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May 29, 2020

Visa to halt payments services for online gambling sites in Germany

May 29, 2020

Missouri Gaming Commission to allow casinos to reopen Monday

May 29, 2020

Kentucky Lottery sales remain steady

"We're working hard to finish the year on a solid note," said Interim President and CEO Marty Gibbs. "Our numbers are looking promising, our sales representatives have returned to the field this week, and we have transitioned our advertising back to product-based messaging. The students who receive our college scholarships and grants - including KEES - are counting on us."

May 29, 2020

SciPlay to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders

SciPlay to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders LAS VEGAS, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SciPlay Corporation (NASDAQ: SC…

May 29, 2020

Scientific Games to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Scientific Games to Host Virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders LAS VEGAS, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific…

May 27, 2020

Massachusetts Lottery at risk of becoming obsolete, director says

The Massachusetts Lottery, one of the most vaunted in the nation over the years, faces "a significant threat of becoming somewhat obsolete"…

May 27, 2020

LAS VEGAS CEO OFFERING 1,000 FREE FLIGHTS TO THE CITY WITH “KEEP AMERICA FLYING” PROMOTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2020 LAS VEGAS CEO OFFERING 1,000 FREE FLIGHTS TO THE CITY WITH “KEEP AMERICA FLYING” PROMOTION Derek Stev…

May 27, 2020

Scientific Games unveils suite of innovative solutions to help operators reimagine today's casino floor

Scientific Games unveils suite of innovative solutions to help operators reimagine today's casino floor Industry leader brings revolutio…

May 25, 2020

International Game Technology PLC Releases Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting and 2019 Annual Report and Accounts

International Game Technology PLC Releases Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting and 2019 Annual Report and Accounts LONDON, May 25…

May 25, 2020

Oregonians can now play the lottery from home

Jackpocket, the first third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, announced Wednesday, May…

May 24, 2020

Louisiana Upgrading Its Flagship State Lottery Game

Louisiana is upgrading its flagship state lottery game. The Louisiana Lottery said it will begin offering starting jackpots of 500-thousand…

May 23, 2020

Hoosier Lottery celebrates 30 years

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — As The Hoosier Lottery marks its 30th year in operation, the executive director points to the funds they give bac…

May 23, 2020

Kansas Star Casino reopens Saturday with big changes

MULVANE, Kan. (KSNW) – It’s your lucky weekend. State-owned casinos can officially reopen. KSN got a behind the scenes look at how the Kans…

May 23, 2020

Socially distant gambling debuts at Florida casino with glass barriers, temperature checks

Gamblers got good news in Florida on Thursday as one casino in the state reopened following the coronavirus closure. The Seminole Hard Roc…

May 23, 2020

Sweden regulator sees no online gambling surge during pandemic

Sweden’s online gambling activity hasn’t increased during the pandemic, undercutting the principal argument used to justify the government’…

May 23, 2020

DraftKings Wants Early Deal In Illinois Sports Betting Process

It has been a long time coming for Illinois to get sports betting legalized and, unfortunately, COVID-19 put a damper on the opening month…

May 23, 2020

Minnesota judge: Electronic pulltabs don't violate tribal gambling monopoly

The state's tribes argued that the single button on e-pulltabs made them similar to slot machines. Electronic pulltabs, the source of pub…

May 23, 2020

Rebecca Paul Hargrove, President & CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation

Rebecca Paul Hargrove President & CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation President, World Lottery Association (WLA) Founder &a…

May 23, 2020

Louisiana sports betting bill near final legislative passage

BATON ROUGE, La. — A bid to help legalize sports betting in Louisiana is steps from final legislative passage, though the wagering still w…

May 23, 2020

IGT Introduces Cashless Gaming in Sweden with IGTPay™ Technology

IGT's dedicated payments team supplies cutting-edge solution for retail payments, in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era LONDON, May 2…

May 23, 2020

Maine residents now permitted to bet remotely on horse racing

Harness racing in Maine remains on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that is no longer going to prevent fans from placing bets on…

May 23, 2020

Michigan Gaming Control Board Pulling Out All Online Stops For Sports Betting, iGaming

Michigan Gaming Control Board Pulling Out All Online Stops For Sports Betting, iGaming The Michigan Gaming Control Board looks to be leavi…

May 23, 2020

'Dreamt of this moment': Reopening day is here for six casinos around the Coachella Valley

Six casinos in or near the Coachella Valley are opening their doors Friday to guests who are ready to gamble on slot machines and card game…

May 23, 2020

Scientific Games Hires New Chief Financial Officer

Scientific Games Hires New Chief Financial Officer Michael Eklund will become CFO on June 1, 2020; current CFO Michael Quartieri will r…

May 22, 2020

Camelot Thanks National Lottery Players In New Ad Campaign

Camelot Group has unveiled a new TV advertisement campaign that aims to thank National Lottery players for helping local and regional eff…

May 22, 2020

Hoosier Lottery honoring Hoosier Heroes

INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - Since 1989, the Hoosier Lottery has given back $6 billion dollars to causes including police and firefighter pensions…

May 22, 2020

Lynne Roiter, President & Chief Executive Officer, Loto-Québec

Lynne Roiter, President & Chief Executive Officer, Loto-Québec We never expected to one day be faced with closing our casinos and gami…

May 22, 2020

OPAP: Jan Karas will assume responsibilities of Acting CEO

Regulatory announcements CEO Succession Following the prior announcement regarding the departure of CEO and Board of Directors member, Da…

May 22, 2020

Lawmakers need to protect our lottery & shut down illegal ‘skills’ games

Imagine if every lottery ticket was a guaranteed winner. For decades that has been the case for older Pennsylvanians, because the Pennsylv…

May 22, 2020

RIP Jim Hosker who always hit the jackpot with People

BY STEVE KRAUSE May 21, 2020 Jim Hosker could read people. And because he could read people, he became successful in everything he did…

May 21, 2020

EquiLottery Games and NASCAR Partner On New Lottery Draw Game

EquiLottery Games Partners with NASCAR NASCAR Racing Riches Will Provide New Live Racing Lottery Gameplay. Pioneering lott…

May 20, 2020

IN MEMORIAM: Jim Hosker

Personal Tribute to Jim Hosker from Ray Bates Jim Hosker was my mentor and good friend. When I joined the lottery family in 1987 I, like…

May 20, 2020

Sales up for some Ohio Lottery games during coronavirus crisis

CLEVELAND, Ohio - While the Ohio Lottery’s popular Keno game often played in bars has taken a big hit during the coronavirus crisis, many p…

May 20, 2020

The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announces April transfer to state

The Mississippi Lottery Corporation on Monday completed its April transfer of $9,709,843.36 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in…

May 19, 2020

IGT continues sports betting momentum in Colorado with omni-channel PlaySports deal

IGT continues sports betting momentum in Colorado with omni-channel PlaySports deal LONDON, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Int…

May 19, 2020

Puerto Rico Government Picks Gaming Commission Adviser

SAN JUAN – The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (Aaafaf by Spanish acronym) chose Gaming Laboratories Internation…

May 18, 2020

RFI - Missouri Lottery Request for Information

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE RFI REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MISSOURI LOTTERY COMMISSION ISSUE DATE: May 13, 2020 Description Th…

May 18, 2020

International Game Technology PLC Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE RELEASE International Game Technology PLC Reports First Quarter 2020 Results - Results affected by COVID…

May 18, 2020

Record $1 Billion In Online/Mobile Sales For Scientific Games iLottery Partner Pennsylvania Lottery

Record $1 Billion In Online/Mobile Sales For Scientific Games iLottery Partner Pennsylvania Lottery Online/mobile Lottery Sales in Penns…

May 18, 2020

Gregg Mineo, Director, Maine Lottery; Chair of MUSL Powerball Group

Gregg Mineo, Director, Maine Lottery; Chair of MUSL Powerball Group How will the world be different when we come out of this crisis - and…

May 18, 2020

Sue van der Merwe, Managing Director – Lotteries & Keno, Tabcorp

How will the world be different when we come out of this crisis - and how will the lottery industry, retailing, consumer shopping and recre…

May 18, 2020

Inspired Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

CLICK HERE FOR ENTIRE REPORT NEW YORK, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- First Quarter Revenue Increased 55.4% Year-Over-Year, to $52.3 Mill…

May 17, 2020

Georgia Lottery lottery corporation soon will reopen its offices around the state by appointment only to distribute prizes to winners

ATLANTA — The lottery posted its highest sales week of the year from April 26 through May 2, Brad Bohannon, the Georgia Lottery Corp.’s v…

May 17, 2020

Profits from Missouri Lottery ticket sales in April have been sent to the Lottery Proceeds Fund for public education

Missouri Lottery Generates $24.8 Million in Monthly Profits for Education Profits from Missouri Lottery ticket sales in April have been se…

May 17, 2020

Delaware saw an increase in iGaming in April

Delaware's April iGaming report showed that revenue was $856,182, a 66% increase from March ($514,959) and more than triple the amount from…

May 17, 2020

Washington lottery sales probably due to COVID-19 entertainment doldrums

SEATTLE -- A lottery spokesperson tells us before the pandemic, lottery sales in Washington were around $15 million a week -- right now…

May 17, 2020

Withdrawal by Las Vegas Sands a major setback for Japan's casino efforts

OSAKA – The announcement last week by Las Vegas Sands Corp. that it was withdrawing from its quest to build an integrated casino resort is…

May 17, 2020

Casino layoffs account for more than 3,500 jobs lost in Baltimore area

A new notice filed with the state puts a number on the job losses at one of Maryland's biggest casinos since the coronavirus pandemic force…

May 17, 2020

Wisconsin's Oneida Casinos to reopen May 26: Here's what to expect

ONEIDA RESERVATION - The Oneida Nation will resume limited operations at three of its casino buildings on May 26, two months after shutting…

May 17, 2020

Oklahoma's Osage Casino opens to line of people, hits capacity within an hour and a half

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Osage Casino opened its doors at 10 a.m. on Friday, and by 11:30 it hit capacity, according to casino officials. The…

May 17, 2020

L'Auberge Casino set to open its doors on Monday

BATON ROUGE - With Phase One of the reopening of the state beginning on Friday a lot of businesses are opening back up. Even though busine…

May 17, 2020

Dutch Justice Minister orders online operators to wipe existing player databases

Dutch Justice Minister Sander Dekker has announced that operators will have to delete their existing customer databases when they receive a…

May 17, 2020

Leaders with the Saratoga County Racing Committee asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow racing at Belmont to take place without fans

They are asking so racing can take place at the Saratoga Race Course this summer. The Saratoga County Racing and Gaming Commission is draf…

May 17, 2020

Ohio horse racing gets OK to resume May 22; racinos, casinos to remain closed

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced Thursday that horse racing may resume without spectators across Ohio a week from Friday, on…

May 17, 2020

Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19

Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19 At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar's i…

May 17, 2020

California tribal-owned casinos in San Diego County, Valley View and Sycuan casinos, plan to reopen next week

Valley View and Sycuan casinos plan to reopen next week The tribal-owned casinos in San Diego County have been closed since March due to t…

May 17, 2020

Mississippi casinos to reopen before Memorial Day weekend

The Mississippi Gaming Commission said Thursday that casinos in the state can start reopening May 21 — more than two months after the commi…

May 17, 2020

Nevada Gaming Control Boards Says Casino Restaurants Can Open

LAS VEGAS, NV (KXNT) - Even though casinos still aren't allowed to reopen for gaming under the terms of Nevada's 'Roadmap To Recovery', the…

May 17, 2020

Hard Rock may reopen Florida casinos as coronavirus lockdowns ease

Hard Rock International may reopen some Florida casinos with new coronavirus safety measures as soon as the end of May as the U.S. graduall…

May 17, 2020

Casino del Sol is reopening next week with big changes in store

Casino del Sol is preparing to open its doors as early as next week, two months after the coronavirus forced the enterprise to temporarily…

May 17, 2020

Casinos in Oklahoma Start to Reopen

Some casinos in Oklahoma have started to reopen. Thunderbird Casino in Norman is officially open for business, but with strict rules in pl…

May 17, 2020

Angel Of The Winds will be the first casino to reopen in Western Washington

Angel Of The Winds Casino is reopening Wednesday at 3 p.m., with new safety restrictions in place for all customers and employees. The Stil…

May 17, 2020

Arkansas' Oaklawn Park to Reopen Casino May 18

Oaklawn Park plans to reopen its casino on May 18, pursuant to an Arkansas Department of Health directive. "We are glad the Governor has p…

May 17, 2020

William Hill, the UK-based gambling giant, looks to German football, table tennis and phased opening

The UK-based gambling giant has been hit hard by the coronavirus-related lockdown and mass cancellation of sports events as revenue dropped…

May 17, 2020

Missouri casinos set to open June 1

Missouri's 13 casinos reopening delayed through June 1 The Missouri Gaming Commission pushed the reopening date another two weeks on Wedne…

May 17, 2020

Online Poker Could be Available in West Virginia by Late June

Online Poker Could be Available in West Virginia by Late June A top gaming official in West Virginia says that online poker could be up an…

May 17, 2020

Ukrainian Court Orders ISPs to Block 59 iGaming Sites

A Ukrainian court has ordered the internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to 59 online gambling websites, based on evidence provi…

May 17, 2020

UK Gambling Commission tells betting firms to check customers after one hour

Betting firms must check in with online gamblers after an hour to try to protect vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic, the Gam…

May 17, 2020

Sports betting, two years later

Two years ago today, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which had prevented states f…

May 17, 2020

Louisiana Proposal to put sports gambling on November ballot passes senate

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Senate passed a proposition to put sports gambling on the November election ballot. SB 130 was presented…

May 17, 2020

Best year in the history of Totalizator Sportowy! In 2019 Total revenues with subsidies amounted to almost PLN 11 billion!

Last year was the best in the history of Totalizator Sportowy in terms of sales over 64 years. Turnover in all areas of the company's opera…

May 17, 2020

Video lottery retailers begin to reopen in counties across Oregon

Oregon Lottery on Friday, May 15 began the process of restarting Video Lottery terminals in counties reopening under Governor Brown’s execu…

May 14, 2020

New Hampshire Lottery Set for e-Instant Expansion with IWG

Lewis Phillips <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.> New Hampshire Lottery Set for e-Instant Expansion with IWG Concord, NH – (May 14th 2020)…

May 13, 2020

International Game Technology PLC Announces Amendments To Revolving Credit Facilities And Term Loan

International Game Technology PLC Announces Amendments To Revolving Credit Facilities And Term Loan LONDON, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswir…

May 13, 2020

International Game Technology PLC Announces Changes to Membership of Board Committees

International Game Technology PLC Announces Changes to Membership of Board Committees LONDON, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- International…

May 13, 2020

International Game Technology PLC to Host First Quarter 2020 Results Conference Call on Monday, May 18, 2020

International Game Technology PLC to Host First Quarter 2020 Results Conference Call on Monday, May 18, 2020 LONDON, May 11, 2020 /…

May 13, 2020

Rhode Island Lottery Launches iLottery

For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Juhnowski (401)463-6500 Ext. 139 Rhode Island Lottery Launches iLottery Players Can Play Keno a…

May 13, 2020

Dr. Heinz-Georg Sundermann, Managing Director, Lotto Hessen GmbH

Dr. Heinz-Georg Sundermann Managing Director, Lotto Hessen GmbH How will the world have changed for the lottery industry after the Cor…

May 13, 2020

Lower gas prices and the closing of casinos likely had a positive impact on Arkansas lottery sales; helps fund college scholarships

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The drop in gas prices and closure of Arkansas’ three casinos amid the coronavirus pandemic has fueled the Arkansas Sc…

May 13, 2020