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US – IGT signs deal with Texas Lottery Commission
By Phil - 7 October 2022
IGT Global Solutions Corporation, has signed a new 10-year scratch ticket printing and services contract with the Texas Lottery Commission.
Following a competitive procurement, IGT was awarded the printing contract to provide scratch ticket content and supporting services. The new contract will extend IGT’s partnership with the Texas Lottery through August 2034.
“Since our inception in 1992, IGT has been a valued partner and has helped the Texas Lottery generate more than $35bn in revenue for good causes,” said Gary Grief, Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director. “We look forward to IGT’s continued offering of innovative and entertaining scratch tickets in the years to come.”
IGT is the Texas Lottery’s exclusive supplier for the highly successful Loteria family of games. Loteria is available at six different price points ($1, $3, $5, $10, $20 and $50) and in 2021, it generated more than $1.6 billion in sales. This new contract will provide Texas Lottery with continued access to IGT’s catalogue of player-favorite games, licensed content, and innovative designs and features.
“For 30 years, IGT has worked closely with the Texas Lottery to pilot some of our most innovative products such as Super Ticket, in-lane solutions, and the scan-and-check feature of the mobile convenience app,” said Jay Gendron, IGT Chief Operating Officer, Global Lottery. “These industry-leading lottery products and supporting operational services provide a multitude of benefits for players and retailers across the state. We look forward to building upon our longstanding partnership supporting educational and veteran service organizations in Texas.”
In addition to scratch ticket printing, IGT provides the Texas Lottery with lottery operations and services, including its lottery central systems, data center operations, field sales organization, retail equipment and support, warehouse and distribution, call center, and marketing services.
As the global lottery market leader, IGT is the primary technology provider to eight of the world’s largest 10 lotteries and continues to grow its ticket printing global market share with more than 40 long-term instant ticket services contracts worldwide.
