Tag Archives: Lotteries
Brazil – Federal District lottery to go live in Brazil by September
State owned Brazilian bank The Bank of BrasÃlia (BRB) announced that it intends to roll out the state lottery for the Federal District by September. Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) will be responsible for operating lotteries, instants and sports betting in the state. In a statement, the president of the BRB, Paulo Henrique Costa, said…
The Dominican Republic – Top officials arrested in gambling corruption case
A well-known former presidential candidate and three former officials have been accused of embezzling nearly $350 million and illegal campaign financing. The case, called Operation Squid (Operación Calamar) by the Office of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca) involves Gonzalo Castillo, a former public works minister who previously ran as presidential candidate…
Malta – National Lottery launches retail proposition
Malta’s National Lottery plc has inaugurated its new retail store concept in the same week the company is commemorating 100 years since the first Lotto draw. The inauguration of the new National Lottery retail store concept forms an integral part of the investment programme that will see National Lottery plc invest €10m in the next…
Brazil – Sergipe latest state to give sports betting the go ahead
Brazil’s smallest state, the state of Sergipe, is the latest to give sports betting the go ahead. The government issued Decree 159 which allows for the running of both a new state lottery and sports betting (including esports) by the private sector. Both will be supervised by the Secretary of Finance. It will be up…
Brazil – President signs new lotteries bill into law
President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned Law No. 14,455 into law which creates the Health and Tourism Lotteries. President Bolsonaro vetoed only one of the articles of the bill. Concession rules initially had to be published within 30 days after the publication of the law. However this 30 day limit was vetoed by President Bolsonaro as he…
UK – Pronet Gaming platform extends Tenlot’s reach
Pronet Gaming has signed a strategic agreement with Tenlot Group which will see its platform made available to major lottery suppliers. This significant strategic agreement will give Tenlot Group’s lotteries around the world, including World Lottery Association (WLA) members, the opportunity to utilise Pronet Gaming’s turnkey omni-channel solution. It marks a significant milestone for Pronet…
SportCaller: Harnessing the synergies between FTP and Lotteries
Cillian Barry, Co-founder and Managing Director at SportCaller, explains the natural synergies between lotteries and free-to-play games and assesses a future of mutually beneficial growth between the two verticals. Of all the established gaming verticals, lotteries have long represented the acceptable face of gambling. Typically, many more people play regularly for small stakes. It matters…
Czech – Apollo Global invests €500m into Sazka Group
Apollo Global Management is investing €500m (£448.1m/$591.8m) into Sazka Group, with the formation of a new company Sazka Entertainment who will own Sazka Group. Sazka, who runs lottery businesses in the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Austria and Italy, as well as owning Casinos Austria and a 40 per cent share in Greek operator OPAP, said…
US – IGT extends deal with New York Lottery
IGT Global Solutions Corporation, signed a two-year contract extension with the New York Lottery, extending its current contract to August 6, 2022. As part of the extension, IGT will deliver 400 new GameTouch self-service vending machines to the Lottery and continue providing the Lottery with an advanced central system, terminals, and ongoing services. “As the…
