LOTTO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern plans to replace its specialized retail terminals with adesso lottery tablets across about 490 locations. The operator described the initiative as the largest digitalization project in its 35-year history and said it will become the first German state lottery to move its full retail network to a tablet-based system.
adesso received the contract in September following a Europe-wide tender. The ten-year agreement is valued in the mid-single-digit millions of euros and covers the hardware as well as software implementation, maintenance and development. The tablets will use a management and operating environment built on standard devices equipped with neural processing units.
Development is scheduled to begin in October 2026. LOTTO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern expects field trials from early to mid-2028 and a full rollout by the end of 2028. The project is expected to digitize forms and applications, including customer card requests, and support digital ticket submission, conversion of a paper ticket into a barcode and prize checks that do not depend on retailer staff. Customers will still be able to complete paper play slips by hand.