
United Kingdom could classify loot boxes as gambling to protect children
United Kingdom could classify loot boxes as gambling to protect children Loot boxes may be gambling in the UK
Loot boxes may soon be class…
State-run People’s Bank of China pledges to crack down on gambling-related cross-border capital flow
Combating cross-border gambling-related financial chains will be a “major political mission” assigned by China’s Central Government, accord…
UK: Influential group of MPs calls for total ban on gambling advertising
Exclusive: report proposing far tighter regulation for industry could shape government review
Gambling adverts should be banned, an influe…
Hong Kong Jockey Club two racecourses open for five days from tomorrow for the Royal Ascot simulcast races
Two racecourses open for five days from tomorrow. Betting for simulcast races and limited customer services available
14 June 2020…
Singapore Pools resumes online sports betting, horse wagering
SINGAPORE - Online sports betting will resume in Singapore on Monday (June 15), while punters can bet online on overseas horse races from W…
Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that cellphone-charging kiosks that allow users to win or lose money by playing a video game are illegal gambling machines
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that cellphone-charging kiosks that allow users to win or lose money by playing a video game…
Arizona Lottery Retailer Donates Sales Incentive to Charity
With Arizona Lottery's sale of last week's $410M winning Mega Millions ticket, Circle K, Arizona Lottery's single largest retailer, receive…
Loot Boxes: Game Mechanic Or Aid To Sports Betting Addiction?
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Vermont Senate approves committee to study legal sports betting in Vermont
The Senate unanimously approved Friday setting up a study committee to investigate how the state could tax and regulate sports betting in V…
Advancement in online gaming trends from lockdown 1.0 to lockdown 5.0
Advancement in online gaming trends from lockdown 1.0 to lockdown 5.0 During coronavirus pandemic, every major e-sports portal reported a s…
UK Gambling Commission Information for operators re-opening land-based gambling premises
As restrictions on the lockdown ease the Commission has published a number of frequently asked questions covering its expectations from lan…
Supreme Court agrees gas station video game/phone chargers are gambling machines
Supreme Court agrees gas station video game/phone chargers are gambling machines Jeremy Hahn's idea seemed too dumb to work out, even it wa…
INTRALOT Among the Top 10 Most Attractive Employer Brand Winners
INTRALOT featured as one of the best companies to work for in Greece according to the international annual research of Randstad Employer Br…
The Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) has appointed Tom Hanson as Director of the Charitable Bingo Operations Division
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TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION APPOINTS T…
Ohio Lottery ticket sales up in May
By law, Ohio Lottery profits have to fund schools. As a result of the loss of video lottery terminal revenue, the Ohio Lottery said it sent…
Wendy Montgomery, Senior Vice President of Global Brand, Marketing, and Communications, IGT and Michelle Carney, Vice President North America Lottery Marketing, IGT
IGT must be in over-drive to help your lottery partners get positioned for the post-coronavirus world.
Michelle Carney: Yes, we are t…
Patrick McHugh, Chief Executive, Lottery Group, SCIENTIFIC GAMES
Patrick McHugh, Chief Executive, Lottery Group, SCIENTIFIC GAMES
Re-Imagining Our New World
How will the world be different when we…
Dr. Chris Dimitriadis, Chief Executive Officer, INTRALOT SA
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New Jersey Sen. President Sweeney Calls on Gov. Murphy to Reopen Atlantic City Casinos
New Jersey’s two most powerful lawmakers are at odds over when it’s appropriate to allow Atlantic City’s nine land-based casinos to reopen…
FTC Could Approve Eldorado/Caesars Deal Before July, Brokerage Firm Claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could sign off on Eldorado Resorts Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ERI) $17.3 billion acquisition of rival Caesars Entert…
Sweden's gaming regulatory agency, Spelinspektionen, is introducing temporary gaming responsibility measures
Published: 2020-06-11
The government has, due to covid-19, decided on a temporary regulation focusing on gaming liability measures. The…
Maryland's Rocky Gap Casino Resort is set to reopen its doors June 19
Rocky Gap Casino Resort is set to reopen its doors June 19. (Courtesy Rocky Gap Casino Resort)
Rocky Gap Casino Resort, in Flintstone, Ma…
EL Webinar ''National Lotteries for the Benefit of Society'' - Press release & Recording
National lotteries for the benefit of European society
Brussels, 11 June 2020 – Lottery executives, direct beneficiaries of lottery fun…
American Gaming Association A Note From the CEO
A Note From the CEO Gaming Colleague, Our industry is on a steady path to recovery as more than 60 percent of America’s casinos have reope…
Veikkaus to reduce slot machines double the number planned in 2020 – slot machine opening hours limited and protective measures against coronavirus introduced
Veikkaus to reduce slot machines double the number planned in 2020 – slot machine opening hours limited and protective measures against c…
INTRALOT Appoints Byron Boothe as CEO of its US Subsidiary INTRALOT, Inc.
“I would like to thank INTRALOT and the BoD for the opportunity,” said Byron Boothe, INTRALOT, Inc. CEO. ”We have an exceptionally talented…
Svenska Spel has called for the Swedish government to ban Secondary Lottery betting
Shadows threaten the financing of public utilities June 8, 2020
When the new Gaming Act was introduced, the government made it clear tha…
International Game Technology PLC Announces Successful Pricing Of $750,000,000 Of Senior Secured Notes
International Game Technology PLC Announces Successful Pricing Of $750,000,000 Of Senior Secured Notes
LONDON, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/…
IGT Announces Agreement to Sell 1,250 Historical Horse Racing Machines to Churchill Downs Incorporated
IGT Announces Agreement to Sell 1,250 Historical Horse Racing Machines to Churchill Downs Incorporated
LONDON, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/…
N.C. Education Lottery ticket sales bounce back in Phase 2
North Carolina's education programs depend on lottery ticket sales to survive, but stay-at-home orders resulted in some big losses this yea…
International Game Technology PLC Announces Plans To Issue Senior Secured Notes Denominated In U.S. Dollars
International Game Technology PLC Announces Plans To Issue Senior Secured Notes Denominated In U.S. Dollars
LONDON, June 8, 2020 /PRNews…
International Game Technology PLC Announces Capped Tender Offer With Respect To Its 6.250% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022
International Game Technology PLC Announces Capped Tender Offer With Respect To Its 6.250% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022
LONDON, June 8…
Hansjörg Höltkemeier, Member of the Managing Board of the Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin, President, European Lotteries (EL)
Hansjörg Höltkemeier
Member of the Managing Board of the Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin
President, European Lotteries (EL)
Regarding…
Marcus Glasper, Director, Washington Lottery
If there is one positive from our current situation, it is that more of the general public understands how important lotteries are to state…
Cindy Polzin, Director, Wisconsin Lottery
Cindy Polzin, Director, Wisconsin Lottery
That is the question on all American's minds! I believe normal will be redefined. We are all be…
Neil Brocklehurst, Commercial Director, Camelot UK
Neil Brocklehurst, Commercial Director, Camelot
The world we live in now isn’t the same one we were living in only a few months ago. Every…
Barry Pack, Executive Director, Oregon Lottery
Barry Pack, Executive Director, Oregon Lottery
The impact of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, on lottery sales across the country has been…
Maryland Casino Revenues, Contributions to the State Down More Than 20% Compared to Last Year
For immediate release
June 5, 2020
Contact:
Carole Bober Gentry
410-230-8725 (office)
410-365-6384 (cell)
carole.gentry@maryland.g…
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission gives thumbs down to gambling on esports
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission rejected a formal request Thursday by the Iowa Gaming Association to allow casino wagering on esports…
Virginia Lottery to begin online draw games July 1
The Virginia Lottery will begin online games July 1, offering old favorites as well as new instant-win games from your phone, tablet or com…
Reminder: European Lottery Association (EL) Webinar 10 June (15-16:00 CET): National Lotteries for the Benefit of Society
The role national lotteries play for the benefit of European society
A webinar organised by The European Lotteries (EL) under the patr…
Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and CEO of FDJ (La Française des Jeux)
Stéphane Pallez, Chairwoman and CEO of FDJ (La Française des Jeux)
How will the world be different when we come out of this crisis - an…
INTRALOT announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results
June 4 th, 2020 INTRALOT SA (RIC: INLr.AT, Bloomberg: INLOT GA), an international gaming solutions and operations leader, announces its fin…
OPAP Invitation to the 20th Annual General Meeting
Invitation to the 20th Annual General Meeting
04/06/2020
INVITATION
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE SOCIETE ANONYME UNDER
THE B…
Camelot Reports Record Lottery Sales
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has announced its third successive year of sales growth following the company’s wide-ranging strategic…
Las Vegas casinos reopen after 78 days of being dark
For some downtown Las Vegas casino operators, Thursday won’t come soon enough.
Some locations will open just after the stroke of midnight…
OPAP -Re-Constitution of Board of Directors into a Body
Regulatory announcements
Re-Constitution of Board of Directors into a Body
03/06/2020
Announcement of Regulated Information…
Tennessee Lottery employees stand out for Linkedin learning engagement during Covid-19
TENNESSEE LOTTERY EMPLOYEES STAND OUT FOR LINKEDIN LEARNING ENGAGEMENT DURING COVID-19
BACKNASHVILLE – Tennessee Education Lottery…
2019/20 National Lottery sales results: Record sales give £200 million boost to Good Causes
RECORD SALES GIVE £200 MILLION BOOST TO GOOD CAUSES SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL LOTTERY’S £600 MILLION COVID-19 RESPONSE
– Total National L…
INTRALOT’s Annual General Meeting 2020
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Business Innovation through Digital Technology, Advanced Service Delivery Model, Partnerships for…
NEOPOLLARD INTERACTIVE RECEIVES SECOND EGR NOMINATION FOR LOTTERY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
NEOPOLLARD INTERACTIVE RECEIVES SECOND EGR NOMINATION FOR LOTTERY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
LANSING, Michigan, June 1, 2020 /CNW/ – NeoPolla…
INTRALOT Announces the Launch of Digital Sports Betting in Washington, DC
INTRALOT and its U.S. subsidiary INTRALOT Inc., announce the launch of its Digital Sports Betting solution in Washington, DC and are deli…
Olli Sarekoski, Chief Executive Officer, Veikkaus, Finland
Olli Sarekoski, Chief Executive Officer, Veikkaus, Finland
How will the world be different when we come out of this crisis - and how will…
Matthew Strawn, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Lottery
Matthew Strawn, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Lottery
Going Beyond Proceeds to Communicate Your Values
Stay Home.
Those two simple word…
Gaming regulators hold workshop on reopening Nevada casinos amid virus
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Nevada gaming regulators held a workshop Tuesday morning to discuss how casino-resorts can reopen amid the coronavirus o…
Death of Stanley Ho, China's king of gambling, gives empire reins to daughter
About an hour after the death of Stanley Ho, the billionaire who built the Chinese territory of Macau into the world's biggest gambling hub…
Ohio House passes legislation to legalize sports gambling in the state
COLUMBUS — The House passed House Bill 282, which legalizes sports betting. The legislation now goes to the Senate.
The House Finance Com…
What Comes Next For Louisiana Sports Betting Push After Legislative Green Light
Louisiana voters likely will have a chance to decide if sports betting will be legalized in their parishes.
The Louisiana House of Represe…