WLA President, Rebecca Hargrove, Warns Against Warning Labels
Florida’s first lottery secretary called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto legislation placing warning labels on tickets. Paul Hargrove, now president of the World Lottery Association, said Florida could set an unfortunate precedent. Should the [...]
Rhode Island Lottery: iLottery and iKeno
The Rhode Island Lottery is also moving ahead with mobile betting for two existing products, including Keno and scratch tickets. The state is counting on an extra $900,956 in the first six months of the [...]
Thomas Shaheen Named First President of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced May 7 that it had hired Thomas Shaheen as the first president. A longtime industry veteran, Shaheen has served as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Education Lottery (December [...]
Virginia Lottery partners with local restaurant for exclusive games
Jess' Downtown Restaurant in Virginia allows patrons to now play eGames while they dine in. The games are delivered to patrons' smart phones through a bluetooth signal. Players who wish to play "MobilePlay" must create [...]
Governor Chooses Montana Lottery Over Commercial Operators to Operate Sports Betting
Governor Steve Bullock signed HB 725. The Governor received two bills, one from the House and the other from the Senate. The The House bill authorizes the Montana Lottery to offer land-based and mobile sports [...]
The National Lottery – Amazing Starts Here
Amazing things can happen when you buy a ticket. How would winning change your life?
InComm & Playport To Provide Real-Money Digital Win Instant Games to Lotteries & Retailers
InComm, a leading payments technology company, and Playport Gaming Systems (“PGS”), a real-money digital instant win game technology company, today announced a partnership to work with North American lotteries to distribute Playport’s digital gaming products [...]
Tennessee Mobile Sports Betting Bill to Become Law
The Tennessee Legislature has passed a bill that will allow mobile sports betting. The Tennessee Lottery will regulate online, interactive and mobile gaming and oversee the licensing of gaming companies. The licensing fee will be [...]
Pollard Banknote Announces the Acquisition of Fastrak Retail
Pollard Banknote announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement, and closed the transaction, to purchase 100% of the equity of Fastrak Retail (UK) Limited, a leading provider of lottery ticket dispensers, lottery play [...]
Steven Stamstad Joins Scientific Games As SVP Marketing And Communications
Scientific Games appointed Steven Stamstad as senior vice president of marketing and communications, reporting directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Barry Cottle. Stamstad has more than 25 years of global marketing experience and an [...]