SPORTS BETTING
Canada – Intralot signs three year sports betting deal with BCLC
By Phil - 6 April 2023Intralot has signed a three-year contract, including an option of three annual extensions, with British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) for the provision of its next-generation sports betting platform Intralot Orion and relevant managed services, to enable the operations and management of BCLC’s retail sportsbook.
Intralot’s retail sports betting solution will be deployed and offered in all BCLC’s retail network via Photon X retail terminals and GameStation self-service terminals, which will be in market in British Columbia this winter, offering sports and lottery products. In addition, the sports offering will be enabled by Intralot’s BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) solution where players can view the full betting offering, prepare their digital betslips, and generate a QR code from anywhere before scanning them at a retail terminal or self-service terminal. Upon launch, Intralot’s retail sports betting solution will be deployed in more than 700 self-service terminals (Kiosks) and 3,400 clerk operated terminals across the province of British Columbia.
Nikos Nikolakopoulos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Intralot, Inc. said: “We are excited to extend our partnership with BCLC in the sports betting sector. We are looking forward to a close cooperation with the Lottery in order to provide an enhanced retail player experience and responsibly drive the Lottery’s growth to further benefit the British Columbia community.”